Waldeck region

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The Waldeck region is a historical area in central Germany, known for its former status as a small principality and later Free State within the German territories.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Dill region 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
borderedBy Kellerwald NERFINISHED
North Hesse NERFINISHED
Sauerland NERFINISHED
capital Korbach NERFINISHED
coatOfArmsFeature red and gold chequered pattern
contains Bad Arolsen NERFINISHED
Bad Wildungen NERFINISHED
Edersee NERFINISHED
Korbach NERFINISHED
Twistesee NERFINISHED
parts of the Kellerwald
parts of the Sauerland
town of Waldeck
country Germany NERFINISHED
currentAdministrativeCenter Korbach NERFINISHED
formerGovernmentType free state
principality
formerRulerTitle Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont NERFINISHED
hasHeritageSite Kellerwald-Edersee National Park (partly) NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalPredecessor Free State of Waldeck NERFINISHED
Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont NERFINISHED
historicalCapital Arolsen NERFINISHED
historicalLanguage West Central German dialects
historicalStatus Free State within the Weimar Republic
federal state of the German Empire
member state of the German Confederation
member state of the North German Confederation
principality within the Holy Roman Empire
integratedInto Prussian Province of Hesse-Nassau NERFINISHED
state of Hesse after 1945
knownFor Edersee reservoir NERFINISHED
Waldeck Castle NERFINISHED
forested low mountain landscapes
spa towns
language German
locatedIn central Germany
district of Waldeck-Frankenberg
state of Hesse NERFINISHED
namedAfter Waldeck Castle NERFINISHED
partOf Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED
German Central Uplands NERFINISHED
religionMajority Protestantism
rulingHouse House of Waldeck NERFINISHED
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED
unionWith Prussia (administrative union for some functions) NERFINISHED
wasMediatized no

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Free State of Waldeck namedAfter Waldeck region
Waldeck-Pyrmont dynasty originatesFrom Waldeck region
Herborn locatedInHistoricalRegion Waldeck region
this entity surface form: Dill region
County of Waldeck historicalRegion Waldeck region