Blindheim

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Blindheim is a village in Bavaria, Germany, best known as the site of the pivotal 1704 Battle of Blenheim during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Battle of Blenheim 0
Blenheim Palace 0

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
country house
village
battleOccurredAt Battle of Blenheim
belligerent Electorate of Bavaria
France
Grand Alliance
commander John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
surface form: Duke of Marlborough

Marshal Tallard
Prince Eugene of Savoy
country Germany
date 13 August 1704
elevation approximately 430 metres above sea level
hasAreaCode 09074
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
hasHeritageStatus historic battlefield area
hasHistoricalSignificance site of decisive defeat of French and Bavarian forces in 1704
hasMayor Jürgen Frank
hasMunicipalStatus rural municipality
hasNameInEnglish Blenheim
hasOfficialLanguage German
hasPostalCode 89434
hasReligiousMajority Roman Catholicism
hasSubdivision village of Blindheim
hasVehicleRegistrationCode DLG
knownFor Battle of Blenheim
War of the Spanish Succession
locatedIn Bavaria
Blindheim self-linksurface differs
Danube region
surface form: Danube valley

Dillingen district
Bavaria
surface form: Free State of Bavaria

Swabia (Bavaria)
surface form: Swabia

southern Germany
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Danube
surface form: Danube River

Höchstädt an der Donau
locatedOn left bank of the Danube River
mayorParty CSU
namedAfter Battle of Blenheim
nameGaveRiseTo Blenheim Palace
partOf War of the Spanish Succession
municipality of Blindheim
result decisive Grand Alliance victory

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Blindheim locatedIn Blindheim self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Battle of Blenheim
Battle of Blenheim location Blindheim