old march

E856595
historical region medieval border region

Old March is a historical term referring to the medieval border region known as the Altmark in northern Germany.

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Label Occurrences
old march canonical 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
medieval border region ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Ascanian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderRegionOf Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
borders Lower Saxony (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle Elbe region NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalOrMainTown Stendal NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
etymology name refers to an old frontier march ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Altmark NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguage German ⓘ
historicalFunction defensive border area ⓘ
frontier zone ⓘ
historicalNameOf Altmark NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalStatus part of the Margraviate of Brandenburg ⓘ
locatedIn North German Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern Germany ⓘ
surface form: northern Germany
locatedOn left bank of the Elbe River ⓘ
notableTown Gardelegen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Salzwedel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tangermünde NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessorOf modern Altmark region ⓘ
presentDayRegion Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saxony-Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType march ⓘ
timePeriodEnd late Middle Ages ⓘ
timePeriodStart early Middle Ages ⓘ
usedInPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Altmark region → historicalNameMeaning → old march ⓘ
subject surface form: Altmark