Free Imperial City of Ravensburg

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The Free Imperial City of Ravensburg was a self-governing city-state within the Holy Roman Empire, known as a significant commercial and political center in southern Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former polity
free imperial city
capital Ravensburg NERFINISHED
country Holy Roman Empire
governmentForm city republic
republic
hasBorderWith territories of Swabian nobility
hasCharacteristic autonomous municipal institutions
imperial representation in the Reichstag
hasEconomicActivity crafts
market town functions
trade
hasHistoricalRegion Duchy of Swabia NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalRole imperial estate
hasHistoricalSignificance important commercial center in southern Germany
regional political center in Swabia
hasJudicialStatus own high court within its territory
hasLanguage German
hasLegalStatus immediate to the emperor
hasMilitaryObligation contingent service to the Holy Roman Emperor
hasPoliticalInstitution council of burghers
mayor
hasPoliticalStatus Imperial immediacy
hasRegionType urban territory
hasRulingClass urban patriciate
hasSovereigntyOver Ravensburg NERFINISHED
hasTaxStatus paid taxes directly to the emperor
hasTypeOfGovernmentBody city council
hasUrbanFeature fortified city walls
guild structures
market square
hasUrbanStatus self-governing city
locatedIn Swabia NERFINISHED
southern Germany
locatedInPresentDay Baden-Württemberg NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
partOf Imperial Cities of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Swabian Circle NERFINISHED
Upper Swabia NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
significantFor commerce
regional politics

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Evangelical Union hasMember Free Imperial City of Ravensburg