Old Catalonia
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Old Catalonia is a historical region in the eastern Pyrenees that formed the core of medieval Catalan territories and early Catalan identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Catalonia canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former political territory
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
County of Barcelona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Cerdanya NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Girona NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Osona NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Roussillon NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Urgell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Frankish realms to the north
ⓘ
Muslim-ruled territories to the south ⓘ |
| capital | Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreOf |
early Catalan identity
ⓘ
medieval Catalan territories ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Carolingian frontier counties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidated Principality of Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
reference point in Catalan historiography
ⓘ
symbol of early Catalan nationhood ⓘ |
| hasEconomyType | agrarian medieval economy ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Catalans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | feudal counties ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
cradle of Catalan culture
ⓘ
cradle of Catalan language ⓘ nucleus of Catalan political formation ⓘ |
| hasLegalTradition | early Catalan feudal law ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStructure | network of Catalan counties ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
buffer zone of the Carolingian Empire
ⓘ
frontier between Christian and Muslim powers ⓘ |
| hasTopography |
coastal and pre-coastal plains (in its southern parts)
ⓘ
mountainous terrain of the Pyrenees ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | key component of Catalan historical memory ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
consolidation of Catalan language area
ⓘ
development of Catalan institutions ⓘ formation of the Principality of Catalonia ⓘ |
| language | Old Catalan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
eastern Pyrenees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| partOf |
Crown of Aragon (later historical context)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marca Hispanica NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Catalonia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Carolingian March of Gothia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timeSpan | approximately 8th century to 12th century ⓘ |
| usedAsTermBy | modern historians of Catalonia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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