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.

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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

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County of Urgell historicalRegion Old Catalonia
County of Besalú partOf Old Catalonia
County of Girona historicalRegion Old Catalonia