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Swabia, historic region of southwestern Germany, including what is now the southern portion of Baden-Württemberg Land (state) and the southwestern part of Bavaria Land in Germany, as well as eastern Switzerland and Alsace. Swabia’s name is derived from that of the Suebi, a Germanic people who, with.
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Swabia [nb 1] is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany. The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of Swabia, one of the German stem duchies, representing the historic settlement area of the Germanic tribe alliances named Alemanni and Suebi . This territory would include all of the Alemannic German area ...
Swabia within modern Germany (shown in yellow is Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, situated at the transitional area between the Swabian, Upper Rhenish and Lake Constance dialects within Alemannic) The ethno-linguistic group of Swabians speak Swabian German, a branch of the Alemannic group of German dialects.
The Swabian War of 1499 ( Alemannic German: Schwoobechrieg (spelling depending on dialect), called Schwabenkrieg or Schweizerkrieg ("Swiss War") in Germany and Engadiner Krieg ("War of the Engadin " in Austria) was the last major armed conflict between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the House of Habsburg.
- January – September 1499
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It is so much more than just a geographical location (with no distinct borders, BTW) that stretches over Württemberg and Bavarian Swabia. Swabia (German: Schwaben ) is a unique culture, has its own “language,” and on top of it all, has been the “hometown” of some of Germany’s most brilliant minds.
1846-1848 – Mexican American War. 1848-1849 – The European Revolutions - tens of thousands killed, and many more were forced into exile. 1850 – First (official) Federal census of Texas – Germans are 5% of the 212,592 population. 1861-1865 – American Civil War – severely limited immigration. Land Contracts
From c. 10th century it became one of the five great tribal duchies of early medieval Germany. It was ruled by the Hohenstaufen dynasty c. 1077–1268, after which the duchy was divided. Several alliances of cities, known as the Swabian Leagues, were formed in the 14th–16th centuries. The region was a territorial division of the Holy Roman ...
