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2 days ago · France annexes Décapole and Upper Alsace. Peace of Westphalia; Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) (simultaneously supporting the Dutch Republic in the Eighty Years' War during 1635–48) Battle of the Dunes; Location: Northern France, Catalonia, Spanish Netherlands, Northern Italy, the Rhineland. Kingdom of France Dutch Republic (1635–48)
1 day ago · Ville libre du Saint-Empire, membre de la Décapole, Sélestat connaît un développement très rapide à la fin du Moyen Âge et au cours de la Renaissance. Elle devient d'ailleurs un foyer de l' humanisme. C'est alors la troisième ville alsacienne, dotée d'un port sur l'Ill et d'une ceinture de remparts.
3 days ago · Portugal, [e] officially the Portuguese Republic, [f] is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in ...
5 days ago · In the heart of Turckheim, the Hôtel des Deux Clefs is housed in a beautiful romantic residence that dates from the Renaissance. Built in the 15th century, it is a listed Historic Monument. The sculpted dragon above the oriel window at no. 3 rue du Conseil has watched over the amazing life of the Deux Clefs, along with the allegorical figures ...
1 day ago · Germany. / 52.517°N 13.383°E / 52.517; 13.383. Germany, [e] officially the Federal Republic of Germany, [f] is a country in the western region of Central Europe. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia [g] and the most populous member state of the European Union.
3 days ago · Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. [1] . Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. About 31% of Earth's land surface is covered by forests at present. [2] .
2 days ago · Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. [10] [11] Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or the cells of the body becoming unresponsive to the hormone's effects. [12] .
