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	Swabia
		Swabia (German: Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the south-west of Bavaria.
		The name derives from the Suebi tribe, who settled in the region in the 3rd century.
		When defining the borders of the area by the dialect it's somewhat bigger then the administrative region, part of Baden-Württemberg also uses the Swabian dialect.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/sw/Swabia.html (60 words)

	Wikipedia: Swabia
		Swabia ist a historic region in Germany and a language area.
		It is mostly identified with the former state of Wurttemberg, secondly also with Swabia (2).
		Swabia (German: Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regionss of Bavaria, Germany, located in the south-west of Bavaria.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/s/sw/swabia.html (115 words)

	Kastler.net - What is Swabia? (German: Schwaben)
		Swabia is the 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 the Alemanni, occupied the upper Rhine and upper Danube region in the 3rd century AD and spread south to Lake Constance and east to the Lech River.
		The name of Swabia was perpetuated in that of the Swabian Kreis (“circle,” or administrative district), one of the zones into which Germany was divided, from the 16th century onward, for purposes of imperial administration.
	kastler.net /swabia.php (696 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Swabia
		Swabia consists of much of the present-day state of Baden-Württemberg (specifically, historical Württemberg and the Hohenzollerische Lande), as well as the Bavarian administrative region of Swabia.
		Swabia was one of the original stem duchies of East Francia, the later Holy Roman Empire, as it developed in the 9th and 10th centuries.
		The major dynasty which arose out of the region were the Habsburgs, but also the Hohenzollerns, who rose to prominence in Northern Germany, stem from Swabia, as well as the dynasties of the Dukes of Württemberg and the Margraves of Baden.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Swabia (1150 words)

	Bavaria - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		A region of rich, softly rolling hills, it is drained by several rivers (notably the Main, Danube, Isar, and Inn) and is bounded by mountain ranges (especially the Bavarian Alps and the Bohemian Forest).
		Bavaria is divided into seven administrative districts: Upper and Lower Bavaria; Upper, Middle, and Lower Franconia ; Swabia ; and the Upper Palatinate.
		Swabia, in SW Bavaria, is part of the Danubian plateau.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-bavaria.html (1391 words)

	Qwika - Bavaria
		In the administrative regions to the north the Franconian dialect is prevalent, in Swabia the local dialect is Swabian, a thread of the Alemannic dialect family.
		Bavaria became a kingdom in 1806, and in 1815 the Rhenish Palatinate was annexed to it.
		In between 1799 and 1817 the leading minister count Montgelas followed a strict policy of modernisation and lay the foundations of administrative structres that survived even the monarchy and are (in their core) vaild until today.
	wikipedia.qwika.com /wiki/Bavaria (2263 words)

	Aichach-Friedberg
		Aichach-Friedberg was settled by Bavarian tribes from the seventh century on.
		The region is sometimes called the cradle of Bavaria, since the castle of Wittelsbach was located close to the present city of Aichach[?].
		They were merged in 1972 and became part of the administrative region of Swabia.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ai/Aichach-Friedberg.html (294 words)

	kompetenznetze.de South Westphalia
		The economic region of Siegen hosts a variety of service companies based both on the new media and on the traditional crafts and trades.
		Its well-structured university enables Siegen to provide the region of Siegerland in southern Westphalia and its population of approximately 550,000 inhabitants with tertiary education resources coupled with the appropriate infrastructure that covers all the needs of a modern conurbation.
		Economic activity in the region is based on the city of Hagen and the administrative district Märkischer Kreis.
	www.kompetenznetze.de /navi/en/Innovationsregionen/suedwestfalen.html (395 words)

	Oded Heilbronner \| "Long Live Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and Dynamite" The German Bourgeoisie and the Constructing ...
		The character of Greater Swabia as a tourist centre contributed to the secular, anticlerical tendencies which were so prevalent there, so that it was generally the Catholic priests who opposed the penetration of the tourist culture into the towns and villages of the area, thereby arousing the anger of the local bourgeoisie.
		In this region, the Peasants' War of 1525 was seen as the model for a struggle for freedom which still had to be waged at the beginning of the 20th century.
		In Bavarian Swabia however the leftist and rightist revolutions in Munich and Bavaria at the end of 1918 and the beginning of 1919 were effective in the process of radicalization of local society.
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/jsh/39.1/heilbronner.html (13281 words)

	Bavaria: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		B.C., the region became one of the five preeminent duchies of medieval Germany but was later overrun and ruled by numerous factions and powers.
		The region north of the Alps was inhabited by Celts and was part of the Roman Empire until (probably Slavonic) tribes from the East, the so-called 'Bayuvaren' started to settle in the region in the 6th century AD.
		In between 1799 and 1817 the leading minister count Montgelas followed a strict policy of modernisation and laid the foundations of administrative structures that survived even the monarchy and are (in their core) valid until today.
	www.sd9.us /index.php/d3d3LmFuc3dlcnMuY29tL3RvcGljL2JhdmFyaWE= (3345 words)

	bavaria swabia
		The district of Swabia in Bavaria extends from the AllgÃ¤u High Alps across the...
		The easternmost section of Swabia is part of the Danubian plateau of Bavaria and is a Bavarian province (c.3940 sq mi/10205 sq km), with Augsburg as capital...
		In the administrative district of Swabia with Augsburg as the third-largest city in Bavaria, some 1.8 million people live in a region offering an extremely...
	nitag.happyhost.org /bavaria-swabia.html (408 words)

	History Forum > Which region are you from?
		It is separated from the "A" region and Spain doesn't recognize it as a Basque territory.
		Even though this "B" region is the mainland of the former "Kingdom of Navarre" (the Basque state), it has become the most Spanish one.
		For example, the Basque language is not recognized as official in some parts of the "B" region and this year the European Office of Languages warned seriously the autonomous government of the "B" region because of its anti-Basque-language policy.
	www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php?t754.html (3663 words)

	Regional Geography
		Upper Bavaria is a region of Bavaria, the southernmost state of Germany.
		This would be 240.2 perople per square kilometer; however, it is important to note that the population is not proportionate across the region.
		The tribe of the now 4.1 million strong Franks, inhabiting the administrative districts of the Upper, Middle and Lower Franconia, have joined the Bavarian State since the early 19th century.
	myweb.unomaha.edu /~admurrell/regional.htm (1096 words)

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		Alsace, administrative region and former province of northeastern France, now comprising the departments of Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin.
		In 925 Alsace became part of the German duchy of Swabia or Alemannia and was absorbed into the Holy Roman Empire, of which it remained a part for some 800 years.
		After the breakup of Charlemagne's empire in the 9th century, the region became the object of disputes between French and Germanic rulers, passing from the control of one to the other.
	members.tripod.com /alina_frank/alsace-lorraine.html (718 words)

	Bavaria information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		From the historical point of view older Bavaria was one of the most liberal states until the rather rural areas of Swabia and Franconia were added in 1814/15 at the Congress of Vienna.
		In between 1799 and 1817 the leading minister count Montgelas followed a strict policy of modernisation and lay the foundations of administrative structures that survived even the monarchy and are (in their core) valid until today.
		It represents the regions of the Lower and Upper Bavaria.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Bavaria (2409 words)

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		The region north of the Alps was inhabited by Celts and was part of the Roman Empire until (probably Germanic) tribes from the East, the so-called 'Bayuvaren' started to settle in the region in the 6th century AD.
		This represents the administrative region of Upper Palatinate.
		This represents the administrative regions of Upper, Middle and Lower Franconia.
	www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Bavaria (2740 words)

	Malta (09/06)
		During this period, Malta was sold and resold to various feudal lords and barons and was dominated successively by the rulers of Swabia, Aquitaine, Aragon, Castile, and Spain.
		The Executive Secretary, who is appointed by the Council, is the executive, administrative, and financial head of the Council.
		Local Councils are responsible for the general upkeep and embellishment of the locality, local wardens, and refuse collection; they carry out general administrative duties for the Central Government, such as collection of Government rents and funds and answering Government-related public inquiries.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5382.htm (3004 words)

	Henry I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		He managed to force Burchard, the duke of Swabia, to submit to him in 919, but he allowed Burchard to retain administrative control over his duchy.
		In that same year, Bavarian and East Frankish nobles elected Arnulf, duke of Bavaria, as king of Germany, and Henry met the challenge with two military campaigns, forcing Arnulf to submit in 921.
		Giselbert was allowed to remain in charge of Lotharingia as duke, and in 928 he married Henry's daughter, Gerberga.
	home.comcast.net /~desilva22/henry_i_fowler.htm (414 words)

	kompetenznetze.de Innovative regions
		The regions of Kompetenznetze Deutschland do not align with state-, county or other administrative borders.
		In fact, the regional classification of a network of competence is determined by the area of activities of the network and the location of the network members.
		The size of the circles depends on the number of the offices of networks of competence which reside in the region.
	www.kompetenznetze.de /navi/en/innovationsregionen.html (273 words)

	Augsburg - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		It is the capital of the Swabia administrative region of Bavaria, and is located at the confluence of the Wertach and Lech rivers.
		Bishop's Residence, built about 1750 in order to replace the older bishop palace; today the administrative seat of Swabia
		Ulrich and Afra (One is Roman Catholic, the other Lutheran--the duality is a result of the Peace of Augsburg concluded in 1555 between Catholics and Protestants)
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Augsburg (937 words)

	Genocide in Vojvodina and Greater Hungary, 1941-1944 \| Carl Savich \| Columns \| Serbianna.com
		The Banat region was administered by the local German population, the Volksdeutsche.
		Following the failure of the 1948 Revolution, the Austrian Emperor established an administrative region called the Serbian Vojvodina and the Tamis Banat in November, 1849.
		The ethnic German population of Serbia was settled during the reign of Maria Theresa, the archduchess of Austria and the queen of Hungary and Bohemia, who was in power from 1740 to 1780.
	www.serbianna.com /columns/savich/058.shtml (6288 words)

	Stuttgart Hostels and Backpackers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Stuttgart with its metropolitan area (the political entity "Stuttgart Region" enlarged by the nearby cities of Ludwigsburg, Böblingen, Esslingen, Waiblingen, Göppingen and their respective districts [kreise]) is one of the most prominent and well-known German towns, especially due to its cultural, administrative and huge economic importance.
		Stuttgart is the sixth largest city in Germany and Stuttgart Region is the nation's fourth largest conurbation (behind Ruhr Area, Rhein/Main Area and Berlin).
		About 950, Stuttgart was originally founded by Duke Liudolf of Swabia, one of the sons of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I the Great, and used for horse breeding (especially for his father's cavalry, see Battle of Lechfeld).
	www.stuttgarthostels.com (1588 words)

	Encyclopedia Article Center - Regions of the World - MSN Encarta
		Encyclopedia Article Center - Regions of the World - MSN Encarta
		Search more than 4,500 articles on the world of knowledge--from aardvark to Zambia.
		Get going on papers, presentations, and more with step-by-step guides.
	encarta.msn.com /artcenter_0.3.1/Regions_of_the_World.html (62 words)

	PageW.html
		Was the seat of the imperial Landvogtei (administrative region) for Oberschwaben (Upper Schwabia) until 1805.
		The territory had been part of the old Duchy of Swabia until the fall of the Hohenstaufen Emperors in the 13 th c.
		When other dynasties, who were enemies of Napoleon were mediatized, their territories were given to Wuerttemberg.
	www.remmick.org /Remmick.German.Facts/PageW.html (1715 words)

	Innovationsregion Ulm - Kultur
		A range of arts and cultural events is available that caters for almost every taste throughout the entire region.
		It’s not only the major locations in Ulm and Neu-Ulm with their theatres, operas and cultural offers that attract a large audience, but also alternative and regional theatre along with cabaret productions.
		one could turn one’s attention to the "Archaeology Metropolis", as the region surrounding Ulm is known amongst the experts.
	www.innovationsregion-ulm.de /englisch/culture/home.html (296 words)

	Vleeptron_Z: Vleeptron finds Swabia = Schwaben = Schwabenland
		Okay, Vleeptron found Swabia, cancel the Lost Administrative Region Alert.
		A few months ago, Vleeptron was also confused about Places in Yerp which seem to put wheels under themselves and move around without first notifying American tourists.
		This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
	vleeptronz.blogspot.com /2006/10/vleeptron-finds-swabia-schwaben.html (411 words)

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