Westphalia

Japanese: Westphalia
Westphalia

…the name of a branch of the tribe of Saxony (the tribe of Westphalia) and its area of ​​residence. In English, it is called Westphalia. From the 12th to the 19th century, it extended over an area bounded by the River Weser in the east, the River Rhine in the west, the Rothaar Mountains in the south, and the marshes of Friesland in the north. It was divided into several large and small church and secular territories, and was never politically unified.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Westphalia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古くはザクセン部族の一支族(ウェストファーレン族)およびその居住地域の総称。英語ではウェストファリアWestphaliaとよばれる。12世紀から19世紀に至るまで東はウェーザー川,西はライン川,南はロートハール山脈Rothaargebirge,北はフリースラントの沼沢地帯に囲まれた地域に広がり,大小の教会領,世俗領に分裂して,政治的に統一されることはついになかった。…

※「Westphalia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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