Duchy of Berg

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duchy
gptkbp:area approximately 3,000 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Düsseldorf
gptkbp:co-ruler gptkb:Duke_of_Berg
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Duchy_of_Berg
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Rhineland culture
gptkbp:currency Rhenish gulden
gptkbp:dissolved 1806
gptkbp:established 1101
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Rivers_Rhine_and_Wupper
gptkbp:governmentType Duchy
gptkbp:historicalEvent Berg's_incorporation_into_the_Duchy_of_Cleves
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Agriculture
Coal mining
Industrialization
Manufacturing
Steel production
Textile industry
Transportation
Urbanization
Craftsmanship
Economic growth
Trade
Commerce
Infrastructure development
Population growth
Investment in technology
Trade routes
Market towns
Labor market development
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Modern Period
Middle Ages
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Industrial development in the 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duchy of Berg
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipalities gptkb:Duchy_of_Cleves
gptkb:Duchy_of_Jülich
gptkb:Duchy_of_Brabant
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Duisburg
gptkb:Solingen
gptkb:Wuppertal
gptkb:Dortmund
gptkb:Mönchengladbach
gptkb:Krefeld
gptkb:Remscheid
Essen
Oberhausen
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Duke_John_III_of_Berg
gptkbp:partOf Holy Roman Empire
gptkbp:population around 200,000
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Grand_Duchy_of_Berg