Imperial City of Giengen

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The Imperial City of Giengen was a self-governing Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire located in the region of Swabia (in present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany).

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Label Occurrences
Imperial City of Giengen canonical 2

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Free Imperial City
former city-state
borderedBy territories of Bavaria
territories of Württemberg
country Holy Roman Empire
existedInPeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages
governmentType self-governing imperial city
hasCapital Giengen an der Brenz
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of Giengen
hasEconomicActivity crafts and guilds
local trade
hasHeadOfGovernment mayor of Giengen
hasLegalStatus imperial estate
hasMunicipalCouncil city council of Giengen
hasPoliticalStatus immediate to the Emperor
hasPrivilege imperial immediacy
right to administer justice
right to collect taxes
self-governance
hasTypeOfAutonomy urban autonomy
hasUrbanCharacter fortified town
hasUrbanInstitution city church of Giengen
town hall of Giengen
historicalRegion Duchy of Swabia
historicalSuccessor Kingdom of Württemberg
language German
locatedIn Germany
Swabia
linked to: Alemannia

present-day Baden-Württemberg
locatedOn river Brenz
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Swabian Circle
Swabian Imperial Cities
Swabian League of Cities
religion Lutheranism
representedIn Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Imperial Diet
sovereigntyType imperial immediacy
todayKnownAs Giengen an der Brenz
todayPartOf Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany

state of Baden-Württemberg
linked to: Baden-Württemberg

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Swabian Circle hasPart Imperial City of Giengen
Upper German Reichskreis hasMember Imperial City of Giengen