Rheinischer Kreis

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Rheinischer Kreis was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire that encompassed various territories along the Middle and Lower Rhine.

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Rheinischer Kreis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Circle
administrative division of the Holy Roman Empire
appliesToJurisdiction Lower Rhine region
Middle Rhine region
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolvedAsPartOf dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
dissolvedIn early 19th century
follows earlier informal regional groupings along the Rhine
function enforcement of imperial law
regional defense coordination
tax collection for the Holy Roman Empire
governmentType imperial circle assembly
hasBorderWith Bavarian Circle
Burgundian Circle
Upper Rhenish Circle
Westphalian Circle
hasCapital no single permanent capital
hasPart County of Nassau
Duchy of Berg
Duchy of Jülich
Electorate of Mainz
Electorate of Trier
Electorate of the Palatinate
Free Imperial City of Aachen
Free Imperial City of Andernach
Free Imperial City of Boppard
Free Imperial City of Cologne
Free Imperial City of Cologne (imperial city status)
Free Imperial City of Frankfurt am Main
Free Imperial City of Friedberg
Free Imperial City of Gelnhausen
Free Imperial City of Kaiserswerth
Free Imperial City of Linz am Rhein
linked to: Linz am Rhein

Free Imperial City of Neuss
Free Imperial City of Oberwesel
Free Imperial City of Sankt Goar
Free Imperial City of Sinzig
Free Imperial City of Speyer
Free Imperial City of Wetzlar
Free Imperial City of Worms
Prince-Bishopric of Speyer
Prince-Bishopric of Worms
various Imperial Abbeys along the Rhine
languageUsed German
locatedIn Central Europe
Holy Roman Empire
namedAfter Rhine
partOf Holy Roman Empire
religion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
timePeriod Early modern period

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Rhenish Circle hasAlternativeName Rheinischer Kreis