PRUSSIA — (24,690), the leading State of the German Empire, occupies about two thirds of the imperial territory, and contributes three fifths of the population; it stretches from Holland and Belgium in the W. to Russia in the E., has Jutland and the sea … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Prussia — • The Kingdom of Prussia covers 134,616 square miles and includes about 64.8 per cent of the area of the German Empire. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prussia Prussia … Catholic encyclopedia
Rhenish Republic — Infobox Former Country native name = Rheinische Republik conventional long name = Rhenish Republic common name = Rhenish Republic status = Unrecognized state continent = Europe country = Germany year start = 1923 year end = 1924 date start =… … Wikipedia
Constitution of the Kingdom of Prussia — The Constitution of the Kingdom of Prussia was adopted in 1850 and amended in the following years. This constitution was far less liberal than the federal constitution of the German Empire. The government was not responsible to the Prussian… … Wikipedia
Meuse-Rhenish — Isogloss definition of Rheinmaaslandisch by Arend Mihm … Wikipedia
Low Rhenish — ( de. Nieder Rheinisch) is the collective name for the regional Low Franconian language varieties spoken along the Lower Rhine in the west of Germany and the adjacent regions in the Netherlands. Low Franconian is a language or dialect group that… … Wikipedia
Muenster — Münster † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Münster DIOCESE OF MÜNSTER (MONASTERIENSIS). Diocese in the Prussian Province of Westphalia, suffragan of Cologne. I. SECULAR HISTORY The earliest name of Münster was Mimegerneford, the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Konrad Adenauer — For other uses, see Konrad Adenauer (disambiguation). Konrad Adenauer Konrad Adenauer in 1952 Chancellor of Germany … Wikipedia
Pilgrimages — • Journeys made to some place with the purpose of venerating it, or in order to ask there for supernatural aid, or to discharge some religious obligation. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pilgrimages Pilgrimages … Catholic encyclopedia
Ernst Heinrich Karl von Dechen — (25 March 1800 ndash; 15 February 1889) was a German geologist.He was born in Berlin, and was educated at the University of Berlin. He subsequently studied mining in Bochum and Essen, and was in 1820 placed in the mining department of the… … Wikipedia
