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Rammachgau
The Rammachgau (also ''Rammagau'') was a Gau in southern Germany in present-day Baden-Württemberg. The Rammachgau was located in northern Upper Swabia. Origin and name After the resistance of the Alamannic nobles to Franks, Frankish rule had been overcome in 746, the Duchy of the Alamanni was administratively incorporated into the Francia, Frankish kingdom by implementing the Frankish units of administration there too. The Franks used the term ''Gau'' to denote a politico-geographical division within the Frankish kingdom. The term ''Gau'' was often suffixed to a distinctive geographical toponym, place name. One of these administrative units was the ''Rammachgau''. The name of this administrative unit derived from the name of a river, or part thereof, called ''Rammach''. The name of the river was subsequently lost. Contemporary documents refer to this administrative unit as ''Rammackeuui'' (778), ''Rammekevve'' (894), ''Rammichgowe'' (ca. 1070) and ''Rammechgowe'' (1099). It has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gau (country Subdivision)
''Gau'' (German , nl, gouw , fy, gea or ''goa'' ) is a Germanic term for a region within a country, often a former or current province. It was used in the Middle Ages, when it can be seen as roughly corresponding to an English shire. The administrative use of the term was revived as a subdivision during the period of Nazi Germany in 1933–1945. It still appears today in regional names, such as the Rheingau or Allgäu. Middle Ages Etymology The Germanic word is reflected in Gothic ''gawi'' (neuter; genitive ''gaujis'') and early Old High German ''gewi, gowi'' (neuter) and in some compound names ''-gawi'' as in Gothic (e.g. ''Durgawi'' " Canton of Thurgau", ''Alpagawi'' "Allgäu"), later ''gâi, gôi'', and after loss of the stem suffix ''gaw, gao'', and with motion to the feminine as ''gawa'' besides ''gowo'' (from ''gowio''). Old Saxon shows further truncation to ''gâ, gô''. As an equivalent of Latin ''pagus'', a ''gau'' is analogous with a ''pays'' of the Kingdom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
