The following is a list of ' (the Latin term glossing

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

', corresponding to English ''

shire Shire is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries such as Australia and New Zealand. It is generally synonymous with county. It was first used in Wessex from the beginn ...

'') of the Frankish duchy of

Alamannia Alamannia, or Alemannia, was the kingdom established and inhabited by the Alemanni, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribal confederation that had broken through the Roman ''Upper Germanic Limes, limes'' in 213. The Alemanni expanded from the Main ...

(

Swabia Swabia ; german: Schwaben , colloquially ''Schwabenland'' or ''Ländle''; archaic English also Suabia or Svebia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany. The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of ...

History

In Alamannia under

Frankish Frankish may refer to: * Franks, a Germanic tribe and their culture ** Frankish language or its modern descendants, Franconian languages * Francia, a post-Roman state in France and Germany * East Francia, the successor state to Francia in Germany ...

suzerainty (8th century), each ''pagus'' was ruled by a count (') who in turn responded to the

duke of Alamannia The Alemanni or Alamanni, were a confederation of Germanic tribes * * * on the Upper Rhine River. First mentioned by Cassius Dio in the context of the campaign of Caracalla of 213, the Alemanni captured the in 260, and later expanded into pres ...

. Many of the names of these territories survive in modern toponymy. The county of

Raetia Curiensis Raetia Curiensis (in Latin; german: Churrätien, rm, Currezia) was an early medieval province in Central Europe, named after the preceding Roman province of ''Raetia prima'' which retained its Romansh culture during the Migration Period, while t ...

was absorbed into Alamannia in the early 10th century, as Burchard II at the time of the proclamation of the duchy also held the title of count of Raetia Curiensis. It comprised the ''Ringowe'' (

Rheingau The Rheingau (; ) is a region on the northern side of the Rhine between the German towns of Wiesbaden and Lorch near Frankfurt, reaching from the Western Taunus to the Rhine. It is situated in the German state of Hesse and is part of the Rheing ...

;

Bregenz Bregenz (; gsw, label= Vorarlbergian, Breagaz ) is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria. The city lies on the east and southeast shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switze ...

), named for the

Rhine ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , so ...

, and ''Retia'' proper. At the time of its formation in the 10th century, the younger stem duchy comprised the following provinces (''pagi'', '' gowe''): * ''Alba'' ( Albuch) * ''Albegowe'' ( Alpengau, including part of the

Lech valley The Lechtal is an alpine valley in Austria, the greater part of which belongs to the state of Tyrol and the smaller part to Vorarlberg. The Lech river flows through the valley. Location The valley is bounded geographically by the Lechtal Alps ...

) * ''Alpegowe'' (

Alpgau Alpgau (also ''Albgau'') was a territory of Alemannia and the Duchy of Swabia during the 8th to 12th centuries.
It comprised ...

; Sankt Blasien Abbey in the Black Forest, St. Blaise) * ''Argungowe'' (at the

Argen River The Argen is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It flows into Lake Constance between Kressbronn am Bodensee and Langenargen as the third largest tributary to the lake. It is long; if one includes the Obere Argen and its source river Seele ...

Lindau Lindau (german: Lindau (Bodensee), ''Lindau am Bodensee''; ; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Lindou'') is a major Town#Germany, town and Lindau (island), island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (''Bodensee'' in German) in Bavaria, Ge ...

) * ''Augestigowe'' (surrounding

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ' ...

) * ''Augestigowe'' (

Augusta Raurica Augusta Raurica is a Roman archaeological site and an open-air museum in Switzerland located on the south bank of the Rhine river about 20 km east of Basel near the villages of Augst and Kaiseraugst. It is the site of the oldest known Roma ...

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

) * ''Brisigowe'' (

Breisgau The Breisgau () is an area in southwest Germany between the Rhine River and the foothills of the Black Forest. Part of the state of Baden-Württemberg, it centers on the city of Freiburg im Breisgau. The district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, ...

; ( Zähringen)) * ''Britgewe'' * ''Duria'' ( Duriagau,

Burgau Burgau is a town in the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. Burgau lies on the river Mindel and has a population of just under 10,000. History The territory around Burgau was originally part of the stem duchy of Swabia. The death of Co ...

) * ''Filiwigawe'' (

Filsgau The following is a list of ' (the Latin term glossing Old High German ', corresponding to English ''shire'') of the Frankish duchy of Alamannia (Duchy of Swabia, Swabia). History In Alamannia under Franks, Frankish suzerainty (8th century), ea ...

, named for the

Fils River The Fils is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, a right tributary of the Neckar. Its source is in the Swabian Alb hills near Wiesensteig. It flows through Geislingen (Steige) and Göppingen to join the Neckar east of Stuttgart, in Plochi ...

; Lorch, Staufen)) * ''Folcholtespara'' ( Folcholtsbaar, Biberach) * ''Hegowe'' (

Hegau The Hegau is an extinct volcanic landscape in southern Germany extending around the industrial city of Singen (Hohentwiel), between Lake Constance in the east, the Rhine River in the south, the Danube River in the north and the Randen—as the so ...

) * ''Illargowe'' (named for the

Iller The Iller (; ancient name Ilargus) is a river of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube, long. It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Breitach, Stillach and Trettach near Oberstdorf in the Allgäu ...

;

Kempten Kempten (, (Swabian German: )) is the largest Town#Germany, town of Allgäu, in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. The population was about 68,000 in 2016. The area was possibly settled originally by Celts, but was later taken over by th ...

Memmingen Memmingen (; Swabian: ''Memmenge'') is a town in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is the economic, educational and administrative centre of the Danube-Iller region. To the west the town is flanked by the Iller, the river that marks the Baden-Wü ...

) * ''Keltinstein'' (between Geltnach and

Wertach Wertach is a small town in the Oberallgäu district, southern Bavaria, (Germany), in the German Alps. It is situated on the river Wertach, southeast of Kempten. The town was the childhood home of the writer W. G. Sebald. History Wertach was ...

, tributaries of the

Lech Lech may refer to: People * Lech (name), a name of Polish origin * Lech, the legendary founder of Poland * Lech (Bohemian prince) Products and organizations * Lech (beer), Polish beer produced by Kompania Piwowarska, in Poznań * Lech Poznań, ...

) * ''Linzgowe'' (

Linzgau Linzgau is a historic region in Southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located north of Lake Constance and south of the Danube valley. Geography The region is bounded by the shore of Lake Constance on the south, the Hegau reg ...

) * ''Mortunova'', the later

Ortenau The Ortenau, originally called Mortenau, is a historic region in the present-day German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the right bank of the river Rhine, stretching from the Upper Rhine Plain to the foothill zone of the Black Fore ...

(

Gengenbach Gengenbach (; gsw, label=Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic, Gängäbach) is a town in the Ortenaukreis, district of Ortenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and a popular tourist destination on the western edge of the Black Forest, with about 11,0 ...

) * ''Nekargowe'' (named for the

Neckar The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis near Schwenn ...

;

Cannstatt Bad Cannstatt, also called Cannstatt (until July 23, 1933) or Kannstadt (until 1900), is one of the outer stadtbezirke, or city boroughs, of Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Bad Cannstatt is the oldest and most populous of Stuttgart's ...

) * ''Nordgowe'' (

Nordgau The Nordgau (from the Germanic for "northern region") can refer to two distinct areas: * Nordgau (Alsace), the Alsatian Nordgau, the medieval County of Nordgau, the northern part of Alsace * Margraviate of the Nordgau, the Bavarian Nordgau in the a ...

, northern

Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...

, ''

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...

'') * ''Perahtoltaspara'' ( Berchtoldsbaar;

Ulm Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...

, House of Hohenzollern#County of Zollern, Zollern, Falkenstein, Lower Austria, Falkenstein) * ''Rammegowe'' (Rammachgau) * ''Trachgowe'' (Drachgau, near Schwäbisch Gmünd) * ''Turgowe'' (Thurgau, named for the Thur (Switzerland), Thur River) * ''Rezia'' (Ries (Graz), Ries, ultimately from the name of the Roman province of ''Raetia''; Nördlingen)) * ''Suntgowe'' (Sundgau, southern

, ''Haut-Rhin'') * ''Swiggerstal'' (the modern Ermstal) *''Zurihgauuia'' (History of Zürich, Zürichgau; Zürich, Einsiedeln, Engelberg) considered a subdivision of ''Turgowe'' but intermittently ruled by separate counts. The territory between Alamannia and Upper Burgundy was known as ''Argowe'' (Aargau, Counts of Lenzburg, Lenzburg) named for the Aare river). The pertinence of this territory to either Alamannia or Upper Burgundy was disputed. Counties of the kingdom of Upper Burgundy: * Burgundy (region), Burgundy (Franche-Comté) ** ''Portuensis'' (Portois) ** ''Amosensis'' ** ''Scudinga'' ** ''Warascum'' or ''Varesco'', ''Warasgow'' ** ''Alsgowe'' (Ajoie, Elsgau) * Transjurania ** ''Sorengowe'' (Sornegau) ** ''Bargensis'' (Bargengau) ** ''Wisliaeensis'' (the territory surrounding Avenches, German ''Wiflisburg'') ** ''Lausonensis'' (Lausanne) ** ''Equestricus'' (Nyon, lat. ''Colonia Iulia Equestris'') ** ''Genevensis'' (Geneva) ** ''Albanensis'' (Albanais) ** ''Falcinensis'' (Faucigny) ** ''Caputlacensis'' (Chablais) ** ''Vallensis'' (Valais) ** ''Ausicensis'' (upper Saane valley) ** ''Ufegowe'' (Ufgau in what is now the Lake Thun region of the Bernese Oberland, not to be confused with Ufgau (Baden))

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