Swabia

Summary

Swabia is a historical region^[1]. Swabia ranks in the top 4% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,235 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swabia is located in Bavaria^[3].
• Swabia is located in Baden-Württemberg^[4].
• Swabia is in the country of Germany^[5].
• Swabia's image is recorded as Seltzlin map 1572.JPG^[6].
• Swabia's instance of is recorded as historical region^[7].
• Swabia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242538500^[8].
• Swabia's GND ID is recorded as 4053668-3^[9].
• Swabia's locator map image is recorded as Modern Swabia-division map.PNG^[10].
• Swabia's Commons category is recorded as Swabia^[11].
• Swabia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.4, 'lon': 10}^[12].
• Swabia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wz52^[13].
• Swabia's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge131573^[14].
• Swabia's SELIBR ID is recorded as 164849^[15].
• Swabia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Swabia^[16].
• Swabia's page banner is recorded as Weißensberg, LI - Wildberg v NO, Säntis 01 (cropped).jpg^[17].
• Swabia's Vatican Library ID is recorded as ADV12437108^[18].
• Swabia's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[19].
• Swabia's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Swabia's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[21].
• Swabia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Swabia's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[23].
• Swabia's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[24].
• Swabia's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Swabia's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Swabia^[26].
• Swabia's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwabe'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Swabia is in the country of Germany^[5]. Located in include Bavaria^[3], a federated state of Germany^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1919^[30] and Baden-Württemberg^[4], a federated state of Germany^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 1952^[33].

Designation and Status

Swabia's instance of is recorded as historical region^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Swabia include Swabian League^[34], a military alliance^[35], in Holy Roman Empire^[36], founded in 1488^[37]; Swabian League of Cities^[38], a military alliance^[39], in Holy Roman Empire^[40], founded in 1376^[41]; Schwab^[42], a family name^[43]; and Suevoleviathan^[44], a taxon^[45].

Why It Matters

Swabia ranks in the top 4% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,235 views/month).^[2] Swabia has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Swabia is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Swabia include Swabian League^[34], a military alliance^[35], in Holy Roman Empire^[36], founded in 1488^[37]; Swabian League of Cities^[38], a military alliance^[39], in Holy Roman Empire^[40], founded in 1376^[41]; Schwab^[42], a family name^[43]; and Suevoleviathan^[44], a taxon^[45].