Franconia

Franconia
geographical name former duchy in Austrasia, now included chiefly in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, & Hesse states, Germany • Franconian adjective or noun

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  • Franconia — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda …   Wikipedia Español

  • FRANCONIA — sive Francia Orientalis, Germaniae pars ampla, et fere meditullium circa Moenum fluv. extensa. A Sicambris, quibus Valentiniani Caesaris tempore, ob Alanos de victos, Francorum nomen contigit, appellata: huius nominis originem quidam ad Francum,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Franconia — Franconia, VA U.S. Census Designated Place in Virginia Population (2000): 31907 Housing Units (2000): 13509 Land area (2000): 7.145496 sq. miles (18.506749 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000):… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Franconia, VA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Virginia Population (2000): 31907 Housing Units (2000): 13509 Land area (2000): 7.145496 sq. miles (18.506749 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.145496 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Franconia — Franconia, 1) (m. Geogr.), s.u. Franken (Herzogthum) 2); 2) (spr. Frankoni e), Städtischer Bezirk mit Postamt (Post township) in der Grafschaft Montgomery des Staates Pennsylvanien (Nordamerika); 1300 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Franconĭa — Franconĭa, seit rund 1050 Name der östlichen Striche des Herzogtums Franken (s.d., S. 828), vereinzelt auch für das ganze Herzogtum gebraucht …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Franconia — Franconia,   latinisierte Form von Franken (Landschaft) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Franconia — [fraŋ kō′nē ə] region of central Germany, a duchy in the Middle Ages Franconian adj., n …   English World dictionary

  • Franconia — For other uses, see Franconia (disambiguation). The Franconian coat of arms …   Wikipedia

  • Franconia — /frang koh nee euh, kohn yeuh, fran /, n. a medieval duchy in Germany, largely in the valley of the Main River. * * * German Franken Former duchy, south central Germany. Today it is divided between Rhenish Franconia, now located in the Länder… …   Universalium

  • Franconia — ► Antiguo ducado de Alemania que comprendía toda la cuenca del Main, pero a principios del s. XI le fue segregada la parte occidental, que pasó a constituir el condado palatino del Rin, denominado hoy Palatinado Renano. La parte oriental es la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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