old march

E856595

Old March is a historical term referring to the medieval border region known as the Altmark in northern Germany.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
old march canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
medieval border region ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Ascanian dynasty ⓘ
borderRegionOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
borders Lower Saxony (historical region) ⓘ
linked to: Lower Saxony

Middle Elbe region ⓘ
capitalOrMainTown Stendal ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
etymology name refers to an old frontier march ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Altmark ⓘ
hasLanguage German ⓘ
historicalFunction defensive border area ⓘ
frontier zone ⓘ
historicalNameOf Altmark ⓘ
historicalStatus part of the Margraviate of Brandenburg ⓘ
locatedIn North German Plain ⓘ
northern Germany ⓘ
linked to: Northern Germany
locatedOn left bank of the Elbe River ⓘ
notableTown Gardelegen ⓘ
Salzwedel ⓘ
Tangermünde ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Saxony ⓘ
predecessorOf modern Altmark region ⓘ
presentDayRegion Brandenburg ⓘ
Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ
regionType march ⓘ
timePeriodEnd late Middle Ages ⓘ
timePeriodStart early Middle Ages ⓘ
usedInPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Altmark → historicalNameMeaning → old march ⓘ
subject linked to: Altmark region