May 26, 2004 06:08
19 yrs ago
English term

Waldeck

English to Chinese Social Sciences History
17th century
The prince of the petty state of Waldeck pays ten thalers to anyone who denounces a coffee drinker.
历史上真有“瓦尔德克”这一小国?
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Waldeck, former principality, central Germany, now an administrative district (c.420 sq mi/1,090 sq km) of Hesse. Arolsen was the capital. An agricultural region, hilly and forested, it is drained by the Eder and Diemel rivers. A county of the Holy Roman Empire from c.1200, Waldeck was united with the county of Pyrmont in the late 17th century, and its rulers were later raised (1712) to princely rank. In 1867 the prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont renounced most of his sovereign prerogatives in favor of Prussia; the title, however, continued in the family. Waldeck-Pyrmont became a republic in 1918. By a plebiscite in 1922, Pyrmont passed to Prussia and was incorporated into Hanover province; by another plebiscite (1929) Waldeck proper became part of the Hesse-Nassau province of Prussia. After World War II it was made part of Hesse.
Peer comment(s):

agree Wenjer Leuschel (X)
14 mins
agree Denyce Seow : www.brucca.de/stww.htm
2 hrs
agree Chinoise
13 hrs
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