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- Holstein's name comes from the Holcetae, a Saxon tribe mentioned by Adam of Bremen as living on the north bank of the Elbe, to the west of Hamburg.
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The area inhabited by the tribe of the Holsts lay between the Stör River and Hamburg; after Christianization, their main church was in Schenefeld. Saxon Holstein became a part of the Holy Roman Empire after Charlemagne's Saxon campaigns in the late eighth century.
Historic settlement areas in present-day Schleswig-Holstein. Some areas were not permanently inhabited or became depopulated and repopulated during the Migration Period. The Limes Saxoniae, the ancient border between the Saxons and the Obotrites, established c. 810.
Holstein, historic and cultural region occupying the southern part of the Jutland Peninsula between the Eider and Elbe rivers, now comprising the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein Land (state) in northern Germany. Holstein was created as a county of the Holy Roman Empire in 1111.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The County of Holstein was ruled by the House of Schaumburg; the first count was Adolf I, Count of Holstein. Holstein was temporarily occupied by Denmark after the Battle of Stellau (1201), but was reconquered by the Count of Schauenburg and his allies in the Battle of Bornhöved (1227).
Schleswig-Holstein extends from the lower course of the Elbe River and the state of Hamburg northward to Denmark and thus occupies the southern third of the Jutland Peninsula. Along its eastern coast is the Baltic Sea, and along its western coast is the North Sea.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 12, 2024 · In the early 8th century Holstein became part of Charlemagne's empire. The Danes reigned north of the Eider, the Franken south of the river. The close connection of the Holsten, Dithmarscher and Stormaren with the Franken was replaced in the 10th century by Saxon margraves and dukes.
The history of Holstein is very closely related to the Duchy of Schleswig. It was annexed by the German Empire in 1866 after the Austro-Prussian War . This short article about Europe can be made longer.
