One of the answers to another question said this. I'm pretty farmilar with the world but I don't know what this means. Maybe I am simply misunderstanding the answer.
2006-12-16 16:35:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Westphalia is a region in Germany. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westphalia for more information.
2006-12-16 16:37:45 · answer #1 · answered by Melanie D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Westphalia is a region in Germany which includes present-day cities of Bielefeld, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Munster, and Osnabruck. It is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, but since the name Westphalia was given to different places at different time the true meaning of the name is unknown. And for some history for you, Originally Westphalia was part of the Duchy of Saxony, until it was elevated to the rank of a duchy by Emperor Barbarossa in 1180.
There was also a Kingdom of Westphalia from 1807 to 1813 founded by Napoleon and was a French vassal state. After 1813, it became part of Prussia
2006-12-17 02:55:56 · answer #2 · answered by Reannon L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Westphalia is a state or region in what used to be West Germany
2006-12-16 16:44:03 · answer #3 · answered by trucktrout 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋