Principality of Waldeck
former principality in Germany
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Summary
Principality of Waldeck is a countship[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of countship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,373 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Holy Roman Empire[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Waldeck-Pyrmont[4], German Reich[5]
- Country: Holy Roman Empire[6], Waldeck-Pyrmont[7], North German Confederation[8], German Reich[9]
- Instance of: principality[10], country[11], free state[12], state in the Holy Roman Empire[13], state in the Confederation of the Rhine[14], state of the German Confederation 1815–1848 & 1850–1866[15], historical country[16]
- Capital: Waldeck[17], Bad Arolsen[18]
- Official language: German[19]
- Basic form of government: monarchy[20]
- Commons category: House of Waldeck[21]
- Inception: 1180[22]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1918[23]
- Official website: http://www.waldeck.nordhessen.de/de/index[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Waldeck (state)[25]
- Population: 59,000[26]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Otto's encyclopedia[30], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[31], Topographia Hassiae[32], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34]
- Different from: Waldeck[35]
- Area: 1121 km²[36]
- Language used: Central German[37]
Why It Matters
Principality of Waldeck has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]