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843:) has survived as (second, more generic) component of the names of certain regions – some named after a river – in Germany, Austria,
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formed the unit of administration of the realm during the 9th and 10th centuries and ruled by a
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i.e. "gau count"). Similar to many shires in
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denoted an administrative region, created by a party statute dated 22 May 1926. Each
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subdivision and appointed local rulers as deputies of the central
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in 1933–1945. It still appears today in regional names, such as the
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formally combined the spheres of both party and state administration.
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being merged as "Tyrol-Vorarlberg", Burgenland being divided between
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term for a region within a country, often a former or current
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gauwa, gowa, gouwa, geiwa, gauia, gawia, gowia, govia, gaugia
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administrative regions of the government and each individual
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in the late 1930s, a new unit of civil administration, the
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681:'s official territory, at the expense of "Lower Danube".
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was a subdivision of the realm, further divided into
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459:, but the position generally became an hereditary
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1272:Shoa.de – List of Gaue and Gauleiter
334:thus appear to correspond roughly to the
27:German term for a region within a country
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477:Administrative divisions of Nazi Germany
455:would originally have been an appointed
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270:) from an early time, in names such as
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805:was annexed to Koblenz-Trier, and the
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181:(neuter) and in some compound names
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36:Medieval duchies (in colour) and
3126:Types of administrative division
2102:Organized incorporated territory
1109:, in the southeastern corner of
427:came to be known as counties or
399:In the German-speaking lands of
3090:Slavic administrative divisions
707:Following the Axis invasion of
564:(Reich Governors) in 1933, the
560:process and the appointment of
467:in most of continental Europe.
3131:Former subdivisions of Germany
2639:Non-English terms or loanwords
1843:Direct-controlled municipality
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1968:Special administrative region
1188:numerous variant spellings;
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338:in other barbarian kingdoms (
1868:Mountain resort municipality
1745:Intermediate school district
1728:Educational service district
1584:Regional county municipality
1280:Liste mittelalterlicher Gaue
1226:Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
711:in 1939, territories of the
627:Following the annexation of
490:administrative divisions of
225:shows further truncation to
158:
7:
2199:Autonomous territorial unit
1113:(Suntgow - English exonym)
704:of Lower and Upper Danube.
614:. Unlike the pre-existing
10:
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2080:National capital territory
1801:Indian reserve/reservation
1668:Indian government district
1322:Designations for types of
789:of Saar-Palatinate, while
785:was incorporated into the
594:With the beginning of the
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554:in the course of the Nazi
534:election districts of the
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384:(villages or farmsteads).
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292:connects the etymology of
3070:Autonomous administration
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925:in Groningen, Netherlands
909:in Friesland, Netherlands
724:were reannexed to Germany
392:legislation, adopted the
289:Oxford English Dictionary
18:Gau (country subdivision)
3116:German words and phrases
1880:Specialized municipality
1557:Consolidated city-county
1282:, a listing of medieval
350:). After the end of the
2242:Military exclusion zone
2220:Exclusive economic zone
1985:National capital region
1577:Non-metropolitan county
1324:administrative division
756:(as in the case of the
348:Kingdom of the Lombards
2259:Self-administered zone
2097:Incorporated territory
1964:Administrative region
1733:Local service district
1653:Congressional district
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314:List of Alamannic pagi
229:. As an equivalent of
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2230:Special economic zone
1914:Praetorian prefecture
1898:Autonomous prefecture
1858:Regional municipality
1848:District municipality
1683:Metropolitan district
1547:Administrative county
1529:Residential community
1375:Local government area
760:with the counties of
484:
433:, the territory of a
310:List of medieval Gaue
308:Further information:
127:. It was used in the
35:
2821:Njësi administrative
1853:Neutral municipality
1792:Subdivision of India
1524:Autonomous community
1413:Metropolitan borough
1353:Common English terms
1214:Deutsches Wörterbuch
1202:Deutsches Wörterbuch
883:, Germany ( English
821:Legacy in topography
758:Silesian voivodeship
657:and "Lower Danube" (
548:provinces of Prussia
242:is analogous with a
2464:Autonomous republic
2392:Enclave and exclave
2291:Other English terms
2087:Dependent territory
1933:Autonomous province
1863:Resort municipality
1838:County municipality
1625:Overseas department
1572:Metropolitan county
1385:Unincorporated area
797:became part of the
748:(as in the case of
738:Free City of Danzig
734:Danzig-Westpreussen
645:(states), with the
362:, Old High German
185:as in Gothic (e.g.
3080:Electoral district
2397:Federal dependency
2225:Free economic zone
2109:Overseas territory
1992:Development region
1875:Rural municipality
1808:Indian reservation
1700:Municipal district
1658:Electoral district
1498:Free imperial city
887:: Brisgaw/Brisgow)
825:The medieval term
540:constituent states
524:. The original 33
496:
447:. Such a count or
320:Carolingian Empire
304:Conceptual history
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2070:Capital territory
1975:Autonomous region
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1833:City municipality
1724:Service district
1720:Sanitary district
1710:Regional district
1695:Military district
1552:Autonomous county
1485:Incorporated city
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1166:
562:Reichsstatthalter
445:Holy Roman Empire
346:, or the Italian
250:Kingdom of France
191:Canton of Thurgau
42:Holy Roman Empire
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536:Weimar Republic
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629:Austria
494:in 1944
417:Gaugraf
378:civitas
364:huntari
360:hunaria
356:centena
336:civitas
318:In the
284:gaumann
248:of the
187:Durgawi
133:English
119:) is a
40:in the
3036:Syssel
3026:Socken
2994:Greece
2969:Sweden
2956:Korale
2951:Köping
2946:Komunë
2910:Tehsil
2826:Oblast
2774:Sweden
2696:Comune
2681:Bezirk
2676:Bashki
2666:Bakhsh
2539:Barony
2534:Agency
2511:Summer
2474:Sector
2469:Riding
2434:Parish
2407:Hamlet
2350:Colony
2340:Circle
2318:Banner
1957:Region
1539:County
1423:Canton
1249:
1147:Wasgau
1111:Alsace
1101:Sisgau
1061:Pongau
1043:Lungau
991:French
913:Elsgau
875:Allgäu
869:Aargau
845:Alsace
752:) and
740:) and
717:Poznań
709:Poland
679:Vienna
655:Styria
643:Länder
552:Länder
544:Länder
461:vassal
403:, the
294:yeoman
280:yeoman
227:gâ, gô
217:(from
199:Allgäu
172:gaujis
165:Gothic
148:Allgäu
58:German
3031:Subah
3016:Rreth
3011:Plasă
3001:Pagus
2989:Egypt
2985:Nome
2905:Sýsla
2898:China
2878:Sitio
2863:Raion
2853:Purok
2843:Ostān
2838:Okrug
2816:Mukim
2811:Muban
2806:Megye
2756:Județ
2746:Gmina
2599:Tenth
2569:March
2544:Burgh
2486:Shire
2417:Royal
2412:Manor
2370:Duchy
2330:Block
2022:State
1176:Notes
1129:Ufgau
1007:Hunze
973:Dutch
963:Hegau
923:Fivel
841:Dutch
811:Eupen
766:Biała
647:Tyrol
441:count
374:pagus
322:, a
298:young
268:shire
264:scire
235:pagus
231:Latin
219:gowio
183:-gawi
136:shire
76:Dutch
3041:Zhou
2858:Qark
2594:Seat
2554:Hide
2518:Ward
2210:Zone
2184:Unit
2124:Town
1462:City
1363:Area
1284:gau.
1247:ISBN
905:and
836:gouw
813:and
793:and
764:and
715:and
649:and
616:Gaue
566:Gaue
526:Gaue
465:fief
451:Graf
436:Graf
423:Gaue
382:vici
332:gowe
312:and
245:pays
238:, a
215:gowo
211:gawa
168:gawi
80:gouw
46:1000
38:gaue
2936:Gau
2893:Sum
2656:Amt
989:),
839:in
831:Gäu
827:Gau
787:Gau
781:of
768:).
732:of
694:of
665:).
598:by
516:Gau
512:Gau
500:Gau
407:Gau
358:or
324:Gau
296:to
240:gau
221:).
193:",
146:or
111:goa
108:or
101:gea
53:Gau
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3063:.
2711:Fu
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981:;
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847:,
833:;
342:,
256:.
150:.
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74:;
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1301:v
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