Schwäbischer Städtebund

English translation: Swabian League of Cities

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German term or phrase:Schwäbischer Städtebund
English translation:Swabian League of Cities
Entered by: cailean (X)

05:59 May 14, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - History
German term or phrase: Schwäbischer Städtebund
Seems to have been an alliance of Swabian towns.
cailean (X)
Local time: 00:02
Swabian League of Cities
Explanation:
Schwäbischer Städtebund Swabian League of Cities 1307 - 1449 n.Chr. ...
http://www.pantel-web.de/bw_mirror/maps/maps.htm

1386: Joined Swabian League of Cities 1500
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_in_the_Holy_Roma...

He routed the army of the Swabian league of cities, founded in 1376 under the leadership of Ulm, in 1388 near Döffingen
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WURTTEMBERG.htm



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1376: The Swabian League of Cities was formed, to protect city rights against the Empire and the princes, in direct contravention of the Golden Bull, ...
http://books.google.de/books?id=vv_j--ahNJwC&pg=PT133&lpg=PT...

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Alternatively, changing the word order slightly, the online Encyclopedia Britannica refers to the "League of Swabian cities":

"Zug joined the *league of Swabian cities* against Leopold of Habsburg and shared in the victory at Sempach in 1386.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/658277/Zug
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Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 00:02
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4 +2Swabian League of Cities
Colin Rowe
3 +1Swabian City League
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3 +1Swabian town league
BrigitteHilgner


  

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Swabian City League


Explanation:

...is what you find in some references...


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eberhard_II,_Count_of_W%C3%BCrt...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenceslaus,_King_of_the_Romans
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Germany
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hazmatgerman (X): Aber wohl auch Original, da Eigenname, verwendbar.
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Swabian town league


Explanation:
That's the term I am familiar with (you'll find examples if you google).

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"Swabian League" is another possibility - it depends on the history book you read which term is being used.

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 00:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giovanni Pizzati (X)
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Giovanni.

neutral  Christian James Bradley: "Swabian League" is not correct, seems to refer to a later alliance, called the "Schwäbischer Bund" in DE - see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwäbischer_Bund
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Swabian League of Cities


Explanation:
Schwäbischer Städtebund Swabian League of Cities 1307 - 1449 n.Chr. ...
http://www.pantel-web.de/bw_mirror/maps/maps.htm

1386: Joined Swabian League of Cities 1500
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_in_the_Holy_Roma...

He routed the army of the Swabian league of cities, founded in 1376 under the leadership of Ulm, in 1388 near Döffingen
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/WURTTEMBERG.htm



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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-05-14 09:21:24 GMT)
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1376: The Swabian League of Cities was formed, to protect city rights against the Empire and the princes, in direct contravention of the Golden Bull, ...
http://books.google.de/books?id=vv_j--ahNJwC&pg=PT133&lpg=PT...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-05-14 12:25:17 GMT)
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Alternatively, changing the word order slightly, the online Encyclopedia Britannica refers to the "League of Swabian cities":

"Zug joined the *league of Swabian cities* against Leopold of Habsburg and shared in the victory at Sempach in 1386.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/658277/Zug

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 00:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GeorginaW (X): Swabian League, as in Rhenish League or Hanseatic League (source Concise History of Germany/Fulbrook
3 hrs
  -> Many thanks!

agree  Lancashireman: Any idea which teams got relegated and promoted this season? // ABMU, Colin. // = 'Anyone but Manchester United'
9 hrs
  -> Thanks! Assuming you mean English football: ManU won; Reading, Birmingham, Derby County went down. I believe West Brom, Stoke, Hull go up. Now all we need is for ManU to win the Champs League on Wednesday... // ?? // !!
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