Ahrgau
Sign in to saveThe Ahrgau (also Argau) was a medieval Frankish gau that lay either side of the River Ahr in the north of the present-day German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, but also reached the gates of Bonn (the Kottenforst forest still belonged to the Ahrgau), especially after the dissolution of the Odangau.
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The Ahrgau (also Argau) was a medieval Frankish gau that lay either side of the River Ahr in the north of the present-day German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, but also reached the gates of Bonn (the Kottenforst forest still belonged to the Ahrgau), especially after the dissolution of the Odangau.
The Ahrgau is mentioned in the records under various names including Arisco (880), pagus Aroensis (882), Argowe (1064) and Archgouwe (1065).
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Ahr
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Middle Ages
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Rhine
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Rhineland-Palatinate
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International Standard Book Number
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Bonn
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Franks
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Graf
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Bad Breisig
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Lower Lotharingia
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Gau
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Ripuarian Franks
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne
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Hohe Acht
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Steinfeld Abbey
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Vinxtbach
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Swist
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Kottenforst
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