List of Alamannic pagi
The following is a list of pagi (the Latin term glossing Old High German gowe, corresponding to English shire) of early medieval Alamannia under Frankish suzerainty. Each pagus was ruled by a count (Gaugraf) who in turn responded to the duke of Alamannia. Many of the names of these territories survive in modern topomymy.
- Mortunova, the later Ortenau
- Brisigowe (modern Breisgau)
- Alpegowe (modern Albgau)
- Perahtoltaspara (Berchtoldsbaar)
- Nekargowe (named for the Neckar)
- Swiggerstal (the modern Ermstal)
- Filiwigawe (Filsgau, named for the Fils River)
- Trachgowe (Drachgau, near Schwäbisch Gmünd)
- Rezia (Ries, ultimately from the name of the Roman province of Raetia)
- Augestigowe (surrounding Augsburg)
- Duria (Duriagau)
- Illargowe (named for the Iller)
- Keltinstein (Keltenstein)
- Albegowe (Allgäu)
- Argungowe (at the Argen River)
- Rammegowe (Rammgau)
- Folcholtespara (Folcholtsbaar)
- Britgewe
- Linzgowe (Linzgau)
- Hegowe (Hegau)
- Turgowe (modern Thurgau, named for the Thur River)
- Alba (Albuch)
- Augestigowe (the territory surrounding Augst)
- Nordgowe (Nordgau, Alsace)
- Suntgowe (Sundgau, Alsace)
The territory between Alamannia and Upper Burgundy was known as Argowe (modern Aargau, named for the Aare river). The pertinence of this territory to either Alamannia or Upper Burgundy was disputed.
The county of Raetia was absorbed into Alamannia in the early 10th century. It comprised the Ringowe (Rheingau, named for the Rhine) and Retia proper.
Counties of the kingdom of Upper Burgundy:
- Burgundy (Franche-Comté)
- Portuensis (Portois)
- Amosensis
- Scudinga
- Warascum or Varesco, Warasgow
- Alsgowe (Elsgau)
- Transjurania
- Sorengowe (Sornegau)
- Bargensis (Bargengau)
- Wisliaeensis (the territory surrounding Avenches, German Wiflisburg)
- Lausonensis (Lausanne)
- Equestricus (Nyon, lat. Colonia Iulia Equestris)
- Genevensis (Geneva)
- Albanensis
- Falcinensis (Faucigny)
- Caputlacensis (Chablais)
- Vallensis (the Valais)
- Ausicensis
- Ufegowe (Ufgau in the canton of Berne)
References
- G. Droysen: Allgemeiner Historischer Handatlas. Bielefeld / Leipzig, 1886, 22f.