Bidgau

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The medieval districts around 1000

The Bidgau (dialectal Bekow ) was a Franconian Gau , which roughly comprised the area of ​​today's Verbandsgemeinde Bitburg-Land and Verbandsgemeinde Irrel .

The Franks divided their country into Gaue from around the 7th century. The Bidgau was named after the Beda vicus settlement (now Bitburg ).

The Bidgau was bordered in the west by the Ardennengau .

Places in the Bidgau

Baustert , Bitburg , Bollendorf , Dudeldorf , Dreis , Echternach , Eisenach , Fließem , Gonderange , Grevenmacher , Holsthum , Kenn , Klüsserath , Kröv , Kyllburg , Lasel , Longuich , Malberg , Malbergoft , Meckel , Mersch , Messerich , Metterich , Mettendorf , Newel , Oberweis , Peffingen , Prümzurlay , Rittersdorf , Schankweiler , Seffern , Seffer Weich , Sinspelt , Speicher , Ürzig , Vianden , Waxweiler , Weiswampach , Wolsfeld .

Counts

  • Adalhard († around 877)
  • Odocar († after 890)
  • Wigerich († before 923), Graf im Bidgau.
  • Gozlin († 948), Count in Bidgau.
  • Gottfried († 996), Count in Bidgau
  • Around 1050 the dignity of the count ended .

See also