List of Alamannic pagi

Since it was conquered by the Franks Swabia / Alamannia was divided into districts, each of which was placed under a Count. Many of those original names have survived to this day as a landscape name. The county districts were divided in turn into Teilgaue whose names have also held partially. With the -w -in- Gowe is a strain -w, - uu - out.

Subdivision of Alamannia / Swabia in districts ( Gowe / Gawe ) - only top hierarchy level:

  • Mortunova ( Mortenau, from Celtic Moridunum = Moor / marshland, now Ortenau )
  • Brisigowe (Breisgau )
  • Alpegowe ( Albgau, southern Black Forest area )
  • Perahtoltaspara ( Berchtold Baar, Baar part of )
  • Nekargowe ( the middle Neckar )
  • Swiggerstal (today Ermstal )
  • Filiwigawe ( Filsgau on the Fils)
  • Trachgowe ( Drachgau in Schwäbisch Gmünd )
  • Rezia ( Ries or Ries, of the Roman province of Raetia )
  • Augestigowe ( at Augsburg)
  • Duria ( Duriagau )
  • Illargowe ( at the river Iller )
  • Keltinstein ( Celtic stone)
  • Albegowe ( partially today Allgäu)
  • Argungowe ( the river Argen, Northeast Lake area east of Schussen )
  • Rammegowe ( Rammgau )
  • Folcholtespara ( Folcholtsbaar, part of Baar )
  • Brit tissue ( today? )
  • Hegowe ( Hegau )
  • Turgowe (later the Zürichgau was split off, and today essentially region of the Swiss cantons of Thurgau and Zurich, River Thur )

Other sources continue to call:

  • Alba (Alb, today Albuch )
  • Augestigowe ( Augstgau between the Rhine and the Aare River, from the town of Augst )

Between Upper Burgundy and Alemannia / Swabia, the area was Argowe (now Aargau, the river Aar ) which was disputed. This was divided into the upper and the lower Aargau Aargau.

Districts in Alsace:

  • Nordgowe ( Nordgau )
  • Suntgowe ( Sundgau, Südgau )

Districts in Churrätien:

  • Ringowe (Rheingau, after the river Rhine at the confluence with the Lake Constance in Bregenz)
  • Retia (of the Roman province of Raetia, Upper Rhine Valley )

Districts in the Kingdom of Upper Burgundy

  • County of Burgundy ( Franche -Comté ) Portuensis (now Portois )
  • Amosensis
  • Scudinga
  • Warascum or Varesco, Warasgow ( Varais )
  • Alsgowe (now Elsgau, French Ajoie )
  • Sorengowe ( Sornegau )
  • Bargensis ( Bargengau )
  • Wisliaeensis or of Vaud (around Avenches, German Wiflisburg )
  • Lausonensis ( at Lausanne)
  • Equestricus (around Nyon, Latin Colonia Iulia Equestris )
  • Genevensis ( around Geneva, Genevois )
  • Albanensis
  • Falcinensis (now Faucigny )
  • Caputlacensis (now Chablais )
  • Vallensis (now Wallis )
  • Ausicensis ( Pagus Ausicensis ) in the upper Saanen valley
  • Ufegowe ( Ufgau in the Canton of Bern - not to be confused with the Ufgau in Baden- Württemberg)
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