Carolingian counties

medieval region in current Belgium and France

countship

thumb|Aerial view of the Breisgau

The Rheingau (; ) is a region on the northern side of the Rhine between the German towns of Wiesbaden and Lorch near Frankfurt, reaching from the Western Taunus to the Rhine. It is situated in the German state of Hesse and is part of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis administrative district. It is famous for Rheingau wines, especially the "Rheingauer Riesling," and its many taverns.

{| class="wikitable" align="right" |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#6cf;"| Sundgau |- | Land Area || 663 km2 |- | Population || 61 841 inhabitants (1999) |- | Capital || Altkirch |- | Cantons || 4 |- | Communes || 112 |} Sundgau ( or ; ) is a geographical territory in the southern Alsace region (Haut Rhin and Belfort), on the eastern edge of France. The name is derived from Alemannic German Sunt-gowe ("South shire"), denoting an Alemannic county in the Old High German period. The principal city and historical capital is Altkirch.

thumb|350px|The natural regions of Belgium thumb|350px|Sub-regions of the Condroz

historical region

The Bardengau was a medieval county (Gau) in the Duchy of Saxony. Its main town was Bardowick; other important towns were Lüneburg and Oldenstadt (today Uelzen).

thumb|270px|Speyergau (Spiragowe) in Rhenish Franconia, c. 1000 Speyergau was a medieval county in the East Frankish (German) stem duchy of Franconia. It was centred around the administrative centre of Speyer and roughly covered the former Roman administrative area of Civitas Nemetum, which is today the south-eastern portion of the Palatinate region between the Rhine river, the Palatinate Forest range, and some smaller parts of northern Alsace. The Speyergau, together with the neighbouring Wormsgau and Nahegau, was part of the major possessions held by the Salian dynasty of German kings and Ho

thumb|240px|Derlingowe in Saxony, about 1000 The Derlingau was an early medieval county (Gau) of the Duchy of Saxony.

former county

Frankish gau, corresponding roughly to Namur province

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.