Andreas Kunz, Leibniz Institute of European History, Mainz, Germany
Using GIS to Construct an Interactive Map of the Religious-Confessional Division of Central Europe in the 17th Century
PNC 2013
Annual Conference and Joint Meetings
Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan
December 11, 2013
Mainz Team:
Johannes Wischmeyer, Katrin Bodschwinna, Patrick Loewert
Main source: http://www.atlas-europa.de (Digital Atlas of Europe since 1500)
Religions in Europe in 1500
Religions in Europe in 1555
Impact of the Reformation
Religions in Europe in 1648
1517-1648 ChristianityDivided:
Confessional Boundaries
Source:GHI-Washington / IEG-Mainz(2007)
1648
Our territorial GIS
(c. 1500 units)
1648
GIS-Data
Subsetlinked to 360 souverain states and Imperial territories
Confession of the ruling monarch attached to territorial units
cuius regio / eius religio principle of 1555
1648
GIS-basedconfessional map
Confession of the ruling monarch attached to territorial units
[cuius regio / eius religio principle of 1555]
1648
Excerpt Map
1648Swiss Confederation
Inter/Intra-Confessional Splits
Letter code:
ka: Catholicre: Reformed pa: Parity rule mk: multi-confessionalge: confession at local basis
1648
GIS-Data
Subsetlinked to 360 souverain states and Imperial territories
Confession of the ruling monarch attached to territorial units
cuius regio / eius religio principle of 1555
1648Excerpt MapDecoded
Number-Code
1: Imperial Abbeys
2: Ecclesiastical States (princely)
3: Ecclesiastical Orders (imperial)
4: Imperial Cities
5: Imperial Knights
1648
Confessional Divisions
The InteractiveMap
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