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| − | Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia Commons] | + | Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia Commons] '']] Wittgenstein, once a county (pop. 29,264 in 1959) in the province of North Rhine-Westphalia and later merged with Siegen to form the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein (pop. 295,787 in 2001), in the 18th and 19th centuries a principality ruled by the counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein. For the small [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonite]] congregation here, see [[Waldeck (Germany)|Waldeck]]. |
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| − | '']] Wittgenstein, once a county (pop. 29,264 in 1959) in the province of North Rhine-Westphalia and later merged with Siegen to form the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein (pop. 295,787 in 2001), in the 18th and 19th centuries a principality ruled by the counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein. For the small [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonite]] congregation here, see [[Waldeck (Germany)|Waldeck]]. | ||
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Wittgenstein, once a county (pop. 29,264 in 1959) in the province of North Rhine-Westphalia and later merged with Siegen to form the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein (pop. 295,787 in 2001), in the 18th and 19th centuries a principality ruled by the counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein. For the small Amish Mennonite congregation here, see Waldeck.
| Date Published | 1959 |
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, . "Wittgenstein (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wittgenstein_(Nordrhein-Westfalen,_Germany)&oldid=96896.
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, . (1959). Wittgenstein (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wittgenstein_(Nordrhein-Westfalen,_Germany)&oldid=96896.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 969. All rights reserved.
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