A map of the Imperial Circles as at the beginning of the 16th century. The Upper Saxon Circle is shown in pink.

The Upper Saxon Circle (in German, Obersächsischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. It was created in 1512. A map of the Imperial Circles as at the beginning of the 16th century. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... A map of the Imperial Circles as at the beginning of the 16th century. ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ... 1512 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The circle was dominated by the two electorates of Brandenburg and Saxony.

Composition

The circle was made up of the following states:

Anhalt is a historical region of Germany, which is now included in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. ... Barby could refer to: The village of Barby in Northamptonshire, England. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Surrounding but excluding the national capital Berlin, Brandenburg is one of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states). ... The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst (singular) Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Emperors of Germany. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. ... Gernrode is a city in Germany, in the district (Kreis) of Quedlinburg in the state (Bundesland) of Saxony-Anhalt. ... Jimbolia (-Romanian, Hungarian: Zsombolya, German: Hatzfeld) is a city in TimiÅŸ county, Romania. ... A lord is a male who has power and authority. ... Mansfeld can refer to: Ernst, Graf von Mansfield, a general of the Thirty Years War Mansfelder Land, a district of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Roland The city of Quedlinburg in the German Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt has existed since at least the early ninth century, when a settlement known as Gross Orden existed at the site of the modern Quedlinburg. ... Querfurt a town in Merseburg-Querfurt district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, situated in a fertile country on the Querne, 18 miles west from Merseburg, on a branch line from Oberroblingen. ... Reuss (German: Reuß) was the name of several historical states located in present-day Thuringia, Germany. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Saxe-Eisenach (German Sachsen-Eisenach) was the name of three different duchies that existed at different times in Thuringia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Saxe-Weimar (German Sachsen-Weimar) was a Duchy in Thuringia. ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stata Sakska) is at a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a small state in Germany, in the present-day state of Thuringia, with capital at Rudolstadt. ... Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small state in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with capital at Sondershausen. ... Stollberg is a town in Saxony, capital of the district Stollberg. ... Formerly one of the most celebrated Cistercian abbeys of Germany, situated in the Duchy of Brunswick between Lauterberg and Nordhausen. ... Wernigerode Castle Wernigerode is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ...

Sources

The list of states making up the Upper Saxon Circle is based on that in the German Wikipedia article Obersächsischer Reichskreis.