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County of Blankenburg (till 1707) Principality of Blankenburg (since) Grafschaft Blankenburg (till 1707) Fürstentum Blankenburg (since) | |||||||||
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| 1123–1815 | |||||||||
.svg) Coat of arms
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 County of Blankenburg (blue) about 1400 | |||||||||
| Status | County | ||||||||
| Capital | Blankenburg (Harz) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Eastphalian | ||||||||
| Government | County | ||||||||
| Historical era | Modern history | ||||||||
• Partitioned from Saxony | 1123 | ||||||||
| 1182 | |||||||||
• Joined Lower Saxon Circle | 1500 | ||||||||
• Enfeoffed to Brunswick-Lüneburg by Welf prince-bishop | 1599 | ||||||||
| 1707 | |||||||||
• Real union with Brunswick as Blankenburg district | 1815 | ||||||||
• East-West division | 22 July 1945 | ||||||||
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The County of Blankenburg (German: Grafschaft Blankenburg) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Blankenburg, it was located in and near the Harz mountains.