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Map of France highlighting the Burgundy (Bourgogne) region in white at the center-east of the country, with major cities such as Dijon, Nevers, Auxerre, and Macon labeled. Surrounding countries and bodies of water, including Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea, are also shown. An inset map in the upper left corner shows the location of Burgundy within France. A high-speed TGV train with orange and white cars travels through green fields and farmland in the Burgundy region of France, with a village visible in the background. Thematic map of Europe and the Mediterranean showing the routes of various barbarian groups during the invasions of the late Roman Empire. Colored arrows trace the migrations of groups such as the Goths, Vandals, Franks, Saxons, and others, with boundaries of the Roman Empire in 395 CE and subsequent political divisions marked. Major kingdoms and cities are labeled, illustrating the movement and settlement patterns of these peoples. Cluny: belfry tower Portrait of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, also known as Philip the Good, wearing an ornate red robe and elaborate red headdress, painted in oil on panel. Mary of Burgundy
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A high-speed TGV train with orange and white cars travels through green fields and farmland in the Burgundy region of France, with a village visible in the background.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy. Aug 06, 2026
Add new Web site: The History Files - Burgundians (Burgundiones) (Germanic). Jun 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Burgundy. Apr 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Smarthistory - Introduction to Burgundy in the Fifteenth Century. Nov 24, 2023
Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy. Sep 15, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Kingdom of Burgundy [410-1547]. Jul 22, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Kingdom of Burgundy [410-1547]. Jul 22, 2023
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Burgundy, France. Mar 05, 2023
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Burgundy (Traditional province, France). Feb 28, 2023
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Burgundy, France. Jan 20, 2023
Updated for the 2016 reorganization of French régions. Aug 25, 2017
Map of Burgundy added. May 26, 2011
Updated geologic time data. May 17, 2010
Population data updated. Oct 15, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Burgundy. Jul 14, 2008
Added new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Burgundy. May 25, 2007
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Burgundy. May 25, 2007
Article thoroughly revised. May 11, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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