12 – Europe’s divides

An interesting look at the religions and language groups that are elements of division (and union) in Europe. The mapmaker wanted to make a point by indicating three ‘core areas’ […]

by

Frank Jacobs

July 23, 2010

A geography column on history and society.

An interesting look at the religions and language groups that are elements of division (and union) in Europe. The mapmaker wanted to make a point by indicating three ‘core areas’ where a certain language group and religion overlap – resulting in an area that is Germanic+Protestant, another one that’s Slavic+Orthodox and one that is Romance+Catholic. I’m not sure which point…

Frank Jacobs has been writing about strange maps since 2006, published a book on the subject in 2009, and joined Big Think in 2010.

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