Eichsfeld
Until 1803 the Eichsfeld was for centuries part of the Archbishopric of Mainz, which is the cause of its current position as a Catholic enclave in the predominantly Protestant north of Germany.A few small transfers of territory between the American and Soviet zones of occupation took place in accordance with the Wanfried Agreement.During the German Peasants' War within the Reichsstadt of Mühlhausen most of the monasteries, churches and castles were plundered and most of the Eichsfeld became Protestant.According to the Peace of Westphalia the Archbishopric of Mainz reestablished Catholicism in the area which was two thirds devastated and had lost 75% of its population.In this atheistic state the people preserved their Catholic roots, and church life stayed relatively intact.
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