Template:Did you know nominations/Erckartswiller


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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 12:47, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Erckartswiller

 * ... that the Alsatian village of Erckartswiller was abandoned from 1649 to 1651?


 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Clallam County Courthouse
 * Comment: Not the most intriguing hook, but there's not a lot to say about this very small town (population: 305), plus I think that being contrite could draw readers who may wonder why it was abandoned. The sources are in French, so I'll provide the reference quote for the hook: "Le village est dépeuplé par la guerre de Trente Ans et totalement déserté de 1649 à 1651." (translation: "The village was depopulated by the Thirty Years War and completely deserted from 1649 to 1651.") Note: The Thirty Years War actually ended in 1648. The hook is also similar to a hook for an adjacent community Wimmenau, which was a DYK in January (Template:Did you know nominations/Wimmenau).

5x expanded by AHeneen (talk). Self-nominated at 20:47, 10 May 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg This five-fold expansion is new enough and long enough. The hook fact is interesting and is well-sourced, the article is neutral and the sources are in French so I have omitted to check for close paraphrasing. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:52, 22 May 2015 (UTC)