Gothia

Gothia is a name given to various places where the Goths lived during their migrations:

  • Götaland, the traditional original homeland of the Goths.
  • Dacia was referred to as Gothia during the fourth century, when it was settled by Goths.
  • a name used by the Byzantines for the Gothic-inhabited hinterland of Crimea.
  • an alternative name for the Principality of Theodoro, deriving from the above usage.
  • Marca Hispanica. This was a series of Counties ruled by Franks in the late 8th century and 9th century of formerly Visigothic lands north and south of the Pyrenees. (See Septimania).
  • "Gothia Land" (in Latin Gatia Launia), This is the hypothetical origin of the name of Catalonia, which eventually emerged from Marca Hispania.
  • A city on the Euphrates river in the Ramadi (district) of Iraq, between Hit, Iraq and Ramadi.
  • Gothia Cup in Gothenburg is the world's largest annual association football cup by number of contestants.
  • Arn de Gothia, a fictional medieval knight created by Jan Guillou.
  • Gothia Towers, a hotel in Gothenburg.
  • Gothia & Mozarabia are a name given to young Catholics in Madrid (Spain), linked to the liturgy they use and their Spanish-style spirituality.