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|conventional_long_name = Principality of BensdorfBenesuolo

|native_name = ''FürstentumPrincipato Bensdorfdel Benesuolo''

|common_name = BensdorfBenesuolo

|alt_flag = The flag of the Principality of BensdorfBenesuolo.

|alt_coat = The VonDi WeingärtnerSpeziale Coat of Arms

|alt_map = A map of northwestern ArkiaVolscina, showing BensdorfBenesuolo and neighboring states.

|map_caption = <small>BensdorfBenesuolo is shown in light pink, betweennext the Electorate of Ambach andto the Grand Republic of JessernJessaronno. Click the map to enlarge.</small>

|capital = BensdorfBenesuolo

|official_languages = ArkianVolscine

|demonym = BensdorferBenesuoliani

|leader_name1 = ReinerRenato vondi WeingärtnerSpeziale

|leader_title2 = ChancellorPresident of the Government

|leader_name2 = IngridZosima GeislerFesta

|leader_title3 = Kaiserin Empress

[[File:GardeReiner Suissevon Weingartner.jpg|leftpng|thumb|200pxleft|A250px|His memberGrace ofArch-Treasurer Renato thedi HonorSpeziale, GuardPrince of BensdorfBenesuolo.]]

The '''Principality of BensdorfBenesuolo''' (ArkianVolscine: ''FürstentumPrincipato Bensdorfdel Benesuolo'') is a principality, one of the various internal sub-divisions of the [[ArkalariusVolscina|ArkianVolscine Empire]]. It is known primarily for its wine production and financial services industry. BensdorfBenesuolo was established in 1714 when the EthalrianVolscine crown issued a land grant to GüntherGiovanni vondi WeingärtnerSpeziale, a wine merchant favored by the court. The Vongrant included a manor on a large vineyard, and Giovanni quickly took a keen interest in winemaking. The Di WeingärtnerSpeziale family is still involved in winemaking today, operating the largest vineyard in the state. In addition to its characteristic wine, BensdorfBenesuolo is famous for its Honor Guard, a ceremonial military unit outfitted with plate armor and halberds that guards the VonDi WeingärtnerSpeziale estate and government buildings in the principality.

The principal settlement in BensdorfBenesuolo is the city of BensdorfBenesuolo, which gave its name to the principality. The city of BensdorfBenesuolo and its immediately surrounding suburban area contains an estimated 158218,000 people. Of these, some 158,000 live within the borders of the Principality, comprising almost 75% of the principality's population. The remaining people in the Benesuolo metro area live on the Jessern side of the border. The city has a sizable financial services industry, and is a regional banking hub. BensdorfBenesuolo regularly touts its relatively lax regulatory environment compared to neighboring jurisdictions as a reason for corporate headquarters to relocate there. The city is roughly halfway between the major cities of Amboss and Stoppsmund in the northwest of the ArkianVolscine Peninsula and long served as a major commercial hub in between them.

BensdorfBenesuolo wine is a protected origin label referring specifically and only to red wine made from grapes grown in BensdorfBenesuolo. It is a very light-bodied red wine with relatively high acidity, and is often served chilled in the manner of white wine. Winemakers in BensdorfBenesuolo also have a tradition of using a technique known as [[wikipedia:carbonic_maceration|carbonic maceration]], which makes BensdorfBenesuolo wines distinctive from that of other areas. BensdorfBenesuolo wine has been described as "the only white wine which happens to be red." It is known to be a favorite of [[AcronisTavaris|AcronianTavari]] Prime Minister [[Žarís Nevran Alandar]], who it was reported by wirethe serviceNuvrenon CNSNews received a bottle for her birthday from the ArkianVolscine Embassy and loved it so much she immediately ordered four more.

The far west of the principality is historically the home of the Rokoch people, a community of people descended from settlers who arrived centuries prior to colonization of the region by [[TretridAsendavia]] orand other outside powers[[Tretrid]] that speak an isolated language believed to be related to [[Rodoka|Rodokan]] and [[Vesienväl|Vesienvällic]]. As of 2020, there were an estimated 100 remaining native speakers of the language, making it among the world's most in danger of going extinct. The language saw marked decline in the 18th and 19th centuries and for long periods of time was banned in schools. However, in recent years efforts have begun to record the language and encourage teaching it to both children and adults.

Oral history of the Rokoch people says that they are descended from pirates or raiders that came from northern Novaris, some of whom decided to remain on the coast in what is now BensdorfBenesuolo about two thousand years ago. Given the linguistic similarities to the Rodokan language, known to have been spoken by humans migrating south from Vesienväl along the coast of the ArkianVolscine Sea at the turn of the 1st century CE, it is theorized that the Rokoch people could be an offshoot from or relative to the Rodokan people, or that the area had been one stop the Rodokans made in their journey south. It is considered more likely by historians and anthropologists that Rodokans would have been in the area closer to 1,500 years ago. Some scattered archaeological evidence indicates the presence of a large settlement in the area dating to between 300-600 CE. Today, the area is exclusively rural and sparsely populated. Rokoch people have a reputation of being reclusive and distrustful of outsiders.

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