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Altenstein Castle (Southern Black Forest)
Altenstein (German for "Old Rock" or "Old Stone") may refer to: Places in Germany Villages and administrative areas * Amt Altenstein, an ''Amt'' in the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen * Altenstein, village in the municipality of Asbach (Westerwald), Asbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Altenstein, village in the municipality of Häg-Ehrsberg in the county of Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Altenstein, village in the market town of Maroldsweisach, county of Haßberge, Bavaria Castles * Altenstein Castle (Bad Liebenstein), historical castle site near Schweina and Bad Liebenstein, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia * Altenstein Castle (Southern Black Forest), lost castle near Häg-Ehrsberg, Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg * Altenstein Castle (Lower Franconia), castle ruins in Altenstein between Ebern and Maroldsweisach, Haßberge, Bavaria * Altenstein Castle (Eichsfeld) in the vicinity of Asbach-Sickenberg near Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Eichsfeld, Thuringia * Alte Burg (Altenstein), early medieval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amt Altenstein
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a US township or county or English Non-metropolitan district, shire district. Current usage Germany Prevalence The ''Amt'' (plural: ''Ämter'') is unique to the Germany, German ''States of Germany, Bundesländer'' (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. Other German states had this division in the past. Some states have similar administrative units called ''Samtgemeinde'' (Lower Saxony), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' (Rhineland-Palatinate) or ''Municipal association (Germany), Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia). Definition An ''Amt'', as well as the other above-mentioned units, is subordinate to a ''Kreis'' (district) and is a collection of mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |