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Battenberg Cup Whaleboat Race At Pearl Harbor In 1939
Battenberg or Battenburg may refer to: Places * Battenberg (Eder), a town in Hesse, Germany * Battenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Battenberg Hill, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica People * Battenberg family, German noble family from Hesse ** Julia, Princess of Battenberg (1825–1895) ** Prince Louis of Battenberg (1854–1921) ** Princess Marie of Battenberg (1852–1923) ** Prince Alexander of Battenberg (1857–1893) ** Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858–1896) ** Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg (1861–1924) ** Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885–1969) * John Nelson Battenberg (1931–2012), American sculptor Other uses * Battenberg cake or Battenburg cake, a cake with a checkered pattern on the inside * Battenburg markings, a pattern named after the aforementioned cake * Battenberg Cup, an American naval award (named after Prince Louis of Battenberg) See also * Mountbatten, UK branch of the German family * Mountbatt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battenberg (Eder)
Battenberg (Eder) is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district, the state of Hesse, Germany. The town is noted for giving its name to the Battenberg family, a morganatic branch of the ruling House of Hesse-Darmstadt, and through it, the name Mountbatten used by members of the British royal family, a literal translation of Battenberg. Geography Location The centre of Battenberg lies in the ''Ederbergland'', or Eder Highland, to which the Burgwald abutting the town to the east also belongs, on the southern edge of the Sauerland and the Rothaargebirge. Lying between 320 and 650 m above sea level, the town is also crossed by the river Eder. Neighbouring communities Battenberg borders in the north on the community of Bromskirchen, in the northeast on the community of Allendorf, in the southeast on the community of Burgwald (all three in Waldeck-Frankenberg), in the south on the community of Münchhausen am Christenberg (Marburg-Biedenkopf), and in the west on the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |