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Birnbaum An Der Warthe
Birnbaum may refer to: Places * Birnbaum an der Warthe, now Międzychód, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Kreis Birnbaum, an administrative district of the Grand Duchy of Posen and, later, the Prussian province of Posen * Birnbaum (Frankenwald), an unincorporated area in Kronach, Bavaria, Germany * Birnbaum (Gummersbach), a district of Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Birnbaum (Lesachtal), a village in Lesachtal, Carinthia, Austria * Hrušica (plateau) Hrušica (; German: ''Birnbaumer Wald'' iterally, 'pear tree forest' Italian: ''Selva di Piro'') is a plateau at the northern end of the Postojna Gate. The plateau can be viewed as the end or extension of the Trnovo Forest Plateau ( sl, Trnovski ... (German: '), in Slovenia Other uses * ''Birnbaum'' (painting), by Gustav Klimt * Birnbaum (surname) See also * Barenboim (surname) * Bernbaum * Berenbaum {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birnbaum An Der Warthe
Birnbaum may refer to: Places * Birnbaum an der Warthe, now Międzychód, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Kreis Birnbaum, an administrative district of the Grand Duchy of Posen and, later, the Prussian province of Posen * Birnbaum (Frankenwald), an unincorporated area in Kronach, Bavaria, Germany * Birnbaum (Gummersbach), a district of Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Birnbaum (Lesachtal), a village in Lesachtal, Carinthia, Austria * Hrušica (plateau) Hrušica (; German: ''Birnbaumer Wald'' iterally, 'pear tree forest' Italian: ''Selva di Piro'') is a plateau at the northern end of the Postojna Gate. The plateau can be viewed as the end or extension of the Trnovo Forest Plateau ( sl, Trnovski ... (German: '), in Slovenia Other uses * ''Birnbaum'' (painting), by Gustav Klimt * Birnbaum (surname) See also * Barenboim (surname) * Bernbaum * Berenbaum {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kreis Birnbaum
Kreis Birnbaum ( pl, Powiat międzychodzki) was a district in Prussia (''Kreis'') in the west of the Grand Duchy of Posen and the succeeding Province of Posen, as part of ''Regierungsbezirk'' Posen between 1815 and 1920. Today the area belongs to the Polish voivodeships of Greater Poland and Lubusz. History The lands around the Greater Polish town of Międzychód had been part of the Poznań Voivodeship since the 14th century, they were annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia during the Second Partition of Poland in 1793. Part of Napoleon's titular Duchy of Warsaw from 1807, it was returned to Prussia at the 1815 Congress of Vienna. The district's borders were finally determined by resolution of 1818. The administrative seat from 1833 was at Zirke, from 1867 in Birnbaum itself. Along with the Province of Posen, ''Kreis Birnbaum'' became part of the German Empire in 1871. With effect of 1 October 1887, its westernmost part, including Schwerin an der Warthe and Blesen was separated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birnbaum (Frankenwald)
Birnbaum may refer to: Places * Birnbaum an der Warthe, now Międzychód, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Kreis Birnbaum, an administrative district of the Grand Duchy of Posen and, later, the Prussian province of Posen * Birnbaum (Frankenwald), an unincorporated area in Kronach, Bavaria, Germany * Birnbaum (Gummersbach), a district of Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Birnbaum (Lesachtal), a village in Lesachtal, Carinthia, Austria * Hrušica (plateau) (German: '), in Slovenia * Hrušica (settlement) (German: '), village in the municipality of Jesenice, Slovenia Other uses * ''Birnbaum'' (painting), by Gustav Klimt *Birnbaum (surname) Birnbaum (German language, German: "pear tree") is a German-language family name common among Ashkenazi Jews. Notable people with the surname include: *Adam Birnbaum (born 1979), American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger *Alfred Birnbaum (born ... See also * Barenboim (surname) * Bernbaum * Berenbaum {{disambig, g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kronach (district)
Kronach is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Hof, Kulmbach, Lichtenfels and Coburg, and the state of Thuringia (districts of Sonneberg, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Saale-Orla). History Kronach was ruled by the bishopric of Bamberg from 1102 until 1803, when the clerical states of Germany were dissolved. Afterwards it fell to Bavaria, where the districts of Kronach and Teuschnitz were established on the territory of the present district. In 1931 these districts were merged in order to form the district of Kronach. Geography A large portion of the district is part of the Franconian Forest nature park. The Franconian Forest (German ''Frankenwald'') is a hill chain rising to To the southwest the country is sloping away. Several narrow rivers run southwards through the district in order to join the river Main beyond the district's borders, among them the Kronach Kronach ( East Franconian: ''Gronich'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birnbaum (Gummersbach)
Birnbaum may refer to: Places * Birnbaum an der Warthe, now Międzychód, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Kreis Birnbaum, an administrative district of the Grand Duchy of Posen and, later, the Prussian province of Posen * Birnbaum (Frankenwald), an unincorporated area in Kronach, Bavaria, Germany * Birnbaum (Gummersbach), a district of Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Birnbaum (Lesachtal), a village in Lesachtal, Carinthia, Austria * Hrušica (plateau) (German: '), in Slovenia * Hrušica (settlement) (German: '), village in the municipality of Jesenice, Slovenia Other uses * ''Birnbaum'' (painting), by Gustav Klimt *Birnbaum (surname) Birnbaum (German language, German: "pear tree") is a German-language family name common among Ashkenazi Jews. Notable people with the surname include: *Adam Birnbaum (born 1979), American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger *Alfred Birnbaum (born ... See also * Barenboim (surname) * Bernbaum * Berenbaum {{disambig, ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gummersbach
Gummersbach (; ksh, Jummersbach) is a town in the States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, being the district seat of the Oberbergischer Kreis. It is located east of Cologne. History In 1109 Gummersbach was mentioned in official documents for the first time. The document in question concerned the lowering of the episcopal tax for the church in Gummersbach by Archbishop Frederick I (Archbishop of Cologne), Frederick I. At that time the name of the town was spelled as ''Gumeresbracht''. Gummersbach received town privileges in 1857. In 1855 Gummersbach's industrial history began with the foundation of the company Steinmüller. With the company's success the little village began to grow to a town. After the company was bought in 1998 the production in Gummersbach was closed and most of the company's area was unused. Due to the fact that by the time this area made up half of the downtown area the town of Gummersbach bought this area to develop it. In the following y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birnbaum (Lesachtal)
Birnbaum may refer to: Places * Birnbaum an der Warthe, now Międzychód, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Kreis Birnbaum, an administrative district of the Grand Duchy of Posen and, later, the Prussian province of Posen * Birnbaum (Frankenwald), an unincorporated area in Kronach, Bavaria, Germany * Birnbaum (Gummersbach), a district of Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Birnbaum (Lesachtal), a village in Lesachtal, Carinthia, Austria * Hrušica (plateau) (German: '), in Slovenia * Hrušica (settlement) (German: '), village in the municipality of Jesenice, Slovenia Other uses * ''Birnbaum'' (painting), by Gustav Klimt *Birnbaum (surname) Birnbaum (German language, German: "pear tree") is a German-language family name common among Ashkenazi Jews. Notable people with the surname include: *Adam Birnbaum (born 1979), American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger *Alfred Birnbaum (born ... See also * Barenboim (surname) * Bernbaum * Berenbaum {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesachtal
Lesachtal ( sl, Lesna dolina) is a municipality in Hermagor District, in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It comprises the western part of the eponymous valley formed by the upper Gail River, and stretches from the Carinthian border with East Tyrol down to Kötschach-Mauthen in the east. Geography The Lesach Valley is located in the southwest of Carinthia. In adjacent East Tyrol, the uppermost continuation of the Gail river course is called Tilliach Valley. The lower eastern third of the Lesach Valley around the village of Sankt Jakob is part of the neighbouring Kötschach-Mauthen municipality. The narrow valley borders the Lienz Dolomites range of the Gailtal Alps to the north and the Carnic Alps up to high Mt. Hohe Warte ( it, Coglians) to the south, forming the border with Italy. Most settlements and paths are on the northern slopes over above the Gail River gorge. The municipality of Lesachtal (area 19.62 km², pop. 1,665) comprises the cadastral communities of Korn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrušica (plateau)
Hrušica (; German: ''Birnbaumer Wald'' iterally, 'pear tree forest' Italian: ''Selva di Piro'') is a plateau at the northern end of the Postojna Gate. The plateau can be viewed as the end or extension of the Trnovo Forest Plateau ( sl, Trnovski gozd), and to the west is Mount Nanos. The limestone plateau reaches an elevation of 1,080 m, while the road crosses it at 883 m. Because the Postojna Gate is crossed at a lower point of 606 m at nearby Postojna, modern traffic including the railroad and the freeway bypass Hrušica. Hrušica was the location of an ancient Roman Fortress called Ad Pirum, which was part of the Claustra Alpium Iuliarum (Latin for 'Barrier of the Julian Alps'; hereby, the term Julian Alps refers to the wider mountainous and hilly region from the Julian Alps to the Kvarner Gulf) was a defense system within the Roman Empire between Italia and Pannonia that pro ... defence system. External links * {{Slovenia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birnbaum (painting)
''Birnbaum'' (English: ''Pear tree'') is a painting by Gustav Klimt from his Golden phase. This painting was painted in 1903, and today is housed in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, one of the Harvard Art Museums. Klimt finished this painting during his stay in Litzlberg on Lake Attersee Attersee, also known as Kammersee, English sometimes Lake Atter, is the largest lake of the Salzkammergut region in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. It is Austria's third largest lake by area, surpassed only by Lake Constance and Lake Neusied .... References 1903 paintings Paintings by Gustav Klimt Paintings in the Harvard Art Museums {{20C-painting-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birnbaum (surname)
Birnbaum (German language, German: "pear tree") is a German-language family name common among Ashkenazi Jews. Notable people with the surname include: *Adam Birnbaum (born 1979), American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger *Alfred Birnbaum (born 1955), American translator *Allan Birnbaum (1923-1976), American statistician *Amy Birnbaum (born 1975), American voice actress *Arved Birnbaum (1962–2021), German actor and director *Brigitte Birnbaum (born 1938), German author * (born 1963 ), German musicologist and cultural manager *Daniel Birnbaum (born 1963), curator *Dara Birnbaum (born 1946), American feminist video artist *David Birnbaum (born 1956), Canadian politician * (born 1931), German biologist * (1942-2017), German cardiac surgeon *Eduard Birnbaum (1855-1920), German musicologist *Effi Birnbaum (born 1954), Israeli professional basketball coach * (1892-1947), Austrian pedagogue and psychologist *Frank Birnbaum (1922-2005), cantor *Fritz Birnbaum (1912 – 2006) Highly dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barenboim (surname)
Barenboim is a Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ... surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Daniel Barenboim (born 1942), pianist and conductor * (1910–1984), Soviet theorist and bridge building practitioner *Lev Barenboim (1906–1985), Russian pianist and musicologist * (born 1985), a classical violinist See also *7163 Barenboim, main-belt minor planet *Birnbaum (surname), Birnbaum, German form {{surname, Barenboim Surnames of Jewish origin Yiddish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
