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Blankenberg (other)
Blankenberg may refer to: *Blankenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, part of the ''Amt'' Sternberger Seenlandschaft, district of Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany *Blankenberg, Thuringia, part of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' Saale-Rennsteig, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany * Blankenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, near Siegburg, part of Hennef (Sieg) *Ngaire Blankenberg Ngaire Blankenberg (born ) is a Canadian-born South African museum designer, consultant, and administrator. She is a former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. Early life and education Blankenberg's parents are South African ... (born 1971/72), a South African-Canadian museum director See also * Blankenberge, Belgian town * Blankenburg (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blankenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Blankenberg is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References Ludwigslust-Parchim {{LudwigslustParchim-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blankenberg, Thuringia
Blankenberg is a village and a former municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality Rosenthal am Rennsteig. History Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Blankenberg was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony The Province of Saxony (german: link=no, Provinz Sachsen), also known as Prussian Saxony () was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1944. Its capital was Magdeburg. It was formed by the merg .... References Saale-Orla-Kreis Former municipalities in Thuringia {{SaaleOrla-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennef (Sieg)
Hennef (Sieg) () is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Sieg, approx. south-east of Siegburg and east of Bonn. Hennef is the fourth-biggest town in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (i.e. district). It is the site of the 15th-century castle, Schloss Allner, next to the Allner See. Within Hennef is the town of Stadt Blankenberg, with the castle of Blankenberg. Hennef is also known as the "City of 100 villages". Twin towns – sister cities Hennef is twinned with: * Banbury, England, United Kingdom (1981) * Le Pecq, France (1997) * Nowy Dwór Gdański, Poland (2001) Trivia * The first calibratable automatic weighing scales in the world were invented by Carl Reuther in Hennef * Hennef's current district of Geistingen was first mentioned in a document from 885. Hennef itself was first mentioned in 1075 as "Hannafo" * The national football team sometimes trains here; at the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2005 the Argentina national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngaire Blankenberg
Ngaire Blankenberg (born ) is a Canadian-born South African museum designer, consultant, and administrator. She is a former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. Early life and education Blankenberg's parents are South African and she was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her mother is White and her father is Coloured (and albino); they had relocated to Canada as their interracial marriage was illegal in South Africa at that time. She earned a journalism degree from Carleton University and worked for 12 years in television and documentaries, including a year as a videographer on the CBC newsmagazine series ''Road Movies (TV series), Road Movies'',Bill Anderson"In Road Movies, CBC lets youths tell own tales; Network gets fresh viewpoints - and a TV series for $100,000 an episode" ''Montreal Gazette'', July 17, 1992. before moving to South Africa to study Media studies, media and cultural studies, earning a masters degree from the University of Natal. She moved back to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blankenberge
Blankenberge (; french: Blankenberghe; vls, Blanknberge) is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Blankenberge proper and the settlement of Uitkerke. On 1 December 2014, Blankenberge had a total population of 19,897. The total area of the municipality is 17.41 km², giving a population density of 1,142 inhabitants per km². The towns inhabitants are called Blankenbergenaars. Blankenberge is one of the most important seaside resorts on the Belgian coast in terms of tourist numbers and hotel reservations. It is a national and to a certain extent international seaside resort, attracting visitors from across northern Europe. It processes a long sandy beach, and a 350-m long art-deco pier, the Belgium Pier, constructed in 1933. A structure that is unique on the Belgian coast. The fishery The first fishing activities date back to the 11th century. By the 12th century , the fishing fleet had more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
