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Bornheim (Rheinland)
Bornheim ( Ripuarian: ''Bonnem'') is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the West bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 km north-west of Bonn, 20 km south of Cologne. The town borders on Bonn to the south, the towns of Alfter and Swisttal to the southwest, the town of Weilerswist to the west, the towns of Brühl and Wesseling to the north, as well as the Rhine-bordering town of Niederkassel in the east. Subdivisions Bornheim is divided up into 14 districts: Bornheim, Brenig, Dersdorf, Hemmerich, Hersel, Kardorf, Merten, Rösberg, Roisdorf, Sechtem, Uedorf, Walberberg, Waldorf and Widdig. Economy Bornheim has a strong agricultural industry and is famous for its white asparagus. Twin towns – sister cities Bornheim is twinned with: * Bornem, Belgium * Mittweida, Germany * Zawiercie, Poland Notable people *Paul von Rusdorf (c. 1385–1441), the master of the Teutonic Order in 1422–1441, came from the knighthood of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripuarian Language
Ripuarian ( ; also ''Ripuarian Franconian''; german: Ripuarisch, , ''ripuarische Mundart, ripuarischer Dialekt, ripuarisch-fränkische Mundart, Ribuarisch'', nl, Ripuarisch , ''Noordmiddelfrankisch'') is a German dialect group, part of the West Central German language group. Together with the Moselle Franconian which includes the Luxembourgish language, Ripuarian belongs to the larger Central Franconian dialect family and also to the Rhinelandic linguistic continuum with the Low Franconian languages. It is spoken in the Rhineland south of the Benrath line — from northwest of Düsseldorf and Cologne to Aachen in the west and to Waldbröl in the east. The language area also comprises the north of the German-speaking Community of Belgium as well as the southern edge of the Limburg province of the Netherlands, especially Kerkrade (''Kirchroa''), where it is perceived as a variety of Limburgish and legally treated as such. The name derives from the Ripuarian Franks (''Rheinfra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mittweida
Mittweida () is a town in Saxony, Germany, in the Mittelsachsen district. Geography Mittweida is situated on the river Zschopau, 18 km north of Chemnitz, and 54 km west of Dresden. Embedded within the steep hills and valleys of the river and two smaller creeks, the town is green and picturesque. Mittweida has a station on the Riesa–Chemnitz railway. A branch line, closed in 1997, served the industries in nearby Dreiwerden and Ringethal. Major roads are the state roads S200, S201, and S247, connecting the town with various federal roads and the motorway A4 which passes south-east of Mittweida. History The town was first mentioned in 1209. In 1286 it was known as ''civitas'' and ''oppidum''. Weaving of wool and linen were major occupations of the inhabitants in the Middle Ages, and after a spinning mill was founded in 1816, the town grew into one of the major textile-producing centers in Saxony of the 20th century. Mittweida was already a sizeable town in the mid-16th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Knees
Christian Knees (born 5 March 1981) is a German former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2020, for the Wiesenhof, and teams. He won the German National Road Race Championship in 2010. In 2011 he was originally going to join the Australian team known as Pegasus but left after they failed to secure a UCI Professional Continental license. He ultimately joined as a domestique. He remained with the team as a rider until announcing his retirement from the sport in December 2020, moving into a role within the team's racing and performance areas. Major results ;2001 : 3rd Overall Rás Tailteann ::1st Stage 5 ;2004 : 6th Overall The Peace Race ::1st Young rider classification : 6th Overall Ytong Bohemia Tour : 7th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem : 7th Rund um Düren : 7th Alpbach Rad Classic ;2005 : 2nd Overall Sachsen-Tour : 4th Grand Prix Pino Cerami : 6th Overall Ster Elektrotoer : 7th Overall Tour de Luxembourg : 7th Overall Hessen Rundfahrt : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnd Schmitt
Arnd Schmitt (born 13 July 1965 in Heidenheim an der Brenz) is a German fencer and Olympic champion in the épée competition. He won a gold medal in the individual épée and a team silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, Japan – Fencing" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved 27 September 2008) He received an Olympic gold medal in ''épée team'' in 1992. Schmitt was inducted into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
The Germany's Sports Hall of Fame (german: Hall of Fame des deutschen Sports) is the national sports hall of fame in Germany, initiated 2006. The ...
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Johannes B
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yehochanan'', meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany because of Christianity. Common German variants for Johannes are ''Johann'', ''Hannes'', '' Hans'' (diminutized to ''Hänschen'' or ''Hänsel'', as known from "''Hansel and Gretel''", a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers), '' Jens'' (from Danish) and ''Jan'' (from Dutch, and found in many countries). In the Netherlands, Johannes was without interruption the most common masculine birth name until 1989. The English equivalent for Johannes is John. In other languages *Joan, Jan, Gjon, Gjin and Gjovalin in Albanian *'' Yoe'' or '' Yohe'', uncommon American form''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, 2013. *Yaḥy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernd Stelter
Bernd Stelter (born 19 April 1961 in Unna) is a German comedian, a writer and a television presenter. Life As a writer, Stelter has published several books. On German radio and television he has been working as comedian and presenter. In the Cologne Carnival he is renowned for his comedy and his songs. Stelter lives in Bornheim. Works Books * 2004: ''Nie wieder Ferienhaus'' * 2004: ''Das Leben ist zu kurz, um schlechten Wein zu trinken'' * 2008: ''Der Tod hat eine Anhängerkupplung: Ein Campingkrimi'' * 2011: ''Wer abnimmt, hat mehr Platz im Leben''. Verlag: Bastei Lübbe (Lübbe Hardcover) Carnival Songs * ''Ich hab drei Haare auf der Brust'' * ''Das Lied vom Kaninchen'' * ''Ein Bier im Keller'' * ''Ma-hat-ma'' * ''Hörst du die Regenwürmer husten?'' Filmography * ''7 Tage, 7 Köpfe'' * ''Bernds Hexe ''Bernds Hexe'' (English: ''Bernd's witch'') is a German comedy television series about a banker who is married to a witch. The series is a joint venture betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Ludwig
Klaus Karl Ludwig (born 5 October 1949) is a German racing driver. Biography He also known as ''König Ludwig'' ("King Ludwig") for his success in touring cars and in sports car racing. In the 1970s, Ludwig drove for Ford in the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft, winning in 1979 with a Kremer Racing-Porsche 935. With this car, based on the then 15-year-old Porsche 911 road car design, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall in the wet, an unprecedented win against the faster pure sports car racing prototypes (though it was subsequently matched in 1995 when a McLaren F1 GTR won the race at its first attempt). In 1984 and 1985, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Joest Racing in their #7 Porsche 956. Considering Le Mans and sportcars too dangerous after the deaths of Manfred Winkelhock and Stefan Bellof, he was recruited for the 1987 World Touring Car Championship for Ford only to finish runner-up by a single point to BMW driver Roberto Ravaglia after a post-season disqualifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Bosbach
Franz Bosbach (born 11 January 1952) is a German historian and university professor. Life Bosbach was born in Bornheim, a small town situated on the left bank of the Rhine, between Cologne and Bonn. He received his doctorate from Bonn University in 1981 for a piece of analytical research on the longer lasting effects of the 1648 Peace of Westphalia. His habilitation (higher academic qualification), also from Bonn followed in 1986, this time for a piece of work entitled "Monarchia Universalis. Ein politischer Leitbegriff der frühen Neuzeit" (''"Universal monarchy: a political precept for the early modern period"''). Between 1987 and 1989 he was supported by a bursary from the German Research Foundation's Heisenberg Programme. In 1989 Bosbach was appointed visiting fellow at Clare College, Cambridge. He held a teaching chair in early modern history between 1989 and 2008 at the recently established University of Bayreuth, where between 2005 and 2008 he served as vice-pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Schumacher
Anton "Toni" Schumacher (born 1 December 1938 in Bonn) is a German former professional football goalkeeper. Career Schumacher played for 1. FC Köln since 1950, from 1963 to 1968 the team played in the Bundesliga. In 1964, he won the German Championship. Personal The goalkeeper Harald Schumacher Harald Anton "Toni" Schumacher (born 6 March 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At club level, he won a Bundesliga title and three DFB-Pokal titles with 1. FC Köln. At international level, he represent ... who played for 1. FC Köln from 1972 to 1987 was also nicknamed "Toni" by the players of the team, to avoid misunderstandings between him and the defender Harald Konopka. References External links * 1938 births Living people German footballers Men's association football goalkeepers FC Viktoria Köln players Bundesliga players 1. FC Köln players Sportspeople from Bonn Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia {{German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Helmuth Knütter
Hans-Helmuth Knütter (born May 9, 1934) is a German political scientist and politician ( CDU). He habilitated with the work “Die Juden und die deutsche Linke in der Weimarer Republik 1918-1933”. Knütter was one of the many doctoral students of Karl Dietrich Bracher. From 1972 on, Knütter worked as professor at the University of Bonn und until 1996 managed the Seminar of Political Science there. Knütter was given the emeritus status in 1997. From 1985 to 1989, Knütter was a member of the Advisory Council of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, (BpB)). From 1989 to 1994, he acted as a rapporteur for the Interior Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany and of the BpB. In the 1970s Knütter's works covered the complex interrelationship of Jewry and left-wing politics; studying totalitarianism, he noted the anti-liberal and anti-pluralistic traits of far-right thinking (Reichling, 1993). Critics have stated that from the early 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günter Lamprecht
Günter Hans Lamprecht (21 January 1930 – 4 October 2022) was a German film and stage actor, best-known internationally for his leading role in the Fassbinder miniseries '' Berlin Alexanderplatz'' (1980) and as a ship captain in the epic war film ''Das Boot'' (1981). Life and career Lamprecht was born in Berlin, the son of a taxi driver. After training at the Max Reinhardt Seminar, he had his first theatre engagement at the Schauspielhaus Bochum. He joined the Theater Oberhausen in 1959, and remained with them until 1961. His roles there included Stanley Kowalski in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and John in Gerhart Hauptmann's '' The Rats''. Lamprecht began appearing on television in the 1960s. He was cast in the series ''Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi'', which ran from 1973 to 1975. His first film role was in Ottokar Runze's ' (1975). In 1976, Lamprecht won the Ernst Lubitsch Award for his performance in ', and in 1978 won the Goldene Kamera award for Best German Actor for ''Rückf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Volckheim
Ernst Volckheim (11 April 1898 – 1 September 1962) was one of the founders of armored and mechanized warfare. A German officer in the First and Second World War, Volkheim rose to the rank of colonel, during World War II in the German Army. Little known outside of professional military and historical circles, Volkheim is considered the foremost military academic influence on German tank war proponent, Heinz Guderian, because both Volkheim's teaching as well as his 1924 professional military articles place him as one of the very earliest theorists of armored warfare and the use of German armored formations including independent tank corps. Life Ernst Volckheim joined the Prussian Army in 1915 as a war volunteer and in 1916 he was commissioned as a lieutenant. In 1917 he was given command of a machine gun company and served on the Western Front during the First World War. In April, 1918, as a member of the imperial tank corps, Volckheim fought in the First Battle of Villers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
