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Burgdorf (Region Hanover)
Burgdorf (Standard German pronunciation: bʊʁk.dɔʁf Low German: Bortörp) is a town in the Hanover Region, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 22 km northeast of Hanover. Until 1974, Burgdorf was the capital of the Burgdorf district. The town and its surrounding areas are known for the tradition of growing white Asparagus and for breeding Hanoverian horses. Burgdorf hosts a monthly horse market from April to September every year. Geography Burgdorf lies between the city of Hanover and the towns Celle and Peine. It shares borders with Uetze, Lehrte, Isernhagen, Burgwedel and the Celle district. The river Aue flows through the town. The landscape is shaped by the Burgdorf-Peine Geest, a mostly flat landscape with low hills and sandy soil. Forests consist mostly of Scots pines, birch trees and English oaks. The municipal area is surrounded by the Altwarmbüchener and Oldhorster Moor in the west, and the Burgdorfer Holz forest in the east. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landesamt Für Statistik Niedersachsen
The statistical offices of the German states (German language, German: ''Statistische Landesämter'') carry out the task of collecting official statistics in Germany together and in cooperation with the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Federal Statistical Office. The implementation of statistics according to Article 83 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, constitution is executed at state level. The Bundestag, federal government has, under Article 73 (1) 11. of the constitution, the exclusive legislation for the "statistics for federal purposes." There are 14 statistical offices for the States of Germany, 16 states: See also * Federal Statistical Office of Germany References {{Reflist National statistical services, Germany Lists of organisations based in Germany, Statistical offices Official statistics, Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgdorfer Aue
Burgdorfer Aue is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It discharges into the ''Fuhsekanal'', which flows into the Aller west of Celle. See also *List of rivers of Lower Saxony All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into the North Sea. A–Z A B D E F G H I J K L M N O P * Purrmühlenbach R S T *Tiefenbeek *Trillkebach *Trutenbeek * Twiste U * Uffe *Ulrichswas ... Rivers of Lower Saxony Rivers of Germany {{LowerSaxony-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500 to AD 1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500). The first early ..., lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, and disease, while some areas of what is now modern Germany experienced population declines of over 50%. Related conflicts include the Eighty Years' War, the War of the Mantuan Succession, the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659), Franco-Spanish War, and the Portuguese Restoration War. Until the 20th century, historians generally viewed it as a continuation of the religious struggle initiated by the 16th-century Reformation within the Holy Roman Empire. The 1555 Peace of Augsburg atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lüneburg (region)
Lüneburg was one of the four ''Regierungsbezirke'' of Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the north of the federal state between the three cities Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover. The region was created under royal Hanoverian rule in 1823 as ''Landdrostei Lüneburg'' (roughly: ''High Bailiwick of Lüneburg''), renamed ''Regierungsbezirk'' (roughly: ''governorate'') in 1885, when it was a subdivision of the Prussian province of Hanover. On 1 February 1978 the ''Lüneburg Region'' incorporated the neighbouring Stade Region. The governorate, like all the other Lower Saxon governorates, was dissolved in 2004. ''Kreise'' (districts) # Celle # Cuxhaven # Harburg # Lüchow-Dannenberg # Lüneburg # Osterholz # Rotenburg # Heidekreis # Stade # Uelzen Uelzen (; officially the ''Hanseatic Town of Uelzen'', German: ''Hansestadt Uelzen'', , Low German ''Ülz’n'') is a town in northeast Lower Saxony, Germany, and capital of the county of Uelzen. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Brunswick-Lüneburg
The Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg (german: Herzogtum Braunschweig und Lüneburg), or more properly the Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, was a historical duchy that existed from the late Middle Ages to the Late Modern era within the Holy Roman Empire, until the year of its dissolution. The duchy was located in what is now northwestern Germany. Its name came from the two largest cities in the territory: Braunschweig, Brunswick and Lüneburg. The dukedom emerged in 1235 from the allodial lands of the House of Welf in Duchy of Saxony, Saxony and was granted as an imperial fief to Otto the Child, a grandson of Henry the Lion. The duchy was divided several times during the High Middle Ages amongst various lines of the House of Welf, but each ruler was styled "Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg" in addition to his own particular title. By 1692, the territories had consolidated to two: the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (commonly known as Electorate of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Saxe-Wittenberg
The Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg () was a medieval duchy of the Holy Roman Empire centered at Wittenberg, which emerged after the dissolution of the stem duchy of Saxony. The Ascanian dukes prevailed in obtaining the Saxon electoral dignity until their duchy was finally elevated to the Electorate of Saxony by the Golden Bull of 1356. History Ascanian struggle for Saxony The Eastphalian count Otto of Ballenstedt (d. 1123), ancestor of the House of Ascania, had married Eilika, a daughter of Duke Magnus of Saxony from the House of Billung. As the Billung male line became extinct upon Magnus's death in 1106, Otto hoped to succeed him, however King Henry V of Germany enfeoffed Count Lothair of Supplinburg. During the following long-term dispute between Henry and Lothair, Otto was able to gain the title of a Saxon (anti-)duke, though only for a short time in 1122. Lothair was elected King of the Romans in 1125 and in 1134 he vested Otto's son Albert the Bear with the Saxon Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Hildesheim
The Diocese of Hildesheim (Latin: ''Dioecesis Hildesiensis'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. Founded in 815 as a missionary diocese by King Louis the Pious, his son Louis the German appointed the famous former archbishop of Rheims, Ebbo, as bishop. The modern Diocese of Hildesheim presently covers those parts of the state of Lower Saxony that are east of the River Weser, northern neighborhoods in Bremen, and the city of Bremerhaven. The current bishop is Heiner Wilmer who was appointed in 2018. The diocese is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Hamburg since 1994. Originally Hildesheim was suffragan to Mainz until 1805. Then it was an exempt diocese until 1930, before it was part of the Middle German Ecclesiastical Province with Paderborn Archdiocese as metropolitan between 1930 and 1994. Prince-bishopric Between 1235 and 1802, the bishop of Hildesheim was also Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. His ''Hochstift'' (feudal princely territory) was the Prince-Bishopri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgdorf Schloss (1895–1945), German general
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Burgdorf may refer to: Places *Burgdorf, Switzerland, a town in the canton of Berne, Switzerland *Burgdorf district, a district in the canton of Berne, Switzerland *Burgdorf, Hanover, a town in the district of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany * Burgdorf, Wolfenbüttel, a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany *Burgdorf, Idaho, USA, rustic hot springs resort (since the 19th century), and alleged town People *Wilhelm Burgdorf Wilhelm Emanuel Burgdorf (15 February 1895 – 2 May 1945) was a German general during World War II, who served as a commander and staff officer in the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. In October 1944, Burgdorf assumed the role of the chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heeßel
Heeßel is a borough of Burgdorf in the district of Hanover in Lower Saxony (Germany). The village has got a population of approximately 1,000 citizens and is located on the former B 188 (now K 112). It is about 2 kilometres west of the centre of Burgdorf and 3 kilometres east of Beinhorn. Geography From now on, Heeßel is located on the former K 112, since the circuitous route of Burgdorf (new B 188) has been finished in October 2009. The stretch of the road that transits Heeßel is part of the Niedersächsische Spargelstraße ("''Lower Saxon Asparagus Road''"), that also crosses Burgdorf. The village is located approximately 1 kilometre along the road, that is called Dorfstraße and merges eastward into the Marktstraße of Burgdorf, and between 200 and 500 metres broad. It is surrounded by a lot of fields. In the east there is the town of Burgdorf and in the south there are some forested areas. Subdivision The village of Heeßel can be subdivided into three commensurate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Oak
''Quercus robur'', commonly known as common oak, pedunculate oak, European oak or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. It is a large tree, native to most of Europe west of the Caucasus. It is widely cultivated in temperate regions elsewhere and has escaped into the wild in scattered parts of China and North America. Description ''Quercus robur'' is a large deciduous tree, with circumference of grand oaks from to an exceptional . The Majesty Oak with a circumference of is the thickest tree in Great Britain. The Brureika ( Bridal Oak) in Norway with a circumference of (2018) and the Kaive Oak in Latvia with a circumference of are among the thickest trees in Northern Europe. The largest historical oak was known as the Imperial Oak from Bosnia and Herzegovina. This specimen was recorded at 17.5 m in circumference at breast height and estimated at over 150 m³ in total volume. It collapsed in 1998. The species has lobed and near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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