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Büren (SO)
Büren may refer to the following places: Germany *Büren, Westphalia, a town near Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia *Büren, a village in the municipality of Lotte, North Rhine-Westphalia *Büren, a village in the municipality of Neustadt am Rübenberge, Lower Saxony Switzerland * Büren, Aargau, part of Gansingen in the canton of Aargau * Büren nid dem Bach, in the canton of Nidwalden * Büren ob dem Bach, in the Canton of Nidwalden] *Büren, Solothurn, in the canton of Solothurn *Büren District, a former district in the canton of Bern *Büren an der Aare in the canton of Bern * Büren zum Hof, in the canton of Bern *Büron, in the canton of Lucerne Mongolia *Büren, Töv, a sum in Töv Province See also * Buren (other) *Bühren, a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany *Beuren (other) Beuren may refer to: *Beuren, Esslingen, a municipality in the district of Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany *Beuren, Cochem-Zell, a municipality in the district Cochem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büren, Westphalia
Büren is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Büren is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alme and Afte, approx. 20 km south-west of Paderborn and approx. 30 km south-east of Lippstadt. Neighbouring municipalities * Brilon * Geseke * Rüthen * Salzkotten * Bad Wünnenberg Division of the town After the local government reforms of 1975 Büren consists of the following districts: Transportation Train connections to the outside world are laid off. Twin towns – sister cities Büren is twinned with: * Kortemark, Belgium (1981) * Charenton-le-Pont, France (1989) * Mittersill, Austria (1995) * Ignalina, Lithuania (2003) Culture and notable places The village of ''Wewelsburg'' is the home of the Wewelsburg Renaissance castle, which was a focus of SS mythology during the Nazism era. The castle now hosts the museum of the district of Paderborn with the permanent exhibition "Wewelsburg 1933–1945. Place of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotte, Germany
Lotte is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Lotte is situated on the north side of the Teutoburg Forest, close to the border of Lower Saxony and approx. 10 km west of Osnabrück. Division of the town The municipality consists of 5 districts: * Bueren * Wersen * Halen * Alt Lotte * Osterberg Sports Well-known is the team of Sportfreunde Lotte. In 2016–17, they play 3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for th ... (League) of German (association) football and on 8 Febr 2017, they have reached the participation of cup quarterfinals in 2016–17 DFB-Pokal. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neustadt Am Rübenberge
Neustadt am Rübenberge ( nds, Niestadt) is a town in the district of Hannover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. At , it is the 9th largest settlement in Germany by area (following Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne), though only about 45,000 inhabitants live there. It is in a region known as the Hanoverian Moor Geest. Boroughs * * * * * * * * * Dudensen * Eilvese * * Esperke * * Hagen * * * * * Mandelsloh * * Mariensee * * * * * * * * * * * * Mayor Dominic Herbst (Alliance 90/The Greens) has served as mayor since 2019. He succeeded Uwe Sternbeck (Alliance 90/The Greens), who had been the mayor from 2004. Twin towns – sister cities Neustadt am Rübenberge is twinned with: * La Ferté-Macé, France (1980) Notable people *Friedrich Dedekind (), humanist, theologian and writer *Euricius Dedekind (1554–1619), composer *Georg Caspar Schürmann (1672–1751), composer, singer *Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty (1748–1776), poet in the Göttinger Hainbund. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gansingen
Gansingen is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History While some Roman era artifacts have been discovered, the village of Gansingen is first mentioned in 1240 as ''Gansungen''. Gansingen is located on the old road between the Rhine valley and the Aare valley over the ''Bürersteig''. Between 1700 and 1723 a number of Savoyards emigrated to Gansingen. Until the creation of the Helvetic Republic in 1797 it belonged to the court of Bernau in the Austrian herrschaft of Laufenburg. Then, with the Act of Mediation and the creation of the Canton of Aargau in 1803, it became part of the new Canton. In 1805, the pastor Johann Nepomuk Brentano built a girls' school in the village. In 1814, a fire raged through the village, and in 1829 the hamlet of Galten was destroyed by fire. The parish church of St. George was first mentioned in 1240 and was replaced with a new building in the 19th century. Until 1802, the rights to appoint the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büren Nid Dem Bach
Oberdorf is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It consists of the villages and hamlets of Wil, Ennerberg, Waltersberg, Büren nid dem Bach and Niederrickenbach. The Benedictine convent of Maria-Rickenbach is located within the municipality, next to the hamlet of Niederrickenbach. The convent lies at an altitude of and is accessible by cable car. History Oberdorf is first mentioned in 1199 as ''Obirndorf''. In 1275 it was mentioned as ''Oberndorf''. Geography Oberdorf has an area, , of . Of this area, 53% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located near and above the municipality of Stans. It consists of the villages and hamlets which are located above Stans (the so-called ''Upper village'' or in German ''Obere Dorf''), which include Wil, Ennerberg and Waltersberg. Add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büren Ob Dem Bach
Wolfenschiessen is a village and municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Wolfenschiessen itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Altzellen, Büren ob dem Bach, Dörfli, and Oberrickenbach, together with a large area of high alpine land, mountains, lakes, and glaciers. History Wolfenschiessen was first mentioned around 1200 as ''Wolvinscizin'' though a 14th century copy of a land record from around 1160 mentions two fields at ''Wolfenschiessen''. During the 12th century the farm and fields of Wolfenschiessen were owned by the Benedictine Muri Abbey. In the 13th and 14th centuries the lands were gradually transferred to Murbach-Lucerne and Engelberg Abbeys. Between the 12th and 13th centuries, the von Wolfenschiessen family were, probably, raised from farming to minor nobility and appointed to administer the monastery’s estates at Wolfenschiessen. They built a tower in the center of the village from which they administered and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büren, Solothurn
Büren (Swiss German: ''Büüre'') is a municipality in the district of Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. History Büren is first mentioned in 1194 as ''Buoron''. In 1317 it was mentioned as ''Bürron''. Geography Büren has an area, , of . Of this area, or 46.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 45.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 43.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büren District
Büren District was a district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with its capital at Büren an der Aare. It contained 14 municipalities in an area of 88 km²: External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buren District Former districts of the canton of Bern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büren An Der Aare
Büren an der Aare (usually abbreviated with Büren a.A., means ''Büren on the Aare'') is a historic town and a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Büren an der Aare is first mentioned in 1185 as ''Buirro''. In 1236 it was mentioned as ''Buron''. The formerly independent village of Reiben was first mentioned in 1309. It became part of Büren an der Aare in 1911. The earliest trace of humans in Büren are scattered neolithic and La Tene items. The Roman era road between Aventicum and Salodurum (Solothurn) runs through the area that would become the municipality. Roman ruins include part of the road and a milestone at Bürenmoos, a canal at Burgweg and what may have been a country estate on Kirchmatt. Above the town, on the Schlosshubel hill, was the high medieval Strassberg Castle, the home of the Baron of Strassberg. The town was built on a narrow strip of land between the Städtiberg and the Aare. The town receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büren Zum Hof
Büren zum Hof is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Büren zum Hof, Etzelkofen, Grafenried, Limpach, Mülchi, Schalunen and Zauggenried merged into the municipality of Fraubrunnen.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Büren zum Hof is first mentioned in 1249 as ''Burron''. There is a |
Büron
Büron is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Büron is first mentioned in 1130 as ''Burron''. Geography Büron has an area of . Of this area, 67% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). , 16.51% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 61.04% is used for farming or pastures, while 5.94% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 7.79% is covered with buildings, 2.23% is industrial, 0.56% is classed as special developments, 0.56% is parks or greenbelts and 4.45% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.74% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.19% is other unproductive land. The municipality is located on the eastern foot of the Sursee valley. Demographics Büron has a population (as of ) of . , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
