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Deichselbach
The Deichselbach is a stream in Upper Franconia, Germany. It is about 12 kilometers long. Course The Deichselbach has its source east of the village Tiefenhöchstadt in the community of Buttenheim. In Altendorf, the stream passes under the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal and then flows into the Regnitz. The stream runs through the following places: * Tiefenhöchstadt * Frankendorf * Stackendorf * Gunzendorf (constituent community of Buttenheim) * Dreuschendorf * Buttenheim Buttenheim is a market town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg (district), Bamberg and lies in the Regnitz Valley between Bamberg and Nuremberg, Germany. Buttenheim is Levi Strauss’s birthplace: the future inventor of Jeans, blue jean ... * Altendorf References Rivers of Bavaria Rivers of Germany {{Bavaria-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankendorf (Buttenheim)
Frankendorf is a small village located in Bavaria, Germany. It is in Upper Franconia, in the Bamberg district. Frankendorf is a constituent community of Buttenheim. In 2007, the village had a population of 146. Geography A stream called the Deichselbach flows through the village. The village has an elevation of 353 meters. Frankendorf lies in a narrow valley, bordered on the west and east by ridges that are approximately 50 meters higher than the town. Frankendorf lies in the nature park " Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Veldensteiner Forst.Google Maps Accessed September 21, 2010. Infrastructure ...
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Dreuschendorf
Dreuschendorf is a small village located in Bavaria, Germany. It is in Upper Franconia, in the Bamberg district. Dreuschendorf is a constituent community of Buttenheim. In 2007, the village had a population of 327. , Page 25. Geography Dreuschendorf has an elevation of about 273 meters. The Deichselbach stream flows through the village, and west of the village, the Schußbach stream flows into the Deichselbach. Dreuschendorf lies in the nature park " Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiefenhöchstadt
Tiefenhöchstadt is a small village located in Bavaria, Germany. It is in Upper Franconia, in the Bamberg district. Tiefenhöchstadt is a constituent community of Buttenheim. In 2007, the village had a population of 90. Geography A stream called the Deichselbach has its source near Tiefenhöchstadt, and then flows through the village. The village has an elevation from 449 to 478 meters. Tiefenhöchstadt lies in the nature park " Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Veldensteiner Forst."Google Maps Accessed September 20, 2010. History It is not clear how the name of the small village ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stackendorf (Buttenheim)
Stackendorf is a small village located in Bavaria, Germany. It is in Upper Franconia, in the Bamberg district. Stackendorf is a constituent community of Buttenheim Buttenheim is a market town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg (district), Bamberg and lies in the Regnitz Valley between Bamberg and Nuremberg, Germany. Buttenheim is Levi Strauss’s birthplace: the future inventor of Jeans, blue jean .... In 2007, it had a population of 270. Geography A stream called the Deichselbach flows through the village. The village has an elevation of about 400 meters.Google Maps Accessed September 20, 2010. Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Franconia
Upper Franconia (german: Oberfranken) is a ''Regierungsbezirk'' (administrative 'Regierungs''region 'bezirk'' of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia, the others being Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia, which are all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern (''Bavaria''). With more than 200 independent breweries which brew approximately 1000 different types of beer, Upper Franconia has the world's highest brewery-density per capita. A special Franconian beer route (''Fränkische Brauereistraße'') runs through many popular breweries. Geography The administrative region borders on Thuringia (''Thüringen'') to the north, Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') to the west, Middle Franconia (''Mittelfranken'') to the south-west, and Upper Palatinate (''Oberpfalz'') to the south-east, Saxony (''Sachsen'') to the north-east and the Czech Republic to the east. History After the founding of the Kingdom of Bava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With over 13 million inhabitants, it is second in population only to North Rhine-Westphalia, but due to its large size its population density is below the German average. Bavaria's main cities are Munich (its capital and largest city and also the third largest city in Germany), Nuremberg, and Augsburg. The history of Bavaria includes its earliest settlement by Iron Age Celtic tribes, followed by the conquests of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC, when the territory was incorporated into the provinces of Raetia and Noricum. It became the Duchy of Bavaria (a stem duchy) in the 6th century AD following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. It was later incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire, became an ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buttenheim
Buttenheim is a market town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg (district), Bamberg and lies in the Regnitz Valley between Bamberg and Nuremberg, Germany. Buttenheim is Levi Strauss’s birthplace: the future inventor of Jeans, blue jeans emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1847. Constituent communities The market community of Buttenheim has the following constituent communities: * Buttenheim, the namesake community * Dreuschendorf * Frankendorf (Buttenheim), Frankendorf * Gunzendorf (Buttenheim), Gunzendorf * Hochstall * Kälberberg (Buttenheim), Kälberberg * Ketschendorf (Buttenheim), Ketschendorf bei Buttenheim * Senftenberg (Buttenheim), Senftenberg * Stackendorf (Buttenheim), Stackendorf * Tiefenhöchstadt History Buttenheim – “Botho’s Home” – had its first documentary mention in 1017. It lies on the north-south Regnitz Valley transport axis and was probably founded about 550. During a river journey from Forchheim (Oberfranken), Forchheim to W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altendorf, Upper Franconia
Altendorf is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. Geography Altendorf lies in the Oberfranken-West (Upper Franconia West) Region. Constituent communities The namesake centre of Altendorf has 1,544 inhabitants while the outlying amalgamated centre of Seußling (or Seussling) has 542 (as of 1 January 2003). The community also has two traditional rural land units, known in German as ''Gemarkungen'', also named Altendorf and Seußling (it is traditional for a ''Gemarkung'' to be named after a town or village lying nearby). History Before Secularization, Altendorf belonged to the High Monastery at Bamberg. Since the '' Reichsdeputationshauptschluss'' of 1803, the community has belonged to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, today's community came into being under the ''Gemeindeedikt'' (“Community Edict”) of 1818. Many finds from Celtic times point to early settlement. While Altendorf was first mentioned as a S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regnitz
The Regnitz is a river in Franconia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length. The river is formed by the confluence of the rivers Rednitz and Pegnitz, which meet in the city of Fürth. From there the Regnitz runs northwards through the cities of Erlangen and Forchheim. It finally meets the Main near the city of Bamberg. Including its source rivers Rednitz and Franconian Rezat, it is long, providing the furthest source (and hence length) of the Main's river system, the largest and longest right bank tributary of the river Rhine. Small portions of the Regnitz near Bamberg are incorporated into a canal connecting the Main with the Danube: the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal, which otherwise runs parallel from Bamberg to Fürth. Between Fürth and Forchheim many norias for drawing water up were used from the Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal (German: ''Rhein-Main-Donau-Kanal''; also called Main-Danube Canal, RMD Canal or Europa Canal), is a canal in Bavaria, Germany. Connecting the Main and the Danube rivers across the European Watershed, it runs from Bamberg via Nuremberg to Kelheim. The canal connects the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea, providing a navigable artery between the Rhine delta (at Rotterdam in the Netherlands), and the Danube Delta in south-eastern Romania and south-western Ukraine (or Constanța, through the Danube–Black Sea Canal). The present canal was completed in 1992 and is long. Early history Projects for connecting the Danube and Rhine basins by canal have a long history. In 793, the Emperor Charlemagne ordered the construction of a canal—the ''Fossa Carolina'' (German: ''Karlsgraben'')—connecting the Swabian Rezat, a tributary of the Rednitz, to the Altmühl near Treuchtlingen. Between 183 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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