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Eduard Brockhaus
Eduard Brockhaus (7 August 1829 – 11 January 1914) was a German empire, German publisher and politician. Life Heinrich Eduard Brockhaus was born into a Protestant family in Leipzig. He was one of the five recorded children, and the eldest of the three sons, of the publisher-politician Heinrich Brockhaus, Heinrich Brockhaus (1804-1874) by his marriage to Pauline Campe (1808–86). He was sent for his education to Schnepfenthal Salzmann School, the boarding school at :de:Schnepfenthal, Schnepfenthal (near Gotha) between 1837 and 1842. Thereafter, till 1847 he was sent to study at the prestigious St. Thomas School, Leipzig, St. Thomas School back in Leipzig.Richard Sachse, Karl Ramshorn, Reinhart Herz: Die Lehrer der Thomasschule zu Leipzig 1832–1912. Die Abiturienten der Thomasschule zu Leipzig 1845–1912. B. G. Teubner Verlag, Leipzig 1912, p. 19. After that he attended university in Leipzig University, Leipzig, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg and Humboldt University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as well as the second most populous city in the area of the former East Germany after (East) Berlin. Together with Halle (Saale), the city forms the polycentric Leipzig-Halle Conurbation. Between the two cities (in Schkeuditz) lies Leipzig/Halle Airport. Leipzig is located about southwest of Berlin, in the southernmost part of the North German Plain (known as Leipzig Bay), at the confluence of the White Elster River (progression: ) and two of its tributaries: the Pleiße and the Parthe. The name of the city and those of many of its boroughs are of Slavic origin. Leipzig has been a trade city since at least the time of the Holy Roman Empire. The city sits at the intersection of the Via Regia and the Via Imperii, two important medieval trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party Of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the party's leader since the 2019 leadership election together with Lars Klingbeil, who joined her in December 2021. After Olaf Scholz was elected chancellor in 2021 the SPD became the leading party of the federal government, which the SPD formed with the Greens and the Free Democratic Party, after the 2021 federal election. The SPD is a member of 11 of the 16 German state governments and is a leading partner in seven of them. The SPD was established in 1863. It was one of the earliest Marxist-influenced parties in the world. From the 1890s through the early 20th century, the SPD was Europe's largest Marxist party, and the most popular political party in Germany. During the First World War, the party split between a pro-war mainstream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1878 German Federal Election
Federal elections were held in Germany on 30 July 1878.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p762 The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 97 of the 397 seats. Voter turnout was 63.4%.Nohlen & Stöver, p773 Results Alsace-Lorraine References {{Authority control Federal elections in Germany 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 ... 1878 elections in Germany Elections in the German Empire July 1878 events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1877 German Federal Election
Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1877. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p762 The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 127 of the 397 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p788 Voter turnout was 60.6%. Results Alsace-Lorraine References {{German elections Federal elections in Germany 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 ... 1877 elections in Germany Elections in the German Empire January 1877 events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1874 German Federal Election
Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1874.Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ... & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p762 The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 147 of the 397 seats. Voter turnout was 61.2%.Nohlen & Stöver, p772 Results Alsace-Lorraine References {{German elections Federal elections in Germany Germany Election Elections in the German Empire January 1874 events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lengefeld
Lengefeld is a town and a former municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 23 km southeast of Chemnitz. On 1 January 2014 it was merged with the municipality Pockau to form the town Pockau-Lengefeld. Sights * Lengefeld Lime Works The Lengefeld Lime Works (german: Kalkwerk Lengefeld) was a limestone mining, mine southwest of Lengefeld in the Saxony, Saxon town of Pockau-Lengefeld in the Ore Mountains. In 2016, the mine was closed. Geology of the deposit The Lengefel ... Museum References Former municipalities in Saxony Pockau-Lengefeld {{Erzgebirgskreis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marienberg
Marienberg is a town in Germany. It was the district capital of the Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis (Central Ore Mountains district) in the southern part of Saxony, and since August 2008 it has been part of the new district of Erzgebirgskreis. As of 2020, the town had 16,716 inhabitants. Location and design The town is situated on a plateau north of the Ore Mountain ridge, at an elevation between 460 and 891 metres above sea level. It is approximately 31 kilometres south of Chemnitz, to which it is connected via the Flöha Valley Railway. The historical town centre follows a rectangular plan, imitating Italian renaissance. The centre is the market square, a square of 1.7 hectares in area. Marienberg and Pobershau were merged into the administrative unit (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Marienberg, Pobershau has been incorporated into Marienberg with effect from 1 January 2012. Town districts Marienberg's districts are: *Marienberg *Ansprung *Gebirge *Gelobtland *Grundau *Kühnha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zschopau
Zschopau (), is a town in the Erzgebirgskreis district of Saxony, Germany. Geography The town is located on the northwestern slopes of the Ore Mountains, on both Bank (geography), banks of the Zschopau (river), Zschopau River, about south-east from Chemnitz. The highest point is Mt. Pilzhübel with an elevation of . The municipal area comprises the village of Krumhermersdorf, incorporated in 1999. Since German reunification, Zschopau has lost about one fourth of its population. Zschopau is famous for its motorcycle industry, particularly the DKW and MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk GmbH brands, and the toy business VEB Plasticart. Zschopau has a handsome parish church dedicated to St Martin, a town hall and a Wildeck Castle, castle (Schloss Wildeck), whose construction started in the twelfth century. Historical population Notable people * Heinz Auerswald (1891-1974), painter not to be confused with Heinz Auerswald German lawyer, Nazi party, 1908 - 1970 * Marcus Burghardt (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reichstag (German Empire)
The Reichstag () of the German Empire was Germany's lower house of parliament from 1871 to 1918. Within the governmental structure of the Reich, it represented the national and democratic element alongside the federalism of the Bundesrat and the monarchic and bureaucratic element of the executive, embodied in the Reich chancellor. Together with the Bundesrat, the Reichstag had legislative power and shared in decision-making on the Reich budget. It also had certain rights of control over the executive branch and could engage the public through its debates. The emperor had little political power, and over time the position of the Reichstag strengthened with respect to the Bundesrat. Reichstag members were elected for three year terms from 1871 to 1888 and following that for five years. It had one of the most progressive electoral laws of its time: with only a few restrictions, all men 25 and older were allowed to vote, secretly and equally. The Reichstag met throughout the First Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1871 German Federal Election
The first federal elections were held in Germany on 3 March 1871.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p762 The National Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in the Reichstag, with 117 of the 382 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p788 Voter turnout was just 51.0%. Results References {{Authority control Federal elections in Germany 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 ... 1871 elections in Germany Elections in the German Empire March 1871 events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unification Of Germany
The unification of Germany (, ) was the process of building the modern German nation state with federalism, federal features based on the concept of Lesser Germany (one without multinational Austria), which commenced on 18 August 1866 with adoption of the North German Confederation Treaty establishing the North German Confederation, initially a Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian-dominated military alliance which was subsequently deepened through adoption of the North German Constitution. The process symbolically concluded with the ceremonial proclamation of the German Empire on 18 January 1871 celebrated later as the customary date of the German Empire's foundation, although the legally meaningful events relevant to the accomplishment of unification occured on 1 January 1871 (Constitution of the German Confederation (1871), accession of South German states and constitutional adoption of the name German Empire) and 4 May 1871 (entry into force of the permanent Constitution of the Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
