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Gotthard AlpTransit
Gotthard or Saint Gotthard (Italian: San Gottardo) may refer to: People * Gotthard of Hildesheim (960–1038), Roman Catholic saint * Gotthard Heinrici (1886-1971), German General * Uziel Gal, who grew up as Gotthard Glas Places * Saint-Gotthard Massif, a mountain range in Switzerland * Gotthard nappe, the geological structure underneath the Saint-Gotthard Massif * Gotthard Pass, a mountain pass between Airolo (Ticino) and Andermatt (Uri) in Switzerland * Tunnels underneath Gotthard Pass: ** Gotthard Rail Tunnel (1882) ** Gotthard Road Tunnel (1980) ** Gotthard Base Tunnel (2016, part of the Swiss Alps Initiative) * Gotthard railway line, a trans-alpine railway line in Switzerland * Sankt Gotthard im Mühlviertel, a village in Upper Austria * Szentgotthárd, a town in Western Hungary Other uses * Gotthard (band), a Swiss hard rock band * Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664), a battle in the Austro-Turkish War fought near Szentgotthárd * Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705), a bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard Of Hildesheim
Gotthard (or Godehard) (960 – 5 May 1038 AD; la, Gotthardus, Godehardus), also known as ''Gothard'' or ''Godehard the Bishop'', was a German bishop venerated as a saint. Life Gotthard was born in 960 near Niederaltaich in the diocese of Passau. Gotthard studied the humanities and theology at Niederaltaich Abbey, where his father Ratmund was a vassal of the canons. While at the abbey, Gotthard became a canon under Abbot Erkanbert. Gotthard then continued his studies at the archiepiscopal court of Salzburg, where he served as an ecclesiastical administrator. After traveling through various countries, including Italy, Gotthard completed his advanced studies under the guidance of Liutfrid in the cathedral school at Passau. He then joined the canons at Niederaltaich and was appointed provost. When Henry II of Bavaria decided to transform the chapter house of Niederaltaich into a Benedictine monastery Gotthard remained there as a novice, subsequently becoming a monk there in 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard (album)
''Gotthard'' is the first studio album by the hard rock band Gotthard. It was released in 1992. The album peaked at #5 on the Swiss charts, and was certified as Platinum for exceeding 30,000 sales. The album art appears to be based on the Shroud of Turin. The original version of "Get Down" first appeared on Chris von Rohr's 1987 solo album, ''Hammer & Tongue'', re-issued in 1993 as ''The Good, The Bad and The Dog''. Track listing All songs written by Steve Lee/Leo Leoni except where noted. # "Standing In the Light" – 3:54 # "Downtown" – 3:06 # "Firedance" – 6:12 (Steve Lee/Leo Leoni/Chris von Rohr) # "Hush" – 4:04 (Joe South) # "Mean Street Rocket" – 3:53 (Steve Lee/Leo Leoni/Chris von Rohr) # "Get Down" – 3:22 (Chris von Rohr/Many Maurer) # "Take Me" – 3:43 # "Angel" – 5:31 # "Lonely Heartache" – 3:45 # "Hunter" – 4:15 # "All I Care For" – 3:10 # ""That's It"" (Instrumental) – 1:16 (Leo Leoni/Hena Habegger) Personnel * Steve Lee – vocals, *Leo Leoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Saint Gotthard (1705)
Battle of Saint Gotthard was fought on 13 December 1705 between a Hungarian (Kuruc) army led by János Bottyán and an Austrian-Croatian-Serbian combined army under the command of Hannibal von Heister. The battle took place at Szentgotthárd ( West-Hungary, County Vas) and Nagyfalva (Mogersdorf) (today Austria), near the Austro- Hungarian border. The result of the battle was a Hungarian victory. On 2 November 1705 János Bottyán actuated the Hungarian campaign in Transdanubia. Before that he had only 8,000 soldiers at Kecskemét but this number later increased to 30,000 men. On 10 December Kőszeg capitulated and Bottyán moved to Szentgotthárd, where Heister was. The Kuruc Army between Mogersdorf and Szentgotthárd attacked the Austrians (the Habsburg troops was also consisted of several Croatian and Serbian corps). After the battle Heister headed for Stadtschlaining ''(Szalonak)'' and the Dunántúl was freed. References *Szentgotthárd, monography, Szombathely 1981. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Saint Gotthard (1664)
The Battle of Saint Gotthard ( tr, Saint Gotthard Muharebesi; german: Schlacht bei St. Gotthard; hu, Szentgotthárdi csata), of the Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664), took place on 1 August 1664 on the Raab between Mogersdorf and the Cistercian monastery St. Gotthard in West Hungary (today Hungary). It was fought between Imperial Army forces, including German, Swedish and French contingents, led by Imperial Commander in Chief Count Raimondo Montecuccoli and the army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa. As the Ottoman army tried to advance through Hungary towards Vienna, they were stopped on the side of the river Raab where they were charged and defeated by the Imperial forces. As a consequence, the Ottomans signed the Peace treaty of Vasvár a week later, on 10 August. Even though the Turks were militarily defeated, Emperor Leopold signed a disadvantageous treaty which shocked Europe as well as the Hungarian magnates, leading to the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard (band)
Gotthard is a Swiss hard rock band founded in Lugano by Steve Lee and Leo Leoni. Their last eleven albums have all reached number 1 in the Swiss album charts, making them one of the most successful Swiss acts ever. With two million albums sold, they managed to get multi-platinum awards in different parts of the world. The band takes its name from the Saint-Gotthard Massif. Singer Steve Lee died in a motorcycle accident on 5 October 2010. In November 2011, Gotthard announced a new singer, Nic Maeder, through their official Facebook page and their website with a new song, "Remember It's Me", downloadable for free. Influences Influences include Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, Van Halen and Aerosmith. Singer Steve Lee was especially fond of Whitesnake. Gotthard also performed "Immigrant Song" (originally by Led Zeppelin) live and it featured exclusively on a CD by ''Classic Rock'' (a long running monthly UK rock magazine). "Hush" was also performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szentgotthárd
Szentgotthárd ( sl, Monošter; german: St. Gotthard) is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába River near the Austrian border. History The town took its name from, and grew up round, the Cistercian Szentgotthárd Abbey, founded here in 1183. In 1664, it was the site of the Battle of Saint Gotthard, where an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli defeated the Ottoman Empire so that the Turks had to agree to the Peace of Vasvár, which held until 1683. A second Battle of Saint Gotthard in 1705 was a victory for Rákóczi's anti-Habsburg Hungarian rebels. During World War II, Szentgotthárd was captured by Soviet troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front on 31 March 1945 in the course of the Vienna Offensive. Notable people *Ferenc Joachim (1882–1964), painter *Alajos Drávecz (1866–1915), Slovenian ethnologist and writer *Ágoston Pável (1886–1946), Hungarian Slovene writer and poet, graduated here *János Brenner (1931–1957), Roman Catholic prie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Austria
Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg. With an area of and 1.49 million inhabitants, Upper Austria is the fourth-largest Austrian state by land area and the third-largest by population. History Origins For a long period of the Middle Ages, much of what would become Upper Austria constituted Traungau, a region of the Duchy of Bavaria. In the mid-13th century, it became known as the Principality above the Enns River ('), this name being first recorded in 1264. (At the time, the term "Upper Austria" also included Tyrol and various scattered Habsburg possessions in South Germany.) Early modern era In 1490, the area was given a measure of independence within the Holy Roman Empire, with the status of a principality. By 1550, there was a Protestant majority. In 1564, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard Railway Line
The Gotthard railway (german: Gotthardbahn; it, Ferrovia del Gottardo) is the Swiss trans-alpine railway line from northern Switzerland to the canton of Ticino. The line forms a major part of an important international railway link between northern and southern Europe, especially on the Rotterdam-Basel-Genoa corridor. The Gotthard Railway Company (german: Gotthardbahn-Gesellschaft) was the former private railway company which financed the construction of, and originally operated, that line. The railway comprises an international main line through Switzerland from Basel (French Bâle) or Zürich to Immensee to Chiasso, together with branches, from Immensee to Lucerne and Rotkreuz, from Arth-Goldau to Zug, and from Bellinzona to Chiasso, via Locarno and Luino. The main line, second highest standard railway in Switzerland, penetrates the Alps by means of the Gotthard Tunnel at above sea level. The line then descends as far as Bellinzona, at above sea level, before climbing ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard Heinrici
Gotthard Fedor August Heinrici (25 December 1886 – 10 December 1971) was a German general during World War II. Heinrici is considered as the premier defensive expert of the ''Wehrmacht''. His final command was Army Group Vistula, formed from the remnants of Army Group A and Army Group Center to defend Berlin from the Soviet armies advancing from the Vistula River. Early life and career Heinrici was born in 1886 at Gumbinnen in East Prussia, the son of a minister of the (Protestant) Evangelical Church in Germany. He came from a long line of East Prussian theologians, including his uncle Georg Heinrici and his grandfather Carl August Heinrici, and remained a devout Lutheran throughout his life. Following graduation from secondary school in 1905, he broke from family tradition and joined the army on 8 March 1905 as a cadet in an infantry division. From 1905 to 1906, Heinrici attended a war school. During World War I, Heinrici fought in the German invasion of Belgium and earned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard Base Tunnel
, rm, Tunnel da basa dal Sogn Gottard , image = 20141120 gotthard-basistunnel02-wikipedia-hannes-ortlieb.jpg , image_size = 250 , caption = Turnout at Faido multifunction station , line = Gotthard Line , location = Switzerland (Uri, Grisons and Ticino) , coordinates = , system = Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) , status = Active since 11 December 2016 , crosses = Alps (western Glarus Alps and central Lepontine Alps at the eastern Gotthard Massif) , start = Erstfeld, canton of Uri (north, ) , end = Bodio, canton of Ticino (south, ) , stations = , startwork = 4 November 1999 , opened = 1 June 2016 , closed = , owner = SBB Infrastructure , operator = SBB CFF FFS , traffic = Railway , character = Passenger and freight , length = , linelength = , tracklength = , notrack = 2 single-track tubes , gauge = (standard gauge) , el = 15 kV 16.7 Hz , speed = , hielevation = , lowelevation = (south portal) , height = from top of rail to overhead conductor , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
