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Gotthard Base
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 NRLA) * Gotthard railway line, a trans-alpine railway line in Switzerland * Sankt Gotthard im Mühlviertel, a village in Upper Austria * Szentgotthárd Szentgotthárd () 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard Of Hildesheim
Gotthard (or Godehard) (960 – 5 May 1038 AD; ), also known as ''Gothard'' or ''Godehard the Bishop'', was a German bishop venerated as a saint. Life Gotthard was born in 960 near Niederalteich, 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 (religion), provost. When Henry II of Bavaria decided to transform the Chapter (religion), chapter house of Niederaltaich into a Benedictine monastery Gotthard remained there as a novice, subsequently b ... [...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 50,000 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 Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Saint Gotthard (1705)
The 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 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 started 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. Between Mogersdorf and Szentgotthárd, the Kuruc Army attacked the Austrians (the Habsburg army also contained several Croatian and Serbian units). After being defeated in the battle, Heister retreated to Stadtschlaining ''(Szalonak)'', and Transdanubia was liberated. References *Szentgotthárd, monograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Saint Gotthard (1664)
The Battle of Saint Gotthard (; ; ), of the Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664), took place on 1 August 1664 on the Rába, Raab between Mogersdorf and the Cistercians, Cistercian monastery St. Gotthard in Burgenland, West Hungary (today Hungary). It was fought between Army of the Holy Roman Empire, Imperial Army forces, including German, Swedish and French contingents, led by Imperial commander-in-chief Count Raimondo Montecuccoli and the Military of the Ottoman Empire, army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, 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 of Vasvár, Peace treaty of Vasvár a week later, on 10 August. Even though the Turks were militarily defeated, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Leopold signed a disadvanta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
