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Großenhain–Cottbus Railway
The Großenhain–Cottbus railway is an electrified main railway in the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg. It is double track between Cottbus station, Cottbus and Ruhland station, Ruhland and elsewhere single-track. It runs from Großenhain via Ruhland and Senftenberg station, Senftenberg to Cottbus. History The Großenhain–Cottbus line was built by the Cottbus-Großenhain Railway Company (german: Cottbus-Großenhainer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft). The Großenhain–Cottbus line was opened on 20 April 1870. With the subsequent opening of the Berlin–Dresden railway, Großenhain had two railway stations. The existing station on the line to Cottbus was renamed Großenhain Cottbuser station, Großenhain Cottbuser Bahnhof and the new station was named Großenhain Berlin station, Großenhain Berliner Bahnhof. The end of the runway of the Großenhain military airfield used to be shortly east of Großenhain station towards Lampertswalde. Therefore, in the period between the elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternating Current
Alternating current (AC) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time in contrast to direct current (DC) which flows only in one direction. Alternating current is the form in which electric power is delivered to businesses and residences, and it is the form of electrical energy that consumers typically use when they plug kitchen appliances, televisions, fans and electric lamps into a wall socket. A common source of DC power is a battery cell in a flashlight. The abbreviations ''AC'' and ''DC'' are often used to mean simply ''alternating'' and ''direct'', as when they modify ''current'' or ''voltage''. The usual waveform of alternating current in most electric power circuits is a sine wave, whose positive half-period corresponds with positive direction of the current and vice versa. In certain applications, like guitar amplifiers, different waveforms are used, such as triangular waves or square waves. Audio a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lübbenau–Kamenz Railway
The Lübbenau-Kamenz railway is a single-track main line in the German states of Brandenburg and Saxony, which was originally built and operated by the Berlin-Görlitz Railway Company (german: Berlin-Görlitzer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft). It branches from the Berlin–Görlitz railway in Lübbenau and runs via Calau and Senftenberg to Kamenz in Saxony. It connects there with the Kamenz–Pirna railway. History The line from Lübbenau via Großräschen, Senftenberg to Kamenz was opened in 1874. In 1882, the Berlin-Görlitz railway company was nationalised and became part of the Prussian state railways. During the time of East Germany, the Lübbenau–Senftenberg section had great significance for the local lignite industry, including the nearby opencast mines. On 23 May 1998, the passenger traffic on the Hosena–Kamenz section was abandoned by the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe The Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe (Upper Elbe Transport Association or VVO) is a transport association run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lampertswalde
Lampertswalde is a municipality in the district of Meißen, in Saxony, 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 .... Municipality subdivisions Lampertswalde includes the following subdivisions: *Adelsdorf (formerly Dorf der Jugend) *Blochwitz *Brockwitz *Brößnitz *Mühlbach *Oelsnitz *Niegeroda *Quersa *Schönborn * Weißig am Raschütz References Meissen (district) {{Meissen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesautobahn 13
is an autobahn in eastern Germany, connecting Berlin with Dresden. History The course of the A 13 was initially planned differently in the early 1930s than later realized. The alignment was originally about 30 kilometers further west between Golßen and Ortrand approximately along the railway Berlin-Dresden and thus affect the villages Doberlug-Kirchhain, Finsterwalde, Luckau and Schlieben. This would eliminate the motorway junction to the A 15 and the existing motorway gap between the freeways between Leipzig, Dresden, Berlin and Cottbus would have a lesser extent. The sections from the junction Schönefeld to the Teupitz junction and from the triangle Dresden North to the junction Ortrand were completed in 1938 two lanes (two lanes each direction) and the section Ortrand Ruhland one lane. Here, the second lane was opened to traffic in 1939. In the same year followed the 39.5-kilometer section Ruhland-Calau (two lanes). In 1940 the sections Teupitz-Freiwalde and AD Spreewald - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortrand
Ortrand (; hsb, Wótrań) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 km southwest of Senftenberg, and 36 km north of Dresden. History From 1815 to 1944, Ortrand was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony and from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1947 to 1952 it was part of Saxony-Anhalt and from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. Demography Sons and daughters of the town * Paul Lindau (1881-1945), sculptor * Lutz Heßlich (born 1959), track racing cyclist, Olympic champion 1980 and 1988 * Gloria Siebert Gloria Siebert ( Kovarik, born 13 January 1964 in Ortrand, Bezirk Cottbus) is a former East Germany, East German 100 metres hurdles, hurdler. She won the silver medal in the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre hurdl ... (born 1964), hurdler References Populated places in Oberspreewald-Lausitz {{Brandenburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruhland Station
Ruhland station is located in the town of Ruhland in northwestern Upper Lusatia in the south of the German state of Brandenburg on the Großenhain–Cottbus railway and the Węgliniec–Roßlau railway. The station is a heritage-listed building. History The Cottbus-Großenhain Railway Company (''Cottbus-Großenhainer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'') was founded at the end of the 19th century by the railway financier Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal. Ruhland station began operations with the opening of the Großenhain–Cottbus railway on 20 April 1870. It became the administrative seat of the Upper Lusatian Railway Company (''Oberlausitzer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft''), when it was established on 11 October 1871. The Upper Lusatian Railway opened the Kohlfurt (now Węgliniec)–Horka–Ruhland railway line on 1 June 1874. Ruhland became an important hub in the Prussian railway network. On 1 September 1883 the company and Ruhland station were taken over by the Prussian state. It op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Węgliniec–Roßlau Railway
The Węgliniec–Roßlau (Elbe) railway is a mainline railway in Poland and the German states of Saxony, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt, originally built by the Berlin-Anhalt Railway Company and the Upper Lusatian Railway Company as part of the trunk line from Breslau (now Wrocław) to Magdeburg. It runs from Węgliniec (formerly Kohlfurt) via Niesky, Hoyerswerda, Falkenberg (Elster) and Wittenberg to Roßlau (Elbe). The line is sometimes called the ''Niederschlesische Gütermagistrale'' (Lower Silesian freight trunk line) because it provides a direct connection from the province of Lower Silesia to Central Germany. The western section of the line is one of the oldest lines in Germany. History The Berlin-Anhalt Railway Company (german: Berlin-Anhaltische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, BAE) was one of the major railway companies in Germany for more than four decades during the 19th century. Apart from the Anhalt trunk line, during this period it built a network of important rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Elster
The Black Elster or Schwarze Elster () is a long river in eastern Germany, in the states Saxony, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt, right tributary of the Elbe. Its source is in the Lusatia, Upper Lusatia region, near Elstra. The Black Elster flows through the cities Kamenz, Hoyerswerda, Senftenberg, Lauchhammer, Elsterwerda, Bad Liebenwerda, Herzberg (Elster), Herzberg and Jessen (Elster), Jessen. It flows into the river Elbe at Elster (Elbe), upstream from Wittenberg. Geography The river rises in the Lusatian Highlands (Upper Lusatia) about south of the village Kindisch in the borough of Elstra on the eastern flank of the high ''Kuppe'', a subpeak of the Hochstein (Elstra), Hochstein. From here the ''Black Elster'' flows initially in a northerly direction through Elstra, Kamenz, Milstrich and Wittichenau; from Hoyerswerda it flows in westwards to Elsterheide. Further downstream, after , it crosses the Saxon-Brandenburg border and flows through Senftenberg, Ruhland and Lauchham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BASF
BASF Societas Europaea, SE () is a German multinational corporation, multinational chemical company and the List of largest chemical producers, largest chemical producer in the world. Its headquarters is located in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The BASF Group comprises subsidiary, subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 80 countries and operates six integrated production sites and 390 other production sites in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Americas and Africa. BASF has customers in over 190 countries and supplies products to a wide variety of industries. Despite its size and global presence, BASF has received relatively little public attention since it abandoned the manufacture and sale of BASF-branded consumer electronics products in the 1990s. At the end of 2019, the company employed 117,628 people, with over 54,000 in Germany. , BASF posted sales of €59.3 billion and income from operations before special items of about €4.5 billion. Between 1990 and 2005, the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwarzheide
Schwarzheide ( dsb, Carny Gózd) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km southwest of Senftenberg, 110 km south of Berlin and 40 km north of Dresden. The little river Pössnitz runs through the eastern part of Schwarzheide. Neighbouring communities Immediate neighbors of the town are the towns Ruhland (south), Lauchhammer (west), Schipkau (north) and Senftenberg with the district Brieske (east). Districts Schwarzheide has the following districts * Schwarzheide-West (former Zschornegosda) * Wandelhof * Schwarzheide-Mitte * Schwarzheide-Ost, consisting of Victoria and Naundorf History The town's landmark is the watertower. Today´s industrial town, Schwarzheide, was created on October 1, 1936, from the independent communities, Zschornegosda (today Schwarzheide-West) and Naundorf (now part of Schwarzheide-Ost). The name was translated from the Sorbian name, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brieske
Senftenberg ( wen, Zły Komorow) is a town in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany, capital of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district. Geography Senftenberg is located in the southwest of the historic Lower Lusatia region at the border with Saxony. Its town centre is situated north of the river Black Elster and the artificial Senftenberger Lake, part of the Lusatian Lake District chain, approximately northwest of Hoyerswerda, and southwest of Cottbus. Senftenberg station is north of the centre and a major railway freight yard is located to its north-east, with a locomotive depot. History Senftenberg was first mentioned in a 1279 deed issued by Henry III the Illustrious of Wettin, then margrave of Lusatia. With Lower Lusatia, the settlement was acquired by the Kingdom of Bohemia under Charles IV of Luxembourg in 1368. Elector Frederick II of Saxony acquired Senftenberg in 1448, whereafter the area as a border stronghold of the House of Wettin was separated from Bohemian Lusatia, u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
