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Glonn
Glonn is a market town in the Ebersberg district in Upper Bavaria, Germany, about southeast of Munich. Geography The market town of Glonn is a health spa (''Erholungsort''), and the Glonn Valley is ringed by wooded hills, carved by the former Inn Glacier. To the south, the Alps are clearly visible on the horizon. The rivers Glonn, and Schrannenbach rise within Glonn's municipal area, where the lake Kastensee is also to be found. Just inside the neighbouring community of Moosach lies the Steinsee, another lake. Glonn is also home to three protected areas. The community of Glonn includes nine small villages: Adling, Balkham, Frauenreuth, Haslach, Mattenhofen, Kastenseeon, Reinstorf, Schlacht, Steinhausen and Wetterling. Neighbouring communities Glonn's immediate neighbours are the communities of Baiern, Bruck, Egmating, Moosach and Oberpframmern, which together with Glonn form an administrative community (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft''). The town of Grafing and the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glonn (Mangfall)
Glonn is a river in Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in Glonn in the Ebersberg district and it flows in the south-east direction via Beyharting (Tuntenhausen) to Bad Aibling, where it flows into the Mangfall. The Glonn has a length of about . Its name originates from "Glana", "the clear one" (female) in Celtic languages The Celtic languages ( usually , but sometimes ) are a group of related languages descended from Proto-Celtic. They form a branch of the Indo-European language family. The term "Celtic" was first used to describe this language group by Edwar .... See also * List of rivers in Bavaria References External links * {{Authority control Rivers of Bavaria Rivers of Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moosach
Moosach is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (administrative community) of Glonn. Geography The community lies in a picturesque setting in an ice-age moraine landscape about 500 m in elevation and lends itself well to hiking. In the heights of the moraine that ring the town are lakes, among them the Steinsee, a bathing lake also favoured by visitors from Munich. Somewhat farther away lies the Kitzlsee, a protected landscape. Moosach comprises a number of surrounding hamlets and lone homesteads such as Falkenberg (with a stable and a beergarden), Baumhau, Altenburg and Berghofen. History In 1990, Moosach celebrated 1,200 years of existence, witnessed in a donation document of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. The community's name goes back to the Moosach brook: "''Ache'' flowing through the moss", ''Ache'' being a regional word meaning "swiftly flowing water". The Moosach rises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberpframmern
Oberpframmern is a community in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (administrative community) of Glonn. It lies roughly 24 kilometres southeast of Munich. Geography Oberpframmern lies in the Munich Region. It has only one traditional rural land unit (''Gemarkung'' in German), also called Oberpframmern. History Oberpframmern belonged to the ' of Munich and the Court of Swabia of the Electorate of Bavaria. It was also seat of a captaincy (Hauptmannschaft). Population development In 1970, the community's land area was home to 1,179 inhabitants. In 1987 there were 1,522, and in 2000 there were 2,011. Politics The mayor (''Bürgermeister'') is Andreas Lutz, re-elected in 2020. The community's tax revenue in 1999, converted into euros, was €1,622,000 of which €605,000 was business taxes. Economy and infrastructure According to official statistics, in 1998, 20 workers on the social insurance contribution rolls were employed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruck, Germany
Bruck is a community in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg. It is a member of the municipal association (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Glonn. Geography Bruck lies in the Munich region. It includes one traditional rural land unit – ''Gemarkung'' in German – also called Bruck. The constituent communities of Taglaching, Pienzenau, Alxing, Bauhof, Pullenhofen, Loch, Nebelberg, Schlipfhausen, Eichtling, Doblbach, Wildaching, Feichten, Hamburg, Einharting and Wildenholzen are to be found within Bruck. History Bruck belonged to the Lord (''Freiherr'') of Pienzenau. It was part of the Electorate of Bavaria, belonging to the lordly estate of Wildenholzen. In 1818 the community of Bruck came into being. Population development The community's land area was home to 879 inhabitants in 1970, 908 in 1987 and 1047 in 2000. Politics The community's mayor (''Bürgermeister'') is Josef Schwäbl (CSU). The community's tax revenue in 1999, converted into euros, was €364,000, of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baiern
Baiern is a community in the district of Ebersberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is a member of the administrative community (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Glonn. The community's name is pronounced the same way as the German name for Bavaria ("Bayern"), although it is spelt differently. This is most likely derived from the old way of spelling Bavaria in German ("Baiern"). The constituent communities of Antholing, Berganger and Netterndorf are to be found within Baiern, as is the ''Jugenddorf Piusheim'' ("Youth Village of Piusheim"). Geography Baiern lies in the Munich region. It includes one traditional rural land unit – ''Gemarkung'' in German – also called Baiern. History Baiern belonged to the ' of Munich and the Court of Swabia of the Electorate of Bavaria. It was also the seat of a captaincy (Hauptmannschaft). The Weihenstephan Benedictine Monastery was until secularization in 1803 an important landlord in the community. With the municipal edict in 1818 came what is to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egmating
Egmating is a community in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg in Germany. It is a member of the administrative community (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Glonn. Geography Egmating lies in the Munich region. It includes one traditional rural land unit – ''Gemarkung'' in German – also called Egmating. The constituent communities of Orthofen, Neuorthofen, Lindach, Münster und Neumünster are to be found within Egmating. History Egmating belonged to the Lord (''Freiherr'') of Hornstein. It was part of the Electorate of Bavaria and was a lordly estate. Population development The community’s land area was home to 1,180 inhabitants in 1970, 1,388 in 1987 and 1,639 in 2000. Politics The community's mayor (''Bürgermeister'') is Ingeborg Heiler (Aktive Bürgerliste Egmating). The community's tax revenue in 1999, converted into euros, was €765,000, of which €45,000 was from business taxes. Economy and infrastructure In 1998, according to official statistics, the fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorneding
Zorneding is a community in district of Ebersberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany. It lies some 20 km east of Munich, Bavaria’s capital. Geography Neighbouring communities In the northwest, Zorneding borders on the community of Vaterstetten, in the northeast on the unincorporated area of the Ebersberg Forest (''Ebersberger Forst''), in the east on Kirchseeon, in the south on Oberpframmern and in the southwest on Munich district. History Zorneding had its first documentary mention on 4 September 813. A further documentary mention comes from the year 1156 when Zorneding was mentioned in the ''Falkensteiner Codex'' under the name ''Ingoltesperch'' (“Settlement at Ingolt’s Mountain”). Ludwig V, Duke of Upper Bavaria, Margrave of Tyrol and Brandenburg died in Zorneding in 1361 while hunting. Over the centuries, Zorneding grew ever more into a typical road-based town. The ancient Salt Road (nowadays ''Bundesstraße'' 304) gained more and more importance after Munich was founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebersberg (district)
''Landkreis'' (district) Ebersberg is located in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Erding, Mühldorf, Rosenheim and Munich. History The most important event in the district's history was the battle of Hohenlinden on December 3, 1800, which was a part of the Napoleonic Wars. Geography The district includes rural areas east of the city of Munich. Despite the vicinity of Munich urbanisation is low. In the north there is a contiguous forest area of 80 km², serving as a recreation area for the population of the Bavarian capital. The forest consists of three separate unincorporated area An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...s, ''Anzinger Forst'', ''Ebersberger Forst'', and ''Eglhartinger Forst''. Coat of arms The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grafing
Grafing bei München (officially: Grafing b.München) is a town in the district of Ebersberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany. Geography Grafing is in the Munich Region, about southeast of the state capital, where the Urtelbach and Wieshamer Bach both empty into the Attel River. The distance is roughly the same to Rosenheim and Wasserburg am Inn. Nearby municipalities are the district capital Ebersberg about to the north, Glonn and Kirchseeon. The town has the following traditional rural land units (''Gemarkungen'' in German): Elkofen, Grafing b.München, Nettelkofen, Oexing and Straußdorf. Grafing station, which is to the west of the town, has access to the Munich S-Bahn network, as well as to Regional-Express and Regionalbahn trains of the national Deutsche Bahn railway company on the Munich–Salzburg railway line opened in 1870. Here the '' Filzenexpress'' line branches off to Wasserburg, served by SüdostBayernBahn trains. There is also a station called ''Grafing Stadt'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500 to AD 1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500). The first early ..., lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, and disease, while some areas of what is now modern Germany experienced population declines of over 50%. Related conflicts include the Eighty Years' War, the War of the Mantuan Succession, the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659), Franco-Spanish War, and the Portuguese Restoration War. Until the 20th century, historians generally viewed it as a continuation of the religious struggle initiated by the 16th-century Reformation within the Holy Roman Empire. The 1555 Peace of Augsburg atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freising
Freising () is a university town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising ''Landkreis'' (district), with a population of about 50,000. Location Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano, and is located on the Isar river in Upper Bavaria, north of Munich and near the Munich International Airport. The city is built on and around two prominent hills: the Cathedral Hill with the former Bishop's Residence and Freising Cathedral, and Weihenstephan Hill with the former Weihenstephan Abbey, containing the oldest working brewery in the world. It was also the location of the first recorded tornado in Europe. The city is 448 meters above sea level. Cultural significance Freising is one of the oldest settlements in Bavaria, becoming a major religious centre in the early Middle Ages. It is the centre of an important diocese. Some important historical documents were created between 900 and 1200 in its monastery: * Freising manuscripts written in Slovenian, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
