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Hertenstein
Hertenstein may refer to: * Hertenstein, Lucerne, a village part of the municipality of Weggis, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland ** Hertensteiner Programm * Hertenstein, Aargau, a village in the municipality of Obersiggenthal, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland * Ruine Hertenstein, the ruin of a castle at Sigmaringen, Germany * Hertenstein Castle, the ruin of a castle near Blaufelden, Germany People with the surname *Wilhelm Hertenstein Wilhelm Friederich Hertenstein (5 May 1825, in Kyburg – 27 November 1888) was a Swiss politician. Hertenstein was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 21 March 1879 and died in office on 27 November 1888. He was affiliated to the Free De ... (1825-1888), member of the Swiss Federal Council (1879-1888) See also * Hartenstein (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertenstein Castle
Hertenstein Castle, part of the moat Hertenstein Castle, part of the moat Hertenstein Castle is a ruined spur castle approximately southwest of the village of Billingsbach, part of the municipality of Blaufelden, in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Description The castle is located on a steep hill above the confluence of two streams (the ''Billingsbach'' and the ''Rötelbach'') at an elevation of . The main approach of the castle to the northeast was protected by an long artificial moat running from the steep slopes to the north towards the neighbouring hill in the south. The moat is between deep. Out of the moat a mound rises which are the remains of the outer ward, followed by a drop of towards the inner ward. Inside the inner ward is a flat triangular area about long and wide, in the middle of which the remains of the ''bergfried '' ( keep) are found. All that is left of the keep is a mound rising up to with a diameter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Hertenstein
Wilhelm Friederich Hertenstein (5 May 1825, in Kyburg – 27 November 1888) was a Swiss politician. Hertenstein was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 21 March 1879 and died in office on 27 November 1888. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his office time he held the Military Department and was President of the Confederation in 1888. Hertenstein died while in office as President of the Confederation The president of the Swiss Confederation, also known as the president of the Confederation or colloquially as the president of Switzerland, is the head of Switzerland's seven-member Federal Council, the country's executive branch. Elected by ... and is so far the only holder of this office who did not finish his term. External links * * References 1825 births 1888 deaths People from Pfäffikon District Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Members of the Federal Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertenstein, Lucerne
Weggis is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It forms part of the northern shore of Lake Lucerne. The official language is German. History In about 800 the monastery of Pfäfers acquired the court of Wattawis. The municipality had been settled even earlier, however, because the name Weggis comes from the Celtic and meant Place of the Ferrymen. The freedom-loving inhabitants were subordinates of rule of the Habsburgs at some times. For both the monks and the Habsburgs the Lords of Hertenstein exercised regency. By 1332 Weggis and Gersau were free republics and allies of the neighboring Old Swiss Confederacy. This was confirmed in a treaty between them in 1359. Thereafter, the Lords of Hertenstein sold their rights to Lucerne in 1380. They administered Weggis until 1798 as part of the Landvogtei of Weggis. The citizens of Weggis resisted the Lords of Lucerne through multiple rebellions before 1588. In the peasant war of 1653 they side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weggis
Weggis is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It forms part of the northern shore of Lake Lucerne. The official language is German. History In about 800 the monastery of Pfäfers acquired the court of Wattawis. The municipality had been settled even earlier, however, because the name Weggis comes from the Celtic and meant Place of the Ferrymen. The freedom-loving inhabitants were subordinates of rule of the Habsburgs at some times. For both the monks and the Habsburgs the Lords of Hertenstein exercised regency. By 1332 Weggis and Gersau were free republics and allies of the neighboring Old Swiss Confederacy. This was confirmed in a treaty between them in 1359. Thereafter, the Lords of Hertenstein sold their rights to Lucerne in 1380. They administered Weggis until 1798 as part of the Landvogtei of Weggis. The citizens of Weggis resisted the Lords of Lucerne through multiple rebellions before 1588. In the peasant war of 1653 they side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obersiggenthal
Obersiggenthal is a municipality located in the Limmat Valley, within the district of Baden, in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. History Obersiggenthal is first mentioned around 1303-08 as ''Sikental''. Geography Obersiggenthal has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 19.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Baden district, between the ''Siggenberg'' and the Limmat river. It consists of the villages of Nussbaumen, Kirchdorf and Rieden and the hamlets of Tromsberg, Ebnet and Hertenstein. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Gules two Keys Argent in saltire crossed by the third double warded in Pale.'' Demographics Obersiggenthal has a population (as of ) of . , 32.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruine Hertenstein
Ruine may refer to: *Alter Der Ruine, a power noise group from Tucson, Arizona *La Grande Ruine (3,765 m), a mountain in the French Alps, in the Massif des Écrins * Of Ruine or Some Blazing Starre, an album by English band Current 93 A number of castles in Austria and Germany are designated "Ruine": * Ruine Diepoldsburg, a castle in Baden-Wuerttemberg * Ruine Hauenstein, a castle in Styria, Austria * Ruine Henneberg, a castle in Styria, Austria * Ruine Hohenwang, a castle in Styria, Austria * Ruine Kalsberg, a castle in Styria, Austria * Ruine Katsch, a castle in Styria, Austria * Ruine Klöch, a castle in Styria, Austria *Ruine Liechtenstein, a castle in Styria, Austria *Ruine Ligist, a castle in Styria, Austria *Ruine Neudeck, a castle in Styria, Austria *Ruine Neu-Leonroth, a castle in Styria, Austria *Ruine Nollig, a ruined castle above the village of Lorch in Hesse, Germany *Ruine Offenburg, a castle in Styria, Austria *Ruine Pernegg, a castle in Styria, Austria *Ruine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigmaringen
Sigmaringen (Swabian German, Swabian: ''Semmerenga'') is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen (district), Sigmaringen district. Sigmaringen is renowned for its castle, Schloss Sigmaringen, which was the seat of the principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen until 1850 and is still owned by the Hohenzollern family. Geography Sigmaringen lies in the Danube valley, surrounded by wooded hills south of the Swabian Alb and around 40 km north of Lake Constance. The surrounding towns are Winterlingen (in the district of Zollernalb) and Veringenstadt in the north, Bingen, Baden-Württemberg, Bingen, Sigmaringendorf, and Scheer, Germany, Scheer in the east, Mengen, Germany, Mengen, Krauchenwies, Inzigkofen, and Meßkirch in the south, and Leibertingen, Beuron, and Stetten am kalten Markt in the west. The town is made up of the following districts: Sigmaringen town center, Gutenstein (Sigmarin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaufelden
Blaufelden is a municipality in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in 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 .... The settlement is first mentioned in a document from 1157. The Reformation was introduced to Blaufelden in 1526 and it has been Lutheran ever since. References Schwäbisch Hall (district) {{SchwäbischHall-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
