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Helga Josephine Zinnbauer
Helga Josephine Zinnbauer, also known as Helga Freund-Zinnbauer, (24 February 1909 – 16 December 1980) was an Australian community worker and librarian. Zinnbauer was born in Orsova, Austria-Hungary (now Orșova, Romania) to Otto Alscher, a journalist, and his wife Else Leopoldine, née Amon. She worked as a librarian in the Barr Smith Library from 1943 until her retirement in 1974. She died in Adelaide, South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories .... Her funeral was conducted by Johannes Biar, a Lutheran pastor and supporter of the work of the Zinnbauers. Her husband was Alfred Freund-Zinnbauer, a Lutheran pastor. See also References Australian librarians Australian women librarians Austrian Lutherans Australian Lutherans 1909 births 1980 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orșova
Orșova (; german: Orschowa, hu, Orsova, sr, Оршава/Oršava, bg, Орсово, pl, Orszawa, cs, Oršava, tr, Adakale) is a port city on the Danube river in southwestern Romania's Mehedinți County. It is one of four localities in the county located in the Banat historical region. It is situated just above the Iron Gates, on the spot where the Cerna River meets the Danube. Demographics At the 2011 census, 95.2% of inhabitants were Romanians, 1.3% Czechs, 1% Roma, 0.9% Germans, 0.7% Serbs and 0.5% Hungarians. History * The locality was the site of a Roman port in Dacia Malvensis, and the site of a ''castrum'' named ''Dierna''. * In 1925, a confusion by the scholar Nándor Fettich misplaced the important Magyar burial site discovered at Cheglevici into the Orșova region. Later, the location of that discovery, testifying to the presence of the Magyars since the early 10th century, was clarified for the archeological community. * King Ladislaus I of Hungary decis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |