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Klosteramt
A ''Klosteramt'' (lit. "monastery office") was an administrative unit in certain states of the Holy Roman Empire that, after the Reformation in the 16th century took over the administration of the estates of dissolved monasteries and also their lower court powers. In Old Württemberg the head of the ''Klosteramt'' was the prelate (''Prälat''), a Protestant clergyman appointed by the Duke, who had a seat and vote in the Landtag. The administrative business was managed by the monastery reeve (''Klostervogt'') or steward (''Hofmeister''), who from 1759 held the title of ''Klosteroberamtmann''.Hölzle (1975), pp. 30 ff. The ''Klosteramts'' were dissolved after the Napoleonic Wars at the beginning of the 19th century in the course of the subsequent reorganization of states like the Kingdom of Württemberg. List of ''Klosteramts'' in Württemberg The following ''Klosteramts'' are recorded: * Adelberg * Alpirsbach * Anhausen * Bebenhausen * Blaubeuren * Denkendorf * Herbrechtingen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelberg
Adelberg is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Geography Adelberg lies in the Schurwald forest, at an altitude of around 334 to 473m. Climate The annual rainfall of 1045mm is within the top quarter of values recorded in Germany, with lower values registered in 87% of the country's weather stations. The driest month is February, while the most rainfall comes in June, with almost double the rainfall of February. Variability of precipitation is extremely strong, and only 18% of weather stations record higher seasonal variations. Local subdivisions The municipality of Adelberg is made up of the village of Adelberg, the neighbouring hamlet of Adelberg Abbey, and the houses, Herrenmühle, Mittelmühle und Zachersmühle. In 1971, the hamlet of Nassach was transferred to the municipality of Uhingen. History The site on which Adelberg now stands was originally occupied by the village of Hundsholz (''Dogwood''), which is the source of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a Polity, political entity in Western Europe, Western, Central Europe, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. From the accession of Otto I in 962 until the twelfth century, the Empire was the most powerful monarchy in Europe. Andrew Holt characterizes it as "perhaps the most powerful European state of the Middle Ages". The functioning of government depended on the harmonic cooperation (dubbed ''consensual rulership'' by Bernd Schneidmüller) between monarch and vassals but this harmony was disturbed during the Salian Dynasty, Salian period. The empire reached the apex of territorial expansion and power under the House of Hohenstaufen in the mid-thirteenth century, but overextending led to partial collapse. On 25 December 800, Pope Leo III crowned the List of Frankish kings, Frankish king Charlemagne as Carolingi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denkendorf, Baden-Württemberg
Denkendorf is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located 5 km south of Esslingen, and 14 km southeast of Stuttgart. Geographical location Denkendorf is just outside the Filder on the southern slopes of Körsch - and Sulzbach valley. Municipality arrangement Denkendorf includes the homestead Spieth-Hof and the house Friedrichsmühle as well as proofs of the former village "Der hangende Hof".''Das Land Baden-Württemberg. Amtliche Beschreibung nach Kreisen und Gemeinden. Band III: Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart, Regionalverband Mittlerer Neckar.'' Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 1978, , S. 164–166. Neighboring communities Adjacent municipalities are Esslingen am Neckar in the north, Deizisau in the northeast, Köngen in the east Unterensingen in the south, Neuhausen auf den Fildern in the west and Ostfildern in the northwest (all Esslingen district). History Denkendorf is first mentioned in a document of 1129 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Georgen Im Schwarzwald
Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald ( Low Alemannic: ''Sanderge'') is a town in Southwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany and belongs to Schwarzwald-Baar County. Museums * Sammlung Grässlin The Sammlung Grässlin is an art collection in Germany. The works can be seen in its museum in Sankt Georgen (Schwarzwald). Artists in the collection Werner Büttner, Fischli & Weiss, Günther Förg, Isa Genzken, Asta Gröting, Georg Herold ..., art museum ''Germans Phono Museum'' Phono Museum References External links ''Citizens Cityweb www.St-Georgen.ORG'' News, Information, Photos and Events of citizens in St. Georgen *St. Georgen: information and pictures on the Grässlin family's art collection in Sankt Georgen Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald {{SchwarzwaldBaar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reichenbach
Reichenbach may refer to: Places Austria * Reichenbach (Litschau), a part of Litschau * Reichenbach (Rappottenstein), a part of Rappottenstein Germany * Reichenbach (Oberlausitz), in Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis district, Saxony * Reichenbach im Vogtland, in Vogtlandkreis district, Saxony * Reichenbach am Heuberg, in Tuttlingen district, Baden-Württemberg * Reichenbach an der Fils, in Esslingen district, Baden-Württemberg * Reichenbach, Upper Palatinate, in Cham district, Bavaria **Reichenbach Abbey (Bavaria), Benedictine monastery in Reichenbach * Reichenbach, Upper Franconia, in Kronach district, Bavaria * Reichenbach, Thuringia in Saale-Holzland district, Thuringia * Reichenbach, Birkenfeld, in Birkenfeld district, Rhineland-Palatinate * Reichenbach (Hornberg), in the Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg * Reichenbach-Steegen in Kaiserslautern district, Rhineland-Palatinate * Reichenbach, a part of Hessisch Lichtenau, Hesse * Reichenbach, a part of Lautertal (Odenw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murrhardt
Murrhardt is a town in the Rems-Murr district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 12 km east of Backnang, and 18 km southwest of Schwäbisch Hall. The source of the Murr is situated in Murrhardt. Local council (Gemeinderat) Elections were held in May 2014: * Christian Democratic Union of Germany / Free Electoral Union: 32.64% = 6 seats * Social Democratic Party of Germany: 23.77% = 4 seats *UL Independent list: 23.43% = 4 seats *MD/AL-Murrhardt Democrats / Alternative List: 20,17 % = 4 seats Mayor Armin Mößner (CDU) was elected in July 2011 with 66,42 % of the vote. His predecessor was Dr. Gerhard Strobel. Sons and daughters of the town * Heinrich von Zügel Heinrich Johann von Zügel (22 October 1850, Murrhardt – 30 January 1941, Munich) was a German painter who specialized in pictures of farm and domestic animals, often posed with a human in a dramatic or humorous situation. Life Beginning in 1 ... (1850-1941), painter References R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maulbronn
Maulbronn () is a city in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. History Founded in 1838, it emerged from a settlement, built around a monastery, which belonged to the Neckar Community in the Kingdom of Württemberg. In 1886, Maulbronn officially became a German town and was an administrative centre until 1938. The return of many displaced persons following the Second World War significantly raised the local population. Of particular note is the town's monastery, Maulbronn Abbey, which features prominently in Hermann Hesse's novel, ''Beneath the Wheel''. The former Cistercian monastery has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. Legend has it that the settlement was founded by monks who followed a mule to a valley with a source of clean water. The valley was also blessed with large deposits of soft sandstone for building. The monks built the original abbey and erected a fountain to honour the mule. The town name means mule fountain. According to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorch (Württemberg)
Lorch is a small town in the Ostalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, by the river Rems, 8 kilometers west of Schwäbisch Gmünd. It is a part of the Ostwürttemberg region. Geography Lorch lies in a valley of the river Rems, a tributary of the river Neckar, with Schwäbisch Gmünd to its east, Schorndorf to its west, the Swabian-Franconian Forest to its north and the Swabian Alps to its south. Lorch is part of the Swabian-Franconian Forest Nature Park and is located at the Limes hiking route (HW 6) of the Swabian Alp Association. In addition to Schwäbisch Gmünd, the town also borders the municipality of Alfdorf to the north, the municipalities of Wäschenbeuren and Börtlingen to the south as well as the municipality of Plüderhausen to the west. Lorch, with the formerly independent municipality of Waldhausen, encompasses 35 hamlets, villages and farms in addition to Lorch itself. In accordance with the borders drawn at the 31st of December 1971, Lorch, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lichtenstern
Hans Lichtenstern (born 4 October 1948) is a German speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe .... References 1948 births Living people German male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of West Germany Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Munich {{Germany-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Königsbronn
Königsbronn is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim (district), Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Königsbronn (Koenigsbronn) as an administrative community also includes the villages of Itzelberg, Ochsenberg (Königsbronn), Ochsenberg and Zang. It lies in the Brenz valley within the hills of the Swabian Jura, a landscape shaped by karst (limestone). A spring near the town center is the Source (river or stream), source of the Brenz River, Brenz, a tributary of the Danube. Geographical location The Brenz pot Königsbronn lies at the eastern end of the Swabian Jura, the so-called Ostalb. The main town is like the suburb in Itzelberg Brenztal while the higher-lying suburb Zang on the west of the valley Albuch and Ochsenberg (Königsbronn), Ochsenberg lying on the Härtsfeld east of the valley. In Königsbronn springs the Brenz, which opens at Lauingen into the Danube. North of the village on the border with neighboring city Oberkochen runs the European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirsau
Hirsau (formerly ''Hirschau'') is a district of the town of Calw in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, located in the south-west portion of the country, about two miles north of Calw and about twenty-four miles west of Stuttgart. Town Hirsau's economy includes small retail establishments, tourism, and light industry. There is a saw mill on the ''Ernstmuhlerweg'', the road that runs along the railroad in the post card pasted above. The saw mill is a long building at the upper edge (in the picture) of town. The town has been called a "Luftkurort" ("air spa") for the purity of its air. The town's bridge over the Nagold River dates to the Carolingian period. Hirsau Abbey The town grew round the Benedictine monastery that is its main historical significance and was once among the most famous in Europe. It was founded in about 830 by Count Erlafried of Calw and re-founded, after a period of collapse, in 1059. William of Hirsau, abbot from 1069 to 1091, brought it to int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herrenalb
Bad Herrenalb is a municipality in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the northern Black Forest, 15 km east of Baden-Baden, and 22 km southwest of Pforzheim. The town is connected to the city of Karlsruhe by the Albtalbahn, an electric railway that forms part of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn. Bad Herrenalb is the terminus of one of the branches of the Albtalbahn, which operates as line S1. History The town grew up around Alba Dominorum, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1148. The monastery was later dissolved during the Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in .... As early as 1841 Dr. J. Weiss established a cold water sanitarium which was later transformed into a water therapy institute with a sanitarium for nervous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
