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Laichingen
Laichingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau near Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has 10,964 inhabitants (2005). Geography Geographical location Laichingen is located on the Laichingen Alb, a branch of the Swabian Jura. It is located on a former volcanic vent on the Alb plateau, about 25 kilometers west of Ulm. Neighboring communities The municipality borders to Hohenstadt in Göppingen district, in the east to Merklingen and Dornstadt, on the south to Berghülen, to the town Blaubeuren and Heroldstatt and on the west to Gutsbezirk Münsingen and to Römerstein, both in the district of Reutlingen and to Westerheim. History In 1364 offered Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor the town privileges to the population, these however rejected, allegedly because they did not want to build any walls. The tradition of Laichingen linen weaving goes back until the Middle Ages. The poor soils on the Alb gave only small harvests, and so the inhabitants have relied on the growing of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laichingen Altes Rathaus
Laichingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau near Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has 10,964 inhabitants (2005). Geography Geographical location Laichingen is located on the Laichingen Alb, a branch of the Swabian Jura. It is located on a former volcanic vent on the Alb plateau, about 25 kilometers west of Ulm. Neighboring communities The municipality borders to Hohenstadt in Göppingen district, in the east to Merklingen and Dornstadt, on the south to Berghülen, to the town Blaubeuren and Heroldstatt and on the west to Gutsbezirk Münsingen and to Römerstein, both in the district of Reutlingen and to Westerheim. History In 1364 offered Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor the town privileges to the population, these however rejected, allegedly because they did not want to build any walls. The tradition of Laichingen linen weaving goes back until the Middle Ages. The poor soils on the Alb gave only small harvests, and so the inhabitants have relied on the growing of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laichingen Kirche St Alban
Laichingen is a town in the district of Alb-Donau near Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has 10,964 inhabitants (2005). Geography Geographical location Laichingen is located on the Laichingen Alb, a branch of the Swabian Jura. It is located on a former volcanic vent on the Alb plateau, about 25 kilometers west of Ulm. Neighboring communities The municipality borders to Hohenstadt in Göppingen district, in the east to Merklingen and Dornstadt, on the south to Berghülen, to the town Blaubeuren and Heroldstatt and on the west to Gutsbezirk Münsingen and to Römerstein, both in the district of Reutlingen and to Westerheim. History In 1364 offered Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor the town privileges to the population, these however rejected, allegedly because they did not want to build any walls. The tradition of Laichingen linen weaving goes back until the Middle Ages. The poor soils on the Alb gave only small harvests, and so the inhabitants have relied on the growing of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alb-Donau
Alb-Donau-Kreis is a (district) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Biberach (district), Biberach, Reutlingen (district), Reutlingen, Göppingen (district), Göppingen and Heidenheim (district), Heidenheim, the two Bavarian districts Günzburg (district), Günzburg and Neu-Ulm (district), Neu-Ulm, and the city of Ulm. History The history of the region is linked with the history of Ulm and the Swabian Alb, Swabian Jura. Listing of towns and municipalities in the former Ulm district: The district of Alb-Donau was established in 1973 by merging the former districts of Ulm and Ehingen, some municipalities of the Münsingen district and the municipalities of Oberbalzheim and Unterbalzheim of the Biberach district. Geography The city of Ulm is surrounded by the district. It is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district, although it is not part of the district. The district is named after the Danube, Danube R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merklingen
Merklingen is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geographical location Merklingen is located on the plateau of the Swabian Jura, about 20 kilometers northwest of Ulm, between Geislingen and Blaubeuren. Expansion of the municipality The district is approximately 21.31 square kilometers. Neighboring communities The neighboring communities of Merklingen are (clockwise from north): Nellingen, Dornstadt, Laichingen (all Alb-Donau-Kreis), Hohenstadt, Drackenstein, Bad Ditzenbach (all Göppingen district). Municipality arrangement Merklingen, consisting of the main town and the hamlet Widderstall, remained an independent municipality with its own administration. Air The climate is: dry summers, fog in autumn, cold winters. History In 861, we find the first mention of Merklingen as Marchelingen in a document of the monastery of Wiesensteig. Since 1482 the place belonged to the territory of the Free imperial city of Ulm. Merklingen came in 1810 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Medick
Hans Medick (born 7 October 1939) is a German historian. Life Born in Wuppertal, Medick studied history, philosophy, English and political science at the universities of Cologne University, Cologne, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen from 1959 to 1966. After graduating with a master's degree, he was a research assistant at the University of Erlangen from 1967 to 1973, where he also received his doctorate under Kurt Kluxen in 1971. In July 1972, he received the faculty prize for his dissertation. From 1973 to 2004, he worked as a research assistant at the Göttingen Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity. After various teaching posts in Germany and Switzerland, he was appointed Visiting Professor at Johns Hopkins University in 1980. In 1993, he completed his Habilitation in Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen for the subject of Medieval and Modern History. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Römerstein
Römerstein is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; three formerly independent villages (Böhringen, Donnstetten, Zainingen) and two hamlets (Strohweiler and Aglishardt) were merged in 1975. Townhall is in Böhringen. The community is located on the Swabian Alb, in the northeastern corner of the district of Reutlingen. The community is named after the Römerstein, the highest hill of the region at 875 m. Geography The municipality is located about 22 kilometers east of Reutlingen on the plateau of the Swabian Alb at an altitude of 803 m above sea level. NN (Rathaus Donnstetten). Römerstein reaches an elevation of 874 m above sea level at its highest point. The municipality is bordered by Lenningen (Esslingen district) Wiesensteig (Göppingen District), Westerheim, Laichingen (both Alb-Donau-Kreis), Gutsbezirk Münsingen, Bad Urach and grave Stetten (all district Reutlingen). Municipality arrangement The community consists of the previously independent municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Baur
Karl Baur (November 13, 1911 – October 12, 1963) was a German test pilot, flight instructor and engineer. His friends referred to him truly as "A Pilot's Pilot". Early life Karl Baur was born November 13, 1911 in Laichingen, Württemberg, Germany. In 1927 he attended a summer camp for young boys interested in aviation, and it was here that Baur developed his desire to fly. He became involved in the world of glider flying during the 1930s, where with the F1 Fledermaus glider he completed the necessary distance, height, and acrobatic flying requirements to earn an International Silver C Badge in 1934. (Only 19 of these were awarded at that year, and Baur was one of 15 Germans who received the badge.) Baur also worked with powered aircraft and earned a private pilot license in 1931. Instructor Pilot In 1935 Baur accepted an opportunity to go to Japan and serve as instructor at a Japanese glider school. He also did some acrobatic flying at various points around Japan, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amstetten (Württemberg)
Amstetten () is a municipality in Alb-Donau-Kreis, 20 kilometers north-west of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Municipality arrangement Amstetten includes the districts Bräunisheim, Hofstett-Emerbuch, Reutti, Schalkstetten and Stubersheim. The place Amstetten itself is divided into the old Amstetten-Dorf and the newly created after the railway construction Amstetten Station. History Traces of a Roman road station at the top of the Geislinger Steige demonstrate the important traffic geographical position. In Amstetten no traces of an early medieval settlement were found. However, finds from the districts Schalkstetten, Bräunisheim and Stubersheim show a settlement at least since the Merovingian dynasty. The first mention of Amstetten dates back to 1275 in the Liber decimationis, the tenth book of the Bishopric of Constance. In the late Middle Ages, the region was mainly dominated by the House of Helfenstein. However, they had to mortgage their possession in the late 14th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berghülen
Berghülen () is a municipality in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Berghülen is located above sea level on the Swabian Jura about west of Ulm. The municipality borders to the west and north to the town of Laichingen and to their districts Machtolsheim and Suppingen, on the east to Blaustein and on the south to the town of Blaubeuren. Municipality arrangement Besides the eponymous Berghülen, the municipality includes the two districts: *Bühlenhausen with 437 inhabitants. Incorporation on 1 January 1972. *Treffensbuch with 83 residents. Incorporation is not ascertainable. History The written history of the municipality Berghülen began with the first written mention of the district Bühlenhausen in a deed of the monastery Ochsenhausen, which was given to St. Blaise Abbey, Black Forest in 1100. Berghülen itself was in 1304 first mentioned in the documents with the donation of Count Henry of Tübingen to the monastery Blaubeuren. 1447 cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroldstatt
Heroldstatt is a village in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Heroldstatt is located on the Swabian Jura about 25 kilometers west of Ulm. Neighboring communities The municipality borders in the north and east to the town of Laichingen, in the southeast to the town of Blaubeuren , in the south to the town of Schelklingen (all Alb-Donau-district) and in the west to Gutsbezirk Münsingen (district Reutlingen). Municipality arrangement The municipality consists of the two districts Ennabeuren and Sontheim and the allotment Breithülen. History Ennabeuren A documentary mention was made in 1092 to a nobleman Egilolf ''Oninburrin''. In 1806, the village had around 300 Protestant and 200 Catholic residents. Ennabeuren lost in 1895 and 1938 a total of 940 hectares - about half of the municipal area - to the military training area Münsingen. Sontheim During the Reformation the village received in 1537 its own parish. By 1800 it had about 42 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugen Eisele
Eugen is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), last Habsburg Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order from 1894 to 1923 * Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (1865–1947), Swedish painter, art collector, and patron of artists * Prince Eugen of Schaumburg-Lippe (1899–1929) * Prince Eugen of Bavaria (1925–1997) * Eugen Bacon, female African-Australian author * Eugen Beza (born 1978), Romanian football manager and former player * Eugen Bleuler (1857–1939), Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist * Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk (1851–1914), Austrian economist * Eugen Bolz (1881–1945), German politician and member of the anti-Nazi resistance * Eugen Chirnoagă (1891–1965), Romanian chemist * Eugen Cicero (1940–1997), Romanian-German jazz pianist * Eugen Ciucă (1913–2005), Romanian-American artist * Eugen d'Albert (1864–1932), Scottish-born pianist and composer * Eugen Doga (born 1937), Romanian composer from Moldova * Eugen Drewermann (born 1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Enderle
August Enderle (5 August 1887 – 2 November 1959) was a German socialist politician, trades unionist, journalist and author. Life Provenance and early years August Enderle was born into a cooper's/carpenter's family in Feldstetten, a small artisanal town in the hills between Stuttgart and Ulm. He trained and qualified for work in the metals based industry sector and took work as a machinist in Stuttgart. It was in Stuttgart that in 1910 he joined both the Social Democratic Party ("Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands" / SPD) and the Metal Workers' Union (''"Deutscher Metallarbeiter-Verband"'' / DMV). He was opposed to war but was conscripted into the military in 1915 and remained in the army till the war ended. The 1914 decision of the party leadership to implement what amounted to a parliamentary truce for the duration of the war set off acute disagreement within the party from the outset, and division only grew as slaughter on the frontline and austerity on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
