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Löwen River
Löwen, literally meaning "lions", may refer to: Places *Leuven or , the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium *Lewin Brzeski or , a town in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland Sports *Frankfurter Löwen, a defunct American football club from Frankfurt, Germany *Rhein-Neckar Löwen, a European handball club from Mannheim, Germany *Basketball Löwen Braunschweig, a basketball club from Braunschweig, Germany People with the surname * Albert von Löwen (1166-1192), saint *Eva Helena Löwen Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (Devil May Cry), Eva (''Devil May Cry''), ... (1743-1813), Swedish noble socialite * Fredrique Löwen (1760–1813), Swedish actress See also * Loewen, a surname * Löwenbräu * Löwenwolde (other) {{disambiguation, surn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuven
Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic city and the former neighbouring municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, a part of Korbeek-Lo, Wilsele and Wijgmaal. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 100,244 inhabitants. KU Leuven, Belgium's largest university, has its flagship campus in Leuven, which has been a university city since 1425. This makes it the oldest university city in the Low Countries. The city is home of the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer brewer and sixth-largest fast-moving consumer goods company. History Middle Ages The earliest mention of Leuven (''Loven'') dates from 891, when a Viking army was defeated by the Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia (see: Battle of Leuven). According to a legend, the city's red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewin Brzeski
Lewin Brzeski (german: Löwen) is a historic town situated in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, southwestern Poland. The total population of Lewin Brzeski was estimated at 5,736 inhabitants in 2019. History Located along the medieval trade routes from Silesia to Hungary, by the Amber Road and the Eastern Neisse river, the town of Lewin first developed in the Middle Ages as a market town, located within the Piast-ruled Kingdom of Poland and as a result of the fragmentation of Poland it became part of the duchies of Opole, Brzeg and Legnica. It is first mentioned in a contract from 1257, when a monastery run by the Knights Hospitaller in Łosiów purchased a mill near the town. Its name is of Old Polish origin and refers to hunting. As early as the mid-13th century the city had received Magdeburg town rights, which granted the town a certain amount of autonomy. The town was built around a rectangular marketplace, and surrounded by a rampart with a palisade with a ditch below it that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurter Löwen
The Frankfurter Löwen ( en, Frankfurt Lions) were an American football team from Frankfurt, Germany. The ''Löwen'' were the first American football club to be formed in Germany.Geschichte AFVD website, accessed: 29 December 2010Google book review: Turnen and sport: transatlantic transfers author: Annette R. Hofmann, accessed: 12 January 2010 The club, a founding member of the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Rhein-Neckar Löwen is a professional handball club founded in 2002, based in Mannheim, Germany. The club competes in the German Handball-Bundesliga and continentally in EHF European League. Rhein-Neckar Löwen play their home games in SAP Arena, with a seating capacity of 14,500. The club won the German championship twice under the leadership of Nikolaj Jacobsen, in 2016 and in 2017. History On 1 July 2002, the club was founded, originally named SG Kronau/Östringen, following a merger between two clubs, TSG Kronau and TSV Baden Östringen. Their home ground was Rhein-Neckar-Halle. In their first season, 2002–03, the club succeeded to achieve promoting from the 2. Bundesliga to the top tier of the German handball, the Handball-Bundesliga. A season after, in 2003–04, they were relegated from the 16th position, but they returned again to the first Bundesliga in 2004–05 season, after finishing the season in the 2nd place of the 2. Bundesliga. In 2005–06 season, SG Krona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
Basketball Löwen Braunschweig ( en, Basketball Lions Braunschweig) is a basketball club based in Braunschweig, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, the top tier of German basketball. The club's home arena is Volkswagen Halle. Founded in 2001 as Metabox Braunschweig, the club was established as the separated professional team of SG Braunschweig. History The team was formed as a new company in 2000, taking over the Bundesliga license of SG Braunschweig. The newly formed team was named Metabox Braunschweig. However, the new name sponsor (Metabox) had to abandon the project after only a couple of months, due to insufficient financial means. Fortunately, the club was saved by the communal sports association and from 2001 up to the end of the 2001–2002 season, it lived on under a new name: StadtSport Braunschweig. In the season 2002–2003, the team played under the new name TXU Energie Braunschweig. In the 2003–2004, the club again was renamed BS En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Von Löwen
Albert of Louvain (1166 – 24 November 1192) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church and the Prince- Bishop of Liège. He was canonized as a saint on 9 August 1613 and his feast falls on the date of his death. Biography Albert de Louvain was born in 1166 as the second of two sons to Duke Godfrey III, Count of Leuven, and his first wife Margareta van Limburg. He was the brother of Henry I, Duke of Brabant. Albert was educated at the cathedral school of Saint-Lambert in Liège. In 1187, when news of the fall of Jerusalem reached Liege, Albert resigned his offices, took the cross, and had himself knighted. The following year Cardinal Henry of Albano, restored his ecclesiastical status. In 1188, he became the Archdeacon of Liège and later received the subdiaconate in 1191. That same year he was elected Bishop of Liège and despite the fact that he had not reached the canonical age of 30, his appointment was widely approved. Gilbert of Mons, chancellor of Count Baldwin V of Hainaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Helena Löwen
Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (Devil May Cry), Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in the ''Devil May Cry'' video game series * Eva (Metal Gear), Eva (''Metal Gear''), a fictional character in the ''Metal Gear'' video games series * Evangelion (mecha), commonly referred to as "Eva" or "EVA", a fictional cyborg in the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise Films * Eva (1948 film), ''Eva'' (1948 film), a Swedish film * Eva (1953 film), ''Eva'' (1953 film), a Greek drama film * Eva (1958 film), ''Eva'' (1958 film), an Austrian film * Eva (1962 film), ''Eva'' (1962 film), a French-Italian film in English * Eva (2010 film), ''Eva'' (2010 film), an English-language Romanian film * Eva (2011 film), ''Eva'' (2011 film), a Spanish film * Eva (2018 film), ''Eva'' (2018 film), a French film Music Artists *Eva (sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loewen
Loewen is a spelling variant of the word ''Löwen'' which means "lions" in German. This spelling is uncommon in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (as in the most common German language dialects ö is used usually instead of oe, while in English ö and oe are the same thing) and a surname with this spelling is usually used by Mennonites or by Americans who Americanized their Löwen to Loewen. Notable people with the name include: * Adam Loewen (born 1984), Canadian-American baseball player * Bill Loewen (born 1930), Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, political activist and politician * Chuck Loewen (born 1957), American football player * Cynthia Loewen (born 1993), Canadian beauty pageant and 2014 Miss Earth Canada * Darcy Loewen (born 1969), Canadian-American hockey player * Gregory Loewen (born 1966), Canadian social philosopher * James W. Loewen (born 1942), American sociologist * Jocelyne Loewen (born 1976), Canadian voice actress * John Loewen (born 1949), Canadian politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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