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Müncheberg
Müncheberg is a small town in Märkisch-Oderland, Germany approximately halfway between Berlin and the border with Poland, within the historic region of Lubusz Land. Geography Prior to 2003 the area today covered by Müncheberg was organized as the so-called "Amt (subnational entity), Amt Müncheberg". It included eight Municipalities of Germany, municipalities that were incorporated on March 31, 2002 to form the town of Müncheberg: (population in parentheses) *Müncheberg (5,190) *Obersdorf (253) *Hermersdorf (273) *Trebnitz (509) *Eggersdorf (345) *Hoppegarten (268) *Jahnsfelde (295) *Münchehofe (102) History Müncheberg was founded between 1225 and 1232 by Cistercians, Cistercian monks who had been given the land by the Piast dynasty, Piast Duke of Lower Silesia, Henry I the Bearded. A citation in a document from June 29, 1232, marks the official date of the founding of Müncheberg. This first settlement was called "Lubes" by the monks in honor of the monastery in Lubiąż, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubusz Land
Lubusz Land ( pl, Ziemia lubuska; german: Land Lebus) is a historical region and cultural landscape in Poland and Germany on both sides of the Oder river. Originally the settlement area of the Lechites, the swampy area was located east of Margraviate of Brandenburg, Brandenburg and west of Greater Poland, south of Pomerania and north of Silesia and Lower Lusatia. Presently its eastern part lies within the Polish Lubusz Voivodeship, the western part with its historical capital Lebus (Lubusz) in the German state of Brandenburg. History Kingdom of Poland When in 928 King Henry the Fowler, Henry I of Germany crossed the Elbe river to conquer the lands of the Veleti, he did not subdue the Leubuzzi people settling beyond the Spree (river), Spree. Their territory was either already inherited by the first Polish ruler Mieszko I of Poland, Mieszko I (~960-992) or conquered by him in the early period of his rule. After Mieszkos' death the whole country was inherited by his son Duke, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märkisch-Oderland
Märkisch-Oderland is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are (from the north clockwise) the district Barnim, the country Poland, the district-free city Frankfurt (Oder), the district Oder-Spree and the ''Bundesland'' Berlin. The administrative seat is Seelow but the largest town is Strausberg. Geography The district extends from the outskirts of Berlin in the west to the Oder river and the Polish border in the east. It includes a swampy area along the Oder known as the ''Oderbruch'', about 60 km in length and 17 km in width. The Oderbruch was partially drained and populated in the 18th century. The rest of the district is mainly agricultural land. History The district dates back to the district Lebus and the district Oberbarnim, which were both created in 1816. The district Lebus dates back to the ''Land Lebus'', the region around the town of Lebus. In 1863 Seelow became the seat of the administration of the district L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute For Breeding Research
The Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research was founded in Müncheberg, Germany in 1928 as part of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft. The founding director, Erwin Baur, initiated breeding programmes with fruits and berries, and basic research on ''Antirrhinum majus'' and the domestication of lupins. After the Second World War, the institute moved west to Voldagsen, and was relocated to new buildings on the present site in Cologne in 1955. ·The modern era of the Institute began in 1978 with the appointment of Jeff Schell and the development of plant transformation technologies and plant molecular genetics. The focus on molecular genetics was extended in 1980 with the appointment of Heinz Saedler. The appointment in 1983 of Klaus Hahlbrock broadened the expertise of the Institute in the area of plant biochemistry, and the arrival of Francesco Salamini in 1985 added a focus on crop genetics. During the period 1978-1990, the Institute was greatly expanded and new buildings we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadtmauer Müncheberg Kleinbahnhof
The following cities have, or historically had, defensive walls. Africa Algeria * Algiers * Ghardaïa * Timimoun Egypt * Al-Fustat * Cairo * Damietta See List of Egypt castles, forts, fortifications and city walls. Ethiopia * Harar Libya *Apollonia, Cyrenaica, Apollonia *Benghazi *Cyrene, Libya, Cyrene *Derna, Libya, Derna *Germa *Ghadames *Ghat, Libya, Ghat *Jaghbub, Libya, Jaghbub *Kabaw *Murzuq *Nalut *Sokna, Libya, Sokna *Tolmeita *Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli *Waddan, Libya, Waddan Mali * Djenné * Gao * Timbuktu Morocco * Agadir * Aït Benhaddou * Asilah * Azemmour * Casablanca * Chefchaouen * El Jadida, Eljadida * Essaouira * Fes * Ksar el-Kebir * Ksar es-Seghir * Larache * Marrakech * Meknes * Moulay Abdallah * Moulay Idriss * Ouarzazate * Oujda * Rabat * Safi, Morocco, Safi * Salé * Sefrou * Tangier * Taroudannt – best preserved in Morocco * Taza * Tétouan * Tiznit Niger * Zinder, Niger was well known for its city wall, the remains of which can still be see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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