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Neumünster Collegiate Church, Würzburg
Neumünster () is a city in the middle of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With more than 79,000 registered inhabitants, it is the fourth-largest municipality in Schleswig-Holstein (behind Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg). The ''Holstenhallen'' and the ''Stadthalle'' make the city an important trade fair location. History The city was first formally mentioned as ''Wippendorp im Gau Faldera'' in 1127. In that year, the Bishop Vicelinus was sent there by the List of prince-archbishops, archbishops, bishops and administrators of Bremen#Catholic Archbishops of Bremen (1072–1179), Archbishop of Bremen to perform missionary work. By 1136, Vicelinus built a new monastery there (Latin language, Latin: ''novum monasterium,'' Greco-Latin'': Neomonasterium,'' German language, German'': neues Kloster'' or ''neues Münster''). The name "Novum monasterium" eventually replaced the previous names of Wippendorf and Faldera and led to the current name. In April 1870, Neumünster received town priv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadtbezirk
A (; also called ''Ortsbezirk'' in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate) is an administrative division in Germany, which is part of a larger city. It is translated as "borough". In Germany, usually only exist in a metropolis with more than 150,000 inhabitants. For example, Wattenscheid, which was a town in its own right until 1974, is now a within the city of Bochum in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia. In Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, the term ''Ortsbezirk'' is also used for districts of smaller cities. A may consist of several smaller parts: ''Stadtteile'' or ''Ortsteile''. While in some cities are only used for statistical purposes, many other have elected representatives. The tasks and responsibilities of the are laid down in the municipal codes (''Gemeindeordnungen'') of the federal states. The details, compositions etc. of the and their representatives are laid down in the municipal by-law A by-law (bye-law, by(e)law, by(e) law), is a set of rules or law estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
