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Niederwald Bei Rüdesheim
Niederwald may refer to: * Niederwald, Texas, U.S.A * Niederwald, Switzerland Niederwald is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Niederwald, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into ..., in the canton of Valais * Niederwald is the name of the hill in Germany where the Niederwalddenkmal is located * Niederwald is the German word for coppice {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederwald, Texas
Niederwald is a city in Caldwell and Hays counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 565 at the 2010 census. Niederwald means "low forest", or "low wood", in German. It was named Niederwald by the German founders of the town. This region of Central Texas was settled in the 1800s primarily by Germans and European emigrants and is referred to as the Texas-German belt by locals.https://cityofniederwald.org/#:~:text=Built%20along%20the%20old%20Austin,as%20a%20city%20in%201987. Geography Niederwald is located in eastern Hays County and northern Caldwell County at (30.006397, –97.750056). Texas State Highway 21 is the main road, leading southwest to San Marcos and east to Bastrop. Austin is to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of . None of the area is covered with water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 584 people.192 households, and 158 families in the city. The population density was 196.8 people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederwald, Switzerland
Niederwald is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Niederwald, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the new municipality of Goms. History Niederwald is first mentioned in 1526 as ''Zniderwaldt''. Geography Niederwald has an area, , of . Of this area, 34.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 18.4% is unproductive land. The municipality is located above the Fiesch valley and along the old highway which ran from Ernen over the Rhone bridge to the right side of the valley. It consists of the ''haufendorf'' village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Niederwald and the former hamlet of Rottenbrigge. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Or, on Coupeaux Vert three Pin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederwalddenkmal
The Niederwald monument (german: Niederwalddenkmal) is a monument located in the Niederwald, near Rüdesheim am Rhein in Hesse, Germany, built between 1871 and 1883 to commemorate the Unification of Germany. The monument is located within the Rhine Gorge, a larger UNESCO World Heritage Site. It overlooks the Rhine Valley and the town of Bingen on the far side. History The monument was constructed to commemorate the founding of the German Empire in 1871 after the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The first stone was laid on 16 September 1871 by Kaiser Wilhelm I. The sculptor was Johannes Schilling, and the architect was Karl Weißbach. The total cost of the work is estimated at one million gold marks. The monument was inaugurated on 28 September 1883. The tall monument represents the union of all Germans. Description Structure The central figure is the tall Germania figure. Her right hand holds the recovered crown, and her left holds the Imperial Sword. Beneath Germania is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
