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Oldeslohe
Bad Oldesloe () is a town located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the capital of the district of Stormarn. The area has been inhabited since Mesolithic times. The flint tools found here from that era (6000–4500 BC) are clearly defined and known as the ''Oldesloer Stufe''. For a number of years in the 18th Century the Moravian Church had a congregation in Bad Oldesloe. It was called "''Pilgerruh''", i.e. "Pilgrims' Rest". It was given up because of difficulties with the Danish Church authorities. At that time, the Duchy of Holstein was ruled by the kings of Denmark within the Holy Roman Empire. On 24 April 1945 the town was heavily bombed by Allied forces in the final days of the Second World War in Germany. Threehundred buildings were destroyed, and 706 people were killed as a result of the operation. Buildings 16th century Mennokate: Memorial for Menno Simons, founder and eponym of the Mennonites, a group of anabaptists. He had some of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Olshausen
Hermann Olshausen (21 August 1796 – 4 September 1839) was a German theologian. Biography Olshausen was born at Oldeslohe in Holstein. He was educated at the universities of Kiel (1814) and Berlin (1816), where he was influenced by Schleiermacher and Neander. In 1817 he was awarded the prize at the Festival of the ReformationThe Wartburg Festival, held on October 18, 1817. SeThe Wartburg Festival (1817) accessed 28 February 2016 for an essay, '' Melanchthons Charakteristik aus seinen Briefen dargestellt'' (1818). This essay brought him to the notice of the Prussian Minister of Public Worship, and in 1820 he became '' Privatdozent'' at Berlin. In 1821, he became professor extraordinarius at the University of Königsberg, and in 1827 professor. In 1834, he became professor at the University of Erlangen. Olshausen's expertise lay in New Testament exegesis; his ''Kommentar über sämmtliche Schriften des Neuen Testaments'' (Commentary on the complete text of the New Testament; comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menno Simons
Menno Simons (1496 – 31 January 1561) was a Roman Catholic priest from the Friesland region of the Low Countries who was excommunicated from the Catholic Church and became an influential Anabaptist religious leader. Simons was a contemporary of the Protestant Reformers and it is from his name that his followers became known as Mennonites. "Menno Simons" () is the Dutch version of his name; the Frisian version is Minne Simens (), the possessive "s" creating a patronym meaning "Minne, son of Simen" (cf. English family names like Williams and Rogers). Biography Early life Menno Simons was born in 1496 in Witmarsum, Friesland, Holy Roman Empire. Very little is known concerning his childhood and family except that he grew up in a poor peasant environment. His father's name was Simon, Simons being a patronym, and he had a brother named Pieter. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharina Fegebank
Katharina Fegebank (born 27 February 1977) is a German politician for the Alliance '90/The Greens, who has served as Second Mayor of Hamburg and Senator for Science, Research and Equality since 2015. She briefly served as acting First Mayor in March 2018. Background Fegebank grew up in Bargteheide, as the daughter of two teachers. Political career On 22 June 2008, Fegebank was elected chair of the Green-Alternative List (GAL) in Hamburg, and became the youngest ever leader of a Green state association. Since 15 April 2015 she serves as Second Mayor of Hamburg as well as Senator for Science, Research, and Equal Rights in the Senate Scholz II. In this capacity, she is one of the state's representatives at the Bundesrat. Fegebank was a Green Party delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2017 and in 2022. On 14 March 2018, Fegebank became the acting head of the government of Hamburg after Olaf Scholz moved to the new Federa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 2000 Summer Olympics
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, four volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... events were contested – men's and women's indoor volleyball, and men's and women's beach volleyball. Medal table Medal summary References External linksVolleyball {{DEFAULTSORT:Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 Summer Olympics events O O 2000 International volleyball competitions hosted by Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Hager
Axel Hager (born 14 March 1969) is a beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, partnering Jörg Ahmann. He also represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 .... References External links * * * 1969 births Living people German men's beach volleyball players Beach volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Beach volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic beach volleyball players of Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in beach volleyball People from Fehmarn Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cal State Northridge Matadors men's volleyball play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klassik Stiftung Weimar
The Klassik Stiftung Weimar (''Classical Foundation Weimar'') is one of the largest and most significant cultural institutions in Germany. It owns more than 20 museums, palaces, historic houses and parks, as well as literary and art collections, a number of which are World Heritage Sites.Klassik Stiftung Weimar. About us. Retrieved 25 November 2018 It focuses on the period, but also covers 19th and 20th century art and culture with properties associated with Franz Liszt, |
Rüdiger Schmidt-Grépály
Rüdiger Schmidt-Grépály (born 13 July 1952 in Bad Oldesloe, Schleswig-Holstein) is a German cultural manager and Director of the Kolleg Friedrich Nietzsche at the Klassik Stiftung Weimar. Research and academic career After leaving school in 1972, he studied philosophy, politics and literature in Kiel, Freiburg im Breisgau and Marburg until 1980. In 1980, he successfully completed a doctorate on the early work of Friedrich Nietzsche under the direction of Hans Heinz Holz, Gert Mattenklott and Katharina Kanthack. From 1983 to 1985, holding grants from the German Academic Exchange Service and the Italian foreign ministry, he worked in Florence with Mazzino Montinari, who was editing the first Nietzsche edition free of falsifications, based on the studies he had been carrying out in Weimar since the 1960s. Until 1997, Schmidt-Grépály lectured in philosophy at the University of Florence, Universities of Florence, University of Kiel, Kiel, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg and Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isa Genzken
Isa Genzken (born 27 November 1948) is a German artist who lives and works in Berlin. Her primary media are sculpture and installation, using a wide variety of materials, including concrete, plaster, wood and textile. She also works with photography, video, film and collage. Early life and education Hanne-RoseUlrike Knöfel (October 25, 2013)''Der Spiegel''. "Isa" Genzken (pronounced ''EE-sa GENZ-ken'') was raised mostly in the small northern German city of Bad OldesloeRandy Kennedy (November 21, 2013)No, It Isn’t Supposed to Be Easy''New York Times''. and in Hamburg. She studied fine arts and art history with Almir Mavignier and Kai SudeckIsa Genzken: Retrospective, November 23, 2013 – March 10, 2014 Museum of Modern Art, New York. at the Hochschule für ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (german: link=no, Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands ; CDU ) is a Christian democratic and liberal conservative political party in Germany. It is the major catch-all party of the centre-right in German politics. Friedrich Merz has been federal chairman of the CDU since 31 January 2022. The CDU is the second largest party in the Bundestag, the German federal legislature, with 152 out of 736 seats, having won 18.9% of votes in the 2021 federal election. It forms the CDU/CSU Bundestag faction, also known as the Union, with its Bavarian counterpart, the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). The group's parliamentary leader is also Friedrich Merz. Founded in 1945 as an interdenominational Christian party, the CDU effectively succeeded the pre-war Catholic Centre Party, with many former members joining the party, including its first leader Konrad Adenauer. The party also included politicians of other backgrounds, including lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henning Schwarz
Henning Schwarz (24 October 1928 – 13 April 1993) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was interim Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein during the Barschel affair. Life Schwarz was born in Bad Oldesloe. His father was German CDU politician Werner Schwarz. Schwarz studied law in Würzburg and Hamburg, receiving a Doctor of Law in 1958. He then worked as a lawyer. From 1971 to 1975 and from 1979 to 1987 he was member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. Since 1969, he served in various cabinet positions in the Schleswig-Holstein state government under Minister-Presidents Helmut Lemke, Gerhard Stoltenberg and Uwe Barschel, most of the time as Minister of Justice. In 1975, Stoltenberg named him Deputy Minister-President, a position which he kept after Barschel became Minister-President due to Stoltenberg being appointed Federal Minister of Finance. After the 1987 Schleswig-Holstein state election, the CDU lost their absolute majority and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U-521
German submarine ''U-521'' was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. She was built by the Deutsche Werft yard at Finkenwerder, Hamburg with yard number 336. Commissioned in June 1942, she was commanded by ''Kapitänleutnant'' Klaus Bargsten. The U-boat was assigned to the 4th U-boat Flotilla for training and the 2nd flotilla for operations. ''U-521'' was sunk on 2 June 1943 by the submarine chaser . The only survivor was Bargsten himself. This was the second boat under Bargsten's command, and the first that suffered heavy losses. The wreck of the submarine has never been found. Design German Type IXC submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXBs. ''U-521'' had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. The U-boat had a total length of , a pressure hull length of , a beam of , a height of , and a draught of . The submarine was powered by two MAN M 9 V 40/46 supercharged four-stroke, nine-cylinder diesel e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Bargsten
Klaus Bargsten (31 October 1911 – 25 October 2000) was the captain and sole survivor of the sunken . He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Career ''U-521'' under Bargsten's command was sunk on 2 June 1943 by the United States submarine chaser east of Cape Hatteras. Bargsten was the sole survivor. ''PC-565'' had transported Klaus Bargsten to Norfolk, Virginia for questioning. Bargsten told his captors of several accidents that had befallen U-boats, including the sinking of at the pier in Lorient in January 1941. Another accident described by Bargsten was the collision of two U-boats in the Baltic Sea in August or September 1942, during their tactical exercises. One boat was commanded by ''Oberleutnant zur See'' Ulrich Pietsch of the 1935 naval term. The other U-boat was commanded by an officer named Friedrichs. Bargsten was under the impression that the latter was . (Note: ''U-195'' has been reported as a 1200-ton U-boat. It has not been possible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
