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Oldendorf (other)
Oldendorf can refer to several places in Germany: *in Lower Saxony: ** Oldendorf (Celle district), a village in the district of Celle, part of the municipality Hermannsburg ** Oldendorf, Stade, a municipality in the district of Stade ** Oldendorf (Samtgemeinde), a collective municipality in Stade ** Oldendorf (Luhe), part of the ''Samtgemeinde'' Amelinghausen in the district of Lüneburg **Hessisch Oldendorf, a town in the district Hamelin-Pyrmont **Stadtoldendorf, a town and a ''Samtgemeinde'' in the district of Holzminden ** Oldendorf, Melle, a municipality in the district of Osnabrück *in North Rhine-Westphalia: **Preußisch Oldendorf, a town in the district Minden-Lübbecke *in Schleswig-Holstein: ** Oldendorf, Schleswig-Holstein, part of the ''Amt'' Itzehoe-Land in the district Steinburg Oldendorf can also refer to: *William H. Oldendorf William Henry Oldendorf (March 27, 1925 – December 14, 1992) was an American neurologist, physician, researcher, medical pioneer, fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldendorf (Celle District)
Oldendorf (meaning: "old village") is a village and ''Ortschaft'' in the municipality of Südheide in the northern part of Celle district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies on the western edge of the Southern Heath Nature Park, on the Lüneburg Heath, about 2 km south of the main village of Hermannsburg and currently has about 640 inhabitants. In 1973 Oldendorf was incorporated into Hermannsburg as part of the Lower Saxony regional and administrative reforms. History From the knapped flints that have been unearthed here, it can be concluded that the area around Oldendorf was settled as early as the Stone Age (8000 to 2000 BC). Oldendorf was first mentioned in the records in a document dating to AD 968 by the Saxon duke, Hermann Billung Hermann Billung (900 or 912 – 27 March 973) was the margrave of the Billung March from 936 until his death. The first of the Saxon House of Billung, Hermann was a trusted lieutenant of Emperor Otto I. Though never Duke of Saxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldendorf, Stade
Oldendorf is a municipality in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated west of Hamburg. Oldendorf has a population of approx. 3,000. Oldendorf was the seat of the former ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Oldendorf. History Oldendorf belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. In 1807 the ephemeric Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before France annexed it in 1810. In 1813 the duchy was restored to the Electorate of Hanover, which - after its upgrade to the Kingdom of Hanover in 1814 - incorporated the duchy in a real union Real union is a union of two or more states, which share some state institutions in contrast to personal unions; however, they are not as unified as states in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldendorf (Samtgemeinde)
Oldendorf is a former ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Stade, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat was in the village Oldendorf. It was disbanded on 1 January 2014, when it was merged with the ''Samtgemeinde'' Himmelpforten to form the new Samtgemeinde Oldendorf-Himmelpforten. The ''Samtgemeinde'' Oldendorf consisted of the following municipalities: # Burweg #Estorf Estorf is a municipality in the district of Nienburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, a ... # Heinbockel # Kranenburg # Oldendorf {{Authority control Former Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldendorf (Luhe)
Oldendorf (Luhe) is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Nearby is an important neolithic gravesite, the Oldendorfer Totenstatt The Oldendorfer Totenstatt is a group of six burial mounds and megalith sites in Oldendorf north of Amelinghausen in the valley of the River Luhe in Lüneburg district in the German state of Lower Saxony. It consists of dolmens (sites 1, 3 and ... which has been well preserved. References {{Lüneburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelinghausen
Amelinghausen is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is also the seat of the collective municipality (''Samtgemeinde'') of Amelinghausen. Geography The municipality lies in the middle of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park. East of Amelinghausen the upper reaches of the River Lopau are impounded to form the Lopausee, a lake that is used by tourists. Municipal divisions The villages in the municipality are: * Amelinghausen * Dehnsen * Etzen History The village of Amelinghausen was first mentioned in the records on 22 May 1293. The beginnings of settlement began, however, in the New Stone Age. The first people in this region were migrant hunters and gatherers around 15,000 B. C. They followed reindeer herds coming from the west, for which this area, the present-day Lüneburg Heath, offered a new habitat thanks to its more moderate climate (having hitherto being the Ice Age). Thousands of years later, about 3,700 B. C., the first hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hessisch Oldendorf
Hessisch Oldendorf ( is a town in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Weser, approximately northwest of Hamelin. The adjective "Hessisch" has been used since 1905 to distinguish it from other towns named Oldendorf. Hessisch Oldendorf was part of Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel from 1640 until 1932. Personalities * Heinrich Beerbom (1892–1980), mayor, city manager and honorary citizen of Bramsche * Wilhelm Beisner (1911–?), German SD and SS- Guide and arms dealer, agent * Otto Deppmeyer (born 1947), politician ( CDU), Member of Landtag * Richard Krentzlin (1864–1956), died in Hessisch Oldendorf, piano teacher and composer * Heinrich Krone (1895–1989), politician ( Centre Party, CDU) Member of the Reichstag, Member of the Bundestag * Ilske Laginges (–1558), the first victim of the Witch-hunt processNiedersächsisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte, Band 45, Hildesheim 1973, S. 149–151. * Konrad Schlüsselburg (1543–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadtoldendorf
Stadtoldendorf is a town in the center of the Holzminden district, Lower Saxony, Germany. Stadtoldendorf is the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf. Government Allocation of seats in the local council electoral period 2006-2011: * CDU: 10 * SPD: 5 * Grünen: 1 * FDP: 1 Culture Museums * Stadtmuseum im Charlotte-Leitzen-Haus * Freilichtmuseum Mühlenanger Buildings * Försterbergturm, from the 13th century * Hagentorturm * Kellbergturm * Homburg castle, above old village * Altes Rathaus (from 1875) * Ratskeller (from 1621) * Charlotte-Leitzen-Haus Notable people * Kurt Matzdorf Kurt J. Matzdorf, also known as Kurtheinz J. Matzdorf (1922 – 2008), was a German-born American jewelry designer, metalsmith (which included silversmith, goldsmith) and an educator. He was Professor Emeritus at State University of New York at ... (1922 – 2008), metalsmith, professor References Towns in Lower Saxony Holzmind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldendorf, Melle
Oldendorf is a former municipality, now part of Melle, Germany, Melle, in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on the southern slope of the Wiehengebirge, between the cities of Osnabrück and Bielefeld. History Findings at excavations have shown that Oldendorf belongs to the longest settled parts of Melle, Germany, Melle. There are indications that Oldendorf was inhabited from 10,000 BC on and evidence of structures of settlements may be dated back until around 4000 BC. The reason for the choice of this location was, inter alia, the rising of a rich aquiferous spring at the Westerhausen Hill (german: Westerhausener Berg). Early Germanic settlements took place in the upper farming community in Westerhausen at around 700 BC on the south-facing slope of the Wiehen Hills. Oldendorf was first mentioned in a document of Corvey Abbey in about 1000 AD. Since in Carolingian times the first Meierhof, Meierhöfe were established so did it happe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preußisch Oldendorf
Preußisch Oldendorf () is a town in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In 1905 the town name ''Oldendorf'' was changed officially by putting "Preußisch" in front of it, to make the distinction from other towns with the same name more easy (especially for mail and train stations). Geography Preußisch Oldendorf is situated on the north side of the Wiehengebirge, approx. 9 km west of Lübbecke, 24 km north-west of Herford and 30 km east of Osnabrück. Extent and land usage of the borough The town's borough has an area of 66.78 km2. Its maximum north–south extent is about 11 km, its maximum east–west extent around 10 km. The highest point in the district is the Altes Verbrenn (291.1 m) in the southeast of the borough. The lowest point (45.8 m) lies in the northwest of the borough in the valley of the Großer Dieckfluss. Its entire northern boundary does not exceed 50 m at any point. The territory of the borough is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldendorf, Schleswig-Holstein
Oldendorf is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References Steinburg {{Steinburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itzehoe-Land
Itzehoe-Land is an ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Itzehoe Itzehoe (; nds, Itzhoe) is a town in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. As the capital of the district Steinburg, Itzehoe is located on the Stör, a navigable tributary of the Elbe, 51 km (31.7 mi) northwest of Hamburg and 24 ..., which is the seat of the ''Amt'', but not part of it. The ''Amt'' Itzehoe-Land consists of the following municipalities: Ämter in Schleswig-Holstein {{Steinburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William H
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
