|
Ruhla
is a town situated in the forest of Thuringia in the district of Wartburgkreis in Germany, immediately next to the Rennsteig. Thal and Kittelsthal are parts of the town. History Within the German Empire (1871-1918), part of Ruhla belonged to the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and part to the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Culture and sights Church of St. Concordia The church was built in 1660-61 and has never been changed since then. It is one of about eight angle churches in Germany and is considered to be among the two "real" angle churches, i.e. it was originally built as an angle church whereas the other churches only became angle churches after some reconstruction. The church consists of two wings that are situated at a right angle. Where the two wings meet there is the spire and the altar space from where both wings can be overlooked. Since Ruhla was largely spared from destruction during World War I and II, St Concordia was not affected either. Hence it is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ziegler (German Writer)
Alexander Ziegler (20 January 1822, Ruhla - 8 April 1887, Wiesbaden) was a German travel writer, economist and government councilor. Biography He was born into the family of a factory owner. After completing his primary education in Eisenach, he studied political science at the University of Jena, but did not graduate. Then, attempting to follow his father's wishes and go into business, he went to Munich for lessons in brewing, but found it to be of little interest. During this time, he learned to speak English, French and Spanish. In 1857, he finally completed his doctorate in Jena. His parents were wealthy, so he began traveling at an early age. He made his first overseas trip in 1846, visiting New York City, Boston and other places in North America. His experiences with German immigrants there inspired him to become interested in reforming the emigration process. Further trips took him to Spain, Istanbul, Madeira, Anatolia, Jordan and Lesbos. After each of his travels, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Lux
Friedrich Lux (24 November 1820 – 9 July 1895) was a German conductor and composer. He was born in the town of Ruhla and was initially an organist. Lux was a student of Friedrich Schneider. Between 1841 and 1850, he was Director of the Opera in Dessau and from 1851-1857 performed the same role in Mainz.p.Short 189 Notable works * In 1882, he composed the opera '' Der Schmied von Ruhla'', with a libretto by Ludwig C. Bauer. * In 1884, he composed the comic opera ''The Duchess of Athens'', with a libretto by Wilhelm Jacoby Wilhelm Jacoby (1855-1925) was a German playwright, who concentrated largely on creating farces notably the 1890 work '' Pension Schöller'' which he co-authored with Carl Laufs. He was the father of the film director George Jacoby Georg Jacob .... References Bibliography * Short, Michael. ''Liszt Letters in the Library of Congress''. Pendragon Press, 2003. External links * * 1820 births 1895 deaths People from Ruhla 19th-century German co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Duchy Of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (german: Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) was a historical German state, created as a duchy in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach, which had been in personal union since 1741. It was raised to a grand duchy in 1815 by resolution of the Vienna Congress. In 1903, it officially changed its name to the Grand Duchy of Saxony (german: Großherzogtum Sachsen), but this name was rarely used. The Grand Duchy came to an end in the German Revolution of 1918–19 with the other monarchies of the German Empire. It was succeeded by the Free State of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, which was merged into the new Free State of Thuringia two years later. The full grand ducal style was Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Landgrave in Thuringia, Margrave of Meissen, Princely Count of Henneberg, Lord of Blankenhayn, Neustadt and Tautenburg. The Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach branch has been the most genealogically senior extant branch of the House of Wettin s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Schmied Von Ruhla
''Der Schmied von Ruhla'' (English:''The Blacksmith of Ruhla'') is a German opera by Friedrich Lux with a libretto by Ludwig C. Bauer. It was premiered at the Stadtheater in Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ... on 28 March 1882. References Operas 1892 operas Operas by Friedrich Lux German-language operas {{German-opera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliane Seyfarth
Juliane Seyfarth (born 19 February 1990) is a German ski jumper. Career She made her debut in the Continental Cup, the highest level in women's ski jumping, on 23 July 2004 with a 13th place in Park City. She has finished among the top three 15 times, with seven wins and seven-second places. On 5 February 2006, she became the first official junior world champion in ski jumping, after winning the women's competition 2006 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Kranj Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniol .... She was selected to compete for Germany in the 2011 World Championship in Oslo. She represents WSC 07 Ruhla club. World Championship results World Cup Standings Individual wins External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seyfarth, Juliane 1990 births Living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Spanuth
Ron Spanuth (born 25 March 1980) is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1997 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ... and earned his best individual finish of 18th in the 50 km event at those same championships. Spanuth won four races up to 15 km in his career in 1999 and 2000. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). World Championships * 1 medal – (1 bronze) World Cup Season standings References External links * 1980 births Living people German male cross-country skiers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing 21st-century German p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Neuendorf
Dieter Neuendorf (7 July 1940 – 21 May 2021) was an East German ski jumper who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a silver medal in the individual normal hill at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. Neuendorf was born in Ruhla in July 1940. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was 5th in the individual normal hill at Innsbruck in 1964. He also won the ski jump event at the Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March ... in 1965. He died on 21 May 2021, at the age of 80.Adrian Dworakowski''Nie żyje Dieter Neuendorf, wicemistrz świata z Oslo.''In: ''skijumping.pl.'' 23 May 2021, retrieved 23 May 2021 . References * Holmenkollen winners since 1892– click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file 1940 births 2021 deaths Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Hassenstein
Bruno Hassenstein (23 November 1839 – 27 August 1902) was a German cartographer born in Ruhla, Thuringia. From 1854 he worked and studied cartography under August Petermann in Gotha. Here he drew numerous maps for Petermann's geographical journal, ''Mittellungen'', and became known for his outstanding work performed on maps of Africa. In 1866 he relocated to Berlin, where one of his duties was cartographical work for Karl Klaus von der Decken's ''Reisen in Ostafrika''. In 1868 Hassenstein returned to Gotha, where he created maps for Heinrich Theodor Menke's edition of Spruner's atlas of medieval history (''Handatlas für die Geschichte des Mittelalters und der neuern Zeit''). In 1878 he became editor of the cartography section of the ''Mittellungen'', and in 1885 performed mapmaking work for the ''Atlas von Japan'', a highly regarded work containing charts that were drawn to 1:100000 scale. During his career Hassenstein edited and published maps based on the observations of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rennsteig
The () is a ridge walk as well as an historical boundary path in the Thuringian Forest, Thuringian Highland and Franconian Forest in Central Germany. The long-distance trail runs for about from and the valley in the northwest to and the river in the southeast. The is also the watershed between the river systems of the , Elbe and Rhine. The catchment areas of all three river systems meet at the ("Three Rivers Rock") near . Route The runs along the ridge of the Thuringian Central Uplands (') from northwest to southeast mostly at heights of around 500 to 970 metres. It starts in the town quarter of by the River (196 m above NHN) and ends in by the River (414 m above NHN). In 2003 the was re-surveyed by the Thuringian State Office for Survey and Geoinformation; they reported that it had a total length of . The marking along the trail is very good, usually indicated by a white 'R' (called '). Along the there are small, open shelters about every 5 to 10 k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wartburgkreis
Wartburgkreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the west of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Gotha, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, and the districts Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg and Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse. History The district was created in 1994 by merging the previous districts Eisenach and Bad Salzungen, and a few municipalities from the district Bad Langensalza. The city Eisenach left the district in 1998 and became a district-free city and was incorporated into the district again on 1 July 2021. The municipality Kaltennordheim passed from the Wartburgkreis to Schmalkalden-Meiningen on 1 January 2019. The district is named after the Wartburg, a castle near Eisenach most famous as the place of residence of Ludwig, Landgrave of Thuringia and his wife, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary; and, as Martin Luther's refuge in 1521. Geography The district is located in the Thuringian Forest, including the Hainich national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Baacke
Marco Baacke (born February 10, 1980) is a former German nordic combined skier who competed from 1999 to 2004. He won a gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. Baacke also earned two other individual career victories in his career both in the 15 km individual events (1999: Germany, 2000: Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...). External links Official website * 1980 births German male Nordic combined skiers Living people FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined 21st-century German people {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and largest city. Other cities are Jena, Gera and Weimar. Thuringia is bordered by Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It has been known as "the green heart of Germany" () from the late 19th century due to its broad, dense forest. Most of Thuringia is in the Saale drainage basin, a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. Thuringia is home to the Rennsteig, Germany's best-known hiking trail. Its winter resort of Oberhof makes it a well-equipped winter sports destination – half of Germany's 136 Winter Olympic gold medals had been won by Thuringian athletes as of 2014. Thuringia was favoured by or was the birthplace of three key intellectuals and leaders in the arts: Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Fried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Friedrich Lux")
