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Singen (Hohentwiel)
Singen ( Low Alemannic: ''Singe'') is an industrial city in the very south of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany and just north of the German-Swiss border. Location Singen is an industrial city situated in the very south of Baden-Württemberg in Germany close to Lake Constance just north of the German-Swiss border and is the most important city in the Hegau area. Landmarks The most famous landmark of Singen is Hohentwiel, a volcanic stub on which there are the ruins of a fortress destroyed by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars. World War II 'Singen route' Singen is notable in military history for the Singen route in World War II. This route into Switzerland was discovered by Dutch naval lieutenant Hans Larive in 1940 on his first escape attempt from an Oflag (prisoner's camp for officers) in Soest. After being captured at the Swiss border near Singen, the interrogating Gestapo officer was so confident the war would soon be won by Germany that he told Larive the safe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Alemannic German
Low Alemannic German (german: Niederalemannisch) is a branch of Alemannic German, which is part of Upper German. Its varieties are only partly intelligible to non-Alemannic speakers. Subdivisions *Lake Constance Alemannic ( de) **Northern Vorarlberg ( de) **Allgäu dialect ( de) ** Baar dialect **Southern Württemberg * Upper Rhenish Alemannic ( de) **Basel German **Baden dialects north of Markgräflerland ** Alsatian, spoken in Alsace, in some villages of the Phalsbourg county in Lorraine and by some Amish in Indiana **Low Alemannic dialects in the Black ForestNoble, Cecil A. M. (1983). ''Modern German dialects'' New York .a. Lang, p. 67/68 **Colonia Tovar dialect, Venezuela Features The feature that distinguishes Low Alemannic from High Alemannic is the retention of Germanic /k/, for instance ''kalt'' 'cold' vs. High Alemannic ''chalt''. The feature that distinguishes Low Alemannic from Swabian is the retention of the Middle High German monophthong A monophthong ( ; , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cédric Soares
Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares (born 31 August 1991), known simply as Cédric (), is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right back for club Fulham F.C., Fulham, on loan from Arsenal F.C., Arsenal, and the Portugal national football team, Portugal national team. Cédric's career started with Sporting CP, going on to appear in 93 competitive games over the course of four Primeira Liga seasons and scoring two goals. He signed for Southampton F.C., Southampton in 2015. Having earned 72 cap (sport), caps across all youth levels, Cédric made his senior debut for Portugal in 2014. He appeared for the country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018 World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016, Euro 2016, winning the latter tournament. Club career Sporting Born in Singen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany to Portuguese parents, Cédric returned to Portugal at the age of two. He joined Sporting CP's youth system in 1998, aged seven. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Truckenbrod
Jens Truckenbrod (born 18 February 1980 in Singen) is a semi-retired German footballer who plays as midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... He currently serves as manager for amateur side Concordia Albachten. References External links * 1980 births Living people People from Singen Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) German footballers Germany youth international footballers Borussia Mönchengladbach II players Sportfreunde Siegen players FC Schaffhausen players Dynamo Dresden players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players SC Preußen Münster players 3. Liga players Association football midfielders Footballers from Baden-Württemberg {{germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunsthalle Zürich
The Kunsthalle Zürich is a contemporary art exhibition centre in Zurich, Switzerland. It is located on Limmatstrasse, near the city centre. A number of temporary exhibitions are organized each year. In 2014 Daniel Baumann replaced Beatrix Ruf as the director. Their exhibition of Gilbert and George was closed early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Exhibitions Some artists who have had solo exhibitions include: Kunsthalle Zürich, Switzerland. See also *Kunsthalle
A kunsthalle is a facility that mounts temporary art exhibitions, similar to an art gallery. It is distinct from an art museum by not having a permanent collection.
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Beatrix Ruf
Beatrix Ruf (born 1960, Singen, Germany) is a German art curator and art advisor who held the position of director of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam between November 2014 and October 2017. Formerly she was director of the Kunsthalle Zurich. She is associate editor for JRP-Ringier, works with the LUMA Foundation, the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, and is the artistic director of the Ringier Collection. In 2012, she was listed in the top ten of the most influential people in the art world by ''ArtReview''. Biography and education Ruf is the daughter of a land surveyor, later mayor of Singen, a small town near the Swiss border. She studied at a gymnasium and studied psychology, ethnology, art, and cultural sciences at the University of Zurich. After this, she went to the Conservatory of Vienna to study dancing. She became a choreographer and art critic and gave lessons in improvisation at the conservatory. Work Ruf started her career in art as curator of the Kuns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Folkerts
Knut Detlef Folkerts (born 1 January 1952 in Singen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is a former member of the terrorist group, the Red Army Faction (RAF). In 1977 he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the Netherlands for murder. Later he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in West Germany for crimes including the murder of public prosecutor Siegfried Buback: however he was then released from prison in 1995 when doubts were raised about the reliability of the original conviction in Germany. Time with the RAF and arrest Folkerts was sentenced in a Frankfurt court together with Willy-Peter Stoll for the robbery of a firearms business on 1 July 1977. In an interview in 2007 he denied any involvement.Spiegel Online: „Ex-Terroristen entla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Haag (theologian)
Herbert Haag (11 February 1915 – 23 August 2001) was a Swiss Roman Catholic theologian and biblical scholar of German origin. Haag was born in Singen am Hohentwiel. After studying theology in Paris for the diocese of Basel in 1940, he was ordained a priest and worked for several years as a pastor in Lucerne. In 1942, Haag attained his PhD at the University of Fribourg. From 1948 to 1960, he taught Old Testament studies at the Theological Faculty of Lucerne, and from 1960 to 1980 he held the chair of Old Testament at the Catholic Theological Faculty at the University of Tübingen. Haag in particular as biblical scholars and exegete known, among other things, he published a well-known Bible dictionary. In his 1969 book on ''Farewell to the devil : from the Christian dealing with evil'', he is noted for being the first Catholic theologian in the modern era to deny the existence of the devil, and to deny it as constitutive of the Christian faith, claiming it to be merely linked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobeliaky
Kobeliaky ( uk, Кобеля́ки, ) is a city in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kobeliaky Raion. Population: History During World War II, Kobeliaky was under German occupation from 15 September 1941 until 25 September 1943. Climate Notable people * Nikolai Timofeyevich Gres, soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre and the Alexandrov Ensemble * Alexander Davydov, opera singer * Alexey Ivakhnenko, academician, mathematician * Hryhory Kytasty, composer, conductor * Georgy Prokopenko (1937–2021), Soviet swimmer Gallery File:Kobeliaky bank.JPG, Historical building in Kobeliaky File:SAM 2995Кобеляки.JPG, Bus station File:SAM 2996Кобеляки1.JPG, Shops in Kobeliaky File:Seal Kobeliali Pikeman Regiment 1795.png, Seal of Kobeliaky Company of the Dnieper Pikeman Regiment (Russian Empire) File:Stepan Shkurat.JPG, People's Actor of Ukraine Stepan Shkurat (from film "Chapayev", 1934) References External links KobeliakyPhotogallery of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celje
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Pomezia
Pomezia () is a municipality (''comune'') in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, central Italy. In 2009 it had a population of about 60,000. History The town was built entirely new near the location of ancient Lavinium on land resulting from the final reclamation of the Pontine Marshes under Benito Mussolini, being inaugurated on 29 October 1939. Its new population was extracted from the poor peasants of Romagna, Veneto and Friuli. Peace did not last long. After being occupied by the forces of the Third Reich, Pomezia was heavily bombed during the Battle of Anzio in World War II. After the end of the war, Pomezia developed as a strong industrial center, especially in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors, as well as a recreational center. It is also home to the production plant of Italian food company Colavita. ''Pratica di Mare'' is the ''frazione'' of Pomezia where the ruins of the ancient port of Lavinium are located, now from the Tyrrhenian Sea. The ancient communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Ciotat
La Ciotat (; oc, label= Provençal Occitan, La Ciutat ; in Mistralian spelling ''La Ciéutat''; 'the City') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is the southeasternmost commune of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. La Ciotat is located at about 25 km (15.5 mi) to the east of Marseille, at an equal distance from Toulon. In 2018, it had a population of 35,281. History The name ''La Ciutat'', meaning 'the City' in Occitan ( Provençal) and Catalan, became prominent in the 15th century. La Ciotat was the setting of one of the first projected motion pictures, ''L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat'' filmed by the Lumière brothers in 1895. According to the Institut Lumière, before its Paris premiere, the film was shown to invited audiences in several French cities, including La Ciotat. Another three of the earliest Lumière films, ''Partie de cartes'', ''L'Arroseur arrosé'' (the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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