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Stöckli Swiss Sports AG
A Stöckli (Switzerland), ''Korbhaus, Austragshaus, Ausgeding(e)haus, Nahrungshaus'' or ''Auszugshaus'' (Germany) is a multifunctional agricultural building that is traditionally a part of farms in Switzerland and parts of Germany. Etymology The Swiss German term ''Stöckli'' is a diminutive form of ''Stock'', a term used in the Middle Ages for any stone building in the countryside. The terms used in Germany make reference to the principal function of the building as a residence for aged farmers after turning over the farm to their heirs. Construction Stöcklis were generally only built on larger farms. Often, they were created through the expansion of existing buildings such as oven sheds. If newly built, they were generally provided with large cellars to store the farm's produce in, replacing separate cellar houses or field cellars. The attic was often also used as storage space for grain, while the ground floor and upper floor (if any) were residential areas. Stöcklis in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hof Burren, Mengestorf, Stöckli
Hof is a Germanic word found in German, Dutch, Old Norse, and Old English among others, designating a "courtyard, farmyard, royal court, hall, yard or garden". Technical meanings include: *Heathen hof, a type of Old Norse temple *''Bauernhof, Maierhof'', types of Family farm Places It is very a common element in German, Dutch and Scandinavian place names, such as Hofgeismar or Tempelhof. By itself it may refer to the following places: Austria * Hof, Upper Austria, see Sankt Marienkirchen am Hausruck *Hof bei Salzburg, a municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg *Hof am Leithaberge, a town in the district of Bruck an der Leitha in the state of Lower Austria *Hof bei Straden, a former municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the state of Styria Czech Republic *Hof in Mähren, the former Austrian and German name for the municipality of Dvorce in the Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region Germany *Hof (district), a Landkreis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farm
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used for specialized units such as arable farms, vegetable farms, fruit farms, dairy, pig and poultry farms, and land used for the production of natural fiber, biofuel and other commodities. It includes ranches, feedlots, orchards, plantations and estates, smallholdings and hobby farms, and includes the farmhouse and agricultural buildings as well as the land. In modern times the term has been extended so as to include such industrial operations as wind farms and fish farms, both of which can operate on land or sea. There are about 570 million farms in the world, most of which are small and family-operated. Small farms with a land area of fewer than 2 hectares operate about 1% of the world's agricultural land, and family farms comprise about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss German
Swiss German (Standard German: , gsw, Schwiizerdütsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch Mundart,Because of the many different dialects, and because there is no defined orthography for any of them, many different spellings can be found. and others) is any of the Alemannic dialects spoken in the German-speaking part of Switzerland and in some Alpine communities in Northern Italy bordering Switzerland. Occasionally, the Alemannic dialects spoken in other countries are grouped together with Swiss German as well, especially the dialects of Liechtenstein and Austrian Vorarlberg, which are closely associated to Switzerland's. Linguistically, Alemannic is divided into Low, High and Highest Alemannic, varieties all of which are spoken both inside and outside Switzerland. The only exception within German-speaking Switzerland is the municipality of Samnaun, where a Bavarian dialect is spoken. The reason Swiss German dialects constitute a special group is their a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formation device used to express such meanings. In many languages, such forms can be translated as "little" and diminutives can also be formed as multi-word constructions such as " Tiny Tim". Diminutives are often employed as nicknames and pet names when speaking to small children and when expressing extreme tenderness and intimacy to an adult. The opposite of the diminutive form is the augmentative. Beyond the ''diminutive form'' of a single word, a ''diminutive'' can be a multi-word name, such as "Tiny Tim" or "Little Dorrit". In many languages, formation of diminutives by adding suffixes is a productive part of the language. For example, in Spanish can be a nickname for someone who is overweight, and by adding an suffix, it becomes which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stämpfli (publisher)
Stämpfli Group AG is a Swiss graphic arts company and a publishing house based in Bern. The Group includes 5 subsidiaries and employs about 420 people. The company origin dates back to 1599 and today it is run by the 6th generation of the same family, brothers Rudolf and Peter Stämpfli. Production The main business of the Group, provided by Stämpfli AG, includes the design, creation, production and logistics of publications and the integration of publishing systems. Stämpfli All Media AG developed and licensed software for database-based communication solutions and systems for content management at home and abroad and provided hosting and other IT services. In 2012, it was integrated into Stämpfli Publikationen AG. The Stämpfli GmbH subsidiary in Bregenz is a specialist for the development, implementation and maintenance of standardized, individually configured product information management (PIM) solutions and the further development of the PIM software mediaSolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Plateau
The Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau (german: Schweizer Mittelland; french: plateau suisse; it, altopiano svizzero) is one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland, lying between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss Alps. It covers about 30% of the Swiss surface area, and is partly flat but mostly hilly. The average height is between and AMSL. It is by far the most densely populated region of Switzerland, the center of economy and important transportation. Geography In the north and northwest, the Swiss Plateau is sharply delimited geographically and geologically by the Jura Mountains. In the south, there is no clear border with the Alps. Usually, the rising of the terrain to altitudes above 1500 metres AMSL (lime Alps, partly sub-alpine molasse), which is very abrupt in certain places, is taken as a criterion for delimitation. Occasionally the regions of the higher Swiss Plateau, especially the hills of the canton of Fribourg, the Napf region, the Töss region, the (lower) To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website = www.bern.ch Bern () or Berne; in other Swiss languages, gsw, Bärn ; frp, Bèrna ; it, Berna ; rm, Berna is the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city" (in german: Bundesstadt, link=no, french: ville fédérale, link=no, it, città federale, link=no, and rm, citad federala, link=no). According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has governmental institutions such as the Federal Assembly and Federal Council. However, the Federal Supreme Court is in Lausanne, the Federal Criminal Court is in Bellinzona and the Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Patent Court are in St. Gallen, exemplifying the federal nature of the Confederation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
