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Sundern (Sauerland)
Sundern is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name Sundern is common in Westphalia, as it means "ground given away for private usage" in the Westphalian dialect. Geography Sundern is situated approximately south-west of Arnsberg. Around Sundern extends the nature park ''Homert'' which attracts tourists, many from the Netherlands. Winter tourism is also substantial, primarily in the municipality ''Wildewiese'' with its skiing area. The Sorpesee, an artificial lake, is used by watersportsmen, campers and fishermen. Neighbouring municipalities Division of the town Sundern consists of 16 ''Ortschaften'' (subdivisions): §3, Stadt Sundern * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochsauerland
Hochsauerlandkreis (meaning “High Sauerland District” in German) is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Soest, Paderborn, Höxter, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Olpe, Märkischer Kreis. The district is named “High Sauerland” because two of the highest mountains of the Sauerland mountainous landscape, Langenberg and Kahler Asten are in its territory. With 2,766 ft / 843 m (Langenberg) and 2,762 ft / 842 m (Kahler Asten) these are also the highest mountains of North Rhine-Westphalia. History The district was established in 1975 in the reorganization of the districts in North Rhine-Westphalia by merging the previous districts Arnsberg, Brilon and Meschede. Geography Geographically the district covers a big part of the Sauerland mountains, including the highest and third highest elevation – the Langenberg near Olsberg with 2,766 ft / 843 m, and the better known Kahler Asten with 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Supertalent (season 4)
Das Supertalent Season 4 was the fourth season of Germany's Got Talent franchise. Season 4 began on 24 September 2010. The first episode was screened on 24 September. The first episode had the best quotes of all seasons: 7,47 million viewers. The second episode the following day could even top that with 7,74 million viewers. The final was viewed by 10,07 million. The top 40 semi-finals began on 27 November. Freddy Sahin-Scholl Freddy Sahin-Scholl (born 21 December 1953 in Heilbronn as Freddy Scholl) is a German singer and composer. Life and career Freddy Sahin-Scholl is the son of a Turkish German mother and an African-American soldier. He was raised by a foster moth ... won the competition and €100,000. Season 4 had approximately 40.700 applicants. Semi-finals Semi-finals summary Buzzed Out Semi-final 1 (November 27) Guest Performer: Michael Hirte Semi-final 2 (December 4) Semi-final 3 (December 11) Semi-final 4 (December 15) Final (December 18) Sources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Renzullo
Andrea Renzullo (born 2 March 1996 in Sundern, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer and was a participant who finished fourth in season 4 of Das Supertalent. Biography Early life Andrea Renzullo was born to Italian parents. Andrea became interested in music, with encouragement from his parents, at six years old. Das Supertalent Post-Supertalent Andrea recorded his first single called "'' Heal''". Andrea brought in Los Angeles-based music producer Klaus Derendorf to work with him on his first single. "''Heal''" came out on 18 March 2011. In 2014, he released his second single "''Ricomincerò''". In 2017, he participated in Deutschland sucht den Superstar ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (''DSDS''; "Germany is looking for the Superstar") is a German reality talent show. Part of the ''Idol'' franchise, it was created by British media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show ''P ... and made it to the top-16. He couldn't take part in the liveshows bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Danne
William is a masculine given name of Norman French 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, Liam, 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 German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severin Elektro GmbH
SEVERIN Elektrogeräte GmbH is a German manufacturer of electric home appliances with its headquarters in Sundern, Germany. History The Severin company emerged from a blacksmith shop founded by Anton Severin in 1892. After the First World War, the Anton Severin Metallfabrik was founded. With the production of curtain rods, it was one of several companies in Sundern specialising in this area of metalware production. In December 1921 the Severin Elektrogeräte GmbH was founded as A. Severin & Co Company. In 1922, the production site was relocated within the town and the manufacturing of aluminium tableware started. A short time later this product range was abandoned, and the production of cake plates, coasters and glass plates became more important. Later serving trolleys were added as well. After the end of the Second World War the course of business remained rather modest. This changed after the currency reform; the company benefited from the increasing demand for consumer goods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schomberg Observation Tower
Schomberg Observation Tower is a German observation tower that was constructed in 2005 and was finished in 2006. It is a steel truss tower that is used for observation, at the same time, used for mobile phone services. The tower is 60 meters high, including the antenna. It has an observation deck in 30 meters height. History The Schomberg Observation Tower is a German steel lattice observation tower that was built in 2005 and was finished in 2006. Used for observation and mobile phone communication, the tower can be visited daily during the summer months and also in winter, depending on the weather. Visitors can view the surrounding Sauerland region. Geography The Schomberg Observation Tower is located in the town of Sundern, in the kreis (district) of Hochsauerland, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its postal code is 59846. See also *Lattice tower * Utbremen Radio Tower *Gross Reken Melchenberg Radio Tower *Gillerberg Observation Tower *Madona Radio Towers *Hochsauer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torfou, Maine-et-Loire
Torfou () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Inhabitants of Torfou are known as Torfousiens and Torfousiennes. Geography Torfou covers 32.35 km². It is situated along the Sèvre Nantaise river, 25 miles (40 km) Southeast of Nantes, and 12 miles (20 km) West of Cholet (reachable by rail from both cities). The town is also at the border of three former provinces : Anjou (Maine-et-Loire), Poitou (Vendée), and Brittany (Loire-Atlantique). History During the early years of the French revolutionary wars, the town found itself at the heart of the counter-revolutionary struggle in the Vendée, especially on 19 September 1793, with the Battle of Torfou. This battle pitted many Royalist military leaders against Republican troops under Kléber and Canclaux and followed by a period of brutal government repression. On 15 December 2015, Le Longeron, Montfaucon-Montigné, La Renaudière, Roussay, Saint-André-de-la-Marche, Saint- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schirgiswalde
Schirgiswalde (in Sorbian ''Šěrachów'', in Czech ''Šerachov'') is a town and a former municipality in the district of Bautzen in Saxony in Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Schirgiswalde-Kirschau. It is located on the river Spree, 15 km south of Bautzen. The small town is an official place of relaxation (staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort). Together with the villages of Crostau and Kirschau it represents the administrative community of Schirgiswalde. Some smaller parts of the town are Neuschirgiswalde upon a hill and Petersbach. History The village of Schirgiswalde was first mentioned in a document from 1346. During the Thirty Years' War, most of the settlement was destroyed with the majority of the populace perishing in the conflict. To aid the rebuilding and economic reconstruction of the community, the lord of the manor of Schirgiswalde made it a town in 1665. Later, the small town became part of the land owned by the Domstift in Bautzen, effec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Germany
The national flag of Germany is a tricolour (flag), tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Germany: Sable (heraldry), black, Gules, red, and Or (heraldry), gold (german: :de:Schwarz-Rot-Gold, Schwarz-Rot-Gold). The flag was first sighted in 1848 in the German Confederation. It was officially adopted as the national flag of the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933, and has been in use since its reintroduction in West Germany in 1949. Since the mid-19th century, Germany has two competing traditions of national colours, black-red-gold and black-white-red. Black-red-gold were the colours of the German revolutions of 1848–1849, 1848 Revolutions, the Weimar Republic of 1919–1933 and the Federal Republic (since 1949). They were also Flag of East Germany, adopted by the German Democratic Republic (1949–1990). The colours black-white-red appeared for the first time in 1867, in the constitution of the North German Confederation. This n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benet (France)
Benet or Benét refers to: People *BeBe Zahara Benet (born 1980), Cameroonian-American drag queen *Brenda Benet (1945–1982), American actress *Christie Benet (1879–1951), American politician from South Carolina *Eric Benét (born 1966), American R&B and gospel singer *Juan Benet (1927–1993), Spanish writer *Leslie Z. Benet (born 1937), American pharmaceutical scientist *Mordecai Benet (1753–1829) a Talmudist and chief rabbi of Moravia *Robert Benet, 16th century English Protestant *Stephen Vincent Benét (1898–1943), American writer * Stephen Vincent Benet (soldier) (1827–1895), career officer in the U.S. Army *Sula Benet (1903–1982), Polish anthropologist *Thomas Bennet (academic), or Thomas Benet, 17th century Oxford academic *Thomas Benet (martyr) (died 1531), English Protestant martyr *William Rose Benét (1886–1950), American writer Other * Benet, Vendée, a place in France * Benet Academy, in Lisle, Illinois, U.S. * Benét Laboratories, U.S. Army technology c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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