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Annweiler am Trifels (), or Annweiler is a town in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Queich, 12 km west of Landau. Annweiler am Trifels station is on the Landau–Saarbrücken railway. Annweiler is situated in the Southern part of the Palatinate forest called the Wasgau, and is surrounded by high hills which yield a famous red sandstone. The town's main industry is tourism. On the ''Sonnenberg'' (493 m) lie the ruins of the castle of Trifels, in which Richard Coeur de Lion was imprisoned from 31 March to 19 April 1193. Annweiler is the seat of the '' Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") of Annweiler am Trifels. In a 1911 edition of the Brockhaus Enzyklopädie, the area around Annweiler was referred to as "Pfälzer Schweiz". Annweiler has a primary school and a secondary school ('' Staatliche Realschule Annweiler '') which was a partner school with the William Lovell Secondary School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landau–Rohrbach Railway
The Landau–Rohrbach railway (sometimes called the Südpfalzbahn—"South Palatinate Railway"—or the Queichtalbahn—"Queich Valley Railway") is a major line running from Landau in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate to Rohrbach in the Saarland. The main section between Landau and Zweibrücken was opened on 25 November 1875 after the first sections had already been opened between 1857 and 1867. Although the Landau–Rohrbach railway was once a major east–west route for freight and was used for long-distance transport, the line is now used exclusively for regional passenger services. Marketing names The alternate name of ''Queichtalbahn'' takes its name from the Queich river, which the line follows from Landau to Hauenstein. The line between Landau and Zweibrücken was built as a single line for the purposes of rail operations and was initially called the ''Südpfalzbahn'' or ''Südpfalz-strecke'' (Southern Palatinate railway or line), or occasionally the ''Queichtalbahn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queich
The Queich is a tributary of the Rhine, which rises in the southern part of the Palatinate Forest, and flows through the Upper Rhine valley to its confluence with the Rhine in Germersheim. It is long and is one of the four major drainage systems of the Palatinate Forest along with the Speyerbach, Lauter and Schwarzbach. The Queich flows through the towns Hauenstein, Annweiler am Trifels, Siebeldingen, Landau, Offenbach an der Queich and Germersheim. Topography Sources The Queichquelle is south of the municipality of Hauenstein at an elevation of almost on the eastern slope of the high mount ''Winterberg''. It is taken surrounded with hewn stones from the typical local red sandstone. There are also benches and a foot baths. Course and tributaries The Queich first flows as a small stream north through ''Stephanstal'' valley to Hauenstein. There, it turns east and moves in large arcs through the ''Queich valley''. It flows past Wilgartswiesen and Rinnthal, where i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annweiler Am Trifels Station
Annweiler am Trifels station is the main station in the town of Annweiler am Trifels in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Deutsche Bahn classifies it as a category 5 station and it has three platform tracks. The station is located in the network of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (Rhine-Neckar transport association, VRN) and belongs to fare zones 181 and 191. Since 2002, Annweiler has also been part of the area served by the ''Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund'' (Karlsruhe Transport Association, KVV) using tickets at a transitional rate. Annweiler was always the most important station between Landau (Pfalz) Hbf and Pirmasens Nord and it used to be served by long-distance services. It was opened on 12 September 1874, when the first section of the line from Landau went into operation. 14 months later, it was connected with Zweibrücken and became a through station. This developed into the modern Landau–Rohrbach railway, which has existed in its present form since 1895. Locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Südliche Weinstraße
Südliche Weinstraße ( pfl, Siedlischi Woischdrooß; en, "Southern Wine Route") is a district (''Kreis'') in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Südwestpfalz, Bad Dürkheim, the district-free city Neustadt (Weinstraße), Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, Germersheim, and the French ''département'' Bas-Rhin. The district-free city Landau is surrounded by the district. History On May 27, 1832 the Hambacher Fest took place in the castle of Hambach, an event which marks the beginning of the German democracy. The district was formed in 1969 by merging the districts Landau and Bergzabern. At first the name of the new district was ''Landau-Bad Bergzabern'', it was renamed to ''Südliche Weinstraße'' in 1978. Geography The district is named after the first touristic route built in Germany in the 1930s, the German Wine Route ''(Deutsche Weinstraße)''. It starts in Bockenheim an der Weinstraße, goes through Bad Dürkheim, Deidesheim, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markward Von Annweiler
Markward von Annweiler (died 1202) was Imperial Seneschal and Regent of the Kingdom of Sicily. Biography Markward was a ministerialis, that is, he came not from the free nobility, but from a class of unfree knights and administrators whose purpose was to serve loyally the Imperial administration in any capacity. During the reign of the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, Markward became one of the most important figures in the administration. Markward can be proved at the latest since the Diet of Pentecost. From 1184, Markward served Barbarossa's son Henry VI in Italy. Henry appointed him Margrave of Ancona and Count of Abruzzo, placing him in a highly strategic position in north-central Italy. After the death of Henry, Markward at first supported his widow Constance of Sicily, but later found himself her enemy. He had been excommunicated by Popes Celestine III and Innocent III, who were trying to take over lands in central Italy. Markward stayed in Italy, and became a supporter of Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugen Jäger
Eheim GmbH & Co. KG is a German company founded by Gunther Eheim, operating in the domain of aquariums and aquarium accessories, garden ponds and related accessories. It manufactures different kinds of water filters (internal and external) and the associated filter media, pumps, accessories such as aquarium fish feeders, gravel cleaners, UV-clarifier for aquariums and garden ponds, while its subsidiaries MP (Mueller and Pfleger) manufacture aquariums and Jäger, aquarium heaters. The latest innovation from EHEIM is an external canister filter with WiFi connection and monitoring. Last but not least, EHEIM also manufactures an LED light for aquariums since 2016 Also, a modern and seemingly unrelated domain that Eheim got indirectly involved in is the use of its aquarium pumps in the liquid-cooling systems of overclocked computers. Similarly to aquarium filters, these cooling systems require small water pumps with a low noise level and reliable continuous operation. See also * Hag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horst Christill
Horst Christill (born 1959) is a German church musician and composer of sacred music, especially hymns of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL). Life and career Born in Annweiler am Trifels, Christill first studied from 1976 music pedagogy, focused on piano, at the Musikhochschule Saarbrücken, completing with the concert exam in 1983. He then studied Catholic church music at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, completing with the A exam in 1988. He was church musician in Dornburg-Frickhofen, working also as for the district within the Diocese of Limburg. He was pianist and keyboard player of the band Habakuk from 1995 to 1999, recording several albums.He was church musician at the Wetzlar Cathedral which is used by a Catholic parish and a Protestant parish, from 1996 to 2018, again also as Bezirkskantor. He was also a member of the group for church music aimed at young people in the diocese. From 2019, Christill has worked at the in Landau, also as Dekanatskantor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Kern
Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * Matthias of Trakai (–1453), Lithuanian clergyman, bishop of Samogitia and of Vilnius * Matthias Flacius, Lutheran reformer * Matthias the Prophet, see Robert Matthews (religious impostor) Claimed to be the reincarnation of the original Matthias during the Second Great Awakening * Matthias F. Cowley, Latter-day Saint apostle In the arts: * Matthias Grünewald, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance * Matthías Jochumsson, Icelandic poet * Matthias Lechner, German film art director * Matthias Paul (actor), German actor * Matthias Schoenaerts, Belgian actor In nobility: * Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary * Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty) In music: * Matthias Bame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
