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Satzung
Satzung is a village in the Saxon municipality of Marienberg, which is in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in the German Ore Mountains. Geography Satzung lies about 12 kilometres south of Marienberg in the Ore Mountains on the German-Czech border. Dense forests separate the village on both the German and Czech sides from its neighbours. Only the field clearings of the abandoned village of Jilmová in the east border immediately on those of Satzung. About 1 kilometre north of the village centre lies the 890-metre-high Hirtstein, some 4 kilometres south-southwest, on Czech territory, lies the 993-metre-high Jelení hora (''Haßberg''). The Black Pockau river flows eastwards here, marking the state border. The K 8104 district road (''Kreisstraße'') runs through the village, joining the ''Staatsstraße 216'' running northward from Reitzenhain to Olbernhau. [Baidu] |
Hirtstein
Hirtstein is a mountain of Saxony, in southeastern Germany. It is situated near the village Satzung, in the Ore Mountains, about 1.5 km from the border to the Czech Republic. Its elevation is 890 m. Geology Hirtstein is a gneiss knoll with an intrusion of volcanic rock, commonly referred to as basalt and specifically identified as clinopyroxene-melanephelinite, whose fan shape has been exposed by quarry operations. This formation was deemed worthy of protection already in the 19th century and was spared from quarrying. In 2006 it was declared a National Geotope of Germany. Minerals such as augite, magnetite, nepheline, olivine and perovskite have been identified in samples from the basaltic fan of Hirtstein. Tourism The mountain restaurant ''Hirtsteinbaude'' was opened on 11 September 1927. It offers accommodation for tourists. In winter, several cross-country ski runs are prepared around the mountain. A short downhill ski, sledding, and snow tube run with a ski li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirtstein (Gemeinde)
Hirtstein is a mountain of Saxony, in southeastern Germany. It is situated near the village Satzung, in the Ore Mountains, about 1.5 km from the border to the Czech Republic. Its elevation is 890 m. Geology Hirtstein is a gneiss knoll with an intrusion of volcanic rock, commonly referred to as basalt and specifically identified as clinopyroxene-melanephelinite, whose fan shape has been exposed by quarry operations. This formation was deemed worthy of protection already in the 19th century and was spared from quarrying. In 2006 it was declared a National Geotope of Germany. Minerals such as augite Augite is a common rock-forming pyroxene mineral with formula . The crystals are monoclinic and prismatic. Augite has two prominent cleavages, meeting at angles near 90 degrees. Characteristics Augite is a solid solution in the pyroxene group. ..., magnetite, nepheline, olivine and perovskite have been identified in samples from the basaltic fan of Hirtstein. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Pockau
The Black Pockau (german: Schwarze Pockau or ''Schwarzwasser'', cz, Černá) is a river of Saxony, Germany, in the Ore Mountains. It is a left tributary of the Flöha. This virtually unspoilt wild stream with a length of is known for the picturesque gorge in its middle reaches. Its murky waters flowing from bogs in the hills give the river a dark colour. The name Pockau, which was recorded in similar form in 1292, probably comes from the Czech and means "opposed", i.e. a stream flowing from Bohemia towards the north. Course The Black Pockau rises 890 metres above sea level (NHN) in a raised bog northeast of the Jelení hora in the Bohemian Ore Mountains. The (German: ''Assigbach''), which flows into the Czech Republic, also has its source here. After , the stream reaches the German-Czech border at the old road between Přísečnice (''Preßnitz'') and Kalek (''Kallich'') and flows through the Satzung municipal pond (''Satzunger Gemeindeteich''). From here on, it for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reitzenhain (Marienberg)
Reitzenhain is a village in the Ore Mountains which is now a subdivision of Marienberg in the district Erzgebirgskreis. Geography Reitzenhain is located on the crest of the Ore Mountains, next to the border between Germany and the Czech Republic at an altitude of ca. 778 m (station building) on the stream Schwarze Pockau. The abandoned village Pohraniční (Böhmisch Reizenhain) is situated to its south-east, on the Czech side of the border and on the right bank of the stream. Etymology The name of the village is supposedly derived from a wayside inn (locally called a ''Han'') on the nearby mountain pass, which happened to be the thirteenth inn ('Dreizehnter Han') on the road from Leipzig to Prague, counted from either end. This is also reflected by the number "13" (German: 'Dreizehn') in the village's coat of arms. History Reitzenhain was first mentioned in a document of 1401 as ''Reiczenstein'', being a village on the border to Bohemia. In 1551 it belonged to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marienberg
Marienberg is a town in Germany. It was the district capital of the Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis (Central Ore Mountains district) in the southern part of Saxony, and since August 2008 it has been part of the new district of Erzgebirgskreis. As of 2020, the town had 16,716 inhabitants. Location and design The town is situated on a plateau north of the Ore Mountain ridge, at an elevation between 460 and 891 metres above sea level. It is approximately 31 kilometres south of Chemnitz, to which it is connected via the Flöha Valley Railway. The historical town centre follows a rectangular plan, imitating Italian renaissance. The centre is the market square, a square of 1.7 hectares in area. Marienberg and Pobershau were merged into the administrative unit (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Marienberg, Pobershau has been incorporated into Marienberg with effect from 1 January 2012. Town districts Marienberg's districts are: *Marienberg *Ansprung *Gebirge *Gelobtland *Grundau *Kühnha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jehmlich Orgelbau Dresden
Jehmlich Orgelbau Dresden is a privately owned organ building and restoration company in Dresden, Germany. History The company was founded in 1808 in Cämmerswalde by three brothers, Gotthelf Friedrich, Johann Gotthold und Carl Gottlieb Jehmlich. The first organ was built in 1818. In 1826 the company was moved to Dresden. It was led from 1862-89 by Carl Eduard Jehmlich, then by the brothers Emil and Bruno Jehmlich, after 1938 by Otto and Rudolf Jehmlich until 1972. In 1972 the company was nationalized as VEB Jehmlich Orgelbau. Because of the specific expertise Horst Jehmlich became the director and family control was maintained. After the German reunification the company was reprivatized in 1990. In 2006 Ralf Jehmlich joined the company's leadership representing the sixth generation. In 2000, Jehmlich joined with Meissen to built the first porcelain Porcelain () is a ceramic material made by heating substances, generally including materials such as kaolinite, in a kiln ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirchenkampf
''Kirchenkampf'' (, lit. 'church struggle') is a German term which pertains to the situation of the Christian churches in Germany during the Nazi period (1933–1945). Sometimes used ambiguously, the term may refer to one or more of the following different "church struggles": # The internal dispute within German Protestantism between the German Christians (''Deutsche Christen'') and the Confessing Church (''Bekennende Kirche'') over control of the Protestant churches; # The tensions between the Nazi regime and the Landeskirche, Protestant church bodies; and # The tensions between the Nazi regime and the Roman Catholic Church. When Hitler Nazi takeover, obtained power in 1933, 95% of Germans were Christian, with 63% being Protestant and 32% being Catholic. Many historians maintain that Adolf Hitler, Hitler's goal in the ''Kirchenkampf'' entailed not only ideological struggle, but ultimately the eradication of the churches. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bekennende Kirche
The Confessing Church (german: link=no, Bekennende Kirche, ) was a movement within German Protestantism during Nazi Germany that arose in opposition to government-sponsored efforts to unify all Protestant churches into a single pro-Nazi German Evangelical Church. See drop-down essay on "Unification, World Wars, and Nazism" Demographics The following statistics (as of January 1933 unless otherwise stated) are an aid in understanding the context of the political and theological developments discussed in this article. *Number of Protestants in Germany: 45 million *Number of free church Protestants: 150,000 *Largest regional Protestant church: Evangelical Church of the Old Prussian Union (german: link=no, Evangelische Kirche der altpreußischen Union), with 18 million members, the church strongest in members in the country at the time. *Number of Protestant pastors: 18,000 **Number of these strongly adhering to the "German Christian" church faction as of 1935: 3000 **Number of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobkowicz
The House of Lobkowicz (''Lobkovicové'' in modern Czech, sg. ''z Lobkovic''; ''Lobkowitz'' in German) is a Czech noble family that dates back to the 14th century and is one of the oldest Bohemian noble families. The family also belong to the German, Austrian and Belgian nobility. The first Lobkowiczs were members of the gentry of north-eastern Bohemia in the late 14th century. The family's Imperial immediacy over Princely county of Störnstein was mediatized by Bavaria in 1807. As such, the House of Lobkowicz belong to the small group of families that constitute the ''Hochadel'' (). Princes of Lobkowicz * Zdenko Adalbert, 1st Prince 1624–1628 (1568–1628) ** Wenzel Eusebius, 2nd Prince 1628–1677 (1609–1677) *** Ferdinand August, 3rd Prince 1677–1715 (1655–1715) **** Philipp Hyazinth, 4th Prince 1715–1737 (1680–1737) ***** Wenzel Ferdinand, 5th Prince 1737–1739 (1723–1739) ***** Ferdinand, 6th Prince 1739–1784 (1724–1784) ****** Joseph Franz Maxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deutscher Krieg
The Austro-Prussian War, also by many variant names such as Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as ("German War"), (; "German war of brothers") and by a variety of other names, was fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, with each also being aided by various allies within the German Confederation. Prussia had also allied with the Kingdom of Italy, linking this conflict to the Third Independence War of Italian unification. The Austro-Prussian War was part of the wider rivalry between Austria and Prussia, and resulted in Prussian dominance over the German states. The major result of the war was a shift in power among the German states away from Austrian and towards Prussian hegemony. It resulted in the abolition of the German Confederation and its partial replacement by the unification of all of the northern German states in the North German Confederation that excluded Austria and the other S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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