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Schönau Vor Dem Walde
Schönau may refer to: People * Horst Schönau, East German bobsledder * Elizabeth of Schönau, a Benedictine nun at Schönau Abbey of Nassau and a friend of Hildegarde of Bingen Places Germany * Schönau (Odenwald), a town in Baden-Württemberg ** Schönau Abbey, in this town * Schönau im Schwarzwald, a town in Baden-Württemberg * Schönau (Mannheim), a district in the north of Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg * Schönau an der Brend, a municipality in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld in Bavaria * Schönau, Lower Bavaria, a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria * Schönau am Königsee, a municipality in Bavaria * Schönau, site of a subcamp of Buchenwald * Lansen-Schönau, a municipality in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania * Schönau, Rhineland-Palatinate, part of Dahner Felsenland * Schönau-Berzdorf, a municipality in Saxony * Schönau Abbey (Nassau) of Nassau, near present-day Lipporn, Rhineland-Palatinate * , an ''Ortsteil'' and monastery in Gemünden a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horst Schönau
Horst Schönau (born 2 April 1949 in Waltershausen, Thuringia) is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Schönau also won a complete set of medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold (Four-man: 1978), a silver (Two-man: 1981), and a bronze (Two-man: 1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...). References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964 1949 births Living people People from Waltershausen German male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 1976 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schönau, Rhineland-Palatinate
Schönau is a village in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany on the French border. It has a population of roughly 400. A former monastic yard grew into the village near the end of the Middle Ages, due to the establishment of an iron ore smelting plant by the Dukes of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken. The popularity of Wasgauer iron ore, which was smelted in Schoenau, reached its peak in the middle of the 19th century and lasted until 1883, when the facility was shut down. The post office issued a special stamp to mark the occasion of Schönau's 850th anniversary in the year 1982. Schönau was the seat of many social organizations over the years, the first one being "Gesellschaft für Verschönerung der Wegelnburg" formed around the year 1860. Veterans of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) formed "Kriegskameradschaft Schönau" in 1904. In the same year also a local's group and an administration office of the “federation of Christian buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trzciana, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Trzciana (formerly German ''Schönau'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sławoborze, within Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Sławoborze, north-west of Świdwin, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s .... For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. References Trzciana {{Świdwin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |