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Schönburg-Glauchau
Glauchau (; hsb, Hłuchow) is a town in the German federal state of Saxony, on the right bank of the Mulde, 7 miles north of Zwickau and 17 miles west of Chemnitz by rail ( its train station is on the Dresden–Werdau line). It is part of the Zwickau district. History Glauchau was founded by a colony of Sorbs and Wends, and belonged to the lords of Schönburg as early as the 12th century. Sights Some portions of the extensive old castle date from the 12th century, and the Gottesacker church contains interesting antiquarian relics. Notable people * Johann Pfeffinger (1493–1573), theologian and Protest reformer *Georg Agricola (1494–1555), scholar and scientist * Samuel von Pufendorf (1632–1694), jurist, economist and historian *Ernst Friedrich Germar (1786–1853), professor of mineralogy, entomologist and local politician *Julius Heinrich Petermann (1801–1876), Orientalist *Ernst Kals (1905–1979), submarine commander *Walter Schlesinger (1908–1984), historian *Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim, Count Of Schönburg-Glauchau
Joachim, Count of Schönburg-Glauchau (German language, German: ''Joachim Heinrich Maria Carl Rudolf Franz Xaver Joseph Antonius Christophorus Hubertus Alfons Graf von Schönburg-Glauchau''; 4 February 1929 – 29 September 1998) was the nominal successor head of the former mediatised German House of Schönburg, Counts of Schönburg-Glauchau until 1945. Dispossessed and expelled from his homeland in 1945, he and his family migrated to the Rhineland, where he was an author and journalist. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, he returned to his homeland, represented the district in the Bundestag, and served in local government. Early life He grew up in the idyllic setting of Wechselburg () in the Zwickauer Mulde river valley, about 25 kilometers north of Chemnitz. The Schönburg family had occupied the Schloss Rochsburg there since 1637. His parents were Imperial Count, Count Friedrich Carl von Schönburg-Glauchau, born 26 July 1899 in Wechselburg and died 12 April 1945 in the defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Heinrich Petermann
Julius Heinrich Petermann (born August 12, 1801 in Glauchau; died June 10, 1876 in Bad Nauheim) was a German Orientalist.Hartmut Bobzin (2001) "Petermann, Julius Heinrich", ''Neue Deutsche Biographie'' Vol.20 p.238 (German) Biography In 1829, Petermann received his PhD in Berlin for a dissertation on the of the . Between 1830 and 1837, he was first a lecturer, then from 1837 an associate professor of Orienta ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vermelles
Vermelles () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Vermelles is situated southeast of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D39, D75 and D943 roads and by the banks of the river Surgeon. Coal mining Vermelles was the second extraction site used by the Compagnie des mines de Béthune. Excavation of Mine 3 in Vermelles began in January 1857, reaching a rugged, steeply inclined deposit of coal at . Extraction started in July 1860. Air compressors were installed in Mine 3 1877. This proved the company's most productive mine, with a total of 1,525,000 tons. Excavation of Mine 4 at Vermelles started in October 1865 and reached coal at . Extraction started in 1867. Mine 4 was abandoned in 1876 because the very irregular deposit at seemed unusable. There was a lot of firedamp compared to other mines. Mine 4 was reopened and extraction resumed at in 1911. The main shaft reached . During World War I (1914– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. First settled in 1757 by ferry owner John Lynch (1740–1820), John Lynch, the city's population was 79,009 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or the "Hill City". In the 1860s, Lynchburg was the only city in Virginia that was not recaptured by the Union (American Civil War), Union before the end of the American Civil War. Lynchburg lies at the center of a wider Lynchburg metropolitan area, metropolitan area close to the geographic center of Virginia. It is the fifth-largest Metropolitan statistical area, MSA in Virginia, with a population of 261,593. It is the site of several institutions of higher education, including Virginia University of Lynchburg, Randolph College, University of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jibou
Jibou (; hu, Zsibó ; german: Siben; yi, זשיבוי) is a town in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. In 2011 it had a population of 10,407. Jibou includes the town proper and other four villages: Rona ( Hungarian: ''Szilágyróna''), Cuceu (''Kucsó''), Husia (''Hosszúújfalu'') and Var (''Szamosőrmező''). Jibou is 25 km northeast of the county seat Zalău; the two are linked by national road DN1H and county road DJ108A, as well as by railroad. Its major attractions are the old Wesselényi Castle, Vasile Fati Botanical Garden and the thermal baths. Geography Jibou is located in the northeastern part of Sălaj County, on the left bank of Someș River, at its confluence with the Agrij River. It is crossed by the 47°16′N parallel and the 23°15′E meridian. History The city is located in a Daco-Roman area and developed early as a rural settlement. The first documentary attestation of Jibou dates to 1205, under the name ''Chybur''. Among the many names Jibou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iserlohn
Iserlohn (; Westphalian: ''Iserlaun'') is a city in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city by population and area within the district and the Sauerland region. Geography Iserlohn is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river, in West-Central Germany. History The Pancratius church (also called Bauernkirche) is believed to have been founded in around 985, but the first written document mentioning ''lon'' dates only from 1150. In 1237 the Count of the Mark gave Iserlohn municipal rights. In 1975 the city, which had been an urban district before, incorporated the surrounding ex-municipalities of Letmathe, Hennen, Sümmern and Kesbern, and became part of the district "Märkischer Kreis". As a larger mid-sized city, Iserlohn, however, still has a special status compared to most other municipalities in the district. This means that the city takes on tasks more usually performed by the district, such as social a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenay, Pas-de-Calais
Grenay (; pcd, Guernay) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is part of the arrondissement of Lens, the canton of Wingles and the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin. Its population was 6,799 in 2019.Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019 INSEE The current mayor is Christian Champire, elected in 2020. Geography An ex- and light i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister City
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept The modern concept of town twinning has its roots in the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as the Coventry Blitz. First conceived by the then Mayor of Coventry, Alfred Robert Grindlay, culminating in his renowned telegram to the people of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in 1942, the idea emerged as a way of establishing solidarity links between cities in allied countries that went through similar devastating events. The comradesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torsten May
Torsten May (born September 10, 1969 in Glauchau, Saxony) is a former German boxer, who won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He challenged once for the IBF cruiserweight championship in 2006. Amateur career *1991 German National Light Heavyweight champion *1991 Won World Championship as a Light Heavyweight in Sydney, Australia. Results were: **Defeated Patrice Aouissi (France) points **Defeated Orestes Solano (Cuba) points **Defeated Mehmet Gurgen (Turkey) points **Defeated Andrey Kurnyavka (Russia) points *Olympic Gold Medalist in Barcelona 1992 as a Light Heavyweight. Results were: **Defeated Gil-Nam Kim (North Korea) points **Defeated Dale Brown (boxer) (Canada) points **Defeated Montell Griffin (United States) when controversially he was credited some of Griffin's points **Defeated Wojciech Bartnik (Poland) points **Defeated Rostislav Zaulitchny (Unified Team/ C.I.S) points Professional career May began his professional career the foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Spielberg
Christine "Christa" Spielberg (born 21 December 1941) is a former German track and field athlete who competed in the women's discus throw. She claimed the gold medal at the 1966 European Championships, and set the world record on 26 May 1968, reaching in Regis-Breitingen. She represented 1968 Summer Olympics and placed seventh in the final. She also placed second to compatriot Karin Illgen at the AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the officia .... She had the second-best throw of her career in the 1970 season, throwing which ranked her fifth in the world that year. In the last major outing, she finished eighth at the 1971 European Athletics Championships. Her season's best of that year made her the seventh best thrower for the season and was the final time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Erler
Dieter Erler (28 May 1939 in Glauchau – 10 April 1998 in Chemnitz) was a German footballer. He began his footballing career with BSG Chemie Glauchau in 1953. He was transferred to BSG Wismut Gera for the 1957 season and then after two seasons moved to sports club SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt in January 1959. Erler was both a playmaker and a goalscoring midfielder. In 1963, Erler moved to SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, where he played alongside the player described by Pelé as the best left-winger in the world at the time: Eberhard Vogel. In 1966–67 the team was crowned DDR-Oberliga champion. Between 1959 and 1972 he played for SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt and then FC Karl-Marx-Stadt. During his career he gained between 1959 and 1968 47 international caps and scored 12 goals for East Germany. He was voted GDR footballer of the year in 1967. Career statistics Club International International goals :''Scores and results list East Germany's goal tally first.'' Honours Club ;SC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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