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Upland (Hesse)
The Upland (Low German for ''Oberland'' "highland") is a low mountain region forming the northeastern part of the High Sauerland and belongs the German state of Hesse, unlike the remainder of the High Sauerland which lies in Westphalia. The Upland falls within the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg, in North Hesse and corresponds to the territory of the municipality of Willingen. Geography The historic Upland lies in the southwestern area of the Diemelsee Nature Park at an average height of 500 to 700 m above NN. The northwestern and southwestern parts are almost entirely forested, whilst the centre, the area formally defined as a natural region called ''Upland'' (see below), only has islands of woods around some of the peaks. Natural regions The historic Upland lies predominantly in the northwestern Rothaar Mountains mountain range with smaller elements also in the East Sauerland foothills. It incorporates the natural region of Upland, as well as the (northeastern) half of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neerdar (Wilde Aa)
Neerdar is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia and of Hesse, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Wilde Aa near Korbach. See also *List of rivers of Hesse *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A * Aa, left tributary of the Möhne * Aa, left tributary of the Nethe * Aa, left tributary of the Werre * Aabach, tributary of the Afte * Aabach, small river in the Ems river system * Abbabac ... References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eder (Fulda)
The Eder is a -long major river in Germany that begins in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia and passes in to Hesse, where it empties into the River Fulda. History The river was first mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus. In his Annals, he describes the Roman campaign against the Chatti under the command of Germanicus in 15 AD. Forty-five thousand soldiers of the Roman army destroyed the major centre of the Chatti, Mattium, directly after they crossed the ''Adrana'' (Eder). In the Middle Ages, the river was known by the names; Aderna, Adarna, Adrina. On the banks of the Eder, in the town of Schwarzenau, near Bad Berleburg, a religious group was founded in August 1708; the Schwarzenau Brethren. Eight adults were completely baptised thrice in the Eder. This group emigrated to America where they are still to be found. As late as up to the end of the 19th century, the river was also known in local dialect as ''Edder''. For instance, in Felsberg-Gensungen, the pharmacy is known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhene
''Rhene'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Taxonomy The genus was originally named ''Rhanis'' by C. L. Koch in 1846. However, this name had already been used for a beetle genus in 1834. Accordingly, Tamerlan Thorell provided the replacement name ''Rhene'' in 1869. The name ''Rhene'' is derived from the Greek woman's name '' Rhene'' (). Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following extant species: * '' Rhene albigera'' (C. L. Koch, 1846) – India to Korea, Sumatra * '' Rhene amanzi'' Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa * '' Rhene atellana'' (Thorell, 1895) – Myanmar * '' Rhene atrata'' ( Karsch, 1881) – Russia, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan * '' Rhene banksi'' Peckham & Peckham, 1902 – South Africa * '' Rhene biguttata'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa * '' Rhene brevipes'' (Thorell, 1891) – Sumatra * '' Rhene bufo'' (Doleschall, 1859) – Myanmar to Sumatra * '' Rhene callida'' Peckham & Peckham, 1895 – I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diemel
The Diemel is a river in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Weser. Route The source of the Diemel is near Willingen, in Sauerland. The Diemel flows generally northeast through the towns Marsberg, Warburg, and Trendelburg. It flows into the Weser in Bad Karlshafen Bad Karlshafen () is a baroque, thermal salt spa town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It has 2300 inhabitants in the main ward of Bad Karlshafen, and a further 1900 in the medieval village of Helmarshausen. It is situated at the co .... References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Sauerland Rivers of Germany {{Hesse-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarbach
Itter is a river of Hesse and of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Diemel. It flows through Willingen. See also *List of rivers of Hesse *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itter (Diemel)
Itter is a river of Hesse and of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Diemel. It flows through Willingen. See also *List of rivers of Hesse *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A * Aa, left tributary of the Möhne * Aa, left tributary of the Nethe * Aa, left tributary of the Werre * Aabach, tributary of the Afte * Aabach, small river in the Ems river system * Abbabac ... References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoppecke
Hoppecke is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Diemel near Marsberg. See also *List of rivers of Hesse A list of rivers of Hesse, Germany: A * Aar, tributary of the Dill * Aar, tributary of the Lahn * Aar, tributary of the Twiste *Aarbach *Affhöllerbach * Ahlersbach, tributary of the Kinzig in Schlüchtern-Herolz * Ahlersbach, tributary of the K ... References Rivers of Hesse Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mühlenkopfschanze
Mühlenkopfschanze is a ski jumping hill located in Willingen, Germany. The audience capacity is 35,000. With a K-point of , it is the largest ski jumping hill in the world, and holds World Cup events every year. The current hill record of was set by Klemens Murańka Klemens Murańka (born 31 August 1994) is a Polish ski jumper, a member of the national team, a 2014 Junior World Champion in team, a bronze medalist of 2015 World Championship in team. Personal life On 28 August 2014 his fiancée gave birth to ... in 2020–21 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. Ski jumping venues in Germany Sports venues in Hesse {{skijumping-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normalnull
("standard zero") or (short N. N. or NN ) is an outdated official vertical datum used in Germany. Elevations using this reference system were to be marked (“meters above standard zero”). has been replaced by (NHN). History In 1878 reference heights were taken from the Amsterdam Ordnance Datum and transferred to the New Berlin Observatory in order to define the . has been defined as a level going through an imaginary point 37.000 m below . When the New Berlin Observatory was demolished in 1912 the reference point was moved east to the village of Hoppegarten (now part of the town of Müncheberg, Brandenburg, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...).S. German: ''Was ist "Normal-Null"?''. In: ''Physikalische Blätter'' 1958, vol 14, issue 2, p. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochheideturm
Hochheideturm is a observation tower, with a completely glassed prospect platform on 831 metres high, located in Ettelsberg, Germany, near Willingen. The northwest side of the tower is the highest artificial climbing wall of Europe (height: 41 metres). Construction Hochheideturm was designed by Karl Suck in Korbach and is constructed of reinforced concrete construction with octagonal cross section. Erection of Hochheideturm, which belongs to Ettelsberg aerial ropeway GmbH & CO. kg, cost 2 million euro and started in November 2001, after construction permit was given on 16 October 2001. On 31 January 2002 its foundation was finished and on 15 April 2002 the above ground construction work. Over the prospect platform there is an engineering floor, in which transmitters for police radio services are installed. Celebration for the tower was on 16 August 2002, with final the above ground construction work occurring on 27 September 2002. One day later it was already open for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
