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Vacha (other)
Vacha may refer to: *Acorus calamus, Vacha (Sk 'to speak') an ayurvedic medicine, mentioned in the bible *Vacha Reservoir, a reservoir in Bulgaria *Vacha (river), a river in Bulgaria * Vacha (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft), a ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' in the district Wartburgkreis in Thuringia, Germany *Vacha, Germany Vacha is a town in the Wartburgkreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 15 km west of Bad Salzungen, and 23 km east of Bad Hersfeld. History Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Vacha was part of the ..., a town in Thuringia, Germany * Vacha, Russia, name of several inhabited localities in Russia People * Vácha, Czech surname {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acorus Calamus
''Acorus calamus'' (also called sweet flag, sway or muskrat root, among many common names) is a species of flowering plant with psychoactive chemicals. It is a tall wetland monocot of the family Acoraceae, in the genus ''Acorus.'' Although used in traditional medicine over centuries to treat digestive disorders and pain, there is no clinical evidence for its safety or efficacy – and ingested calamus may be toxic – leading to its commercial ban in the United States. Description Sweet flag is a herbaceous perennial, tall. Its leaves resembles those of the iris family. Sweet flag consists of tufts of basal leaves that rise from a spreading rhizome. The leaves are erect yellowish-brown, radical, with pink sheathing at their bases, sword-shaped, flat and narrow, tapering into a long, acute point, and have parallel veins. The leaves have smooth edges, which can be wavy or crimped. The sweet flag can be distinguished from iris and other similar plants by the crimpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacha Reservoir
Vacha Reservoir ( Yazovir Vacha; before 1999: Antonivanovtsi Reservoir) is a body of water associated with a dam in Devin Municipality, south Bulgaria. It is part of the Vacha Cascade Joint Implementation Project involving three more dams and four power stations. The three other existing dams on the Vacha River are the Krichim Dam, the Tsankov Kamak Hydro Power Plant, Tsankov Kamak Dam and the Teshel Hydro Power Plant, Teshel Dam. Completed on 5 November 1975, the Vacha Dam is situated above mean sea level, above sea level. The dam was designed by Bulgarian hydroengineers, though their work was overseen by Russian, Japanese and Italy, Italian experts. It is a concrete gravity structure of height, making it the tallest dam in Bulgaria together with Krichim Dam. Its pumped storage power plant has a capacity of 160 MW. History The potential of hydroelectric projects on the Vacha River in southern Bulgaria was recognized by the Bulgarian government at least as early as the early 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacha (river)
The Vacha (, ) is a river in south Bulgaria, one of the main right tributaries of the Maritsa. It is 104 km long and is formed by the confluence of the rivers Buynovska (cirillic: Буйновска река), Trigradska (cirillic: триградска река) and a small unnamed river. Background The Vacha passes through Krichim Dam and Vacha Dam that secure drinking water for Plovdiv and its plains. It runs through the Rhodopes forming a deep valley where the two dams are located. An important town in the valley is Devin. It is the second largest river that has its source in the Rhodopes after the Arda. The Vacha does not flow close to any industrial enterprises, which is the reason for its clear water. The origin of its valley is similar to that of the Chepelare River The Chepelare (, Chepelarska reka, also called Chaya, Чая and Asenitsa, Асеница) is a river in Bulgaria that takes its source from Rozhen Peak (around 1,500 m above sea level) in the Rhodopes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacha (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)
Vacha is a former ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' in the district Wartburgkreis in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' was in Vacha. It was disbanded on 31 December 2013. The ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' Vacha consisted of the following municipalities: # Martinroda # Vacha # Völkershausen Völkershausen is a village and a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2013, it is part of the town Vacha. On 13 March 1989, it was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 5.6, which was triggere ... # Wölferbütt {{Authority control Former Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thuringia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacha, Germany
Vacha is a town in the Wartburgkreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 15 km west of Bad Salzungen, and 23 km east of Bad Hersfeld. History Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Vacha was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Sons and daughters of the city * Georg Witzel (1501–1573), theologian and opponent of Luther * Johann Gottfried Seume, (1763–1810) a German author and a Shanghaiing victim while traveling through, forced to become a Hessian soldier Hessians ( or ) were German soldiers who served as auxiliaries to the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. The term is an American synecdoche for all Germans who fought on the British side, since 65% came from the German states .... The local high school is named for him. References Inner German border Wartburgkreis Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach {{Wartburgkreis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacha, Russia
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Vacha (russian: Вача) is the name of several inhabited localities (work settlements and settlements) in Russia. ;Urban localities *Vacha, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a work settlement in Vachsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast ;Rural localities *Vacha, Republic of Karelia, a settlement in Segezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
