Wolfen, Germany
Wolfen () is a town in the district Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2007 it is part of the town Bitterfeld-Wolfen. It is situated approximately 6 kilometres northwest of Bitterfeld, and 20 kilometres south of Dessau. History The first documentary mention of Wolfen was as ''Wulffen'' in 1400 in a fee (feudal tenure). The place name was named after a founder whose name began with ''Wolf''. In 1846 lignite was found in the region which was mined and the current Silver Lake was developed from this mine. Later the area became a center of the German chemical industry. In the early 1930s an early photographic plate was produced in Wolfen by Agfa, and by 1936 the same company commercialized the more technically advanced Agfacolor Neu color transparency film, which had been developed by in Wolfen. During World War II hundreds of women, children, and men from countries under Nazi domination were forced to work in the IG-Farben factories. After the war, the rig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anhalt-Bitterfeld
Anhalt-Bitterfeld is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its capital is Köthen (Anhalt). Its area is . History This district was established by merging the former districts of Bitterfeld, Köthen and a large part of Anhalt-Zerbst as part of the reform Reform ( lat, reformo) means the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. The use of the word in this way emerges in the late 18th century and is believed to originate from Christopher Wyvill#The Yorkshire Associati ... of 2007. Towns and municipalities The district Anhalt-Bitterfeld consists of the following subdivisions: References History of Anhalt 2007 establishments in Germany Former states and territories of Saxony-Anhalt {{AnhaltBitterfeld-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Deindustrialization
Deindustrialization is a process of social and economic change caused by the removal or reduction of industrial capacity or activity in a country or region, especially of heavy industry or manufacturing industry. There are different interpretations of what deindustrialization is. Many associate American deindustrialization with the mass closing of automaker plants in the now so-called "Rust Belt" between 1980 and 1990. The US Federal Reserve raised interest and exchange rates beginning in 1979, and continuing until 1984, which automatically caused import prices to fall. Japan was rapidly expanding productivity during this time, and this decimated the US machine tool sector. A second wave of deindustrialization occurred between 2001 and 2009, culminating in the automaker bailout of GM and Chrysler. Research has pointed to investment in patents rather than in new capital equipment as a contributing factor.Kerwin Kofi Charles et al (201The Transformation of Manufacturing an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Julia Schmidt
Julia Schmidt (born 1976 in Wolfen) is a German painter, living in Hamburg. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art and from Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig. Schmidt exhibited at Union Gallery, and Casey Kaplan. Awards * 2011 Villa Massimo * 2009 Villa Romana prize The Villa Romana Prize, german: Villa-Romana-Preis, italic=no, is an art prize awarded by the Deutscher Künstlerbund. It was established in 1905 and is the oldest German art award. The prize consists of a one-year artistic residence in the ... * 2006 Kunstpreis der Sachsen LB, Leipzighttp://www.villaromana.org/front_content.php?idart=67 References External linksAn interview with Julia Schmidt by Clemens Krümmel ''Artnet'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt, Julia 1976 births [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karen Forkel
Karen Forkel (born 24 September 1970 in Wolfen) is a German track and field athlete and an Olympic medal winner. In the 1990s she was among the world's best javelin throwers. Her biggest success came in the 1992 Summer Olympics when she took the bronze medal with a throw of 66.86 meters. Her personal best throw with the new-type-javelin was 65.17 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt. This ranks her fifth among German javelin throwers, behind Christina Obergföll, Steffi Nerius, Tanja Damaske and Linda Stahl. With the old javelin type she threw 70.20 metres in May 1991 in Halle. This ranks her fifth among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind Petra Felke (who held the world record), Antje Kempe, Silke Renk and Beate Koch. Forkel represented SC Chemie Halle, which after the German reunification was renamed SV Halle. During her career she was 1.72 meters tall and weighed 63 kilograms. International competitions * 1993 European Cup (athletics) final: 2nd place (6 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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René Tretschok
René Tretschok (born 23 December 1968) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. As a player of Borussia Dortmund he was part of their Champions League victory in 1997. He scored an important goal in the semi final of their victorious campaign against Manchester United, giving Dortmund a crucial 1–0 lead going into the second leg. He was then rewarded with a place on the bench in the final, however he remained unused for the entire match. Coaching career On 25 June 2009, he was named as the new manager of the Hertha BSC Under-19 squad. After Michael Skibbe was sacked as manager of Hertha on 12 February 2012, Tretschok was appointed caretaker. Honours Borussia Dortmund *Bundesliga: 1994–95, 1995–96 *UEFA Champions League: 1996–97 * DFL-Supercup: 1995 Hertha Berlin *DFL-Ligapokal: 2001, 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thomas Konietzco
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ulf Langheinrich
Ulf Langheinrich (born 1960 Wolfen, Germany) is a visual artist and composer. His work is mainly concerned with non-narrative environments and performances focusing on a specific approach to time, space and body. Since 2016 he is the Artistic Director of the International Festival for computer based art CynetArt in Dresden, Germany. 1980–1991 After studying industrial design he conducted audio-experiments using pipe organs, harmoniums and multiple tape machine environments as well as engaging mainly in drawing. He left East Germany in 1984 for West Germany, where he started to develop the basics of his language in painting, photography and electronic music. In 1988 he moved to Vienna pursuing his activities in his studio in the WUK (Werkstätten und Kulturhaus) which resulted to an exhibition and the publication of a catalogue of his artworks. 1991–2003: Granular-Synthesis In 1991 in Vienna, he co-founded with Austrian artist Kurt Hentschläger the duGRANULAR-SYNTHESIS ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bernhard Hoff
Bernard Hoff (born 10 January 1959) is a former East German sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. Biography In 1977 he was European Junior 200-metre champion and 4×400 metres; he also won a Silver in 4×100 metres and Bronze in the 100 metres. He was East German 200-metre champion in 1977, 1979 and 1980. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in the 200 metres where he reached the final and finished 5th ( Pietro Mennea took the gold). His relay team also took 5th in the 4 × 100 m.Wallechinsky, David.''The complete book of the summer Olympics''' p. 222, 326 (Athens 2004 ed.) His personal best on 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ... (20.39), at the 2012 is the ninth best German performance of all-time. See also * German all-time top l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roger Pyttel
Roger Pyttel (born 8 May 1957 in Wolfen) is a former German butterfly swimmer. After failing to place in various races during the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, Pyttel attained both a silver and bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million .... retrieved on www.sports-reference.com on 2. February 2014 References German male swimmers[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wolfgang Böhme
Wolfgang Böhme (born 17 December 1949) is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... He was born in Wolfen. He was the husband of Ute Rührold, but they are now divorced. In 1972 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored eleven goals. External linksprofile 1949 births Living people German male handball players Olympic handball players of East Germany Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics People from Bitterfeld-Wolfen Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt People from Bezirk Halle {{Germany-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heinz Zander
Heinz Zander (born 2 October 1939) is a German painter, graphic artist, illustrator and writer. Zander belongs to the Leipzig School (painting), Leipzig School. His fields of work are painting (oil), drawing, graphics and illustration. He is also active as a writer and publishes novels, stories and essays. Zander worked with painting techniques oriented towards the Old Masters, from which he developed a completely independent pictorial language. He was inspired by Hieronymus Bosch, Bosch, Matthias Grünewald, Grünewald, Albrecht Altdorfer, Altdorfer, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Cranach and Italian Mannerists (Jacopo da Pontormo, Pontormo, Agnolo Bronzino, Bronzino). He works mainly with colourful resin-oil glazes. Studies, early work and middle work (1959 to 1983) From 1959 to 1964 Heinz Zanders studied at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig (with Bernhard Heisig). Even in his student years, he was regarded as an exceptional talent by both professors and fellow stud ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Q-Cells
Hanwha Q Cells (commonly known as simply Q CELLS) is a major manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, after being founded in 1999 in Thalheim, Germany, where the company still has its engineering offices. Q Cells was purchased out of bankruptcy in August 2012 by the Hanwha Group, a large South Korean business conglomerate. Q Cells now operates as a subsidiary of Hanwha Solutions, an energy and petrochemical company. Q Cells has manufacturing facilities in China, Malaysia, South Korea, and the United States. The company was the sixth-largest producer of solar cells in 2019, with shipments totaling 7.3 gigawatts. History In 1999, Anton Milner, Reiner Lemoine, Holger Feist, and Paul Grunow established Q Cells in an area of Thalheim, a part of former East Germany that had seen 50,000 people lose their jobs after German reunification. On 23 July 2001, the company produced its first working polycrystalline solar cell on its ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |