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Waldenburg Castle (Saxony)
Waldenburg may refer to: Geography * Waldenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Waldenburg, Saxony, Germany * Waldenburg, Silesia, today Wałbrzych, Poland * Waldenburg, Switzerland * Waldenburg, Arkansas Waldenburg is a town in Poinsett County, Arkansas, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 80 at the United States Census, 2000, 2000 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waldenburg ..., USA * Bělá pod Pradědem (Waldenburg), Czech Republic People * Louis Waldenburg See also * Waldburg * Wald (other) * Waldenberg {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldenburg, Baden-Württemberg
Waldenburg is a hilltop town in south central Germany, eastwards of Heilbronn in the Hohenlohe (district) of Baden-Württemberg. The town is the site of Waldenburg Castle and some hilltop churches. Records first mention Waldenburg in the year 1253, but the town was destroyed in April 1945, at the end of World War II, and it has been rebuilt since. Geography Geographical form Waldenburg covers part of the natural Schwäbisch-Fränkische forest-hills and the Hohenloher-Haller Ebene. City outline Waldenburg includes the village of Waldenburg proper and the 2 sections Obersteinbach (173 people, as of 31 March 2006) and Sailach (222 people). History of Waldenburg dates from 1253. By 1330 it was a free city. Plague and war reduced the population during the Thirty Years' War. The Confederation of the Rhine of 1806 annexed Waldenburg into the Kingdom of Württemberg under the process of "mediatisation", and the town has been part of the Federal Republic of Germany state of Baden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldenburg, Saxony
Waldenburg is a town in the district Zwickau in Saxony, Germany. The castle was owned by the House of Schönburg from 1378 until 1945. The pottery town of Waldenburg lies in the valley of the Zwickauer Mulde. The environment is characterized by forest areas, river meadows and the hilly landscape of the Erzgebirge foothills. Waldenburg was founded around 1254 and first documented in 1336 as the town of "Waldinberg". The German settlement of the area that later became Waldenburg began with the founding of the monastery in Remse in 1143. The construction of Waldenburg Castle took place between 1165 and 1172. It was built as a security post on the salt trade route at the Mulden crossing. The streets, buildings and remains of the town wall in the upper town still show Walsenburg's roots in the Middle Ages. A look into the multi-story cellar systems of the upper town reveal even more evidence of this. Walsenburg's pottery tradition has been strong for 700 years. Friedrich XI of Schön ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wałbrzych
Wałbrzych (; german: Waldenburg; szl, Wałbrzich; sli, label= Lower Silesian, Walmbrig or ''Walmbrich''; cs, Valbřich or ) is a city located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland. From 1975–1998 it was the capital of Wałbrzych Voivodeship; it is now the seat of Wałbrzych County. Wałbrzych lies approximately southwest of the voivodeship capital Wrocław and about from the Czech border. Wałbrzych has the status of municipality. Its administrative borders encompass an area of with 110,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the voivodeship and the 33rd largest in the country. Wałbrzych was once a major coal mining and industrial center alongside most of Silesia. The city was left undamaged after World War II and possesses rich historical architecture; among the most recognizable landmarks is the Książ Castle, the largest castle of Lower Silesia and the third-largest in Poland. In 2015 Wałbrzych became widely known due to the searc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldenburg, Switzerland
Waldenburg is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland, and the capital of the district of the same name. Geography Waldenburg has an area, , of . Of this area, or 31.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 62.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 60.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.1% is used for growing crops and 16.4% is pastu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldenburg, Arkansas
Waldenburg is a town in Poinsett County, Arkansas, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 80 at the United States Census, 2000, 2000 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waldenburg is home to Zion Lutheran Church. Zion was founded in 1881 and is a member congregation of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Geography Waldenburg is located at (35.565984, -90.933779). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 80 people, 33 households, and 20 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 39 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.75% Race (United States Census), White, 5.00% Race (United States Census), Black or Race (United States Census), African American, and 1.25% from two or more races. There were 33 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bělá Pod Pradědem
Bělá pod Pradědem (german: Waldenburg) is a municipality in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. Administrative parts The municipality is made up of villages of Adolfovice, Bělá, Domašov and Filipovice. Etymology The municipality gained its name after the Bělá river and the nearby Praděd mountain. Geography Bělá pod Pradědem is located approximately south of Jeseník, north of Olomouc, and east of Prague. The Bělá River flows through the municipality, the villages are located in the valley of the river. The municipality lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountains. The highest point is the peak of Malý Děd with above sea level; Praděd is located outside the municipal territory. History Both villages of Adolfovice and Domašov were first mentioned in 1284. Both villages were founded in the second half of the 13th century, during the colonization by the bishops of Wrocław, who owned the area. The villages we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Waldenburg
Louis Waldenburg (31 July 1837 – 14 April 1881) was a German physician. Waldenburg was born in Filehne, Posen. He graduated from the University of Berlin (M.D. 1860). After a postgraduate course at Heidelberg he established himself in Berlin as a specialist in chest and throat diseases. From 1864 to 1868 he co-edited the ''Allgemeine Medizinische Central-Zeitung'' ''(General Medical Center Newspaper)''. In 1865 he earned the title of Privatdozent at Berlin University. From 1868 until his death he edited the ''Berliner Klinische Wochenschrift'' ''(Berlin Clinical Weekly)''. In 1871 he was appointed assistant professor, and in 1877 department physician, at the Charité hospital in Berlin. Among Waldenburg's many works: * "De origine et structura membranarum, quæ in tuberculis capsulisque verminosis involucrum præbent," a prize essay at the University of Berlin, 1859. * "Über Blutaustritt und Aneurysmenbildung, durch Parasiten bedingt" ("Blood Leakage and Aneurysms Caused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldburg
Waldburg is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is the home of Waldburg Castle, a medieval castle that sits atop the large hill in the town. The castle dates from the twelfth century, when Waldburg was a County of the Holy Roman Empire. House of Waldburg In 1424, the county was partitioned: * Waldburg-Sonnenburg, annexed by Austria, 1511 * Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1504: ** Waldburg-Capustigall, annexed by Prussia, 1745 ** Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1612: *** Waldburg-Friedburg-Scheer, restored in 1717 *** Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1717: **** Waldburg-Scheer, restored in 1764 **** Waldburg-Trauchburg, annexed by Waldburg-Zeil, 1772 * Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil, partitioned in 1589: ** Waldburg-Waldburg, divided between Waldburg-Wolfegg and Waldburg-Zeil in 1660 ** Waldburg-Wolfegg, partitioned in 1667: *** Waldburg-Waldsee, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to Württemberg in 1806 *** Waldburg-Wolfegg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wald (other)
WALD (1080 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Johnsonville, South Carolina. The station is part of the Worship and Word Network and is owned by Glory Communications, Inc., based in St. Stephen, South Carolina. It carries an Urban Gospel radio format including Christian talk and teaching programs. WALD serves an area of South Carolina located between Charleston, Myrtle Beach and Florence. WALD is a daytimer station. By day, it is powered at 9,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. But because AM 1080 is a clear channel frequency reserved for KRLD Dallas and WTIC Hartford, WALD must sign off at sunset to avoid interference. During critical hours, the station broadcasts at 2,700 watts. WALD programming is simulcast on FM translator station W254DG at 98.7 MHz The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second. The hertz is an SI derived unit whose expression in terms o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
