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Zschopau
Zschopau (), is a town in the Erzgebirgskreis district of Saxony, Germany. Geography The town is located on the northwestern slopes of the Ore Mountains, on both Bank (geography), banks of the Zschopau (river), Zschopau River, about south-east from Chemnitz. The highest point is Mt. Pilzhübel with an elevation of . The municipal area comprises the village of Krumhermersdorf, incorporated in 1999. Since German reunification, Zschopau has lost about one fourth of its population. Zschopau is famous for its motorcycle industry, particularly the DKW and MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk GmbH brands, and the toy business VEB Plasticart. Zschopau has a handsome parish church dedicated to St Martin, a town hall and a Wildeck Castle, castle (Schloss Wildeck), whose construction started in the twelfth century. Historical population Notable people * Heinz Auerswald (1891-1974), painter not to be confused with Heinz Auerswald German lawyer, Nazi party, 1908 - 1970 * Marcus Burghardt (born ...
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Zschopau (river)
The Zschopau (, cs, Sapava or Šopava ) is a 130-kilometre-long river in Saxony, Germany, and a left tributary of the Freiberger Mulde. The origin of the name is not precisely documented, possibly Slavic ''skapp''; ''rock'', ''cliff'' or sorb. ''Šučici''; ''the rushing, roaring''). The Zschopau drains a catchment area of 1847 km². Course Its source is in the Ore Mountains, on the slopes of the Fichtelberg at a height of 1,070 metres, near the border with Czechia. It flows initially parallel to the Große Mittweida in a northerly direction. The Zschopau forms the boundary between the western forest district of Crottendorf and the eastern districts of Oberwiesenthal and Neudorf. After leaving the forests on the Fichtelberg, it passes the forest settlement of Crottendorf with its hamlet of Walthersdorf. In the town of Schlettau it is joined by the Rote Pfütze. It then flows through the towns of Tannenberg, Wiesa and Wiesenbad Thermal Springs. Then the Zschopau collect ...
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MZ Motorrad- Und Zweiradwerk GmbH
Motorenwerke Zschopau GmbH (formerly MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk GmbH) is a German motorcycle manufacturer located in Zschopau, Saxony. The acronym MZ since 1956 stands for ''Motorenwerke Zschopau'' GmbH (German for Zschopau engine factory). From 1992 to 1999 the company was called MuZ, an acronym for ''Motorrad und Zweiradwerk'' (German for motorcycle and two-wheeler factory). Timeline * 1906 Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen (Denmark) buys an empty cloth factory in Zschopau * 1907 engine supplier, producing engines for bicycles, motor-assisted bicycle * 1917 Rasmussen invents the steam-powered car (Dampf-Kraft-Wagen), also known by its trademark DKW * 1920 Release of the 2-stroke engines for motorcycles * 1923 Company is renamed DKW * 1924 DKW buys Slaby-Beringer * 1927 Company starts racing activities * 1928 DKW takes over the Audi factory at Zwickau * 1929 60,000 motorcycles leave the Zschopau factory, and DKW is the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world * 1931 Introducti ...
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Krumhermersdorf
Krumhermersdorf is a village in the large county borough of Zschopau in the district Erzgebirgskreis in eastern Germany. It was first mentioned in the records in 1369. Sources * * ''Die Parochie Krumhermersdorf.'' in: ''Neue Sächsische Kirchengalerie, Ephorie Marienberg.'' Strauch Verlag, Leipzig, p. 365–384Digitalisat References External links private homepage for Krumhermersdorf* http://www.suppenlaender.de/ * Erzgebirgskreis Zschopau {{Ore-mountains-stub ...
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VEB Plasticart
VEB Plasticart was a model and toy manufacturer established in 1958 in Zschopau, East Germany. VEB Plasticart produced around 40 different kits and a few games (e.g. the mancala game "Badari") made of plastic. Most kits were static models and used scale 1/100 for airliners, 1/50 and later 1/72 for smaller aircraft. They also produced a model of the Soviet spaceship Vostok (scaled 1/25) and the Energia rocket with the Soviet space shuttle Buran (1/288). Many of them are today valued collector items. History VEB Plasticart was established in 1958 in Zschopau, East Germany. VEB (Volkseigener Betrieb) was a Communist-era designation, meaning "company owned by the people". The company was called ''KVZ'' from 1958-1969, ''MPKAB'' from 1969-1973, ''VEB Plasticart Zschopau'' from 1973-1989 and ''Mastermodell GmbH'' from 1989-1991. After a two-years break the company was sold in 1993 by the German Treuhand (an organization which privatized state owned enterprises of the GDR) to M ...
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Wildeck Castle
Wildeck Castle or Wildeck Palace (german: Schloss Wildeck) is an old hunting lodge in Zschopau in Saxony. It stands on a rocky spur above the River Zschopau. Site The site today forms an irregular triangle, the narrow wing of the castle surrounding the courtyard, with its bergfried known as ''Dicker Heinrich'' or "Fat Henry", faces the River Zschopau; the side facing the town is sealed by a wall. The staircase tower A staircase tower or stair tower (german: Treppenturm, also ''Stiegenturm'' or ''Wendelstein'') is a tower-like wing of a building with a circular or polygonal plan that contains a stairwell, usually a helical staircase. History Only a few e ... in the corner of two wings is called ''Schlanke Margarete'' or "Skinny Margaret". Literature * * Autorenkollektiv: ''Geschichte der Stadt Zschopau. Entstehung bis 1945.'' Zschopau, 1989. * Heinz Bauer: ''Die Zschopauer Burg. Probleme ihrer Datierung.'' In: ''Erzgebirgische Heimatblätter'' 15(1993)5, pp. 6–9, ...
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Erzgebirgskreis
Erzgebirgskreis is a district ('' Kreis'') in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the Erzgebirge ("Ore Mountains"), a mountain range in the southern part of the district which forms part of the Germany–Czech Republic border. It borders (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Vogtlandkreis and Zwickau, the urban district Chemnitz, the district Mittelsachsen and the Czech Republic. History The district was established by merging the former districts of Annaberg, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Stollberg and Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis as part of the district reform of August 2008. Geography The district contains the western part of the Erzgebirge, which also forms the border with the Czech Republic. Several rivers that rise in the Erzgebirge flow through the district, including Zwickauer Mulde and Zschopau. Sister districts The Erzgebirgskreis has partnerships with the following districts:
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Frank Uhlig
Frank Uhlig (born 8 December 1955) is a German former footballer. Club career He spent his entire senior career with FC Karl-Marx-Stadt in the DDR-Oberliga. The defender played more than 230 East German top-flight matches. International career Uhlig won one cap for East Germany. He was part of the squad of the Olympic team that won the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References External links * * * 1955 births Living people German footballers East German footballers East Germany international footballers Olympic footballers of East Germany Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Chemnitzer FC players Olympic medalists in football DDR-Oberliga players ...
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Claudia Nystad
Claudia Nystad ( Künzel, born 1 February 1978) is a German top-level woman cross-country skier. She was born in Zschopau, East Germany, and represents the sports club WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal. Besides her civilian sports career, she serves as a sports soldier with the German Federal Armed Forces. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 6 medals – (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze) World Championships * 5 medals – (1 gold, 4 silver) :a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather. World Cup Season standings Individual podiums *4 victories – (2 , 2 ) *26 podiums – (21 , 5 ) Team podiums * 7 victories – (4 , 3 ) * 26 podiums – (17 , 9 ) Personal life On June 27, 2005, Künzel married Trond Nystad from Norway, ex-coach of the American cross-country ski team. In the summer of 2007, Künzel donated her gold medal from the 2002 Winter Olympics to benefit th'Hansel und Gretel' found ...
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Marcus Burghardt
Marcus Burghardt (born 30 June 1983) is a former German professional road bicycle racer, who has retired from professional racing as a result of a severe wrist injury suffered at the Tour of Poland in 2021, where he crashed at a roundabout close to the finish of the first stage. Career Burghardt was born in Zschopau, Saxony, and raced as an amateur in the U-23 Wiesenhof team, with which he tasted success in the shape of the overall win at the Bundesliga Gerlingen in 2004. Burghardt turned professional in 2005, and won the UCI ProTour race Gent–Wevelgem in 2007, ahead of teammate Roger Hammond. He has also performed well in some races such as the Dwars door Vlaanderen and some stages of the Vuelta a España. He was successful in winning Stage 18 of the 2008 Tour de France into Saint Etienne, beating break-away compatriot Carlos Barredo. Burghardt signed with for the 2010 season. After seven years there, in August 2016 announced that he would join them for 2017. Major res ...
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David Füleki
David Füleki (born 24 August 1985 in Zschopau, East Germany) is a German comic artist. His comics were and are published by the publishing houses Carlsen Verlag, Tokyopop, New Ground Publishings, Delfinium Prints, the manga anthology ''Shounen Go! Go!'' and many others. Besides his occupation as a comic author Füleki studies media communication at Chemnitz University of Technology. He also invented the popular character (arts), character Entoman. Publications One Shots * ''Vereinigung der Superkrieger introducing Toh-Fu'' (2001, in the fourth issue of BANZAI!) * ''Apokalypse am Wochenende'' (2002, in the first issue of Manga Talente) * ''Like a Hero'' (2003, in the second issue of Tokyopop, Tokyopop's Manga Talente) * ''Die Gabe'' (2005, in the 50th (and final) issue of BANZAI!) * ''Die höchst fragwürdige Resozialisierung des Wilbert Plumduff oder Die Rückkehr der Robo-Affen'' (2006, in the second issue of Manga Fieber) * ''Itsy bitsy Spider'' (2008, published in the f ...
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Christian Liebe
Christian Siegmund Liebe (5 November 1654 – 3 September 1708) was a German composer. Liebe was born in Freiberg, Saxony. He studied in Leipzig, then was a private teacher in Dresden and from 1684 Rektor and organist in Frauenstein, then from 1690 Rektor in Zschopau till his death. Many vocal works survive in a rather conservative style.Hans Oskar Koch ''Sonderformen der Blasinstrumente in der deutschen Musik'' 1980 "... fünfstimmigen Hautbois-Satz finden wir in erhaltenen beziehungs-weise nachweisbaren Werken von: Christian Liebe (1654 - 1708), ..." He died in Zschopau Zschopau (), is a town in the Erzgebirgskreis district of Saxony, Germany. Geography The town is located on the northwestern slopes of the Ore Mountains, on both Bank (geography), banks of the Zschopau (river), Zschopau River, about south-east ..., aged 53. Works, editions and recordings *''O Heiland aller Welt'' - recording on collection by Sächsisches Vocalensemble, Batzdorfer Hofkapelle, directed Matt ...
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Roland Wieser
Roland Wieser (born 6 May 1956, in Zschopau) is an East German racewalker who won the bronze medal in the 20 kilometer walk during the 1980 Summer Olympics with a time of 1:25:59 hours. During his active career he measured 1.86 meters in height and 68 kg in weight. Wieser's first success came at an early age, when he became the East German 10 kilometer walk Youth Champion in 1971. In 1975 he became the European Junior Champion in the same event. In 1978, Weiser competed in the East German National Championship and won the 50 kilometer walk; in the same year he achieved his first major success when he became the European Champion in the 20 kilometer walk at the elite level with a time of 1:23:11.5 hours. He followed this two years later with his Olympic bronze medal. After his Olympic triumph Wieser did not win any additional medals in international competition. In 1982 he finished ninth in the European Championships, in 1983 he managed tenth in the World Championships, and ...
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