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Holm
Holm may refer to: Places * Holm (island), the name of several islands * Holm, Nordfriesland, Germany * Holm, Pinneberg, Germany * Holm (Flensburg), Flensburg, Germany * Holm, Norway, in Nordland county * Holm, Troms, Norway * Holm, Podu Iloaiei, Iași County, Romania * Holm, Pâncești, Romania * Holm, Inverness, Scotland * Holm, Lewis, Scotland * Holm, Orkney, Scotland * Holm, Halmstad, Sweden * Mount Saint Mary, formerly known as Holm, Slovenia * Holm Land, King Frederick VIII Land, Greenland Other * Holm (surname) * Holm & Co, former ship owners, ship brokers and stevedores based in Wellington, New Zealand * Holm & Molzen, former German company principally known for ship management between 1890 and 1932 * Holm Oak or ''Quercus ilex'', a tree. Also found as a placename element in southern England such as ''Holmbush'' See also * Holme (other) * Holmen (other) * Holmes (other) * -hou ''-hou'' or ''hou'' is a place-name element found commonly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holm (island)
There are numerous islands containing the word ''holm'', mainly in northern Europe. In many cases the name is derived from the Old Norse ''holmr'', meaning "a small and rounded islet". These include: Denmark * Bornholm * Munkholm * Slotsholmen Germany * Dänholm * Holm in Flensburg * Holm in Schleswig Greenland * Holm Ø Ireland * Holmpatrick (the original name for the town of Skerries, and one of its islands, in North Dublin) Sweden *Stockholm (originally the islet Helgeandsholmen in central Stockholm) *Djursholm (suburb of Stockholm) * Tureholm *There are hundreds of islets in the Stockholm archipelago containing the word "holm" United Kingdom England *Holm Island in the River Thames *Steep Holm in the Bristol Channel Northern Ireland *Ballynahinch, County Down () Orkney, Scotland *Glimps Holm *Helliar Holm *Holm of Papa *Lamb Holm *Linga Holm *Muckle Green Holm *In the vicinity of Copinsay: **Black Holm **Corn Holm *In the vicinity of Eday: **Rusk Holm *In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quercus Ilex
''Quercus ilex'', the evergreen oak, holly oak or holm oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the ''Ilex'' section of the genus, with acorns that mature in a single summer. Description An evergreen tree of large size, attaining in favourable places a height of , and developing in open situations a huge head of densely leafy branches as much across, the terminal portions of the branches usually pendulous in old trees. The trunk is sometimes over in girth. The young shoots are clothed with a close gray felt. The leaves are very variable in shape, most frequently narrowly oval or ovate-lanceolate, long, 1.2–2.5 cm wide, rounded or broadly tapered at the base, pointed, the margins sometimes entire, sometimes (especially on young trees) more or less remotely toothed. When quite young, both surfaces are clothed with whitish down, which soon falls away entirely from the upper surface leaving it a dark glossy green; on the lower s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holm (surname)
Holm is a surname which originated in Scandinavia and United Kingdom, Britain. Holm is derived from the Old Norse word ''holmr'' meaning a small island. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 24.7% of all known bearers of the surname ''Holm'' were residents of the United States (frequency 1:19,643), 21.0% of Denmark (1:360), 19.7% of Sweden (1:671), 10.0% of Norway (1:691), 6.5% of Germany (1:16,505), 4.0% of Finland (1:1,837), 3.8% of Ghana (1:9,477), 2.4% of Canada (1:20,196), 1.3% of Australia (1:24,284) and 1.2% of South Africa (1:58,477). In Denmark, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:360) in the following regions: * 1. Capital Region of Denmark (1:321) * 2. Region of Southern Denmark (1:333) In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:671) in the following counties: * 1. Örebro County (1:443) * 2. Gävleborg County (1:445) * 3. Västmanland County (1:496) * 4. Kalmar County (1:515) * 5. Dalarna County (1:559) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmen (other)
Holmen or Holmens (in genitive) means the small island or islet in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish and may refer to: Places Denmark * Holmen, Copenhagen, a district in central Copenhagen ** Holmen Church, church in central Copenhagen ** Holmen Cemetery, oldest cemetery in Copenhagen ** Holmens Kanal, street in central Copenhagen ** Holmen Naval Base, naval base, today mainly located in Nyholm, Copenhagen Norway * Holmen, Oslo, a village in Asker municipality, Akershus county ** Holmen (station), a station on the Røa Line of the Oslo T-bane system ** Holmenkollen, a mountain and a neighbourhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo; known for its international skiing competitions ** Holmen IF, a sports club from Asker *** Holmen Hockey, the ice hockey division of Holmen IF * Holmen, Målselv, a hamlet in Målselv municipality, Troms og Finnmark county * Holmen Church (Sigdal), principal parish church for Sigdal municipality, located at Prestfoss United States * Holmen, Wiscons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holm & Co
Holm & Co were ship owners, ship brokers and stevedores based in Wellington, New Zealand. They were agents for Australian and other foreign airways and shipping lines. The business was founded by Swedish-born Captain Pehr Ferdinand Holm (1844—1917) when he bought the barque Genevie M Tucker in 1889. He had settled in Wellington in 1868. His last sailing ship was the barquentine Titania wrecked off Nouméa in 1914 when the lighthouse was under a wartime blackout. Two sons became marine engineers and two became master mariners. Sydney Holm ran the business before his father died and thereafter. A company was incorporated to take ownership of the business in 1918 with offices in the Huddart Parker Line building in Wellington's Post Office Square.NZ Ship & Marine Society accessed 18 September 2021 The [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holme (other)
Holme may refer to: * Holme (surname) Music * Holme (band) Places Antarctica * Holme Bay Denmark * Holme, Aarhus England * Holme, Bedfordshire * Holme, Cambridgeshire * Holme, Cumbria * Holme, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire * Holme, North Yorkshire * Holme, Nottinghamshire * Holme, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire * Holme, West Yorkshire * Holme Fell, Cumbria * Holme Island, a small tidal island off Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria * Holme Valley, West Yorkshire * Holme-next-the-Sea * Holme-on-Spalding-Moor * Holme on the Wolds * Holme Moss * The Holme, one of the villas in Regent's Park, London * River Holme Latvia * Holme, former German name of Mārtiņsala Norway * Holme, Vestland, a village in Alver municipality, Vestland county * Holme, old name of Holum See also * East Holme * West Holme * Holm (other) * Holmes (other) Holmes may refer to: Name * Holmes (surname) * Holmes (given name) * Baron Holmes, noble title created twice in the Peerage of Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holm & Molzen
Holm & Molzen was a German company principally known for ship management between 1890 and 1932. History In the early 19th century the Holm family began to trade in the Flensburg area of Germany. In 1850 they expanded into coal. In 1865 they formed an alliance with Herman Molzen, hence the company name. From 1890 to 1932 they were active in ship management. during this period they ordered several ships from the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft and others. The company ceased ship management in 1932 due to the loss of the coal trade following World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... A history was published for the company's centenary in 1965. Ships Ships that Holm & Molzen are known to have owned and managed include: *'' SS Denebola'' (1899-1918) * SS ''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmes (other)
Holmes may refer to: Name * Holmes (surname) * Holmes (given name) * Baron Holmes, noble title created twice in the Peerage of Ireland * Chris Holmes, Baron Holmes of Richmond (born 1971), British former swimmer and life peer Places In the United States * Holmes, California, an unincorporated community * Holmes, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Holmes, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Holmes, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Holmes, a hamlet within Pawling (town), New York * Holmes Township, Michigan * Holmes City Township, Minnesota * Holmes Township, Crawford County, Ohio * Holmes County, Florida * Holmes County, Mississippi * Holmes County, Ohio * Mount Holmes, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming * Fort Holmes, Mackinac Island, Michigan * Holmes Island (Indiana), an island and community * Holmes Island (Washington), an island * Holmes Reservation, a conservation parcel in Plymouth, Massachusetts In Antarctica * Holmes Summit * Holmes Glacier * Holmes Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holm (Flensburg)
Holm may refer to: Places * Holm (island), the name of several islands * Holm, Nordfriesland, Germany * Holm, Pinneberg, Germany * Holm (Flensburg), Flensburg, Germany * Holm, Norway, in Nordland county * Holm, Troms, Norway * Holm, Podu Iloaiei, Iași County, Romania * Holm, Pâncești, Romania * Holm, Inverness, Scotland * Holm, Lewis, Scotland * Holm, Orkney, Scotland * Holm, Halmstad, Sweden * Mount Saint Mary, formerly known as Holm, Slovenia * Holm Land, King Frederick VIII Land, Greenland Other * Holm (surname) * Holm & Co, former ship owners, ship brokers and stevedores based in Wellington, New Zealand * Holm & Molzen, former German company principally known for ship management between 1890 and 1932 * Holm Oak or ''Quercus ilex'', a tree. Also found as a placename element in southern England such as ''Holmbush'' See also * Holme (other) * Holmen (other) * Holmes (other) * -hou ''-hou'' or ''hou'' is a place-name element found commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pâncești, Neamț
Pâncești is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and .... It is composed of five villages: Ciurea, Holm, Pâncești, Tălpălăi and Patricheni. These were part of Poienari Commune until 2004, when they were split off. References Communes in Neamț County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Neamţ-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holm, Inverness
Holm is a small residential area in the south of the city of Inverness, Scotland. The area lies east of the River Ness. The most prominent structure in the vicinity is the Holm Mills. The mill is known for its contribution to the Caledonian Canal, by weaving a cloth to prevent the embankments from leaking. Until recently, tartan was still being woven in the original building. The premises are now a shop and visitor centre. A building occupied by Dick Precast Concrete is situated slightly south of Holm Mills. Additionally a large electrical substation is sited on Dores Road and this facility serves most of Inverness. Holm Mains Farm - Archaeological discoveries Two prehistoric Scotland, Early Bronze Age short cists and several outlying undated features have been excavated at Holm Mains located to the south-west of Inverness. The larger cist contained a crouched male inhumation lying on his left side. Accompanying this burial were two barbed and tanged arrowheads, ten other lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holm, Lewis
Holm Village ( gd, Tolm) is a village in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis near Stornoway. The modern area of Holm can be split into two distinct areas - "Holm Village" and "Holm Road with Parkend". Holm is within the parish of Stornoway. The Iolaire Memorial on Holm Point commemorates Admiralty Yacht HMS ''Iolaire'', lost on rocks lying to the south in 1919. 205 died, many of them war veterans returning to the island. See also * Lewis and Harris * History of the Outer Hebrides The Hebrides were settled early on in the settlement of the British Isles, perhaps as early as the Mesolithic era, around 8500–8250 BC, after the climatic conditions improved enough to sustain human settlement. There are examples of structure ... References External links Visitor's guide for the Isle of LewisWebsite of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Western Isles Council with links to other resourcesDisabled access to Lewis for residents and visitors* A Guide to livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
