German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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term and means
Highland
Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...
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Consequently, it may refer to several places:
Germany
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Oberland am Rennsteig
Oberland am Rennsteig is a former municipality in the Sonneberg district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2013, it is part of the town Sonneberg.Vogtländisches Oberland, Greiz, Thuringia, Germany
*In East Prussia, the Elbląg Canal was named the '' Oberländischer Kanal'' (Oberland Canal)
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Bavarian Oberland The Bavarian Oberland (german: Bayerisches Oberland) is a region in Upper Bavaria north of and including the Bavarian Pre-alps between the rivers Lech and Inn.
Historical Oberland
Originally the region, which roughly corresponds to the county o ...
, the Oberland region in Bavaria
Switzerland
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Berner Oberland
The Bernese Oberland ( en, Bernese Highlands, german: Berner Oberland; gsw, Bärner Oberland; french: Oberland bernois), the highest and southernmost part of the canton of Bern, is one of the canton's five administrative regions (in which context ...
, canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Zürcher Oberland
The Zürcher Oberland ("Zurich highlands") in Switzerland, is the hilly south-eastern part of the canton of Zurich, bordering on the Toggenburg, including the districts of Uster, Hinwil, Pfäffikon as well as the Töss Valley as far as the dist ...
, canton of Zürich, Switzerland
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Canton of Oberland
Oberland (German for ''Highlands'') was the name of a canton of the Helvetic Republic (1798–1803), corresponding to the area of the Bernese Oberland, with its capital at Thun.
History
After the Napoleonic invasion of Switzerland in 1798, the o ...
, a canton of the former Helvetic Republic (1798–1803)
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Zürcher Oberländer
''Zürcher Oberländer'', commonly shortened to ''ZOL'', is a Swiss German-language daily newspaper, published in Wetzikon.
History and profile
''Allmann'', founded in 1852 in Hinwil, was the earliest predecessor of the as of today ''Zürcher Ob ...
'', a Swiss newspaper established in 1870
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Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland
The Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland (DVZO) is a heritage railway association based in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The association preserves various items of rolling stock, utilising the historic ''lok remise'' or engine shed at Uster statio ...
, a heritage railway association in Zurich
Austria
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Tyrolean Oberland
The Tyrolean Oberland (german: Tiroler Oberland) is that part of the Austrian state of Tyrol west of Innsbruck or, more precisely, west of the Melach river, but excluding the Außerfern region.
Language and extent
The most common dialect in th ...
, fourth region of Tyrol
Hungary
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Oberlander Jews Oberlander Jews ( yi, אויבערלאנד, translit. ''Oyberland'', "Highland"; he, גליל עליון, translit. ''Galil E'lion'', "Upper Province") were the Jews who inhabited the northwestern regions of the historical Kingdom of Hungary, which ...
, who originate from the Oberland region of Hungary
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Upper Hungary
Upper Hungary is the usual English translation of ''Felvidék'' (literally: "Upland"), the Hungarian term for the area that was historically the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary, now mostly present-day Slovakia. The region has also been ...
, Hungarian term for historical northern Hungary, now mostly Slovakia
Liechtenstein
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Oberland (electoral district)
Oberland (german: Wahlkreis Oberland), meaning "upper land", is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein. It corresponds to the historic County of Vaduz (german: Grafschaft Vaduz), and the administrative seat is the city of Vaduz, the na ...
, meaning "upper land," is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein
Overland (disambiguation) Overland or Øverland or variants may refer to:
Places
* Overland, Missouri, a city in the United States
* Overland Park, Kansas, a city in the United States
* Overland Corner, South Australia, a settlement in Australia
* Overland Lake (Nevada), ...