Winningen is a municipality in the
district of Mayen-Koblenz in
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
, western
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
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People
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August Horch
August Horch (12 October 1868 – 3 February 1951) was a German engineer and automobile pioneer, the founder of the manufacturing giant which would eventually become Audi.
Beginnings
Horch was born in Winningen, Rhenish Prussia. His init ...
(1868-1951), German automobile pioneer and industrialist
* Horst Schulze (1929-), German founder of The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, and the Capella Hotel Group
References
Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
Mayen-Koblenz
Districts of the Rhine Province
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