Brüggen (other)

	Brüggen (other) Brüggen may refer to: Places Brüggen, Germany, municipality in the district of Viersen, Germany RAF Bruggen, former Royal Air Force Station Brüggen (Leine), German municipality Brüggen Glacier, glacier in southern Chile People Daniël Brüggen, Dutch recorder player Frans Brüggen, Dutch conductor Juan Brüggen Messtorff ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish language, Spanish and Manx language, Manx versions of ''John (given name), John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-spea ... , (1887–1953), German-Chilean geologist {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruggen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Brüggen, Germany Brüggen () is a municipality in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Schwalm, approx. 15 km south of Venlo, 11 km east of Swalmen (Roermond) and 20 km north-west of Mönchengladbach. Division of the town Brüggen consists of 3 subdivisions * Brüggen * Born * Bracht Mayors * Frank Gellen (CDU): since 2014 * Gerhard Gottwald: 1989–2014 Sights * Brüggen Castle * Natural History Museum (''Naturkundemuseum''): since 1979 Brüggen Castle has been home to a regional hunting and natural history museum with a nature park information point. * ''Schwalmpforte'', a former town gate * St. Nicholas' Church * Old Abbey of the Knights of the Cross (''Kreuzherrenkloster'') * Born Mill ''(Borner Mühle'') * Brüggen Mill (''Brüggener Mühle'') * Schloss Dilborn * Old toll house with ''Rentei'' (~treasury) * Nature and Wildlife Park (''Natur und Tierpark Brüggen'') * New Jewish Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	RAF Bruggen Royal Air Force Brüggen, more commonly known as RAF Brüggen, in Germany was a Royal Air Force station until 15 June 2001. It was situated next to the village of Elmpt, approximately west of Düsseldorf on the Dutch–German border. The base was named after the village of Brüggen, the nearest rail depot. Construction began in mid-1952, which involved the clearing of forest and draining of marshland. The station became active in 1953 during the rapid expansion of NATO forces in Europe. The main paint shop situated next to the main runway was responsible for the surface finishing of all aircraft, ground equipment and RAF Regiment Rapier missile systems. In 2002, it was handed over to the British Army and renamed Javelin Barracks. 317 Supply and Transport Column In 1953, the 317 Supply and Transport Column arrived at RAF Brüggen from Uetersen. This followed the decision to supply all RAF stations in Germany through the port of Antwerp. In 1954 the unit was redesignated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Brüggen (Leine) Brüggen () is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... Since 1 November 2016 it has been part of the town of Gronau. References Hildesheim (district) Former municipalities in Lower Saxony {{Hildesheim-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Brüggen Glacier Brüggen Glacier, also known as Pío XI Glacier named by Spanish explorers after a Pope, is in southern Chile and is the largest western outflow from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Now about in length, it is the longest glacier in the southern hemisphere outside Antarctica.In the northern hemisphere, Tajikistan's Fedchenko Glacier is 77 km long. In the Karakoram Mountains, Siachen Glacier is 76 km long, Biafo Glacier is 67 km long, Baltoro is 63 km long, and Baltura is 57 km long. Kyrgyzstan's South Inylchek (Enylchek) Glacier is 60.5 km in length. None in the southern hemisphere outside of Antarctica and Bruggen Glacier approach this length. Measurements are from recent imagery, generally also with Russian 1:200,000 scale topographic mapping for reference as well as the 1990 ''Orographic Sketch Map: Karakoram: Sheets 1 and 2'', Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich. Unlike most glaciers worldwide, it advanced significantly from 1945 to 1976, Brüggen surged acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Daniël Brüggen Daniël Brüggen (born 1958) is a Dutch recorder player. He is the nephew of Frans Brüggen and studied with Kees Boeke at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. In 1978 he founded, together with Bertho Driever, Paul Leenhouts, and Karel van Steenhoven, the Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet, which was disbanded in 2007. He teaches at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and the Royal Academy of Music. He lives in Bussum, Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether .... References External links Royal Conservatory of The HagueRoyal Academy of Music 1958 births Living people Dutch recorder players Musicians from Haarlem Dutch performers of early music People from Bussum {{Netherlands-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Frans Brüggen Franciscus ("Frans") Jozef Brüggen (30 October 1934 – 13 August 2014) was a Dutch Conducting, conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist. Biography Born in Amsterdam, Brüggen was the youngest of the nine children of August Brüggen, a textile factory owner, and his wife Johanna (née Verkley), an amateur singer. He studied recorder (musical instrument), recorder and flute at the Amsterdam Muzieklyceum. He also studied musicology at the University of Amsterdam. In 1955, at the age of 21, he was appointed professor at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. His reputation was initially as a recorder and Baroque flute virtuoso, and he commissioned several works for recorder including Luciano Berio's ''Gesti'' (1965).J.M. Thomson"Brüggen, Frans" Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press, accessed 16 August 2014 In 1972, he co-founded recorder ensemble Sour Cream (band), Sour Cream with Kees Boeke (musician), Kees Boeke and Walter van Hauwe. Brüggen i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]