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Bärenbach, Rhein-Hunsrück
Bärenbach is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kirchberg, whose seat is in the like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Hunsrück about 1 km east of the river Nahe. Rhineland-Palatinate's geographical midpoint is found within Bärenbach's municipal limits. A stone marks the spot at precisely where the midpoint lies. History Middle Ages and early modern times In 1103, Bärenbach had its first documentary mention. Between 1234 and 1437, Bärenbach belonged to the Upper Rhenish Circle, the Margraviate of Baden, the “Further” County of Sponheim and the '' Oberamt'' of Kirchberg. In this time, the Counts of Sponheim shared their holdings out in a “Further” County and a “Hinder” County. To the ''Oberamt'' of Kirchberg in the “Further” Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bärenbach06 , the river Bärenbach of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Bärenbach may refer to: *Bärenbach, Bad Kreuznach, a municipality in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany *Bärenbach, Rhein-Hunsrück, a municipality in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany *Bärenbach (Furlbach) Bärenbach is a small river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is 2.2 km long and flows into the Furlbach near Stukenbrock. See also *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amt (country Subdivision)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a British or U.S. county. Current usage Germany Prevalence The ''Amt'' (plural: ''Ämter'') is unique to the German ''States of Germany, Bundesländer'' (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. Other German states had this division in the past. Some states have similar administrative units called ''Samtgemeinde'' (Lower Saxony), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' (Rhineland-Palatinate) or ''Municipal association (Germany), Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia). Definition An ''Amt'', as well as the other above-mentioned units, is subordinate to a ''Kreis'' (district) and is a collection of municipalities. The amt is lower than district-level government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars () were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted French First Republic, France against Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain, Habsburg monarchy, Austria, Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia, Russian Empire, Russia, and several other countries. The wars are divided into two periods: the War of the First Coalition (1792–1797) and the War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802). Initially confined to Europe, the fighting gradually assumed a global dimension. After a decade of constant warfare and aggressive diplomacy, France had conquered territories in the Italian peninsula, the Low Countries, and the Rhineland with its very large and powerful military which had been totally mobilized for war against most of Europe with mass conscription of the vast French population. French success in these conflicts ensured military occupation and the spread of revolutionary principles over mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electorate Of The Palatinate
The Electoral Palatinate was a Imperial State, constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire until it was annexed by the Electorate of Baden in 1803. From the end of the 13th century, its ruler was one of the Prince-electors who elected the Holy Roman Emperor, ranking them among the most significant secular Princes of the Holy Roman Empire. The Palatinate consisted of a number of widely dispersed territories, ranging from the left bank of the Upper Rhine in the modern state of Rhineland-Palatinate, adjacent parts of the French regions of Alsace and Lorraine to the opposite territory on the east bank of the Rhine in present-day Hesse and Baden-Württemberg up to the Odenwald range and the southern Kraichgau region, containing the capital cities of Heidelberg and Mannheim. In 1541, Otto Henry, Elector Palatine converted to Lutheranism, while his Calvinist descendant, Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Frederick V, sparked the Thirty Years' War in 1618 by accepting the Lands of the Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Würrich
Würrich is an – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a , a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (Districts of Germany, district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Kirchberg (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kirchberg, whose seat is in the Kirchberg, Rhein-Hunsrück, like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies in the central Hunsrück, right on the ''Hunsrückhöhenstraße'' ("Hunsrück Heights Road" – also called ''Bundesstraße'' 327 – a scenic road across the Hunsrück built originally as a military road on Hermann Göring's orders), just outside Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, roughly 8 km west-northwest of Kirchberg and 10 km southeast of the Moselle (river), Moselle at Zell (Mosel), Zell. History Bearing witness to Würrich's early history is a Ancient Rome, Roman estate that was unearthed in 1870. In 1295, Würrich had its first documentary mention and was held by the County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wahlenau
Wahlenau is an – a municipality belonging to a , a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kirchberg, whose seat is in the like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Hunsrück, roughly 13 km west-southwest of Kirchberg and 3 km south of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. Wahlenau's municipal area measures 4.46 km2, of which 1.78 km2 is wooded. History Witnessing early habitation in what is now Wahlenau is a group of Iron Age barrows in District 5 in the municipal forest. Archaeological finds from these are to be found at the ''Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn''. Roman potsherds have also been found on the ''Via Ausonia'' (or ''Ausoniusstraße'' in German), which forms the southern municipal limit. According to a document from King Albrecht dated 27 October 1301, Count Johann II of Sponheim-Kreuznach held the Sohren Imperial fief, to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohren
Sohren is an ''Ortsgemeinde (Germany), Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (Districts of Germany, district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Kirchberg (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kirchberg, whose seat is in the Kirchberg, Rhein-Hunsrück, like-named town. Sohren is a state-recognized tourism resort (''Fremdenverkehrsort'') and is set out in state planning as a Central place theory, lower centre. Geography Location The municipality lies in the central Hunsrück and precisely in the centre of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. North of Sohren runs ''Bundesstraße'' 50, and northwest lies Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. Sohren lies roughly west of Kirchberg. Eight kilometres to the southwest is the edge of the Idarwald. Through the village runs the Grundbach, also known as the Dillerbach and the Sohrbach along various stretches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rödelhausen
Rödelhausen is an – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a , a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (Districts of Germany, district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Kirchberg (Verbandsgemeinde), ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kirchberg, whose seat is in the Kirchberg, Rhein-Hunsrück, like-named town. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Hunsrück roughly 7 km northwest of Kirchberg and 6 km northeast of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. Rödelhausen also lies right on the ''Hunsrückhöhenstraße'' (“Hunsrück Heights Road”, ''Bundesstraße'' 327, a scenic road across the Hunsrück built originally as a military road on Hermann Göring’s orders). The ''Rödelhausener Sandgrube'' (sandpit) is a Geology, geological rarity in the Hunsrück. History Tumulus, Barrows from Hallstatt culture, Late Hallstatt times with skeletal remains show that there were settlers quite early on. It is unknown when the vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
