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Bielefeld
Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region () of Detmold (region), Detmold and the List of cities in Germany by population, 18th largest city in Germany. The historical centre of the city is situated north of the Teutoburg Forest line of hills, but modern Bielefeld also incorporates boroughs on the opposite side and on the hills. The city is situated on the ''Hermannsweg'', a hiking trail which runs for 156 km along the length of the Teutoburg Forest. Bielefeld is home to a significant number of internationally operating companies, including Dr. Oetker, DMG Mori Aktiengesellschaft, DMG Mori (former Gildemeister), Möller Group, Goldbeck GmbH, Goldbeck and Schüco. It has a Bielefeld University, university and several technical colleges (). Bielefeld is also known for the Bethel Institution. History Founded in 1214 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bielefeld Innenstadt
Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region () of Detmold and the 18th largest city in Germany. The historical centre of the city is situated north of the Teutoburg Forest line of hills, but modern Bielefeld also incorporates boroughs on the opposite side and on the hills. The city is situated on the '' Hermannsweg'', a hiking trail which runs for 156 km along the length of the Teutoburg Forest. Bielefeld is home to a significant number of internationally operating companies, including Dr. Oetker, DMG Mori (former Gildemeister), Möller Group, Goldbeck and Schüco. It has a university and several technical colleges (). Bielefeld is also known for the Bethel Institution. History Founded in 1214 by Count Hermann IV of Ravensberg to guard a pass crossing the Teutoburg Forest, Bielefeld was the "city of linen" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bielefeld University
Bielefeld University () is a public university in Bielefeld, Germany. Founded in 1969, it is one of the country's newer universities, and considers itself a "reform" university, following a different style of organization and teaching than the established universities. In particular, the university aims to "re-establish the unity between research and teaching", and so all its faculty teach courses in their area of research. The university also stresses a focus on interdisciplinary research, helped by the architecture, which encloses all faculties in one great structure. It is among the first of the German universities to switch some faculties (e.g. biology) to Bachelor's degree, bachelor's/master's degrees as part of the Bologna process. Bielefeld University has started an extensive multi-phase modernisation project, which is to be completed by 2025. A total investment of more than 1 billion euros has been planned for this undertaking. Campus The university is located in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bielefeld Opera
The Bielefeld Opera is the venue of Städtische Bühnen Bielefeld (Municipal stages Bielefeld) in Bielefeld, Germany. It is a ''Dreisparten Haus'' (three-department house), offering Play (theatre), plays, music (opera, musical theatre), and ballet. The main performance venue is the ''Stadttheater am Niederwall'' (Municipal Theatre at the Lower Wall), built in 1904 and extensively renovated from 2004 to 2006. It is the largest theater in East Westphalia, offering 500 performances annually. It is under the direction of Michael Heicks; its resident orchestra is the 72-member Bielefeld Philharmonic Orchestra that also performs symphonic concerts at the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle. History Plans to build an opera house in Bielefeld were laid in 1885 by a foundation set up the widow of the founder of the Crüwell Tobacco Company. Bernhard Sehring was chosen as architect and construction was started in 1901 on the Niederwall. The Art Nouveau building was inaugurated with a performance of Carl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparrenburg Castle
Sparrenberg Castle, also known as the Sparrenburg ( or ''Sparrenburg''), is a restored fortress in the Bielefeld-Mitte district of Bielefeld, Germany. It is situated on the Sparrenberg hill ( altitude) in the Teutoburg Forest and towers above the city centre. Its current appearance mainly originated in the 16th and 19th century. The Hermannsweg, a long-distance hiking trail, passes through its grounds, directly in front of the castle. The Sparrenburg is considered to be the signature landmark of Bielefeld. History First centuries The Sparrenburg was erected as a castle sometime before 1250 by the County of Ravensberg, counts of Ravensberg.Castle description in English accessed 4 November 2019 It guarded the Bielefeld Pass over the Teutoburg Forest, as well as acting as the ruling seat of the counts of Ravensberg, and as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldbeck GmbH
The Goldbeck GmbH is a family-run construction company based in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Its main area of operation lies in civil engineering for the commercial and public sectors. According to 2022 figures, the company has around 100 locations, including 13 of its own plants. History The company was founded on 1 September 1969 by Ortwin Goldbeck in Bielefeld-Ummeln as a steel construction company.Paul Edgar Fels: ''Ein sehr persönliches Buch''. In: ''Westfalen-Blatt'', 23 December 2021. The first local branch was established in 1973 in Langenhagen near Hanover. In the mid-1980s, it also began to manufacture office buildings and multi-storey car parks in addition to industrial buildings. In the 1990s, the company continued its expansion with the opening of a new plant in the town of Treuen in Vogtland (1992), the purchase of a precast concrete part plant in the Czech Republic (1994) and the foundation of Goldbeck International GmbH (1997). In 2001, the company fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Westphalia
The Province of Westphalia () was a Provinces of Prussia, province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 to 1946. In turn, Prussia was the largest component state of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, of the Weimar Republic and from 1918 to 1933, and of Nazi Germany from 1933 until 1945. The province was formed and awarded to Prussia at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. It combined some territories that had previously belonged to Prussia with a range of other territories that had previously been independent principalities. The population included a large population of Catholics, a significant development for Prussia, which had hitherto been almost entirely Protestant. The politics of the province in the early nineteenth century saw local expectations of Prussian reforms, increased self-government, and a constitution largely stymied. The Revolutions of 1848 led to an effervescence of political activity in the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethel Institution
The Bethel Foundation, officially the Bodelschwingh Foundation Bethel ( as of 2009, previously ''v. Bodelschwinghsche Anstalten Bethel'') is a diaconal (i.e. Protestant charitable) psychiatric hospital in Bethel, formerly a town, today a neighbourhood of Bielefeld, Germany, and the biggest social business in Europe. The healthcare foundation was established in 1867 as ''Evangelische Heil- und Pflegeanstalt für Epileptische'' (Protestant institute of healing and care for epileptics) in Gadderbaum, today a locality of Bielefeld. In 1872 Pastor Friedrich von Bodelschwingh, Senior, a proponent of the inner mission within the then Evangelical State Church in Prussia became its director. He massively strengthened and extended the institution, with more premises also for the poor and at other locations, and renamed it after Bethel in 1874. The name Bethel was also started being used for the neighbourhood, which developed outside the hospital. Later Bodelschwingh's name was compou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teutoburg Forest
The Teutoburg Forest ( ; ) is a range of low, forested hills in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Until the 17th century, the official name of the hill ridge was Osning. It was first renamed the ''Teutoburg Forest'' in 1616 in commemoration of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, which most likely took place at Kalkriese instead. Geography The Teutoburg Forest is a peripheral section in the north of the German Central Uplands, and forms a long narrow range of hills (comprising three ridges) extending from the eastern surroundings of Paderborn in the south to the western surroundings of Osnabrück in the northwest. South of the city centre of Bielefeld, a gap called the Bielefeld Pass bisects the range into the ''Northern Teutoburg Forest'' (two thirds) and ''Southern Teutoburg Forest'' (one third). In addition, the northeastern and southwestern ridges are cut by the exits of the longitudinal valleys between the ridges. The geologically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermannsweg
The Hermannsweg is a long hiking trail which follows the ridge of the Teutoburg Forest, running from Rheine to Velmerstot in Germany. It is marked by signposts showing a white H on a black background. The Hermannsweg is named for Arminius (German name: ''Hermann''), a Cherusci chief who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD. Together with the long Eggeweg, this long-distance hiking trail forms the Hermannshöhen. It is maintained by the ''Teutoburger-Wald-Verein e.V.'', located in Bielefeld. History Parts of the way along the ridge of the Teutoburg Forest were already used by hunter-gatherers and traders in the Mesolithic period, as evidenced by findings of flint tools. In the Middle Ages, the Hermannsweg connected surrounding areas to travelling and trading routes of interregional importance such as the Westphalian ''Hellweg'' and the ''Frankfurter Weg''. The hiking trail was officially established in 1902, 25 years after the construction of the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DMG Mori Aktiengesellschaft
DMG Mori Aktiengesellschaft (stylized as DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT) is one of Germany's largest manufacturers of cutting machine tools and a manufacturer of CNC-controlled lathes and milling machines. The focus is on turning, milling, grinding, drilling as well as ultrasonic, lasertec and additive manufacturing for customers in aerospace, automotive, die & mold, medical and semiconductor industries. The SDAX listed technology group has 21 production sites worldwide and 161 international sales and service sites. The company is based in Bielefeld. Until September 2013 it was known as Gildemeister AG, and until June 2015 as DMG Mori Seiki Aktiengesellshaft. In 2015, the Japanese company DMG Mori Seiki Co. acquired a 52.54% controlling stake in the German company DMG Mori Aktiengesellschaft, and in 2016, an ownership transfer to a wholly-owned subsidiary of DMG Mori Seiki was approved, but this agreement has yet to conclude. History On 1 October 1870, locksmith Friedr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
