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Grünau (Großolbersdorf)
Grünau or Grunau might refer to: Places Austria *Grünau im Almtal, a ''gemeinde'' in the ''bezirk'' of Gmunden, Oberösterreich *Hofstetten-Grünau, a ''marktgemeinde'' in the ''bezirk'' of Sankt Pölten-Land, Niederösterreich Czech Republic *German name for Gruna, a village and municipality (obec) in Svitavy District, Pardubice Germany * Grünau, Berlin, an ''ortsteil'' in the ''bezirk'' of Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin *Grünau Charterhouse, a former monastery in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Unterfranken, Bavaria *Grünau (Leipzig), a late 20th century housing estate in Leipzig Namibia *Grünau, Namibia, a settlement in Karas Region Poland *German name for Stare Gronowo, a village in Człuchów County, Pomorze *German name for Siestrzechowice, a village in Nysa County, Opole *German name for Jeżów Sudecki, a village in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Russia *Grünau (Grunau) - rustic village #6 of the Russian Empire (''now the territory of Ukraine''), founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grünau Im Almtal
Grünau im Almtal is a village in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Grünau is surrounded by mountains with a central river (Alm) that runs throughout the valley. Sport Grünau also has a passionate connection with their local football team, UFC Drack Bau Grünau. Home games are played at the local football arena, Sportplatz Union Grünau. Other Near the Almsee lake, there is Hubertihaus, a Jagdschloss, hunting lodge of the House of Hanover. References Cities and towns in Gmunden District {{UpperAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hofstetten-Grünau
Hofstetten-Grünau is a town in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which .... Population Personalities It is alleged that the Christian mystic Agnes Blannbekin was born in the village of Plambach, which is now part of Hofstetten-Grünau. References Cities and towns in St. Pölten-Land District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gruna, Czech Republic
Gruna () is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative division Gruna consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Gruna (176) *Žipotín (56) Geography Gruna is located about east of Svitavy and northwest of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Zábřeh Highlands and Orlické Foothills. The highest point is a nameless hill at above sea level. The Třebůvka River briefly crosses the municipal territory in the southwest. The brook Grunský potok originates here and then flows through the village into the Třebůvka. History The first written mention of Gruna and Žipotín is from 1365, when Gruna belonged to the Moravská Třebová estate and Žipotín to the Cimburk estate. From 1398 at the latest, Žipotín was also a part of the Moravská Třebová estate. For almost its entire history, Gruna was an agricultural village. Demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grünau Charterhouse
Grünau Charterhouse (German: ''Kloster'' or ''Kartause Grünau'') is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in Schollbrunn in Bavaria, Germany. It was the first Carthusian monastery in Franconia and in today's Bavaria. Geography The charterhouse is located in the valley of the , a tributary of the Haslochbach. It is surrounded by the wooded hills of the Spessart. It lies in the municipal territory of Schollbrunn, part of the Main-Spessart district of Bavaria. History In 1216, a chapel was consecrated in the Kropfbachtal, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Lawrence and Saint Nicholas. In the early 14th century, this chapel became the destination of pilgrims. At the chapel's location, Elisabeth von Hohenlohe, daughter of the Count of Wertheim, donated a ''Kartause'' or charterhouse in 1328. In 1333, Carthusians from Mainz, led by the first prior Heinrich Spiegel, settled here, making this the order's first monastery in Franconia and in what is modern-da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grünau (Leipzig)
Grünau [ɡʁyˈnaʊ̯] is a large housing estate in the western part of Leipzig, Germany, designed in the 1970s and 1980s. It dominates the Stadtbezirk Leipzig-West. In its short history Grünau was at times the most populated district of Leipzig with a maximum of 85,000 inhabitants (1989). Together with Marzahn (Berlin) and Halle-Neustadt, the large housing estate of Grünau was one of the largest Large panel system building, prefabricated housing estates (so-called ''Plattenbau'') of East Germany and is the largest settlement of this type in Saxony. It consists of eight ''Wohnkomplex'' (translation: residential complexes, abbreviation WK) with large apartment buildings of the dwelling series WBS 70. Despite the good infrastructure, the population of Grünau declined rapidly after 1990. In 2010, the district lost more than half of its residents and thousands of apartments were demolished. At the same time, due to the increasing aging and the settlement of low-income families, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipzig
Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Germany and is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region. The name of the city is usually interpreted as a Slavic term meaning ''place of linden trees'', in line with many other Slavic placenames in the region. Leipzig is located about southwest of Berlin, in the southernmost part of the North German Plain (the Leipzig Bay), at the confluence of the White Elster and its tributaries Pleiße and Parthe. The Leipzig Riverside Forest, Europe's largest intra-city riparian forest, has developed along these rivers. Leipzig is at the centre of Neuseenland (''new lake district''). This district has Bodies of water in Leipzig, several artificial lakes created from former lignite Open-pit_mining, open-pit mines. Leipzig has been a trade city s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grünau, Namibia
Grünau is a settlement in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia, west of Karasburg. It is linked to the South African border posts near Noordoewer Noordoewer is a settlement in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. Its name means 'North Bank' in Afrikaans, in reference to the north bank of the Orange River, on which it is located. The village lies opposite the South African town of Viool ... via the B1 and near Nakop via the B3. Grünau belongs to the Karasburg electoral constituency. A small desalination plant was built in 2020 to counter the poor quality of groundwater in the settlement. References Populated places in the ǁKaras Region {{namibia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stare Gronowo
Stare Gronowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Debrzno, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Debrzno, south of Człuchów, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD, with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans (western), Polan rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern times Pomerania has been split betw .... References Villages in Człuchów County {{Człuchów-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siestrzechowice
Siestrzechowice (German ''Grunau'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nysa, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Nysa and south-west of the regional capital Opole Opole (; ; ; ) is a city located in southern Poland on the Oder River and the historical capital of Upper Silesia. With a population of approximately 127,387 as of the 2021 census, it is the capital of Opole Voivodeship (province) and the seat of .... In the village is a palace, built near the end of the 16th century and now partly in ruins. References Villages in Nysa County {{Nysa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeżów Sudecki
Jeżów Sudecki is a village in Karkonosze County, located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship of southwestern Poland. It serves as the administrative seat of Gmina Jeżów Sudecki. Situated approximately north of Jelenia Góra and west of the regional capital Wrocław, the village holds historical significance and is known for its connections to gliding aviation. History ''Gronow'' was first documented in 1299. Over the centuries, its name evolved through various forms, including Grunow (1303), Grunowe (1321), Grunaw (1651), Grunau (1765), Alt-, Neu-Grunau (1786), Grunau bei Hirschberg (1908), Grunów, Gronów, Gronowice (1945), and Jeżów Sudecki (from 1946). Initially part of the Duchy of Legnica, it later became part of the Duchy of Świdnica-Jawor following territorial divisions within fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. After the death of Duke Bolko II in 1368, the region formally passed to the Crown of Bohemia, though Bolko II's widow, Agnes of Habsburg, retained usufruct r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughly one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the list of largest empires, third-largest empire in history, behind only the British Empire, British and Mongol Empire, Mongol empires. It also Russian colonization of North America, colonized Alaska between 1799 and 1867. The empire's 1897 census, the only one it conducted, found a population of 125.6 million with considerable ethnic, linguistic, religious, and socioeconomic diversity. From the 10th to 17th centuries, the Russians had been ruled by a noble class known as the boyars, above whom was the tsar, an absolute monarch. The groundwork of the Russian Empire was laid by Ivan III (), who greatly expanded his domain, established a centralized Russian national state, and secured inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
