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Löwenburg (Bad Honnef)
Löwenburg (German for 'lion castle') may refer to: * Löwenburg, Pennsylvania, former name of Monaca, Pennsylvania, U.S. * , hill in the Siebengebirge mountains of Germany * Nivagl Castle, also called the ''Löwenburg'', canton of Grisons, Switzerland * , castle ruins near Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Löwenburg (Bleicherode), castle ruins near Bleicherode, Thuringia, Germany * , lost castle in Braunsbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * , castle in Kassel, Hesse, Germany * Löwenburg (Monreal), castle ruins near Monreal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany See also * Loewenberg (other) * Loewensberg Loewensberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gret Loewensberg (born 1943), Swiss architect * Verena Loewensberg Verena Loewensberg (May 28, 1912 – April 27, 1986) was a Swiss painter and graphic designer. Life Ver ..., a surname * Löwenberg, a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowenburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Löwenburg, Pennsylvania
Monaca ( ) is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 5,625 as of the 2020 census. It is located northwest of Pittsburgh and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. First incorporated in 1840 as Phillipsburg as the home of the New Philadelphia Society, its name was changed to Monaca in honor of the Oneida leader Monacatootha. Fire clay is found in large quantities in the vicinity, and there is a Stölzle Glass plant in the town. History Early settlements Monaca has a history dating to the 18th century. The land on which it stands was granted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by patent, bearing the date September 5, 1787, to Colonel Ephraim Blaine (1741–1804), who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was commissary-general of the Northern Department from 1778 to 1782, and was James G. Blaine's great-grandfather. In the patent, this tract was called "Appetite". On August 1, 1813, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siebengebirge
The (), occasionally Sieben Mountains or Seven Mountains, are a hill range of the German Central Uplands on the east bank of the Middle Rhine, southeast of Bonn. Description The area, located in the municipalities of Bad Honnef and Königswinter, consists of more than 40 hills. The hills are of ancient volcano, volcanic origin and came into being between 28 and 15 million years ago. Much of the territory covered by Sieben Hills belongs to the Sieben Hills Nature Park (''Naturpark Siebengebirge''), which is under environmental protection. The highest peak is the Großer Ölberg, Ölberg at 460 metres above sea level. It is a popular tourism, tourist destination for hiking, because of its natural environment. Hills The seven most important hills: * Großer Ölberg (460 m) * Löwenburg (455 m) * Lohrberg (435 m) * Nonnenstromberg (335m) * Petersberg (Siebengebirge), Petersberg (331 m, Former name: ''Stromberg'') * Wolkenburg (324 m) * Drachenfels (Siebengebirge), Drachenfels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Grisons
The Grisons (; ) or Graubünden (),Names include: * ; * Romansh: ** ** ** ** ** **; * ; * ; * . See also other names. more formally the Canton of the Grisons or the Canton of Graubünden, is one of the twenty-six cantons of Switzerland. It has eleven districts, and its capital is Chur. The German name of the canton, , translates as the "Grey Leagues", referring to the canton's origin in three local alliances, the Three Leagues. The other native names also refer to the Grey League: in Sutsilvan, in the other forms of Romansh, and in Italian. is the Latin name for the area. The Alpine ibex is the canton's heraldic symbol. The largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland, it is also one of the three large southern Alpine cantons, along with Valais and Ticino. It is the most diverse canton in terms of natural and cultural geography, as it encompasses both sides of the Alps and several natural and cultural regions. The diversity of the canton is often compared to that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Honnef
Bad Honnef () is a spa town in Germany near Bonn in the Rhein-Sieg district, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the border of the neighbouring state Rhineland-Palatinate. To the north it lies on the slopes of the Drachenfels (Siebengebirge), Drachenfels (“Dragon's Rock”) mountain, part of the Siebengebirge. Overview Bad Honnef is home to a mineral spring called the ("Dragon Spring") which was discovered in 1897. This discovery led to Honnef, as the town was called at the time, transforming from a German wine, wine-growing town to a spa town, adding the prefix Bad to its name. The mineral spring has been used for both drinking and bathing. Bad Honnef includes several districts, such as Aegidienberg, Rhöndorf, and Lohfelderfähre, which is located near the Rhine ferry crossing to Rolandseck. During his term as first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (then West Germany), Konrad Adenauer lived (and died) in Bad Honnef, as it was near Bonn, then the capital o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Löwenburg (Bleicherode)
Löwenburg (German for 'lion castle') may refer to: * Löwenburg, Pennsylvania, former name of Monaca, Pennsylvania, U.S. * , hill in the Siebengebirge mountains of Germany * Nivagl Castle, also called the ''Löwenburg'', canton of Grisons, Switzerland * , castle ruins near Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Löwenburg (Bleicherode), castle ruins near Bleicherode, Thuringia, Germany * , lost castle in Braunsbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * , castle in Kassel, Hesse, Germany * Löwenburg (Monreal), castle ruins near Monreal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany See also * Loewenberg (other) * Loewensberg Loewensberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gret Loewensberg (born 1943), Swiss architect * Verena Loewensberg Verena Loewensberg (May 28, 1912 – April 27, 1986) was a Swiss painter and graphic designer. Life Ver ..., a surname * Löwenberg, a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowenburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleicherode
Bleicherode () is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Wipper, 17 km southwest of Nordhausen. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Obergebra was incorporated by Bleicherode. The former municipalities Etzelsrode, Friedrichsthal, Kleinbodungen, Kraja, Hainrode, Nohra, Wipperdorf and Wolkramshausen were merged into Bleicherode in January 2019. Every Tuesday and Thursday, there is a market held at the Zierbrunnenplatz in the town. Historically, Bleicherode belonged to the Prussian province of Saxony between 1700 and 1945. One of Bleicherode's most famous natives is the cartographer August Heinrich Petermann. File:August Petermann Geburtshaus Bleicherode.jpg, The house where Petermann was born: Neue Straße 3, Bleicherode File:Südharzreise 26 – August Petermann in Bleicherode.jpg, Memorial for August Petermann in Bleicherode Notable persons * August Heinrich Petermann (1822–1878), German cartograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braunsbach
Braunsbach is a municipality in the district of Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is on the Kocher river, about from the district seat of Schwäbisch Hall. The town is bordered to the north by the town Künzelsau, the county seat of Hohenlohe, in the east by the town of Langenburg, on the southeast by Wolpertshausen, in the south by the town of Schwäbisch Hall, in the southwest by Untermünkheim and in the west by Kupferzell in Hohenlohe. History Braunsbach was formed in February 1972 by the voluntary merger of the formerly independent communities of Arnsdorf, Braunsbach, Döttingen, , Jungholzhausen, and Steinkirchen. In late May 2016, severe weather led to flooding of Orlacher Bach and Schlossbach within 3 hours that strewed rubble across the town causing large damage but no casualties. Points of interest * (Braunsbach Castle), in part built in 1250BraunsbachPoints of interest * Protestant church in the castle * Döttingen Gate Braunsbach (rest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassel
Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in North Hesse, northern Hesse, in Central Germany (geography), central Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel (region), Kassel and the district Kassel (district), of the same name, and had 201,048 inhabitants in December 2020. The former capital of the States of Germany, state of Hesse-Kassel, it has many palaces and parks, including the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kassel is also known for the ''documenta'' Art exhibition, exhibitions of contemporary art. Kassel has a Public university, public University of Kassel, university with 25,000 students (2018) and a multicultural population (39% of the citizens in 2017 had a migration background). History Kassel was first mentioned in 913 AD, as the place where two deeds were signed by King Conrad of Franconia, Conrad I. The place was called ''Chasella'' or ''Chassalla'' and was a fortifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Löwenburg (Monreal)
Löwenburg (German for 'lion castle') may refer to: * Löwenburg, Pennsylvania, former name of Monaca, Pennsylvania, U.S. * , hill in the Siebengebirge mountains of Germany * Nivagl Castle, also called the ''Löwenburg'', canton of Grisons, Switzerland * , castle ruins near Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Löwenburg (Bleicherode), castle ruins near Bleicherode, Thuringia, Germany * , lost castle in Braunsbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * , castle in Kassel, Hesse, Germany * Löwenburg (Monreal), castle ruins near Monreal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany See also * Loewenberg (other) * Loewensberg Loewensberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gret Loewensberg (born 1943), Swiss architect * Verena Loewensberg Verena Loewensberg (May 28, 1912 – April 27, 1986) was a Swiss painter and graphic designer. Life Ver ..., a surname * Löwenberg, a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowenburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loewenberg (other)
Loewenberg may refer to: *Loewenberg, former name of Lwówek Śląski in Poland People with the name *Deborah Loewenberg Ball, American mathematics education researcher *Jacob Loewenberg (1882-1969), Latvian-American philosopher *Peter Loewenberg (1933-), German professor of Politics See also *Loewensberg *Loewer Loewer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Barry Loewer (born 1945), American professor of philosophy * Carlton Loewer (born 1973), American baseball player * Deborah Loewer (born 1954), American military officer See also * Loe ... * Löwenberger Land, a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in the German state of Brandenburg {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loewensberg
Loewensberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gret Loewensberg (born 1943), Swiss architect * Verena Loewensberg Verena Loewensberg (May 28, 1912 – April 27, 1986) was a Swiss painter and graphic designer. Life Verena Loewensberg was born on May 28, 1912 in Zürich. She studied at the Basel Gewerbeschule. She also studied weaving with Martha Guggenb� ... (1912–1986), Swiss artist See also * Loewenberg (other) * Löwenberg * Löwenburg (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
