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Nuttlar–Frankenberg Railway
The Nuttlar–Frankenberg railway is a 62.3 km long line from Nuttlar on the Upper Ruhr Valley Railway in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia via Winterberg and Allendorf, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Allendorf (Eder) to Frankenberg, Hesse, Frankenberg (Eder) in the state of Hesse. History Construction The construction of the section from Nuttlar to Winterberg was authorised on 20 May 1898 by a law of the Prussian parliament. The Nuttlar (Westfalen)–Steinhelle section was opened on 1 May 1902. On the same day the first section of the Steinhelle–Medebach Light Railway () was opened. The continuation of the line from Steinhelle to Winterberg was opened on 1 October 1906. The route to connect with the Hessian rail network was already determined by this time. Numerous engineering structures were required between Winterberg and Bromskirchen, including three tunnels and a viaduct, with a grade of up to 2.5%. The whole line was opened to Frankenberg on 1 December 1908. Frankenb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most populous state in Germany. Apart from the city-states (Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen), it is also the List of German states by population density, most densely populated state in Germany. Covering an area of , it is the List of German states by area, fourth-largest German state by size. North Rhine-Westphalia features 30 of the 81 German municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants, including Cologne (over 1 million), the state capital Düsseldorf (630,000), Dortmund and Essen (about 590,000 inhabitants each) and other cities predominantly located in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area, the largest urban area in Germany and the fourth-largest on the European continent. The location of the Rhine-Ruhr at the heart of the European Blue Banana make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallenberg
Hallenberg () is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Hallenberg is situated approximately 15 km southeast of Winterberg and 35 km north of Marburg (in Hesse). Neighbouring places * Allendorf (in Hesse) * Bad Berleburg * Bromskirchen (in Hesse) * Frankenberg, Hesse * Lichtenfels, Hesse * Medebach * Winterberg Division of the town Hallenberg consists of 4 districts: the town proper and 3 villages: * Hallenberg (2,660 inhabitants, 34.72 km²) * Braunshausen (350 inhabitants, 9.08 km²) * Hesborn (1,060 inhabitants, 14,18 km²) * Liesen (780 inhabitants, 7,38 km²) Personalities * Adolf Winkelmann (born 1946), film director and producer Currency From 1917 until the 1920s Hallenberg, like many German towns, produced its own currency, known as Notgeld (German language, German for 'emergency money' or 'necessity money') is money issued by an institution in a time of economic or political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allendorf, Waldeck-Frankenberg
Allendorf (Eder) () is a municipality which situated in the north west of Hesse, Germany. The municipality is within the Waldeck-Frankenberg district in a rural region called the upper Eder Valley. The Burgwald range is located west of Allendorf while the Breite Struth hills are in Allendorf's east. With regard to towns, Allendorf lies to the east of Frankenberg/Eder (12 km) and to the west of Battenberg (2.6 km) and Biedenkopf (21 km). In the north of Allendorf are Hallenberg (12 km), Winterberg (26 km), and Korbach (39 km). In its south is the university city Marburg (32 km). Allendorf is internationally known because of the heating company Viessmann, which has its headquarters in Allendorf/Eder. Moreover, the FC Ederbergland – an amalgamation of the football divisions of the SV Allendorf and the TSV Battenberg – successfully plays in the Hessian regional league. Allendorf is also attractive to tourists because of its half-timbered ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korbach
Korbach (), officially the Hanseatic City of Korbach (German language, German: Hansestadt Korbach), is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany. It is over a thousand years old and is located on the German Timber-Frame Road. In 2018, the town has hosted the 58th Hessentag state festival. Geography and geology Korbach lies at the north-east edge of the Rhenish Slate Mountains (here known as the ''Waldeck'sches Upland'', the second word being a German language, German proper name, not the English word "upland"). Neighbouring towns and communities are, clockwise from the northwest, Willingen, Diemelsee, Twistetal, Waldeck, Hesse, Waldeck, Vöhl, Lichtenfels, Hesse, Lichtenfels (likewise all in Waldeck-Frankenberg) and Medebach (Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia). The town lies on an unwooded tableland called the Waldecker Tafel that once harboured a great many wild chickens, leading to the townsfolk's nickname as ''"Feldhühnerchen"'' ( ≈ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankenberg (Eder) Station , British sociologist an ...
Frankenberg may refer to: Places * Frankenberg, Hesse, a town in Hesse, Germany * Frankenberg, Saxony, a town in Saxony, Germany * Waldeck-Frankenberg, a district in Hesse, Germany Persons * Frankenberg family, an ancient noble family from Silesia ** Abraham von Franckenberg, German-Silesian Lutheran mystic, poet and hymn-writer ** Friedrich von Frankenberg, Australian-German mystic and early founder of Sufism in Australia ** ''Cardinal'' Joannes-Henricus de Franckenberg, German-Silesian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mechelen, Primate of the Low Countries and cardinal ** Richard von Frankenberg, German-Silesian journalist and race-car driver * Ronald Frankenberg, British anthropologist * Ruth Frankenberg Ruth Alice Emma Frankenberg (17 September 1957 – 22 April 2007) was a British–American social scientist and feminist, known for her pioneering work in the field of whiteness studies. Biography Ruth Frankenberg was born in Cardiff, Wales, 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marburg Station
Marburg (Lahn) station is a through station at the 104.3 km mark of the Main-Weser Railway in the north-east of the city of Marburg in the German state of Hesse and is used daily by about 12,000 people. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn (DB) as a category 3 station. History The station was completed with the construction of the Main-Weser Railway in 1850 and was built outside the built up area of the city on the other side of the Lahn. Since 1903, the Marburg tramway has ended at the station. Initially it was a horse-drawn tram, which was converted to electric operation in 1911. After the Second World War, it was decided against continued operation and the tram ceased operations in 1951. A short time later, the Marburg trolleybus, which replaced the tram, opened. This was finally discontinued in 1968. In 1945, the station was severely damaged several times by air raids and dropped bombs, and in some cases it was completely destroyed. The main goals for the railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warburg–Sarnau Railway
The Warburg–Sarnau railway is a 100.9 kilometre-long, single-track, partially disused secondary railway line in North Rhine-Westphalia and North Hesse. The middle section, Korbach–Frankenberg, Hesse, Frankenberg, is called the ''Untere Edertalbahn'' (Lower Eder Valley Railway) or the ''Nationalparkbahn'' (National Park railway) and the southern section, Frankenberg–Sarnau(–Marburg), is called the ''Burgwaldbahn'' (Burgwald railway). The line between Warburg and Volkmarsen, which is known as the ''Twistetalbahn'' (Twiste Valley Railway), has been dismantled. Since the reactivation of the section between Korbach Süd and Frankenberg on 11 September 2015 there has been continuous rail traffic from Marburg to Brilon Stadt (from Korbach via the Wabern–Brilon Wald railway). Route The line initially runs in a double loop through Warburg down into the Diemel valley and then runs upstream along the Twiste (Diemel), Twiste via Bad Arolsen towards Korbach, where it crosses t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
