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Pfarrweisach
Pfarrweisach is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Haßberge (district), Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Location Pfarrweisach lies in the Main-Rhön Region (Bavarian planning region no. 3). Subdivisions Pfarrweisach is divided into nine sub-municipalities (population in brackets as at: 5 January 2009): Neighbouring municipalities Its neighbouring municipalities (clockwise from the north) are: Maroldsweisach, Seßlach, Untermerzbach, Ebern and Burgpreppach. References Haßberge (district) {{Haßberge-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dürrnhof (Pfarrweisach)
Pfarrweisach is a municipality in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Location Pfarrweisach lies in the Main-Rhön Region (Bavarian planning region no. 3). Subdivisions Pfarrweisach is divided into nine sub-municipalities (population in brackets as at: 5 January 2009): Neighbouring municipalities Its neighbouring municipalities (clockwise from the north) are: Maroldsweisach, Seßlach, Untermerzbach, Ebern Ebern () is a town in the Haßberge district of Bavaria, Germany. It is situated southwest of Coburg and northwest of Bamberg. Its population is about 8,000. Its mayor is Robert Herrmann. Ebern is about 1,000 years old and has an intact defen ... and Burgpreppach. References Haßberge (district) {{Haßberge-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haßberge (district)
Haßberge is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northeast and clockwise) the districts of Coburg, Bamberg, Schweinfurt and Rhön-Grabfeld, and by the state of Thuringia (district of Hildburghausen). History The district was established in 1972 by merging the districts of Haßfurt, Ebern and Hofheim. Geography The district is named after the Haßberge hill chain, which is located south of the Thuringian border. It is an eastern extension of the Rhön mountains and densely forested. South of the hills the Main river crosses the district from east to west. South of the river there is the Steigerwald forest, whose northern parts belong to the district. Both the Haßberge hills and the Steigerwald are nature parks. Coat of arms The three jags are from the arms of Würzburg; the lion symbolises the city of Bamberg. These two bishoprics owned most of the region in medieval times. Below there is a motive from the Saxon coat of arms, since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Kilian
Kilian, also spelled Cillian or Killian (or alternatively ga, Cillín; la, Kilianus), was an Irish missionary bishop and the Apostle of Franconia (Franconia is nowadays the northern part of Bavaria), where he began his labours in the latter half of the 7th century. His feast day is 8 July. Background There are several biographies of him. The oldest texts which refer to him are an 8th-century necrology at Würzburg and the notice by Hrabanus Maurus in his martyrology. The name has several variations in spelling (e.g. Chillian, Killian, Cilian, Kilian). In Ireland, the preferred spelling is Cillian; the name appears thus in the Irish liturgical calendar. Accounts of his life According to Irish sources, Kilian was born to noble parents in approximately the year 640 in Cloughballybeg, near Mullagh in the south-east of what is now County Cavan in Ireland. Some records state that Kilian served as a monk in the celebrated monastery at Hy, Hy being an early name for what was late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lohr (Pfarrweisach)
Lohr or Löhr may refer to: ;Geography *Lohr am Main, town in the Main-Spessart county, Bavaria, Germany *Lohr, Bas-Rhin, village and commune in the Bas-Rhin département, France *Lohr (river), river of Hesse and Bavaria, Germany ;People * Lohr (surname) * Löhr (surname) ;Other *Lohr Industrie Lohr Industrie is a French manufacturer. With a track record in the manufacture of high-tech car transporter systems (primarily for road haulage), this manufacturer has developed the Translohr tram cars and Modalohr road/rail transfer system, an ..., French manufacturer See also * Loehr (surname) * Loher (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebern
Ebern () is a town in the Haßberge district of Bavaria, Germany. It is situated southwest of Coburg and northwest of Bamberg. Its population is about 8,000. Its mayor is Robert Herrmann. Ebern is about 1,000 years old and has an intact defensive wall. Its name derives from , the German word for boar. Villages of Ebern The borough of Ebern covers an area of within which are 18 villages as well as the town of Ebern itself. Besides the (castle) of Eyrichshof and the more modest manor house of Fischbach, Ebern has some interesting castle ruins: Bramberg Castle, Rotenhan Castle and Raueneck Castle. Founding legend According to legend, one day two hunters were chasing a wild boar. It was finally struck by two spears, one from each of the hunters. They could not decide who threw the spear that killed the boar. The boar finally fell exactly on the border between Seßlach and Ebern, with its head in Ebern, and its body in Seßlach, so they divided it. Hence the town of Ebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untermerzbach
Untermerzbach is a municipality in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References Haßberge (district) {{Haßberge-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seßlach
Seßlach () is a town in the district of Coburg, in northern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Coburg and has a population close to 4,000. Seßlach is notable for its largely intact medieval town wall and overall historic appearance with few modern structures. Geography Location Seßlach is located in Upper Franconia. To the north, the municipal territory borders on Thuringia. To the west and south lies the district Haßberge. Subdivisions Seßlach consists of 17 '' Stadtteile'': (inhabitants as of July 2015) History The first written mention of the two settlements on the ''Kirchhügel'' (church hill) and the ''Geiersberg'' (vulture hill) comes from the year 800. The Abbess Emhild of the monastery Milz transferred the monasterial properties by this certificate to Fulda Abbey. In 1335, the emperor '' Ludwig der Bayer'' awarded Seßlach the status of town. This gave the residents the permission to fortify their settlement which they soon did. By 1343 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroldsweisach
Maroldsweisach is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Haßberge (district), Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany. Culture and sights * Alte Burg (Altenstein), the "Old Castle" * Altenstein Castle (Lower Franconia), Altenstein Castle * Ditterswind Palace * Hafenpreppach Palace * Maroldsweisach Palace * Pfaffendorf Palace * Pfaffendorf Village Church * Birkenfeld Palace (Haßberge), Birkenfeld Palace * Jewish cemetery, Jewish Cemetery with memorial tablets to persecuted and murdered Jews Local Citizens of Note * Joseph Brunner (November 26, 1706 –– November 19, 1827) was born in Trappstadt and died in Altenstein. Once considered to have been the oldest proven person, information has recently surfaced which suggests he may have only been born in 1739, making him 88 years old at the time of his deathttp://www.mainpost.de/lokales/hassberge/Hassbergkreis-Aeltester-Mann-Guinessbuch-der-Rekorde-Altenstein-sensationeller-Fund;art1726,436693* Rudolf Berthold, the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lichtenstein (Pfarrweisach)
Liechtenstein is a country in Europe. Lichtenstein or Liechtenstein may also refer to: * House of Liechtenstein, the ruling family of Liechtenstein Places * Lichtenstein, Saxony, a town in Saxony, Germany. * Lichtenstein, Baden-Württemberg, a municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. * Lichtenstein Castle (Greifenstein), castle in Hesse, Germany. * Lichtenstein Castle (Lower Franconia), castle in Bavaria, Germany. * Lichtenstein Castle (Württemberg), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. * Liechtenstein Castle, in Lower Austria (after which the family and the country are named). * Lichtenstein (Osterode am Harz), a hill in Lower Saxony. Other uses * ''Lichtenstein'' (novel), an 1826 novel by Wilhelm Hauff * Lichtenstein (surname), shared by several notable people * Liechtenstein Museum or Liechtenstein collection, of the princely family * Lichtenstein radar The Lichtenstein radar was among the earliest airborne radars available to the Luftwaffe in World War II and the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
