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Rotenburg (Wümme)
Rotenburg may refer to: *Rotenburg (district), Lower Saxony, Germany *Rotenburg an der Wümme, capital of the district *Rotenburg an der Fulda, near Kassel in Hesse *Hersfeld-Rotenburg, a district in Hesse, Germany See also * Rotenberg (other) * Rothenberg (other) * Rothenburg (other) *Rothenberg Rothenberg is a village and a former municipality in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany. Since January 2018, it is part of the new town Oberzent. Geography Location Rothenberg lies at elevations between 200 and 500 m in the so ..., Hesse, Germany * Rottenburg (other) {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotenburg (district)
Rotenburg is a district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is landlocked by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Stade, Harburg, Heidekreis, Verden, Osterholz and Cuxhaven. History In medieval times the region was part of the bishoprics of Bremen and Verden. After the Protestant Reformation the bishoprics became secular principalities, colloquially called Bremen-Verden, and finally parts of the Kingdom of Hanover The Kingdom of Hanover () was established in October 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III to his Hanoverian territories after the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleonic era. It succeeded the former Electorate of Hanover, and j .... The present district was established in 1977 by merging the former districts of Rotenburg and Bremervörde. Geography The Wümme River runs through the district from east to west. The marshy area to both sides of the river is called the ''Wümmeniederung'' ( Wümme Depression). Coat of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotenburg An Der Wümme
Rotenburg an der Wümme (also known as ''Rotenburg (Wümme)''; ''Rotenburg in Hannover'' until May 1969; Northern Low Saxon: ''Rodenborg'') is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Rotenburg (district), Rotenburg. Geography Rotenburg is situated on the Wümme river, which lies between the rivers Elbe and Weser at about the same latitude as Hamburg and Bremen (city), Bremen, the latter lying 40 km to the west. It is often called "Rotenburg (Wümme)" in order to distinguish it from Rotenburg an der Fulda in Hesse and Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria. History The town was founded in 1195, when Prince-Bishop of Verden, Prince-Bishop Rudolf I of Prince-Bishopric of Verden, Verden built a castle in the area. The town then belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden which was established in 1180. The castle took its name from the colour of the bricks (''rot'' means "red", ''Burg'' "castle"). The adjoining settlement remained a tiny village until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotenburg An Der Fulda
Rotenburg an der Fulda (, ; officially ''Rotenburg a.d. Fulda'') is a town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, in central Germany, situated, as the name says, on the river Fulda (river), Fulda. Geography Location The town lies south of the Stölzinger Gebirge (range) in the narrowest part of the Fulda valley. The town's lowest point lies at 180 m above sea level in the area near the two bridges across the Fulda linking Rotenburg's Old Town and New Town; these are the ''Alte Fuldabrücke'' (“Old Fulda Bridge”) and the ''Brücke der Städtepartnerschaften'' (“Bridge of Town Partnerships”). The town's highest point is the 548.7 m-high Alheimer, lying on the town limit between Rotenburg and the neighbouring community of Alheim. The nearest major towns are Bebra (some 6 km to the southeast) and Bad Hersfeld (some 16 km to the south), The nearest cities are Kassel (some 50 km to the north) and Fulda (some 70 km to the south). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a ''Kreis'' (Districts of Germany, district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Werra-Meißner, Wartburgkreis, Fulda (district), Fulda, Vogelsbergkreis, Schwalm-Eder. History In 1821, districts were created in Hesse, including the districts Hersfeld and Rotenburg, which stayed nearly unchanged (except a short period after the revolution of 1848, when they were dissolved) through the annexion of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) by Prussia and the creation of the Hesse state. In 1972 both districts were merged into one. Geography The district contains the hilly landscape of ''Waldhessen'', the mountains are of the ''Knüllgebirge'', ''Stölzinger Gebirge'', ''Richelsdorfer Gebirge'' and the ''Kuppenrhön'', part of the Rhön mountains. Coat of arms The coat of arms is a combination of the two coat of arms of the precursor districts. The cross in the left half is taken from the old arms of the Hersfeld abbey; the tilia, linden branch is taken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotenberg (other)
Rotenberg may refer to: Places * Places in Baden-Württemberg, Germany: ** Rotenberg (Rauenberg) ** Rotenberg (Stuttgart) * Hills in Germany ** Rotenberg (ridge), a hill range between Eichsfeld and Harz in Lower Saxony ** Rotenberg (Kaiserslautern), a hill near Kaiserslautern-Erfenbach ** Original name of Württemberg, a hill in Schurwald in Baden-Württemberg ** Rotenberg (555 m), an outlier of the Rammert in the district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg * Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, a special needs school in Canton, Massachusetts People with the surname * Arkady Rotenberg (born 1951), Russian businessman * Boris Romanovitch Rotenberg (born 1957), Russian businessman * Cristine Rotenberg (born 1988), Canadian YouTuber and actress * Roman Rotenberg (born 1981), Russian businessman * Boris Borisovich Rotenberg (born 1986), footballer * Stéphane Rotenberg (born 1967), French journalist and television presenter * Eric Rotenberg, American engineer * Marc Rotenber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothenberg (other)
Rothenberg is a community in the Odenwaldkreis district in Hesse, Germany. Rothenberg may also refer to: * 20512 Rothenberg, an asteroid * Rothenberg Fortress, a fortress in the Nürnberger Land district in Bavaria, Germany * Rothenberg propriety, a concept in music theory * Rothenberg Ventures, a Venture Capital firm People with the surname * Adam Rothenberg (born 1975), American actor * Alan Rothenberg (born 1939), American soccer owner and official * Albert Rothenberg (born 1930), American psychiatrist * Betty Rothenberg, American television and theater director * Beno Rothenberg, Israeli photographer and archaeologist * Ellen Rothenberg (writer) (born 1949), American artist and writer * Gunther E. Rothenberg (1923–2004), military historian * Hans Rothenberg (born 1961), Swedish politician * James Rothenberg (1946–2015), American businessman * Jerome Rothenberg (born 1931), American poet * Karly Rothenberg (born 1962), American actor * Laura Rothenberg (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothenburg (other)
Rothenburg is a German language placename and refers to: Places *Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany * Rothenburg, Oberlausitz, Saxony, Germany *Rothenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany *Rothenburg, Switzerland, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland * Rothenburg (Lothringen), a castle ruin in Lorraine, France * Rothenburg (Thüringen), a castle ruin in Thuringia, Germany *Rothenburg an der Oder, the German name of Czerwieńsk, Poland People with the surname *Glenn Rothenburg, the birthname of American actor Glenn Corbett (1930–1993) * Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg (born 1944), East German shot putter * Karl Rothenburg (1894–1941), German Wehrmacht officer See also *Meir of Rothenburg (Maharam of Rothenburg, 1215–1293), a major medieval German rabbi * Rotenburg (other) * Rottenburg (other) *Rothenberg (other) *Rotenberg (other) Rotenberg may refer to: Places * Places in Baden-Württemberg, Germany: ** Rotenberg (Rauenberg) ** Rotenbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothenberg
Rothenberg is a village and a former municipality in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany. Since January 2018, it is part of the new town Oberzent. Geography Location Rothenberg lies at elevations between 200 and 500 m in the southern Odenwald in the ''Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald'', 7 km north of Hirschhorn on the Neckar. The main centre lies in the south of the municipal area as a high settlement in a clearing 430 m high on the ridge of the otherwise wooded Hirschhorner Höhe (heights). The municipal area stretches northwestwards along the Finkenbach. Many tourists visit Billy Rothenberg because of the wonderful natural setting and because of so many possibilities for sports such as swimming, riding bikes, riding horses, hiking, gliding (with a flex-wing or with a glider). Neighbouring communities Rothenberg borders in the north on the town of Beerfelden (Odenwaldkreis), in the east on the town of Eberbach ( Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Württe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
