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Zülpich
Zülpich ( ksh, Zöllech) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany between Aachen and Bonn. It belongs to the district of Euskirchen. History The town is commonly agreed to be the site with the Latin name of ''Tolbiacum'', famous for the Battle of Tolbiac, fought between the Franks under Clovis I and the Alemanni; the traditional date is 496, corrected in many modern accounts to 506. The battle is commemorated in the names of the Rue de Tolbiac and the Tolbiac Métro station in Paris. On 1 January 1969, the former municipalities of Bessenich, Dürscheven, Enzen, Langendorf, Linzenich- Lövenich, Merzenich, Nemmenich, Oberelvenich, Rövenich, Sinzenich, Ülpenich, Weiler in der Ebene, and Wichterich were incorporated into the borough of Zülpich. On 1 January 1972, Bürvenich, Füssenich, and Schwerfen (part of Veytal) were added. Sights * Zülpich Castle * Wassersportsee Zülpich Zülpich pordego Kölntor 1.jpg, Zülpich's Cologne gate Sinzenich Jü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zülpich Castle
Zülpich Castle or the Electoral Cologne Sovereign Castle of Zülpich (german: Kurkölnische Landesburg Zülpich) is the landmark and symbol of the town of Zülpich in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its origins may be traced to a Roman Empire, Roman ''castrum''. The present site was built in the late 14th century as a symbol of sovereignty and outpost of the archbishops of Cologne against the Duchy of Jülich, County of Jülich. Razed by French troops at the end of the 17th century, the ruins of the lowland castle ended up in private hands. The Zülpich manufacturing family of Sieger opened a schnaps distillery in the castle until 1870 that operated until the 1980s. In the Second World War it was badly damaged, was partly rebuilt in the 1950s and acts today as a tourist information bureau and home of the Zülpich History Society. Description Zülpich Castle is a modest brick building with an almost rectangular plan with high towers at the corners. It is one of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wassersportsee Zülpich
Zülpicher See (also ''Wassersportsee Zülpich'') is a lake in Zülpich, North Rhine-Westphalia, 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 .... At an elevation of 154 m, its surface area is 85 ha. Lakes of North Rhine-Westphalia {{NorthRhineWestphalia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bürvenich
Bürvenich is a village in the borough of Zülpich in the district of Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. References Literature * Christian Quix: ''Die Grafen von Hengebach. Die Schlösser und Städtchen Heimbach Heimbach is a town in the district of Düren of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Rur, in the Eifel hills, approx. 20 km south of Düren. Heimbach has the smallest population of any town in North Rhin ... und Niedeggen. Die ehemaligen Klöster Marienwald und Bürvenich und das Collegiatstift nachheriges Minoriten Kloster vor Niedeggen; geschichtlich dargestellt.'' Hensen (publ.); Aachen, 1839E-Kopiw. * , Format: PDF External links Village website {{DEFAULTSORT:Burvenich Euskirchen (district) Former municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Tolbiac
The Battle of Tolbiac was fought between the Franks, who were fighting under Clovis I, and the Alamanni, whose leader is not known. The date of the battle has traditionally been given as 496, though other accounts suggest it may either have been fought earlier, in the 480s or early 490s, or later, in 506. The site of "Tolbiac", or "Tolbiacum", is usually given as Zülpich, North Rhine-Westphalia, about 60 km east of what is now the German-Belgian frontier. The Franks were successful at Tolbiac and established their dominance over the Alamanni. Background The Franks were two neighboring peoples, and allies: the Salian Franks, whose king was Clovis, and the Ripuarian Franks, whose capital was Cologne and whose king was Sigebert the Lame. Bordering on Sigebert's kingdom were the Alemanni, a confederation of Germanic tribes. Border incidents, looting, and punitive raids multiplied between the Alemanni and Ripuarian Franks, but in 496 Sigebert suffered a real invasion and called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clovis I
Clovis ( la, Chlodovechus; reconstructed Frankish: ; – 27 November 511) was the first king of the Franks to unite all of the Frankish tribes under one ruler, changing the form of leadership from a group of petty kings to rule by a single king and ensuring that the kingship was passed down to his heirs. He is considered to have been the founder of the Merovingian dynasty, which ruled the Frankish kingdom for the next two centuries. Clovis succeeded his father, Childeric I, as a king of Salian Franks in 481, and eventually came to rule an area extending from what is now the southern Netherlands to northern France, corresponding in Roman terms to Gallia Belgica (northern Gaul). At the Battle of Soissons (486) he established his military dominance of the rump state of the fragmenting Western Roman Empire which was then under the command of Syagrius. By the time of his death in either 511 or 513, Clovis had conquered several smaller Frankish kingdoms in the northeast of Gaul inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euskirchen (district)
Euskirchen () is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Aachen, Düren, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Rhein-Sieg, Ahrweiler, Daun, Bitburg-Prüm, and the Liège province (Belgium). History In 1827 a first district around the city of Euskirchen was created, however much smaller than today. In 1932 the district of Rheinbach was dissolved, whereby the Euskirchen district gained its southern part. In 1972 the Euskirchen district grew again by the inclusion of the Schleiden district. Geography Geographically, the south-western half of the district is inside the Eifel hill chain. This land is hardly suitable for agriculture, and therefore in historical times the region was rather poor. Areas further to the north-east are more flat and have historically been used to grow a variety of crops, most notably sugar beets. The only other source of wealth was the iron ore, but today the many forests there make the area interesting for tourists. Coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolbiac (Paris Métro)
Tolbiac () is a station of the Paris Métro. It is at the crossroads of two main roads, the ''Avenue d'Italie'' and the ''Rue de Tolbiac''. It is near the ''Asian Quarter'' and the ''Parc de Choisy''. Location The station is located under Avenue d'Italie, north of the intersection with Rue de Tolbiac. Oriented approximately along a north-south axis, it is located between the ''Place d'Italie'' and ''Maison Blanche'' stations, the latter marking the end of the common line before it branches to ''Mairie d'Ivry'' and ''Villejuif-Louis Aragon''. History ''Tolbiac'' opened as part of a planned section of Line 7, which was temporarily operated as part of Line 10 until the completion of the under- Seine crossing of line 7 from Pont de Sully to Place Monge. On 7 March 1930 the line was extended from Place d'Italie to Porte de Choisy, including ''Tolbiac''. The station was integrated into line 7 on 26 April 1931. It is named after the ''Rue de Tolbiac''. Tolbiac was the site of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiler In Der Ebene
Weiler (German for village or hamlet) may refer to: Places * Weiler, Austria, a town in Vorarlberg in Austria * Weiler, Luxembourg, a hamlet in Luxembourg * Villerupt, France (in German and Luxemburgish: Weiler), a town in France * in Germany ** Weiler, Cochem-Zell, in the district Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate ** Weiler, Mayen-Koblenz, in the district Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate **Weiler bei Bingen, in the district Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate **Weiler bei Monzingen, in the district of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate ** Weiler (Rottenburg), a suburb of Rottenburg am Neckar in the district of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg **Weiler-Simmerberg, a town in Lindau district, Bavaria; incorporates the former town Weiler im Allgäu **Dudweiler, part of Saarbrücken People * Albert Weiler (born 1965), Geman politician * Barbara Weiler (born 1946), German politician * Dirk Weiler, German musical theatre actor living in the United States * Jack D. Weiler (1904-1995), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city centre" or "downtown". However, these concepts are not necessarily synonymous: many cities have a central ''business'' district located away from its commercial and or cultural centre and or downtown/city centre, and there may be multiple CBDs within a single urban area. The CBD will often be characterised by a high degree of accessibility as well as a large variety and concentration of specialised goods and services compared to other parts of the city. For instance, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, is the largest central business district in the city and in the United States. London's city centre is usually regarded as encompassing the historic City of London and the medieval City of Westminster, while the City of London and the transform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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