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Gotthard Base
Gotthard or Saint Gotthard (Italian: San Gottardo) may refer to: People * Gotthard of Hildesheim (960–1038), Roman Catholic saint * Gotthard Heinrici (1886–1971), German General * Uziel Gal, who grew up as Gotthard Glas Places * Saint-Gotthard Massif, a mountain range in Switzerland * Gotthard nappe, the geological structure underneath the Saint-Gotthard Massif * Gotthard Pass, a mountain pass between Airolo (Ticino) and Andermatt (Uri) in Switzerland * Tunnels underneath Gotthard Pass: ** Gotthard Rail Tunnel (1882) ** Gotthard Road Tunnel (1980) ** Gotthard Base Tunnel (2016, part of the NRLA) * Gotthard railway line, a trans-alpine railway line in Switzerland * Sankt Gotthard im Mühlviertel, a village in Upper Austria * Szentgotthárd Szentgotthárd () is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába River near the Austrian border. History The town took its name from, and grew up round, the Cistercian Szentgotthárd Abbey, founded here in 1183. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard Of Hildesheim
Gotthard (or Godehard) (960 – 5 May 1038 AD; ), also known as ''Gothard'' or ''Godehard the Bishop'', was a German bishop venerated as a saint. Life Gotthard was born in 960 near Niederalteich, Niederaltaich in the diocese of Passau. Gotthard studied the humanities and theology at Niederaltaich Abbey, where his father Ratmund was a vassal of the canons. While at the abbey, Gotthard became a canon under Abbot Erkanbert. Gotthard then continued his studies at the archiepiscopal court of Salzburg, where he served as an ecclesiastical administrator. After traveling through various countries, including Italy, Gotthard completed his advanced studies under the guidance of Liutfrid in the cathedral school at Passau. He then joined the canons at Niederaltaich and was appointed Provost (religion), provost. When Henry II of Bavaria decided to transform the Chapter (religion), chapter house of Niederaltaich into a Benedictine monastery Gotthard remained there as a novice, subsequently b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard (album)
''Gotthard'' is the first studio album by the hard rock band Gotthard. It was released in 1992. The album peaked at #5 on the Swiss charts, and was certified as Platinum for exceeding 50,000 sales. The album art appears to be based on the Shroud of Turin. The original version of "Get Down" first appeared on Chris von Rohr's 1987 solo album, ''Hammer & Tongue'', re-issued in 1993 as ''The Good, The Bad and The Dog''. Track listing All songs written by Steve Lee/Leo Leoni except where noted. # "Standing In the Light" – 3:54 # "Downtown" – 3:06 # "Firedance" – 6:12 (Steve Lee/Leo Leoni/Chris von Rohr) # " Hush" – 4:04 (Joe South) # "Mean Street Rocket" – 3:53 (Steve Lee/Leo Leoni/Chris von Rohr) # "Get Down" – 3:22 (Chris von Rohr/Many Maurer) # "Take Me" – 3:43 # "Angel" – 5:31 # "Lonely Heartache" – 3:45 # "Hunter" – 4:15 # "All I Care For" – 3:10 # ""That's It"" (Instrumental) – 1:16 (Leo Leoni/Hena Habegger) Personnel * Steve Lee – vocals * Leo Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Saint Gotthard (1705)
The Battle of Saint Gotthard was fought on 13 December 1705 between a Hungarian (Kuruc) army led by János Bottyán and an Austrian-Croatian-Serbian combined army under the command of Hannibal Heister. The battle took place at Szentgotthárd ( West-Hungary, County Vas) and Nagyfalva (Mogersdorf) (today Austria), near the Austro- Hungarian border. The result of the battle was a Hungarian victory. On 2 November 1705 János Bottyán started the Hungarian campaign in Transdanubia. Before that he had only 8,000 soldiers at Kecskemét but this number later increased to 30,000 men. On 10 December Kőszeg capitulated and Bottyán moved to Szentgotthárd, where Heister was. Between Mogersdorf and Szentgotthárd, the Kuruc Army attacked the Austrians (the Habsburg army also contained several Croatian and Serbian units). After being defeated in the battle, Heister retreated to Stadtschlaining ''(Szalonak)'', and Transdanubia was liberated. References *Szentgotthárd, monograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Saint Gotthard (1664)
The Battle of Saint Gotthard (; ; ), of the Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664), took place on 1 August 1664 on the Rába, Raab between Mogersdorf and the Cistercians, Cistercian monastery St. Gotthard in Burgenland, West Hungary (today Hungary). It was fought between Army of the Holy Roman Empire, Imperial Army forces, including German, Swedish and French contingents, led by Imperial commander-in-chief Count Raimondo Montecuccoli and the Military of the Ottoman Empire, army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa. As the Ottoman army tried to advance through Hungary towards Vienna, they were stopped on the side of the river Raab where they were charged and defeated by the Imperial forces. As a consequence, the Ottomans signed the Peace of Vasvár, Peace treaty of Vasvár a week later, on 10 August. Even though the Turks were militarily defeated, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Leopold signed a disadvanta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard (band)
Gotthard is a Swiss hard rock band founded in Lugano by Steve Lee and Leo Leoni. Their last sixteen albums have all reached number 1 in the Swiss album charts, making them one of the most successful Swiss acts ever. With over three million albums sold, they managed to get multi-platinum awards in different parts of the world. The band takes its name from the Saint-Gotthard Massif. Singer Steve Lee died in a motorcycle accident on 5 October 2010. In November 2011, Gotthard announced a new singer, Nic Maeder, through their official Facebook page and their website with a new song, "Remember It's Me", downloadable for free. Influences Influences include Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, Van Halen and Aerosmith. Singer Steve Lee was especially fond of Whitesnake. Gotthard also performed "Immigrant Song" (originally by Led Zeppelin) live and it featured exclusively on a CD by ''Classic Rock'' (a long running monthly UK rock magazine). " Hush" was also perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szentgotthárd
Szentgotthárd () is the westernmost town of Hungary. It is situated on the Rába River near the Austrian border. History The town took its name from, and grew up round, the Cistercian Szentgotthárd Abbey, founded here in 1183. In 1664, it was the site of the Battle of Saint Gotthard (1664), Battle of Saint Gotthard, where an Habsburg monarchy, Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli defeated the Ottoman Empire so that the Turks had to agree to the Peace of Vasvár, which held until 1683. A second Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705), Battle of Saint Gotthard in 1705 was a victory for Rákóczi's War for Independence, Rákóczi's anti-Habsburg Hungarian rebels. During Hungary in World War II, World War II, Szentgotthárd was captured by Red Army, Soviet troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front on 31 March 1945 in the course of the Vienna Offensive. The town is also considered as a centre of Rába Slovenes, the slovenians living in the Rába region. Climate Pápa's climate is classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Austria
Upper Austria ( ; ; ) is one of the nine States of Austria, states of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg (state), Salzburg. With an area of and 1.49 million inhabitants, Upper Austria is the fourth-largest Austrian state by land area and the third-largest by population. History Origins For a long period of the Middle Ages, much of what would become Upper Austria constituted :de:Traungau, Traungau, a region of the Duchy of Bavaria. In the mid-13th century, it became known as the Principality above the Enns River ('), this name being first recorded in 1264. (At the time, the term "Upper Austria" also included German Tyrol, Tyrol and various scattered Habsburg possessions in southern Germany.) Early modern era In 1490, the area was given a measure of independence within the Holy Roman Empire, with the status of a principality. By 1550, there was a Protestanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NRLA
The New Railway Link through the Alps (NRLA; , , ), is a Swiss construction project for faster north–south rail links across the Swiss Alps. It consists of two axes with several improvements along these rails including three new base tunnels several hundred metres below the existing apex tunnels, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the Lötschberg Base Tunnel, and the Ceneri Base Tunnel. Swiss Federal Railways subsidiary AlpTransit Gotthard AG and BLS AG subsidiary BLS Alp Transit AG (now BLS Netz AG) were founded for this project and built the tunnels. The total projected cost of the project was CHF 12.189 billion at its 1998 start; in December 2015, its final cost was projected to be CHF 17.900 billion. The 1998 projected total cost of the Gotthard Base Tunnel was CHF 6.323 billion; in December 2015, its final cost was projected to be CHF 9.560 billion. It opened on 1 June 2016, and became operational on 11 December of that year. The Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard Heinrici
Gotthard Fedor August Heinrici (; 25 December 1886 – 10 December 1971) was a German general during World War II. Heinrici is considered to have been the premier defensive expert of the ''Wehrmacht''. His final command was Army Group Vistula, formed from the remnants of Army Group A and Army Group Center to defend Berlin from the Soviet armies advancing from the Vistula River. Early life and career Heinrici was born in 1886 at Gumbinnen in East Prussia, the son of a minister of the (Protestant) Evangelical Church in Germany. He came from a long line of East Prussian theologians, including his uncle Georg Heinrici and his grandfather Carl August Heinrici, and remained a devout Lutheran throughout his life. Following graduation from secondary school in 1905, he broke from family tradition and joined the army as a cadet in an infantry division on 8 March 1905. From 1905 to 1906, Heinrici attended a war school. During World War I, Heinrici fought in the German invasion of Belgium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard Base Tunnel
The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT; , , ) is a railway tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened in June 2016 and full service began the following December. With a route length of , it is the world's longest railway and deepest traffic tunnelThe world longest tunnel for transport of people is the Guangzhou Metro Line 3 in China (60 km). Reference: Nic Ulmi"Des trous suisses remplis d'imaginaire" nterview with André Ourednik '' Horizons'', magazine of the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, number 118, September 2018, pages 22-23. and the first flat, low-level route through the Alps. Located at the heart of the Gotthard axis, it is the third tunnel to connect the cantons of Uri and Ticino, after the Gotthard Tunnel and the Gotthard Road Tunnel. The GBT consists of a large complex with, at its core, two single-track tunnels connecting Erstfeld (Uri) with Bodio (Ticino) and passing below Sedrun (Grisons). It is part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
