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Schulzengrundbach
The SchulzengrundbachMain-Echo Aschaffenburg, 21 July 2012: ''Grenzbach, Bindeglied, wildes Wasser: Durch Westerngrund (10): Der Westerbach – Namensgeber der Gemeinde – Einst zehn Mühlen angetrieben – verheerende Flut im August 1981.'' is a small river left of the Westerbach in Landkreis Aschaffenburg in the Bavarian Spessart in Germany. Location Its source is east of Westerngrund-Oberwestern. It flows in southwesterly direction through the ''Schulzengrund'' valley and discharges in Oberwestern into the Westerbach. Since 1 July 2013 it became famous, because the Geographic centre of the European Union is located in a wet meadow left of the Schulzengrundbach, when Croatia joined the European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerbach (Kahl)
The Westerbach is a right tributary of the Kahl in the northern Spessart in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is long (7.2 km including Querbach) and begins at the confluence of Querbach and Huckelheimer Bach in Westerngrund. The Querbach rises in the ''Arzborn'', a small opening in the mountainside on the ''Hoher Querberg'', northeast of Huckelheim, near the border between Hesse and Bavaria. In Schöllkrippen the Westerbach empties in the Kahl. Together with Sommerkahl, Reichenbach and Geiselbach, the Westernbach is one of the largest tributaries of the Kahl. Tributaries * Querbach (''left headstream'') * Huckelheimer Bach (''right headstream'') * Hombach (''right'') * Schulzengrundbach (''left'') * Dörnsenbach (''right'') * Herzbach (''left'') * Schneppenbach (''right'') * Betzenbach (''right'') File:Arzborn.JPG, The Arzborn (Spring of Querbach) File:Westerbach1.JPG, Between Unterwestern and Schneppenbach See also *List of rivers of Bavaria A list of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographical Midpoint Of Europe
The location of the geographical centre of Europe depends on the definition of the borders of Europe, mainly whether remote islands are included to define the extreme points of Europe, and on the method of calculating the final result. Thus, several places claim to host this hypothetical centre. Current claimants Locations currently vying for the distinction of being the centre of Europe include: * the village of Kremnické Bane or the neighbouring village Krahule, near Kremnica, in central Slovakia * the small town of Rakhiv, or the village of Dilove near Rakhiv, in western Ukraine * the village of Girija, near Vilnius, in Lithuania * a point on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia * a point near Polotsk, or in Vitebsk, or near Babruysk, or near lake Sho in Belarus * a point near the town of Tállya, in north-eastern Hungary Extreme points of Europe History of claims Poland The first official declaration of the Centre of Europe was made in 1775 by the Polish roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerngrund
Westerngrund is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany, and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (Administrative Community) of Schöllkrippen. From 2013 to 2020, the geodetic centre of the European Union was located within the community's boundaries. Geography The community lies in the Bavarian Lower Main (''Bayerischer Untermain''). With the accession of Croatia to the European Union on 1 July 2013 the geodetic centre of the EU shifted to Westerngrund. It moved again on 1 January 2014 (when Mayotte joined the EU) but remained within the community's borders. A monument site has been set up. On 31 January 2020, as a result of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the geodetic centre of the European Union moved from Westerngrund to Gadheim, approximately eighty kilometres (fifty miles) away. The community has the following ''Gemarkungen'' (traditional rural c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany. With over 13 million inhabitants, it is second in population only to North Rhine-Westphalia, but due to its large size its population density is below the German average. Bavaria's main cities are Munich (its capital and largest city and also the third largest city in Germany), Nuremberg, and Augsburg. The history of Bavaria includes its earliest settlement by Iron Age Celtic tribes, followed by the conquests of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC, when the territory was incorporated into the provinces of Raetia and Noricum. It became the Duchy of Bavaria (a stem duchy) in the 6th century AD following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. It was later incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Germany
In all German states, except for the three city states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a ''Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the (official term in all but two states) or (official term in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein). Most major cities in Germany are not part of any ''Kreis'', but instead combine the functions of a municipality and a ''Kreis''; such a city is referred to as a (literally "district-free city"; official term in all but one state) or (literally "urban district"; official term in Baden-Württemberg). ''(Land-)Kreise'' stand at an intermediate level of administration between each German state (, plural ) and the municipal governments (, plural ) within it. These correspond to level-3 administrative units in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS 3). Previously, the similar title ( Imperial Circle) referred to groups of states in the Holy Roman Empire. The related term was used for similar ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aschaffenburg (district)
Aschaffenburg (Low Franconian: ''Ascheberg'') is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Darmstadt-Dieburg, Offenbach, Main-Kinzig (all in the state of Hesse), the districts Main-Spessart and Miltenberg, and the town of Aschaffenburg. History The Aschaffenburg history goes back to as far as the year 957. Initially, being a Roman settlement, it came under the authority of the electors of Mainz in 982 and was chartered in 1173. Remains of Roman settlements were found on the river Main. There was a Roman military camp in what is today the municipality of Stockstadt am Main. After the Roman retreat the region became subject to Alemanni and Franks before eventually being a part of the Electorate of Mainz. While the banks of the Main were populated all these centuries, the hills of the Spessart were virtually unsettled until the 13th century. The districts of Aschaffenburg and Alzenau were established in 186 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landkreis Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg (Low Franconian: ''Ascheberg'') is a Districts of Germany, ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Darmstadt-Dieburg, Offenbach (district), Offenbach, Main-Kinzig (all in the state of Hesse), the districts Main-Spessart and Miltenberg (district), Miltenberg, and the town of Aschaffenburg. History The Aschaffenburg history goes back to as far as the year 957. Initially, being a Roman settlement, it came under the authority of the electors of Mainz in 982 and was chartered in 1173. Remains of Roman Empire, Roman settlements were found on the river Main (river), Main. There was a Roman military camp in what is today the municipality of Stockstadt am Main. After the Roman retreat the region became subject to Alemanni and Franks before eventually being a part of the Electorate of Mainz. While the banks of the Main were populated all these centuries, the hills of the Spessart were virtually unsettled u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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