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Bahrdorf
Bahrdorf () is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The municipality consists of four villages: * Bahrdorf (including Blanken) * Mackendorf (including Klinkerwerk) * Rickensdorf * Saalsdorf (including Altena, a manor house) Altena Ortsschild.jpg, Altena Bahrdorf Kirche.JPG, The Lutheran church in Bahrdorf Blanken S.jpg, Blanken Mackendorf Klinkerwerk.jpg, The main street in Klinkerwerk Mackendorf Kirche 2017.jpg, The Lutheran church in Mackendorf Rickensdorf Gasthof.jpg, The former inn in Rickensdorf Saalsdorf Idyll.jpg, Farm in Saalsdorf Famous citizens * Albert of Saxony en, Frederick Augustus Albert Anthony Ferdinand Joseph Charles Maria Baptist Nepomuk William Xavier George Fidelis , image = Albert of Saxony by Nicola Perscheid c1900.jpg , image_size = , caption = Photograph by Nicola Persch ..., philosopher and bishop References Helmstedt (district) {{Helmstedt-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmstedt (district)
Helmstedt is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Wolfenbüttel, the City of Braunschweig, the District of Gifhorn, the City of Wolfsburg and the State of Saxony-Anhalt (districts of Börde and Harz). Geography The district is bounded by the Elm (a hill chain) in the west and the Lappwald (a riparian forest) in the east. Large parts of the district are part of the ''Elm-Lappwald Nature Park''. History In the Elm limestone was mined in medieval times; limestone from the region was used for the tomb of Henry the Lion as well as for the imperial cathedral of Königslutter. In the Middle Ages Königslutter was among the most wealthy cities of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1576 the University of Helmstedt was founded, which was the largest university of protestant Germany. The Duchy of Brunswick (deriving from Brunswick-Lüneburg) created administrative districts (''Kreise'') in 1833; the District of Helmstedt was one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |