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Dreiherrenstein Am Großen Weißenberg
A ''Dreiherrenstein'' or ''Dreiherrnstein'' is the topographic name of a historical tripoint, especially in the German-speaking lands of central Europe, i.e. a place where the border of three princely territories met, together with any enclosures or border fortifications. The word means literally "Three Lords' Stone". Examples Examples of places where ''Dreiherrensteine'' are located include: * Boundary stone between the municipalities of Friesenhagen, Wenden and the town of Freudenberg. Es handelt sich um die former border of the Barony of Wildenburg with the kurkölnischen Duchy of Westphalia and the Principality of Nassau-Siegen. * Boundary stone in Medenbach, Wiesbaden, in the parish of "Wellinger" that once marked the borders of Nassau-Idstein, Electoral Mainz and the Hesse-Darmstadt. It bears the date 1730. * Boundary stone between the bishoprics of Münster, Osnabrück and Orange * Boundary stone in the municipality of Bellingen (Westerwald) on the border between Elector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbingerode (Harz)
Elbingerode is an ''Ortsteil'' of Oberharz am Brocken in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The former town was incorporated into the newly established municipality on 1 January 2010. Its population is 3,101 (2021). Geography Elbingerode is situated in the eastern Harz mountain range, approximately south of neighbouring Wernigerode. The former municipal area comprised Elbingerode proper as well as the villages of Königshütte and Rübeland. The surrounding mountains were the site of numerous ore mines and ironworks, today the Drei Kronen & Ehrt mine and the Büchenberg Pit, run as show mines, are popular tourist destinations. Cargo train service to several surrounding limestone pits is provided on the standard gauge Rübeland Railway link to Blankenburg, opened in 1886; the former continuation to Drei Annen Hohne station and the Harz Railway line was closed in 1965. There is a large open-cast limestone mine, the ''Tagebau Felswerke'', on the edge o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smrk (Isergebirge)
Smrk (; ) is the highest mountain in the Czech part of the Jizera Mountains. Rising , it is sometimes known as "The King of the Jizera Mountains". Geography The top of the mountain lies in the municipal territory of Lázně Libverda in the Liberec Region of northern Bohemia. On the eastern rim of the plateau is the boundary with Poland; the Polish summit west of Świeradów-Zdrój reaches a height of . The summit offers a panoramic view to the prominent Sněžka peak of the Giant Mountains in the east, as well as to the Lusatian Highlands beyond the German border in the west up to the cooling towers of Boxberg Power Station. History The "Tabulový kámen" (''Tafelstein'') stone monument on the northern slope marks the site, which since the Middle Ages formed the historic tripoint between * the Upper Lusatian lordship of ''Meffersdorf'' (Polish: Unięcice, in present-day Pobiedna) * the Lower Silesian duchy of Jawor, where the lands around Szklarska Poręba (''Schreiberhau' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wehrsdorf
Wehrsdorf (German) or Wernarjecy (Upper Sorbian) is a small village in a valley of the Lusatian Highlands in the region of Upper Lusatia (''Oberlausitz'') in Saxony, Germany. It has about 1,776 inhabitants and belongs to an administrative community of three different villages, with Sohland an der Spree and Taubenheim. This community is offícially called Sohland after the largest of these villages. Altogether, the community has about 7,700 inhabitants. The village is near the border to the Czech Republic. Monuments The most important building in the village is a Lutheran church, built in 1725 in the Baroque style. The tower is more than 40 meters high and sends its greetings over the valleys of the region. Near the church is an old cemetery with its typical flowered graves. The most important architectural heritage of the southern part of Upper Lusatia is the so-called "Umgebindehäuser", special, half-timbered houses which unite the differences of the Slavic and the Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Salm
The House of Salm was an ancient Lotharingian noble family originating from Salmchâteau in the Ardennes (present-day Belgium) and ruling Salm. The dynasty is above all known for the experiences of the Upper Salm branch which came to be located at Château de Salm in the Vosges mountain range and over time came to rule over a principality whose capital was Badonviller then Senones. History The noble family possibly descended from Count Palatine Wigeric of Lotharingia (d. before 923), the founder of the House of Ardenne. His presumable son Sigfried (d. 997) appeared as first Count of Luxembourg about 950. Sigfried's grandson Giselbert (d. 1059), is documented as a Count of Salm in 1036 and as Count of Luxembourg in 1047. When he divided his estates among his heirs, his younger son Hermann received the County of Salm and thereby became the progenitor of the comital dynasty. During the Great Saxon Revolt, he even was elected German anti-king in opposition to King Henry IV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von The Sahla
The term () is used in German surnames either as a nobiliary particle indicating a noble patrilineality, or as a simple preposition used by commoners that means or . Nobility directories like the often abbreviate the noble term to ''v.'' In medieval or early modern names, the particle was at times added to commoners' names; thus, meant . This meaning is preserved in Swiss toponymic surnames and in the Dutch , which is a cognate of but also does not necessarily indicate nobility. Usage Germany and Austria The abolition of the monarchies in Germany and Austria in 1919 meant that neither state has a privileged nobility, and both have exclusively republican governments. In Germany, this means that legally ''von'' simply became an ordinary part of the surnames of the people who used it. There are no longer any legal privileges or constraints associated with this naming convention. According to German alphabetical sorting, people with ''von'' in their surnames – of nobl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Lusatia
Upper Lusatia (, ; , ; ; or ''Milsko''; ) is a historical region in Germany and Poland. Along with Lower Lusatia to the north, it makes up the region of Lusatia, named after the Polabian Slavs, Slavic ''Lusici'' tribe. Both parts of Lusatia are home to the West Slavic minority group of the Sorbs. The major part of Upper Lusatia is part of the German federal state of Saxony, roughly comprising Bautzen (district), Bautzen district and Görlitz (district), Görlitz district. The northwestern extremity, around Ruhland and Tettau, Brandenburg, Tettau, is incorporated into the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district of the state of Brandenburg. The eastern part of Upper Lusatia is in Poland, east of the Lusatian Neisse, Neisse (''Nysa'') river, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship. A small strip of land in the north around Łęknica is incorporated into Lubusz Voivodeship, along with the Polish part of Lower Lusatia. The historic capital of Upper Lusatia is Bautzen, Bautzen/Budyšin, while the lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohland An Der Spree
Sohland an der Spree (German) or Załom (Upper Sorbian, ) is a municipality in the district of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany near the border of the Czech Republic in a region called Lusatia. The river Spree flows through the village. Together with some smaller villages ( Wehrsdorf, Taubenheim) it constitutes one of the biggest villages or communities with about 7,700 inhabitants. The most iconic monument of the village is the "Himmelsbrücke" (Heaven's Bridge); it is said that the bridge will break when someone tells a lie while standing on it. Population In 2011, the population of the municipality was 7,076 and the average age was 48. Sights In each of the three villages of the community one will find a Lutheran church. In Wehrsdorf a Baroque-style church was built in 1724. In Taubenheim is another from the 16th century (maybe one of the oldest Lutheran churches in Germany) and in Sohland a church whose oldest parts date from the 13th century. All these churches have a beauti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hainich
Hainich () is a forested hill chain in the state of Thuringia in Germany, between the towns of Eisenach, Mühlhausen and Bad Langensalza. Hainich covers an area of around 160 km² (61,8 sq mi), of which, since 31 December 1997, half has been designated as ''Hainich National Park''. The highest point in Hainich is ''Alte Berg'' at 1621 ft (494 m). The ''Mühlhäuser Stadtwald'' in the northern part of Hainich is the largest municipal forest in Thuringia. The landmark of Hainich is ''Betteleiche'', a 600-year-old common oak at Ihlefeld. Geography Hainich is 18,6 mls (30 km) long from north to south and 2,5 to 5 mls (4 to 8 km) broad from west to east. The western edge of Hainich leads to ''Lempertsbach'' and ''Lauterbach'' valley and is steeper than the eastern slope. In the northwest you can find high rock (geology), rocks like ''Sommerstein'' and ''Winterstein''. The reason for the steeper slopes in western Hainich is the Saalfeld-Gotha-Eichenberg fault ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreifürstenstein
Dreifürstenstein is a mountain in Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... Mountains and hills of the Swabian Jura Hechingen Burladingen {{BadenWürttemberg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
