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Falkenbergs FF Players
Falkenberg is a locality and the municipal seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Sweden. Falkenberg or Falkenbergs may also refer to: Places Germany * Falkenberg/Elster, a town in the district Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg * Falkenberg, Märkisch-Oderland, a town in the district Märkisch-Oderland, Brandenburg * Falkenberg (Berlin), a locality in the borough of Lichtenberg, Berlin * Falkenberg, Lower Bavaria, a town in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria * Falkenberg (Lüneburg Heath), a hill on the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony * Falkenberg, Upper Palatinate, a town in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria * Falkenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, a town in the district of Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt * Falkenberg, a place in Lilienthal, Lower Saxony * Falkenberg, a village in Wabern, Germany Sweden * Falkenberg Municipality, a municipality in Halland County * Falkenberg (fort), a fort in Falkenberg Elsewhere * Faulquemont, France, formerly in Alsace-Lorraine and known in German as Falkenber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenberg
Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 27,813 inhabitants in 2019 (out of a municipal total of about 45,000). It is located at the mouth of river Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish words for falcon (''falk'') and mountain (''berg''). Falkenberg is a popular tourist destination in the summers, and the main beach of the town is Skrea strand. History In the early part of the 13th century the Danish king built a fort on the east shore of the river Ätran, which eventually would give the town its name. Halland was at that time part of Denmark. It is known that falconry was pursued in the area. However, in Hallandia antiqua et hodierna, that specified a location ("mountain") where the falconry should have taken place, and which should have given name to the town, has later been shown to be incorrect. The area north of Ätran was from time to time Norwegian or Swedish. It was on this side that a market town de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokolec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Sokolec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Ruda, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowa Ruda, north-west of Kłodzko, and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu .... References Villages in Kłodzko County {{Kłodzko-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenberg's Restrepia
''Restrepia falkenbergii'', commonly called the Falkenberg's restrepia, is an epiphytic orchid, found at altitudes between 1,000 and 2,000 m in Colombia. This large orchid lacks pseudobulbs. The erect, thick, leathery leaf is elliptic-ovate in shape. The aerial roots seem like fine hairs. The flowers develop one at a time at the base of the leaf. They are borne on a slender peduncle, originating from the base of the back of the leaf. The long dorsal sepal is erect and ends in a somewhat thicker club-shaped tip. They have fused lateral sepals (synsepals) with a length of about 2.5 cm. These are quite colorful : overall yellow, with orange, tan and red at the back, overlaid with contrasting reddish-purple stripes. The long, lateral petals equally end in a thickened club-shaped tip. The long and smooth lip The lips are a horizontal pair of soft appendages attached to the jaws and are the most visible part of the mouth of many animals, including humans. Mammal lips ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenberg Railway
Falkenberg Railway (Swedish language, Sw. ''Falkenbergs Järnväg (FJ)'' or ''Pyttebanan'') was an 891 mm gauge narrow gauge railway, narrow gauge railway railway line, line between Falkenberg and Limmared in Sweden. It was inaugurated 28 September 1894 and was in use until 1959/1961. History The first plan to build a railway in the area dates back to 1869 and concerned a railway between Falkenberg and Fegen (locality), Fegen. The plan did however come to nothing. It would take until the construction of Halland Central Railway in 1886 for any further plans to develop. The traffic commander, ''Albert Simonsson'' did put forward a plan for a 30 kilometer long railway between Falkenberg and a village close to Gällared in 1890. A proposal of a 600 mm railway, which would cost 823,000 Swedish Krona, Swedish Kronor was prepared by ''Fredrik Arvidsson Posse''. A company was formed at a meeting 16 April 1891 in Ljungby, Falkenberg, Ljungby Inn, stocks would be issued for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenbergs Gymnasieskola
Falkenbergs gymnasieskola is a gymnasium (secondary school) in Falkenberg, Sweden. It has about 2,000 students, including people in adult education (Komvux). The students choose between 16 different concentrations. The gymnasium share building the town library. The school is located in an old tannery Tanning, or hide tanning, is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather. A tannery is the place where the skins are processed. Historically, vegetable based tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound derived fr ..., and was inaugurated in 1971. Major works on the school took place in the 1990s. Sources *''Från lantbruk till valskvarn - Den industriella utvecklingen i Falkenberg 1880-1915, Rosengren, Lage. 1994.'' External linksOfficial website Gymnasiums (school) in Sweden Buildings and structures in Falkenberg Educational institutions established in 1971 1971 establishments in Sweden Education in Halland County 20th-century e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenberg Bridge
The Falkenberg Bridge ( Swedish ''Tullbron'', literally ''"The Toll Bridge"'') is a stone arch bridge in Falkenberg, Sweden, built between 1756 and 1761. The bridge spans the Ätran river and is a listed building since 1984. It underwent major repair and restoration works in 1927 and 1994. The bridge is still in use and is used by an average of 3,800 vehicles a day. It was a toll bridge until 1914. The ruin of the fort Falkenberg
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The Prince (anthology)
''The Prince'' is a science fiction compilation by Jerry Pournelle and S. M. Stirling. It is part of the CoDominium future history series. ''The Prince'' is a compilation of four previously published novels: ''Falkenberg's Legion'', ''Prince of Mercenaries'', ''Go Tell The Spartans'', and ''Prince of Sparta''. Of the original novels, the first two were written by Pournelle alone; the last two were cowritten with Stirling. Pages 174–176 of the printed edition are new to the compilation. ''The Prince'' was published by Baen Books in hardcover () in September 2002. The title and subject matter of the book are inspired by ''The Prince'' by Niccolò Machiavelli. Background The CoDominium is an uneasy formal alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union which holds power over Earth, with a cynically hegemonistic foreign policy toward all the other nations of Earth and Earth's off-world colonies. The action occurs over a period from the 2060s to the 2090s. Humanity has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenberg (surname)
Falkenberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anna Falkenberg (born 1996), Faroese politician * Carl Frederick Falkenberg, Canadian First World War flying ace * Christopher Falkenberg, former Special Agent of the United States Secret Service * Bob Falkenberg, retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman * Cy Falkenberg, former American pitcher in Major League Baseball * Dietmar Falkenberg, East German bobsledder * Eckhard D. Falkenberg, German computer scientist * Hendrick Jacobs Falkenberg, early American settler along the Delaware River * Johan Falkenberg, Norwegian olympic fencer * Johannes Falkenberg, Norwegian social anthropologist * Kenneth Falkenberg, Danish football goalkeeper * Kim Falkenberg, German footballer * Lisa Falkenberg Lisa Dawn Falkenberg (born July 12, 1978) is an American journalist. She is the ''Houston Chronicle'' vice president/editor of opinion. Early life and education Falkenberg was born on July 12, 1978, and raise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenbergs Motorbana
Falkenbergs Motorbana is a motor racing circuit at Bergagård, Sweden. The circuit was opened in 1967, as a replacement for Skreabanan, and is currently owned and run by Falkenbergs Motorklubb. A chicane was added on the first corner in 2004 to improve safety on the relatively fast track. A round of the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (formerly known as the Swedish Touring Car Championship Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on ...) was held there from 1996 to 2019, except 2012. In addition there is a road racing event called ''Scandinavian Open'' run each year, endurance races, and a Classic motor event. Lap records As of July 2024, the fastest official race lap records at Falkenbergs Motorbana are listed as: Notes References External links Officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenbergs IP
Falkenbergs IP is a football stadium in Falkenberg, and the former home arena for Falkenbergs FF Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club plays in the second highest Swedish league, Superetta .... Falkenbergs IP has a total capacity of 5,500 spectators. Football venues in Sweden Falkenbergs FF Sports venues in Halland County Buildings and structures in Falkenberg 1921 establishments in Sweden 20th-century establishments in Halland County {{Sweden-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenbergs VBK
Falkenbergs VBK is a Swedish volleyball club, formed in 1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ... by a merger of ''Ätradalens VK'' and ''Köinge JUF''. It has played in the highest league (''Elitserien'') since 2002. It won the league for the first time in 2007. The club reached the final of the Swedish national championship in 2006 and won the national championship for the first time in 2007 before winning again in 2008, 2009., 2011, 2014. and 2016. References External linksOfficial website {{Sweden-sport-team-stub Sport in Falkenberg Volleyball clubs in Sweden 1985 establishments in Sweden Volleyball clubs established in 1985 Sports clubs and teams in Halland County 20th-century establishments in Halland County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |