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Falkenburg Stirn
Falkenburg or Falkinburg may refer to: ; Places * Falkenburg, German name for Złocieniec, a town in Middle Pomerania, north-western Poland * Falkenburg (an der Göhl), German name for Valkenburg aan de Geul, a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg * Falkenburg Castle, a castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Falkenburg, Ontario, a railway village in central Ontario, Canada * Joseph Falkinburg House, a historic home in Dennis Township, New Jersey, US ; People * Bob Falkenburg (1926–2022), American former tennis player and businessman of German descent * Erik Falkenburg, Dutch footballer * Jinx Falkenburg, Spanish-born model and actress * Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr., birth name of American actor and retired professional wrestler Diamond Dallas Page * Reindert Falkenburg, Dutch art historian ; Other uses * ''Goodbye Falkenburg'', the debut full-length album by the band Race Horses See also *Falkenberg (other) Falkenberg is a locality and the municipal seat of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Złocieniec
Złocieniec (; ) is a town in northwestern Poland. Located in West Pomeranian Voivodeship's Drawsko County since 1999, it was previously a part of Koszalin Voivodeship (other), Koszalin Voivodeship (1950–1998). The population of Złocieniec is around 12,000 - it is therefore the biggest town in the county (powiat). History The official town webpage states that between the 7th and 6th century BC the area of the town was the site of a village and that the area of Western Pomerania was settled by Slavs in the 6th-8th centuries. The area was part of Poland during the reign of the first Polish rulers Mieszko I and Bolesław I the Brave. In the 13th century it was the northernmost area of the Duchy of Greater Poland, a province of fragmented Kingdom of Poland (1025-1385), Poland. When the town rights were granted it's highly probable that among German inhabitants of the town were also Slavs from Budów and Strzebłów-villages that were disbanded. Town rights were granted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valkenburg Aan De Geul
Valkenburg aan de Geul (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the southeastern Dutch Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. The name refers to the central town in the municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul passing through it. History Sieges and conquests have been the recurrent theme in the history of Valkenburg, especially in connection with Valkenburg castle, seat of the counts of Valkenburg (or Falkenburg). In December 1672 the castle was once again destroyed by Dutch troops led by William III of England, William III, trying to prevent the armies of Louis XIV of France from capturing it, this time not to be rebuilt. In the 19th century, because of the natural environment of the area, Valkenburg became a holiday destination for the well-to-do in the Netherlands. Tourism developed, especially after in 1853 the railway from Maastricht to Heerlen and Aachen opened. Valkenburg railway station is the olde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenburg Castle
Falkenburg Castle is a castle ruin overlooking the village of Wilgartswiesen in the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Like almost all castles in this region it was built on sandstone. History The Falkenburg was probably built in the 11th century as a successor to the nearby Wilgartaburg and to protect the adjacent villages. In the documents of Archbishop Erkinbald of Mainz, letters dating to 1019 describe a rock outcrop called the Falkenstein considered as the most northerly border belonging to the principality of Kaiserslautern. Werner I of Bolanden is thought to have begun construction of the castle on this rock in 1125; he was a vassal of Duke Frederick II of Swabia. At the Bolanden family monastery in Hane were records of Sigbold of Falkenstein in 1135; he was one of the first to take the name of the castle for himself. Then in 1233 the imperial ''ministerialis'', Phillip IV of Bolanden, was the first to clearly say that he was from Falkenstein in a legal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Falkinburg House
The Joseph Falkinburg House, also spelled Falkenburg, is located at 822 (historically 922) Delsea Drive (New Jersey Route 47) in the South Dennis, New Jersey, South Dennis section of Dennis Township, New Jersey, Dennis Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The historic brick Federal style house was built around 1805 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1961. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1994, for its significance in architecture and politics/government. With According to the nomination form, the house is one of three brick houses in the county built before 1860. Joseph Falkinburg served in the New Jersey legislature during the War of 1812. In 1989, the house was purchased by the Arc of Cape May County. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Falkinburg, Joseph, House Houses comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
