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Friedland Mazurovsky
Friedland may refer to: Places Czech Republic * Frýdlant v Čechách (''Friedland im Isergebirge'') * Frýdlant nad Ostravicí (''Friedland an der Ostrawitza'') * Frýdlant nad Moravicí (''Friedland an der Mohra'') France * , street in Paris Germany * Friedland, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern * Friedland, Brandenburg * Friedland, Lower Saxony, a municipality in Göttingen * Friedland (Amt) Poland * Korfantów (''Friedland in Oberschlesien'') * Mieroszów (''Friedland in Niederschlesien'') * Debrzno (''Preußisch Friedland'') * Mirosławiec (''Märkisch Friedland'') Russia * Pravdinsk (''Friedland in Ostpreußen''), called Friedland 1917–1945 Other * Friedland (surname) * Duchy of Friedland, duchy of Albrecht von Wallenstein 1627–1634 * Battle of Friedland, during the Napoleonic Wars in 1807 ** French ship ''Friedland'' for ships named after the battle See also *Friedländer Friedländer (Friedlander, or Friedlaender) is a toponymic surname derived from any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frýdlant V Čechách
Frýdlant (, also known as Frýdlant v Čechách; ) is a town in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,400 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Frýdlant consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Frýdlant (6,356) *Albrechtice u Frýdlantu (159) *Větrov (740) Geography Frýdlant is located about north of Liberec, in the salient microregion of Frýdlant Hook, close to the border with Poland. It lies mostly in the Frýdlant Hills. The southern part of the municipal territory extends into the Jizera Mountains and includes the highest point of Frýdlant, the hill Špičák at above sea level. The Smědá River flows through the town. History 6th–16th centuries The area was settled by Slavic tribes from Lusatia from the 6th century onwards. In the 13th century, the local castle was held by the Ronovc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedland, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Friedland is a town in the district Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district), Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is only 22 km from the district seat and bigger town Neubrandenburg, but still Friedland remains a local center for surrounding communities like Galenbeck (Kotelow, Lübbersdorf, Schwichtenberg), Brunn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brunn and Boldekow, and has approximately 6,500 citizens. The former municipality Genzkow was merged into Friedland in May 2019. It was founded in 1244 by the Prince-electors Otto and Johann of Brandenburg, then having the name ''Vredeland''. Notable people Sons and daughters of the city * Andreas Helvigius (1572–1643), philologist, educator * Friederike Krüger (1789–1858), served disguised as a man during the Napoleonic Wars, 1813 to 1815 * Emilie Mayer (1812–1883), composer of Romantic music * Rudolf Berlin (1833–1897), ophthalmologist People who have worked here * Johann Heinrich von Thünen (17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedland, Brandenburg
Friedland (Lower Sorbian: ''Bryland'') is a town in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated in the historic Lower Lusatia region, about south of Beeskow, and north of Cottbus. History The town was first mentioned as ''Fredberg'' in a 1235 deed issued by the Lusatian margrave Henry III of Meissen. A 1301 contract signed by Margrave Frederick I named a town and castle of ''Vredeburch'', then a possession of the Lords of Strehla, who served as ''ministeriales'' of the ruling House of Wettin. The present name first appeared in a 1350 bull issued by Pope Clement VI. With Lower Lusatia, Friedland passed under the suzerainty of the Bohemian Crown in 1367. In 1518, the lordship was pawned to the Order of Saint John and turned Protestant in 1540. Under the rule of Lord Master Count Adam of Schwarzenberg, the fortifications were enlarged, nevertheless Friedland suffered severely under the impact of the Thirty Years' War. Upon the 1635 Peace of Prague, it pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedland, Lower Saxony
Friedland is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 13 km south of Göttingen. Its seat is in the village of Groß Schneen, one of fourteen communities in the municipality. The others are Friedland proper, Ballenhausen, Deiderode, Elkershausen, Klein Schneen, Lichtenhagen, Ludolfshausen, Mollenfelde, Niedergandern, Niedernjesa, Reckershausen, Reiffenhausen and Stockhausen. Friedland Refugee Camp In September 1945, the Control Commission for Germany - British Element (CCG/BE) built a camp in Friedland, near the American (Hesse) and Soviet occupation (Thuringia) zones. The camp was designed as the first way station for refugees, evacuees, and returning soldiers. Starting in 1947, the camp was administered by the federal state of Lower Saxony. During the period of mass expulsions from 1944 to 1945, the camp offered services to large waves of refugees. Thereafter, it functioned primarily as a way station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedland (Amt)
Friedland is an '' Amt'' in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 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 .... The seat of the ''Amt'' is in Friedland. The ''Amt'' Friedland consists of the following municipalities: # Datzetal # Friedland # Galenbeck References Ämter in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district) {{MecklenburgischeSeenplatte-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korfantów
Korfantów (, ), formerly known in Polish as Fryląd, is a town in the Opole Voivodeship of southwestern Poland, with 1,808 inhabitants (2019). In 1946 the town was renamed in honour of politician and activist Wojciech Korfanty, however, the previous name ''Fryląd'' is still in use. Geography Korfantów is located in the Niemodlin Plain (''Równina Niemodlińska''), in the historical region of Silesia. The total area inside the town's boundary is . Etymology The former name of the settlement was ''Hurtlanth'' or ''Hurthland''. Other documents refer to the town as: ''Fredland'', ''Fredelant'', ''Fredlandt'', ''Fridland'', ''Freijland'', and ''Friedland''. The locality's Polish name was based on the German name, and had various forms: ''Ferląd'', ''Ferlondt'', ''Frydląd'', ''Fyrląd'', and ''Fryląd'', officially adopted in 1945. In 1946, in the aftermath of World War II, due to the German origin of the name, the town was renamed after Wojciech Korfanty. History Until 1532 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieroszów
Mieroszów (formerly: ''Fyrląd''; ) is a town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Mieroszów. It lies approximately south-west of Wałbrzych, and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2019, the town has a population of 4,070. History Town rights were granted in 1303. During World War II, Nazi Germany operated several forced labour camps in the town, initially mostly for Poles (entire families with children), and later also for Soviet and Italian prisoners of war. In September 1944, a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp was established, in which initially some 300 Polish Jews were held, and later also Slovak and Hungarian Jews. Hard labour, starvation and lice Louse (: lice) is the common name for any member of the infraorder Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debrzno
Debrzno (historically: ''Frydląd Pomorski''; , ''Fréląd'', or ''Frëdląd''; ) is a town in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 4,983. History The first mention of the village dates back to the 12th century. The region was part of medieval Poland before the 14th-century Teutonic invasion. The town was mentioned as ''Fredeland'' in a document of 1346, when the manager of the Teutonic Order in Człuchów assigned four Hufen territory to Tylo. 1354 the Grandmaster Winrich von Kniprode granted town rights to the town. After the outbreak of the uprising against the Teutonic Knights, in 1454 the town recognized the Polish King as rightful ruler. During the Thirteen Years' War it was defended against the Teutonic Knights in 1455, but it was later lost again.''Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich'', Tom II, Warsaw, 1881, p. 417 In 1461 the town was recaptured by King Casimir IV Jagiellon, but later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirosławiec
Mirosławiec () is a town in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland, with 2,671 inhabitants (2010). The 12th Air Base of the Polish Air Force is located north of the town. History Mirosławiec is a former private town, once located in the Poznań Voivodeship (14th century – 1793), Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Greater Poland Province of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. It was annexed by Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia in the First Partition of Poland in 1772. During World War II, the Germans operated a Forced labour under German rule during World War II, forced labour subcamp of the Stalag II-B German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II, prisoner-of-war camp for Allies of World War II, Allied POWs in the town. On 10 February 1945 it was captured by First Polish Army (1944–1945), Polish troops. Mirosławiec was the site of the 2008 Polish Air Force C-295 crash. Demographics People * Akiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pravdinsk
Pravdinsk (, prior to 1946 known by its German name, ', , ), is a town and the administrative center of Pravdinsky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is on the Lava River and is east of Bagrationovsk and southeast of Kaliningrad. Population figures: History Pravdinsk was founded in 1312 at a ford across the Lava River after the local Natangian tribe in Prussia was subdued by the Teutonic Knights, and received town privileges in 1335 under Grand Master Luther von Braunschweig. It was known by its German language name ''Friedland'' ("peaceful land"). In 1440 the town joined the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation, at the request of which Polish King Casimir IV Jagiellon signed the act of incorporation of the region to the Kingdom of Poland in 1454. The town was devastated during the subsequent Thirteen Years' War, the longest of all Polish–Teutonic wars. After the war, per the peace treaty signed in Toruń in 1466, it became a part of Poland as a fief held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
