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Giebichenstein (Halle)
Giebichenstein is a district (''Stadtteil'') in the north of Halle (Saale) on the eastern bank of the river Saale in the Saxony-Anhalt state of Germany. It is part of the ''Stadtbezirk Nord''. People * German physicist Eduard Grüneisen was born in Giebichenstein. * Georg Händel, father of famous composer George Frideric Handel, was town surgeon of Giebichenstein. * Georg Friedrich Meier, a German philosopher and aesthetician, died in Giebichenstein. * Hans Caspar von Krockow was the of Giebichenstein. Giebichenstein Castle The Giebichenstein Castle is situated in the north of Giebichenstein district, next to the Saale river. File:20150902-BurgGiebichenstein.jpg, Giebichenstein Castle, pictured in 2015 See also * Giebichenstein boulder, in Lower Saxony References {{authority control Halle (Saale) Districts of Saxony-Anhalt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halle (Saale)
Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (), is the second largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the sixth-most populous city in the area of former East Germany after (East Berlin, East) Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz and Magdeburg as well as the List of cities in Germany by population, 31st-largest city of Germany. With around 226,000 inhabitants, it is less populous than the state capital, Magdeburg. With Leipzig, the largest city of Saxony, Halle forms the polycentric metropolitan area, polycentric Leipzig-Halle conurbation. Leipzig/Halle Airport, Leipzig/Halle International Airport lies between the two cities, in Schkeuditz. The Leipzig-Halle conurbation is at the heart of the larger Central German Metropolitan Region. Halle has been known by many names throughout its history. From the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''. From then until the beginning of the 20th century, the name Halle an der Saale was used, and still remains a more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
