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Glane (other)
Glane or Glâne may refer to: * Glâne District, a district in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland * Glâne (river), a river in Switzerland that crosses part of the Canton of Fribourg * Glane, Overijssel, a populated area in the municipality of Losser, Overijssel, Netherlands * a district of Bad Iburg, in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany * a river in Oradour-sur-Glane (commune), Haute-Vienne, France * Glane (Ems) Glane is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Ems near Saerbeck. On its course from near Lienen to the west, it assumes several names: ''Brookbieke'', ''Lienener Mühlenbach'' and '' Ladberger Mühlenbach''. See also * ..., a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany See also * Glan (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glâne District
Glâne District (; ; ) is one of seven districts in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities It consists of the following municipalities: Mergers and name changes *On 1 March 1969 the municipality of Ecublens (FR) along with the former municipality of Eschiens and Villangeaux merged into the municipality of Ecublens (FR). *On 1 January 1973 the municipality of Villarimboud and Macconnens merged into the municipality of Villarimboud. *On 1 January 1978 the former municipalities of Villaranon and Le Saulgy merged into Siviriez. *On 1 January 1978 the former municipality of Fuyens merged into Villaz-Saint-Pierre. *On 1 January 1981 the municipality of Romont (FR) and Les Glânes merged into the municipality of Romont (FR). *On 1 January 1991 the municipality of Vuarmarens and Morlens merged into the municipality of Vuarmarens. *On 1 January 1993 the former municipality of Blessens merged into Rue. *On 1 January 1998 the former municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glâne (river)
Glâne (; ) is a river in Switzerland that crosses part of the Canton of Fribourg. It is a tributary of the Sarine and a sub-tributary of the Rhine river. The Neirigue and the Glèbe are its two largest tributaries. The river gave its name to the surrounding Glâne district of the canton. The Glâne has its source in the town of Siviriez, then heads northeast becoming the border between the municipalities of Mézières, Romont, Villaz-Saint-Pierre, Villorsonnens and La Folliaz. It then continues east and northeast through the Sarine district where it borders the municipalities of Chénens, Autigny, Farvagny, Cottens, Neyruz and Matran, finally joining the Sarine River on the border between Villars-sur-Glâne and Hauterive. The river has powered several mills and sawmills throughout history. In addition, during the nineteenth century public baths were built north of Romont. See also * List of rivers of Switzerland The following is a list of rivers of Switzerland (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Losser
Losser () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. It is at the eastern end of the A1 motorway. Population centres Losser The oldest known reference to Losser dates from the tenth century.Stenvert, R. et al. (1998). ''Monumenten in Nederland: Overijssel'', p. 213–215, 240. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. . Originally, the village consisted of two separate parts. Both were almost completely destroyed when on 21 September 1665, troops from Münster set fire to them.Buisman, J. (2000). ''Duizend jaar weer, wind en water in de lage landen: 1575–1675'', p. 597. Franeker: Van Wijnen. . One of the town's oldest buildings is the Martinustoren (St. Martin's Tower), dating from around 1500 and the only remaining part of a church demolished in 1903. The district of Glane is home to the Mor Ephrem Monastery, the only Syriac Orthodox monastery in Europe. Originally founded in 1911 as the St Olaf monastery by Norwegian Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chambery, it was conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Iburg
Bad Iburg (; Westphalian: ''Bad Ibig'') is a spa town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, 16 km south of Osnabrück, and the Hermannsweg long-distance hiking trail passes through it. Bad Iburg is also the name of a municipality which includes the town and four outlying centres: Glane, Ostenfelde, Sentrup and Visbeck. The most important building is Schloss Iburg above the town. It is a complex of a castle which was the residence of the bishops of Osnabrück for six hundred years and a former monastery of the Order of Saint Benedict. History Bad Iburg was first mentioned in 753 in a Frankish document. In 772 the Frankish King Charlemagne captured the “Royal castle Iburg”, from his chief antagonist, the Saxon leader Widukind. In a lasting period of struggles the ownership changed between Franks and Saxons. Frankish troops finally regained the castle in 783. Bad Iburg became of more than local importance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oradour-sur-Glane (commune)
Oradour-sur-Glane (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, west central France, as well as the name of the main village within the commune. The original village of Oradour-sur-Glane is widely known for having been destroyed and its inhabitants massacred, by Nazi Germany in World War II — and subsequently left in its destroyed state as a memorial. History Before World War II, Oradour-sur-Glane was a quiet, rural community. The original village was destroyed on 10 June 1944, four days after D-Day, when 643 of its inhabitants, including 247 children, were massacred by a company of troops belonging to the 2nd SS Panzer Division ''Das Reich'', a Waffen-SS unit of the military forces of Nazi Germany in World War II. There were only six survivors of the massacre. SS ''Sturmbannführer'' Adolf Diekmann, the commanding officer of the ''Der Führer'' regiment of the ''Das Reich'' division had wanted to destroy another French town, Oradour-sur-Vayre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glane (Ems)
Glane is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Ems near Saerbeck. On its course from near Lienen to the west, it assumes several names: ''Brookbieke'', ''Lienener Mühlenbach'' and '' Ladberger Mühlenbach''. See also *List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia A list of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: A B C * Calenberger Bach * Casumer Bach * Compbach D * Dalke * Dammpader * Darmühlenbach * Deilbach * Derenbach * Dettmers Bach * Dhünn * Dichbach * Dickopsbach * Dielenpader * Diemel * ... References Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia Rivers of Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
