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Hof–Bad Steben Railway
The Hof–Bad Steben railway runs from Hof (Saale), Hof through the Franconian Forest to the Bavarian state spa town Bad Steben in southern Germany. The line was opened in two stages between 1887 and 1898. Opening and history The Hof–Bad Steben railway was built by the Royal Bavarian State Railways, the legal basis for its construction being the Bavarian ''Lokalbahn'' (literally: 'local line') law of 21 April 1884. The line was the fourth railway in Bavaria to be built under the new law. In the years that followed, three more branch lines were opened that all branched off the Hof–Bad Steben railway. Another, fourth, line to Geroldsgrün was considered in 1920, but never built. In 1994 goods services ceased on the route, but passenger trains continue to operate to the present day. On 1 March 2008 there was an accident during Hurricane Emma. On the journey from Bad Steben to Hof the engine driver ran into a tree that had fallen across the track near the Oberklingensporn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bavaria
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total land area of Germany, and with over 13.08 million inhabitants, it is the list of German states by population, second most populous German state, behind only North Rhine-Westphalia; however, due to its large land area, its population density is list of German states by population density, below the German average. Major cities include Munich (its capital and List of cities in Bavaria by population, largest city, which is also the list of cities in Germany by population, third largest city in Germany), Nuremberg, and Augsburg. The history of Bavaria includes its earliest settlement by Iron Age Celts, Celtic tribes, followed by the conquests of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC, when the territory was incorporated into the provinces of Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Emma
Cyclone Emma was an extratropical cyclone that passed through several mainly Central European countries, on Saturday 1 March 2008, killing at least twelve people in Austria, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. Wind speeds reached up to in Austria and the Czech Republic. Major infrastructure disruptions and some injuries were also reported in Belgium, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. A Lufthansa jet almost crashed attempting to land in crosswinds at Hamburg. Meteorological context On 28 February 2008, a low-pressure area formed near Newfoundland. The pressure in its center was around at the time of formation. Within a few hours, the depression had strengthened a lot, and had deepened to near the Faroe Islands. On the evening of 29 February, the warm front reaches the German coast, causing great amounts of rain. It is followed around midnight by a cold front, which was shortly followed by violent winds. Progression of the storm Germany and the Netherlands are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geroldsgrün
Geroldsgrün is a municipality in the Hof district of Bavaria, Germany. Geography Boroughs * Dürrenwaid * Dürrenwaiderhammer * Langenbachtal * Langenau * Langenbach * Lotharheil * Mühlleiten * Geroldsgrün * Geroldsreuth * Großenreuth * Hermesgrün * Hertwegsgrün * Hirschberglein * Silberstein * Steinbach * Untersteinbach The boroughs of Geroldsgrün for the most part are registered air health resorts. History The earliest mention of the town is 1323 as ''Gerhartsgrün''. Until recently Geroldsgrün always has been a bordertown between various dominions. In the past it was on the border of the Archdiocese of Bamberg to ''Grafen von Orlamünde'', later between the diocese and Margravate Bayreuth-Kulmbach and in recent times until the reunification between West and East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lokalbahn
A ''Lokalbahn'' or ''Localbahn'' ("local line", plural: -en) is a secondary railway line worked by local trains serving rural areas, typically in Austria and the south German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. ''Lokalbahnen'' appeared at the end of the 19th century before the use of cars became widespread. Development Because the construction and operation of main line railways was not always covered by their income, simpler solutions were sought. As early as 1865 the engineering conference of the Union of German Railway Administrations (''Verein Deutscher Eisenbahnverwaltungen'') had set out the principles for secondary lines. These were enshrined in law in 1878 with the Railway Act for German Railways of Secondary Importance (''Bahnordnung für deutsche Eisenbahnen untergeordneter Bedeutung''). Bavaria By the 1880s, the Bavarian main line network was largely completed and attention now turned to its expansion into the hinterland. On 21 April 1884 the first Bavaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Bavarian State Railways
The Royal Bavarian State Railways (''Königliche Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen'' or ''K.Bay.Sts.B.'') was the state railway company for the Kingdom of Bavaria. It was founded in 1844. The organisation grew into the second largest of the German state railways (after that of the Prussian state railways) with a railway network of 8,526 kilometres (including the Palatinate Railway or ''Pfalzbahn'') by the end of the First World War. Following the abdication of the Bavarian monarchy at the end of the First World War, the 'Royal' title was dropped and on 24 April 1920 the Bavarian State Railway (''Bayerische Staatseisenbahn''), as it was then called, was merged into the newly formed German Reich Railways Authority or Deutsche Reichseisenbahnen as the Bavarian Group Administration (''Gruppenverwaltung Bayern''). The management of the Bavarian railway network was divided into four Reichsbahn divisions: Reichsbahndirektion Augsburg, Augsburg, Reichsbahndirektion München, Munich, Reichs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franconian Forest
View to Döbraberg The Franconian Forest at www.britannica.com. Accessed on 1 Apr 11. (, ), is a mid-altitude in Northern , . It is located in the district of (''Oberfranken'') and forms the geological connection between the |
Blankenstein
Blankenstein is a village and a former municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. On 1 January 2019 it became part of the new municipality Rosenthal am Rennsteig. Prior to 2019, Blankenstein had been the seat of the Saale-Rennsteig ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Municipal associations (, , ) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipulated municipal association ...'' (municipal association), which was disbanded in the reorganisation. References Former municipalities in Thuringia Saale-Orla-Kreis {{SaaleOrla-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naila Station
Naila is a town in the Hof district of Bavaria, Germany. It lies in the Franconian Forest. Naila is from the larger city of Hof, on both banks of the Selbitz river. History The earliest documentation of Naila was recorded on 9 January 1343. The first settlements in the area around Naila probably happened between the 12th and 14th century. The name Naila first appeared as "Neulins" (and variations thereof), has its origins most likely in the meaning "Small new settlement". In 1454, Naila was awarded a coat of arms by its overlord, Margrave John. After a brief episode under Prussian reign (1792–1810), Naila was included into the newly-established Kingdom of Bavaria. In 1818, it was awarded town privileges and in 1886, a railroad station was opened in Naila. After World War II, the Iron Curtain, just north of Naila, cut off a large part of the market for the local industries. The town was the seat of the then district of Naila until this was merged into Hof district in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
