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Lichtenau (Baden)
Lichtenau may refer to: In Germany: * Towns and municipalities: **Hessisch Lichtenau **Lichtenau, Baden-Württemberg **Lichtenau, Bavaria **Lichtenau, Saxony **Lichtenau, Westphalia *Villages **Lichtenau, Lübbenau *Rivers **Lichtenau (river), Thuringia In Austria: * Towns and municipalities: **Lichtenau im Mühlkreis **Lichtenau im Waldviertel In Greenland: * Alluitsoq, a former settlement previously known as Lichtenau In Czech Republic: * Lichkov, German name Lichtenau, a village In the United States: * Lichtenau, Ohio, a ghost town People with that name

*Konrad of Lichtenau (died 1240), medieval German chronicler from Swabia *Heinrich von Lichtenau (1444–1517), Prince-Bishop of Augsburg *Wilhelmine, Gräfin von Lichtenau (1753–1820 in Berlin), official mistress of King Frederick William II of Prussia {{geodis ...
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Hessisch Lichtenau
Hessisch Lichtenau () is a small town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in eastern Hesse, Germany. In 2006, the town hosted the 46th Hessentag state festival. Geography Location Hessisch Lichtenau lies in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis 20 km southeast of Kassel between the Kaufunger Wald in the north, the Hoher Meißner (753.6 m above sea level) in the east, the Stölzinger Hills with the Eisberg (583 m) in the southeast and the Söhre in the south. The main town lies on the river Losse. Neighbouring communities Hessisch Lichtenau borders in the northeast on Berkatal and Großalmerode, in the east on Meißner, Hesse, Meißner and Waldkappel, in the south on Spangenberg, in the west on Söhrewald and in the northwest on Helsa. Constituent communities Hessisch Lichtenau’s ''Ortsteil, Stadtteile'' are Friedrichsbrück, Fürstenhagen, Hausen, Hirschhagen, Hollstein, Hopfelde, Küchen, Quentel, Reichenbach, Retterode, Velmeden, Walburg and Wickersrode Politics Town council Th ...
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Lichtenau, Baden-Württemberg
Lichtenau () is a small town in Rastatt district in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Geography Lichtenau is located in the Upper Rhine River Plains on the right bank of the Rhine between Rastatt and Kehl. Neighboring communities The city shares borders with the following communities, listed clockwise from the north: Rheinmünster, Ottersweier, Achern and Rheinau. West of the city is the Rhine and with it the French border. Boroughs The city of Lichtenau consists of Lichtenau (proper), Scherzheim, Ulm, Muckenschopf and Grauelsbaum. History Lichtenau developed from a water castle that the Bishop of Strasbourg had built in the years 1293 to 1296, complete with defensive wall, ditch and parapet. In 1300 Lichtenau received its city charter and until its Slighting in 1686 it remained a fortress. After the line of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenau ended the city became part of Hesse in 1736 and then was made part of Baden together with the '' Hanauerland'' in 1803. Dist ...
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Lichtenau, Bavaria
Lichtenau () is a market town in the district of Ansbach, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. A small village/town of roughly 3,780 population on the “Castle Road The Castle Road () is a theme route in southern Germany (in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg) and a small portion in the Czech Republic, between Mannheim and Prague. It was established in 1954. In 1994 it was possible to extend it to Prague. It ...” theme route of Southern Germany. It lies at 390 meters above sea level with an area of 41.39 km2 (16 sq mi). A very traditional little town, it is also home to the “Veste Lichtenau” (castle) which now houses the Nuremberg Archives. References External links Official Site of the townEvangelical-Lutheran congregation of Lichtenau Ansbach (district) {{Ansbachdistrict-geo-stub ...
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Lichtenau, Saxony
Lichtenau () is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, 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 .... References Mittelsachsen {{Mittelsachsen-geo-stub ...
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Lichtenau, Westphalia
Lichtenau () is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Lichtenau is situated on the western slope of the Eggegebirge, approx. 15 km south-east of Paderborn. Division of the town After the local government reforms of 1975 Lichtenau consists of the following 15 districts: * Lichtenau District * Asseln * Atteln * Blankenrode * Dalheim * Ebbinghausen * Grundsteinheim * Hakenberg * Henglarn * Herbram * Holtheim * Husen * Iggenhausen * Kleinenberg Twin Towns * Le Mans-Mayet (France—since September 29, 1985 * Rangsdorf (Brandenburg, Germany—since February 27, 1993 * Pieniężno (Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...) -- since October 14th, 1996 References External links Official ...
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Lichtenau, Lübbenau
Lichtenau (; ) is a village in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is located in Lower Lusatia, about 90 km (55 mi) south of Berlin. The village was annexed by the municipality Tornow in 1926 (according to different sources in 1928), which was annexed itself by Kittlitz in 1968. Since 26 October 2003, Lichtenau is part of the town Lübbenau. History Lichtenau was first mentioned in 1319 as ''Lichtenow''. The name derived from the German term for a clearing. The Lower Sorbian name was first mentioned in 1761. From 1815 on, Lichtenau was a village in the prussian Province of Brandenburg, where it was part of the Luckau district. On 21 July 1875, the municipality of Lichtenau and Gutsbezirk of the same name merged to the new municipality of Lichtenau, which then became part of the Calau district. On 1 January 1928, Lichtenau became a district of Tornow.Heinz-Dieter Krausch: ''Burger und Lübbenauer Spreewald. Ergebnisse der heimatkundlichen ...
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Lichtenau (river)
Lichtenau () is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the river Schwarza in the village Schwarza. See also *List of rivers of Thuringia A list of rivers of Thuringia, Germany: A *Alster * Apfelstädt * Ascherbach * Auma B * Biber * Bibra * Blambach * Bode * Breitenbach * Breitstrom D * Dammbach * Deube * Dober * Dürrbach E * Effelder * Eichbach * Ellenbach * Eller * Els ... Rivers of Thuringia Rivers of Germany {{Thuringia-river-stub ...
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Lichtenau Im Mühlkreis
Lichtenau im Mühlkreis is a municipality in the district of Rohrbach in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Lichtenau lies in the Mühlviertel The Mühlviertel () is an Austrian region belonging to the state of Upper Austria: it is one of four "quarters" of Upper Austria, the others being Hausruckviertel, Traunviertel, and Innviertel. It is named after the three rivers ', ', and '. .... About 33 percent of the municipality is forest, and 62 percent is farmland. References Cities and towns in Rohrbach District {{UpperAustria-geo-stub ...
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Lichtenau Im Waldviertel
Lichtenau im Waldviertel is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which .... Population References Cities and towns in Krems-Land District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub ...
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Alluitsoq
Alluitsoq, formerly spelled Agdluitsok, is a former settlement in southern Greenland, located on the Alluitsoq Fjord, Alluitsoq or Lichtenau Fjord near Kap Farvel, Cape Farewell. It is about 13 kilometers from Ammassivik (Sletten), located on the opposite side of the same fjord. It was founded as Lichtenau (German language, German: "Light Meadow") by the Moravian missions in Greenland, Moravian missionary Gotfried Grillich and five familiesMission in Greenland
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Lichkov
Lichkov () is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. In lies in the Orlické Mountains on the border with Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Ústí nad Orlicí District {{Pardubice-geo-stub ...
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Lichtenau, Ohio
Lichtenau is an abandoned village in Coshocton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History Lichtenau (German meaning "pasture of light") was founded as an Indian Christian settlement in the late 18th century by German-speaking missionaries of the Moravian Church The Moravian Church, or the Moravian Brethren ( or ), formally the (Latin: "Unity of the Brethren"), is one of the oldest Protestant denominations in Christianity, dating back to the Bohemian Reformation of the 15th century and the original .... The town was abandoned by the converts in 1780.Diary of David Zeisberger: A Moravian Missionary Among the Indians ...Volume I books.google.de References Geography of Coshocton County, Ohio Settlements of the Moravian Church Ghost towns in Ohio {{CoshoctonCountyOH-geo-stub ...
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