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Osten (Oste)
Osten (; nds, label=Northern Low Saxon, Oosten) is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Oste. Osten also means "East" in German. History Osten belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Duchy in a real union Real union is a union of two or more states, which share some state institutions in contrast to personal unions; however, they are not as unified as states in a political union. It is a development from personal union and has historically be ... and the Ducal territory became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823. References {{Cuxhaven-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osten Transporter Bridge Osten Transporter Bridge is an long transporter bridge over the Oste River in Osten (Oste), Lower Saxony, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou .... It was built in 1908-9 and was in regular use until 1974 and is now only used as a tourist attraction. The bridge can transport 6 cars or 100 persons simultaneously. External links * * http://www.schwebefaehre.org/ * Road bridges in Germany Transporter bridges Bridges completed in 1909 Buildings and structures in Cuxhaven (district) {{Germany-bridge-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |