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Platten may refer to: People * Fritz Platten (1883–1942), Swiss communist * John Platten (born 1963), Australian rules footballer * Rachel Platten (born 1981), American singer and songwriter * Stephen George Platten (born 1947), Bishop of Wakefield (Church of England) Places * Platten, Germany, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * ''Platten'', the German name for Blatno (Chomutov District), a village in the Czech Republic * ''Bergstadt Platten'', the German name for Horní Blatná, a town in the Czech Republic Other uses * An alternate spelling of platen, a platform with a variety of roles in printing or manufacturing See also * Lake Platten-See or Lake Balaton, a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary * Platen (other) A platen A platen (or platten) is a platform with a variety of roles in printing or manufacturing. It can be a flat metal (or earlier, wooden) plate pressed against a medium (such as paper) to cause an impression i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Platten
Fritz Platten (8 July 1883 – 22 April 1942) was a Swiss communist politician and one of the founders of the Communist International. Early life Platten was born in the village of Tablat, now part of St. Gallen, on 8 July 1883, to an Old Catholic family. He was the son of Maria Strässle and Peter Platten, a German carpenter and innkeeper. Having moved to Zürich in 1892, he worked as an apprentice locksmith from 1898 to 1902. After working various jobs, Platten took part in the First Russian Revolution in Riga, in 1906, for which he was jailed until escaping to Switzerland in 1908. Career Platten began his political career as a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, of which he was secretary between 1915 and 1919. In the 1917 federal election he was elected as a member of the National Council for the canton of Zürich, where he served until 1923. In 1921, along with other dissidents from the left-wing of the Social Democrats, Platten was one of the founding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Platten
John Patrick Platten (born 17 March 1963) is a retired Australian Rules Football player. Platten's career began in the SANFL, where he won a Magarey Medal with Central District, and also with Hawthorn, where he played in four premierships and won the 1987 Brownlow Medal. Platten remains a popular and respected figure at both clubs and is also an inductee in both the AFL and SANFL Halls of Fame. Career Platten was born in South Australia. He began his career with Central Districts in the SANFL: a junior with the Centrals; he commenced in the junior ranks in 1979 and made his league debut in 1981. Platten immediately made an impact with Centrals, becoming a full State Representative in 1982, and continued to be a regular in the state team throughout his career. Platten's greatest achievement at Centrals was his 1984 Magarey Medal win. Platten was recruited to Carlton but after a protracted legal case eventually joined Hawthorn for the 1986 season. Keeping the number 44 on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Platten
Rachel Ashley Platten (born May 20, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and author. After releasing two albums independently in 2003 and 2011, she signed with Columbia Records in 2015 and released her mainstream debut single, "Fight Song (Rachel Platten song), Fight Song", which peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the USA, topped charts in the UK and peaked within the top ten of multiple charts worldwide. Platten won a Daytime Emmy Award for a live performance of the song on ''Good Morning America''. Her major-label debut studio album, ''Wildfire (Rachel Platten album), Wildfire'' (2016), was certified RIAA certification, gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and featured the follow-up singles "Stand by You (Rachel Platten song), Stand by You" and "Better Place (Rachel Platten song), Better Place". Her second major-label album, ''Waves (Rachel Platten album), Waves'' (2017), came out a year later. Outside of music Rache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen George Platten
Stephen George Platten (born 17 May 1947 at Southgate, Middlesex), is a retired Anglican prelate, the last to serve as diocesan Bishop of Wakefield in the Church of England. Consecrated as a bishop on 19 July 2003, he was installed at Wakefield Cathedral on 19 July 2003. Platten previously served as Dean of Norwich from 1995. Early life and education Platten was educated at the Stationers' Company's School, later graduating with a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree from the Institute of Education and a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Theology from Cuddesdon College. He then pursued further religious studies at Trinity College, Oxford, receiving a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree. Bishop Platten was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters (Hon DLitt) from UEA in 2003 and an Hon. DUniv from the University of Huddersfield in 2012. Ordained ministry Platten was ordained a deacon in 1975 and entered the priesthood in 1976 in the diocese of Oxford. He served as a Canon Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platten, Germany
Platten () is an '' Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The municipality lies on the river Lieser in a side valley of the Moselle. The nearest middle centres are Wittlich and Bernkastel-Kues. Platten belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Wittlich-Land, whose seat is in Wittlich, although that town is itself not in the ''Verbandsgemeinde''. History In 1084, Platten had its first documentary mention as ''villa Platana''. Beginning in 1794, Platten lay under French rule. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1947, it has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 12 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blatno (Chomutov District)
Blatno () is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Blatno lies approximately north-west of Chomutov, west of Ústí nad Labem, and north-west of Prague. The Bílina Bílina (; ) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. It is known for its destination spa, spas and as a source of the strongly mineralized water, Bílinská kyselka. The ... River originates in the municipal territory. Administrative division Blatno consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Blatno (249) *Bečov (62) *Hrádečná (64) *Květnov (23) *Mezihoří (49) *Radenov (33) *Šerchov (51) *Zákoutí (64) Demographics References External links * Villages in Chomutov District Villages in the Ore Mountains {{ÚstínadLabem-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horní Blatná
Horní Blatná () is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. The town is historically associated with tin mining and is located in the Ore Mountain Mining Region, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Geography Horní Blatná is located about north of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is at above sea level. History The settlement of the area was closely connected with tin mining, the origins of which date back to the end of the 15th century. Horní Blatná was founded as a mining town in 1532. In 1548, it was promoted to a royal mining town by Emperor Ferdinand I and obtained various privileges. The railway was opened in 1898. According to the census of 1921, the town had a population of 2,090 Germans, 14 Czechoslovaks and 58 foreigners. The vast majority of the inhabitants were Roman Catholi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platen
A platen (or platten) is a platform with a variety of roles in printing or manufacturing. It can be a flat metal (or earlier, wooden) plate pressed against a medium (such as paper) to cause an impression in letterpress printing. Platen may also refer to a typewriter roller which friction-feeds paper into position below the typebars or print head. It can refer to the glass surface of a copier, and the rotating disk used to polish semiconductor wafers. Applications Office equipment In office copiers and scanners, the platen is a flat glass surface on which operators place papers or books for scanning. The platen is also called the flatbed. Platens are also used in some printers, such as the dot-matrix printer. Manufacturing and processing Semiconductor manufacturing In semiconductor manufacturing, specifically chemical-mechanical planarization, a flat, rotating platen covered with a pad is used to polish semiconductor wafers (see image). Screen printing In textile sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Platten-See
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and the canalized Sió is the only outflow. The mountainous region of the northern shore is known both for its historic character and as a major wine region, while the flat southern shore is known for its resort towns. Balatonfüred and Hévíz developed early as resorts for the wealthy, but it was not until the late 19th century when landowners, ruined by ''Phylloxera'' attacking their grape vines, began building summer homes to rent out to the burgeoning middle class. Name In distinction to all other Hungarian endonyms for lakes, which universally bear the suffix ''-tó'' 'lake', Lake Balaton is referred to in Hungarian with a definite article; that is, ''a Balaton'' 'the Balaton'. It was called ''lacus Pelsodis'' or ''Pelso'' by the Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
