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Schloss Hirschberg
Schloss Hirschberg was once a Jagdschloss, hunting lodge of the Electorate of Cologne, Prince-Electors of Cologne. It was situated in Hirschberg, now part of the Warstein municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Originally built in the Middle Ages, the lodge was replaced by a Baroque architecture, baroque palace in the 17th century. In the 18th century, Prince-Elector Clemens August of Bavaria commissioned Johann Conrad Schlaun to make several modifications. The lodge became the center for large-scale ''Par force'' hunts. Today, apart from the former stables, the only remaining part of the complex is the main gate from the 18th century. This gate was incorporated in the 19th century into the building complex of the former Wedinghausen Abbey in Arnsberg, where it is now known as the Hirschberg Gate (). History In 1340, Count Gottfried IV of Arnsberg obtained the right from Walram of Jülich, Archbishop of Cologne, to grant Hirschberg town rights and to build a castle th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hirschberg may refer to: Places * Hirschberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Hirschberg, Thuringia, a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany * Hirschberg an der Bergstraße, a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Hirschberg, a former municipality in Switzerland, now incorporated into Oberegg District in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden * Hirschberg, a part of town of Warstein in the district of Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Hirschberg (Bad Hirschberg), German name for Doksy, a town on the shores of lake Máchovo jezero * , Weilheim in Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany * Hirschberger Großteich, German name for Lake Mácha, an artificial lake in the Liberec Region, Czech Republic * Hirschberg im Riesengebirge, the historic German name for Jelenia Góra, a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland Mountains and hills * Hirschberg (Bavaria), a moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trier
Trier ( , ; ), formerly and traditionally known in English as Trèves ( , ) and Triers (see also Names of Trier in different languages, names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle (river), Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, near the border with Luxembourg and within the important Mosel (wine region), Moselle wine region. Founded by the Ancient Romans, Romans in the late 1st century BC as ''Augusta Treverorum'' ("The City of Augustus among the Treveri"), Trier is considered Germany's oldest city. It is also the oldest cathedral, seat of a bishop north of the Alps. Trier was one of the four capitals of the Roman Empire during the Tetrarchy period in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries. In the Middle Ages, the archbishop-elector of Trier was an important prince of the Church who controlled land from the French border to the Rhine. The archbishop-elector of Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liebenburg
Liebenburg is a municipality in the Goslar (district), district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography The municipal area is situated north of the Harz mountain range, within the eastern Salzgitter Hills of the Innerste Uplands. It borders on the district capital Goslar, approx. in the south; the adjacent municipalities in the north are Salzgitter-Bad and Schladen in Wolfenbüttel (district), Wolfenbüttel District. Subdivisions The municipality comprises Liebenburg proper (with 2,140 inhabitants) and the following nine villages, which were incorporated on 1 July 1972 with the following population as of 30 June 2018: * Dörnten (1,189 inhabitants) with Kunigunde * Groß Döhren (872) * Heißum (301) * Klein Döhren (420) * Klein Mahner (333) * Neuenkirchen (206) * Ostharingen (246) * Othfresen (1,902) with Heimerode and Posthof * Upen (317) History Archaeological excavations of a gallery grave indicate a settlement of the area in the Late Neolithic. The former Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schloss Herzogsfreude
Schloss Herzogsfreude (also named Joy-le-Duc, the duke's pleasure) was a palace in Röttgen, part of the city of Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was a summer residence and hunting lodge of Clemens August of Bavaria, Electorate of Cologne, Prince-Elector and Archbishop of Cologne. It was destroyed in 1804 during the times of the First French Empire. Today nothing remains, except for a bronze miniature model of the palace at the palace square in Röttgen. History Cologne's Elector Clemens August of Bavaria (1700 - 1761) was an avid builder and renovator of palaces and hunting lodges within his territories. Schloss Herzogsfreude was one of these commissions. In addition, he was fond of hunting, primarily ‘par force’ hunts. ‘Par force’ hunts were grand theatrical events, meticulously planned to demonstrate power and greatness. Clemens August and his guests participated in the hunt, or positioned themselves centrally in the forest while they waited to be summo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Palace, Bonn
The Electoral Palace () in Bonn is the former residential palace of the Electorate of Cologne, Prince-Electors of Cologne. Since 1818, it has been the University of Bonn's main building in the city center, home to the University administration and the faculty of humanities and theology. It was built by Enrico Zuccalli for the prince-elector Joseph Clemens of Bavaria from 1697 to 1705. The ''Hofgarten'', a large park in front of the main building, is a popular place for students to meet, study and relax. The Hofgarten was repeatedly a place for political demonstrations, as for example the demonstration against the NATO Double-Track Decision on 22 October 1981, with about 250,000 participants. History The predecessor to the current palace was built from 1567 to 1577 for Archbishop of Cologne, Archbishop-Elector Salentin IX of Isenburg-Grenzau, Salentin of Isenburg. The structure was bounded to its south by the Defensive wall, city wall of Bonn. It was destroyed during the Siege o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clemenswerth Palace
Clemenswerth Palace (''Schloss Clemenswerth'') is a hunting complex or ''jagdschloss'' built in Sögel, Lower Saxony, Germany, by Clemens August of Bavaria in the 18th century. Bibliography * Emsländischer Heimatbund (ed.): ''Clemenswerth – Schloss im Emsland''. Sögel * Emslandmuseum Schloss Clemenswerth - Ein Museum schafft sich eine gesteigerte Identität, in: Jahrbuch des Emsländischen Heimatbundes Bd. 56/2010, Sögel 2009, S. 295–302. * See also: Other palaces, residences and hunting lodges of Clemens August of Bavaria * Schloss Ahaus * Schloss Arnsberg * Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces, Brühl * Electoral Palace, Bonn * Schloss Herzogsfreude * Schloss Hirschberg near Arnsberg * Schloss Liebenburg * Mergentheim Palace * Schloss Neuhaus in Paderborn * Osnabrück Palace * Poppelsdorf Palace in Bonn * Schloss Sassenberg Sassenberg() is a town in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north-east of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustusburg And Falkenlust Palaces, Brühl
The Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces form a historical building complex in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The buildings are connected by the spacious gardens and trees of the Schlosspark. Built in the early 18th century, the palaces and adjoining gardens are considered masterpieces of early rococo architecture and have been listed as a UNESCO cultural World Heritage Site since 1984. Augustusburg Palace () and its parks also serve as a venue for the Brühl Palace Concerts. History The Augustusburg Castle was built on the foundations of a medieval castle in 1725. It was planned and funded by Archbishop-Elector of Cologne, Clemens August of Bavaria of the Wittelsbach family, and designed by the architects Johann Conrad Schlaun and François de Cuvilliés. Shortly thereafter, François de Cuvilliés designed the Falkenlust hunting lodge to the southeast for Clemens August to practice falconry, and the lodge was built from 1729 to 1740. The elaborate gardens surround ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahaus
Ahaus (; Westphalian: ''Ausen'') is a town in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, lying some 20 km south-east of Enschede and 15 km south from Gronau. Ahaus is the location of one of Germany's interim storage facilities for radioactive spent fuel. History The first written mention of the aristocratic seat of ''Haus an der Aa'' dates from around 1030. Around 1120, Bernhard von Diepenheim had ''Ahaus'' Castle built where Ahaus Castle stands today. In 1154 his son Lifhard called himself ''von Ahaus'' for the first time. The lords of Ahaus belonged to the smaller noble dynasties in Westphalia in the wider environment of the Munster bishops. They got into a fight with them in 1176 when the nobleman Johann von Ahaus gave his castle as a fief to the Archbishop of Cologne. In 1177, however, John had to surrender to Prince Bishop Hermann II of Munstersubdue. The castles of Ahaus and Die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirschberger Tor (Arnsberg)
Bilsteinbach, in its lower course named Hirschberger Bach, is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is 9km long. It flows through the Bilstein Cave and discharges into the Schorenbach near Warstein. 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] |
Hirschberger Tor (Nordseite)
Bilsteinbach, in its lower course named Hirschberger Bach, is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is 9km long. It flows through the Bilstein Cave and discharges into the Schorenbach near Warstein. 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] |
Hirschberg - Design For The Hirschberger Tor By Johan Conrad Schlaun
Hirschberg may refer to: Places * Hirschberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Hirschberg, Thuringia, a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany * Hirschberg an der Bergstraße, a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Hirschberg, a former municipality in Switzerland, now incorporated into Oberegg District in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden * Hirschberg, a part of town of Warstein in the district of Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Hirschberg (Bad Hirschberg), German name for Doksy, a town on the shores of lake Máchovo jezero * , Weilheim in Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany * Hirschberger Großteich, German name for Lake Mácha, an artificial lake in the Liberec Region, Czech Republic * Hirschberg im Riesengebirge, the historic German name for Jelenia Góra, a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland Mountains and hills * Hirschberg (Bavaria), a moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
