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Tauberbischofsheim
Tauberbischofsheim () is a German town in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg on the river Tauber with a population of about 13,200. It is the capital of the Main-Tauber (district), Main-Tauber district. It is a popular tourist destination due to its numerous historical buildings, including substantial remains of the medieval town fortifications. Tauberbischofsheim is also known for its fencing#Competitive fencing, fencers, who have won several Olympic Games, Olympic medals and world championships. Geography Location Tauberbischofsheim is located in the ''Tauberfranken'' region of Franconia on the river Tauber. Constituent communities Tauberbischofsheim consists of the main town of Tauberbischofsheim, as well as the ''Ortsteil, Stadtteile'' Dienstadt, Distelhausen, Dittigheim, Dittwar, Hochhausen and Impfingen.Stadt Tauberbischofsheim''Die Stadtteile der Kreisstadt Tauberbischofsheim''. www.tauberbischofsheim.de. Accessed 19 October 2014. The boundaries of these ''Stadtteile'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dittwar
Dittwar is a district of Tauberbischofsheim with 693 residents.Tauberbischofsheim''Die Stadtteile der Kreisstadt Tauberbischofsheim. Dittwar. - The districts of the district principal town Tauberbischofsheim. Dittwar'' www.tauberbischofsheim.de. 27.04.2019. Geography Location Dittwar is located south-west of Tauberbischofsheim in the ''Tauberfranken'' region of Franconia. District Dittwar is one of seven districts of Tauberbischofsheim. The other districts are the town of Tauberbischofsheim, as well as Dienstadt, Distelhausen, Dittigheim, Hochhausen (Tauberbischofsheim), Hochhausen and Impfingen. Dittwar was incorporated to Tauberbischofsheim during the local government reform in Baden-Württemberg on January 1, 1975. History History of the village Dittwar was first mentioned in 1100 as Ditebure (dit (mhd) = people / common / usually; bure (mhd) = farmer / neighbour). The name evolved to Dydebuor in 1343, Dytbuer in 1368, Dietbur in 1371, Dytewure in 1383, Dietwar in 1407, and fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dittigheim
Dittigheim is a district of Tauberbischofsheim with 915 residents.Tauberbischofsheim''Die Stadtteile der Kreisstadt Tauberbischofsheim. Dittigheim. - The districts of the district principal town Tauberbischofsheim. Dittigheim'' www.tauberbischofsheim.de. 27.04.2019. Geography Dittigheim is located south-east of Tauberbischofsheim in the '' Tauberfranken'' region of Franconia. History Dittigheim is one of seven districts of Tauberbischofsheim. The other districts are the town of Tauberbischofsheim, as well as Dienstadt, Distelhausen, Dittwar Dittwar is a district of Tauberbischofsheim with 693 residents.Tauberbischofsheim''Die Stadtteile der Kreisstadt Tauberbischofsheim. Dittwar. - The districts of the district principal town Tauberbischofsheim. Dittwar'' www.tauberbischofsheim.de. 2 ..., Hochhausen and Impfingen. Dittigheim was incorporated to Tauberbischofsheim during the local government reform in Baden-Württemberg on January 1, 1975. References External links {{Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Tauberbischofsheim
The Battle of Tauberbischofsheim was an engagement of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, on the 24 July at Tauberbischofsheim in the Grand Duchy of Baden between troops of the German Confederation and the Kingdom of Prussia. It was part of the campaign of the Main and ended with a Prussian victory. Preliminary campaign After the Prussian ''Mainarmee'' (German for: army of the river Main) had beaten the Bavarians at Kissingen, the Bavarian army retreated to Würzburg. The Prussians now turned west against the 8th Confederate Army (troops of Württemberg, Baden, Hesse and Nassau) which protected Frankfurt. After the 8th Army had lost the Battle of Frohnhofen, near Aschaffenburg, it gave up the defence of Frankfurt and went south-eastward to unite with the Bavarians at the river Tauber. The Prussian army followed. The battle The 8th Army, consisting of four divisions under the command of Prince Alexander of Hesse, was distributed to the following places on the day of the battle: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distelhausen
Distelhausen is a district of Tauberbischofsheim with 882 residents.Tauberbischofsheim''Die Stadtteile der Kreisstadt Tauberbischofsheim. Distelhausen. - The districts of the district principal town Tauberbischofsheim. Distelhausen'' www.tauberbischofsheim.de. 27.04.2019. Geography Distelhausenis located south-east of Tauberbischofsheim in the '' Tauberfranken'' region of Franconia. History Distelhausen is one of seven districts of Tauberbischofsheim. The other districts are the town of Tauberbischofsheim, as well as Dienstadt, Dittigheim, Dittwar Dittwar is a district of Tauberbischofsheim with 693 residents.Tauberbischofsheim''Die Stadtteile der Kreisstadt Tauberbischofsheim. Dittwar. - The districts of the district principal town Tauberbischofsheim. Dittwar'' www.tauberbischofsheim.de. 2 ..., Hochhausen and Impfingen. Distelhausen was incorporated to Tauberbischofsheim during the local government reform in Baden-Württemberg on January 1, 1975. References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dienstadt
Dienstadt is a district of Tauberbischofsheim with 315 residents.Tauberbischofsheim''Die Stadtteile der Kreisstadt Tauberbischofsheim. Dienstadt. - The districts of the district principal town Tauberbischofsheim. Dienstadt'' www.tauberbischofsheim.de. 27.04.2019. Geography Dienstadt is located west of Tauberbischofsheim in the '' Tauberfranken'' region of Franconia. History Dienstadt was first mentioned in 1314 as ''Diestadt'', in 1341 it was renamed Dienstadt. Dienstadt is one of seven districts of Tauberbischofsheim. The other districts are the town of Tauberbischofsheim, as well as Distelhausen, Dittigheim, Dittwar Dittwar is a district of Tauberbischofsheim with 693 residents.Tauberbischofsheim''Die Stadtteile der Kreisstadt Tauberbischofsheim. Dittwar. - The districts of the district principal town Tauberbischofsheim. Dittwar'' www.tauberbischofsheim.de. 2 ..., Hochhausen and Impfingen. Dienstadt was incorporated to Tauberbischofsheim during the local government refor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main-Tauber (district)
Main-Tauber-Kreis is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the northeast of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from northwest clockwise) Miltenberg, Main-Spessart, Würzburg, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim and Ansbach (all in Bavaria), and the districts of Schwäbisch Hall, Hohenlohe and Neckar-Odenwald. History Traces of human population in the area were found to go back as early as 5500 B.C. Throughout the 18th and 19th century, during the so''-''called ''Kleinstaaterei'', southern parts of today's district were part of the free imperial city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, the Principality of Ansbach, while the city of Weikersheim played a major role in the history of the Hohenlohe dynasty and temporarily was one of its seats. Later, the biggest part of the district was part of the Bishopric of Würzburg until 1803. Bad Mergentheim belonged to the Teutonic order and Tauberbischofsheim, the districts capitcal, was part of Kurmainz from 1237 to 1803. Coat of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lioba
Leoba, (also Lioba and Leofgyth) (c. 710 – 28 September 782) was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun and is recognized as a saint. In 746 she and others left Wimborne Minster in Dorset to join her kinsman Boniface in his mission to the German people. She was a learned woman and was involved in the foundation of nunneries in Kitzingen and Ochsenfurt. She had a leading role in evangelizing the area. Leoba was acclaimed for many miracles: saving a village from fire; saving a town from a terrible storm; protecting the reputation of the nuns in her convent; and saving the life of a fellow nun who was gravely ill – all accomplished through prayer. Her first letter to Boniface contains the first poetry known to have been written by an English woman. Early life She was born Leofgyth in Wessex to a noble family, the only child of elderly parents, Dynne and Æbbe. Her mother was related to Boniface, and Boniface was a friend of her father's. Her mother had a dream in which she would concei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tauber
The Tauber () is a river in Franconia (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria), Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length. The name derives from the Celtic word for water (compare: Dover). Course It flows through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Creglingen, Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim, and flows into the river Main in Wertheim am Main. The Tauber Valley Cycleway is a bicycle path which runs about 101 km along the course of the river. There is a medieval bridge over the river near Rothenburg ob der Tauber. See also *List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg *List of rivers of Bavaria A list of rivers of Bavaria, Germany: A * Aalbach * Abens * Ach * Afferbach * Affinger Bach * Ailsbach * Aisch * Aiterach * Alpbach *Alster * Altmühl * Alz * Amper * Anlauter * Arbach * Arbachgraben * Aschaff * Aschbach * Attel * Aubach, tributa ... References Rivers of Baden-Württemberg Rivers of Bavaria Ansbach (district) Würzburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tauberfranken
The region of Tauber Franconia () is a part of the region of Franconia, most of which lies in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Tauber Franconia is almost coextensive with the county of Main-Tauber-Kreis, which is bisected by the River Tauber, but a small part also belongs to the Bavarian county of Landkreis Würzburg, Würzburg. The upper reaches of the Tauber flow through 13 villages in seven municipalities in the county of Landkreis Ansbach, Ansbach, including the well known town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. The source of the Tauber is in the county of Schwäbisch Hall (district), Schwäbisch Hall. The most important towns in Tauber Franconia are Wertheim am Main, Tauberbischofsheim, Lauda-Königshofen and Bad Mergentheim on the Baden-Württemberg side, and Röttingen on the Bavarian side. External links Regions of Baden-Württemberg Regions of Bavaria Franconia {{Germany-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austro-Prussian War
The Austro-Prussian War (German: ''Preußisch-Österreichischer Krieg''), also known by many other names,Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Second War of Unification, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as ("German War"), ''Deutsch-Deutscher Krieg'' ("German-German War"), (; "German Brothers War") was fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, with each also being aided by various allies within the German Confederation. Prussia had also Italo-Prussian alliance, allied with the Kingdom of Italy, linking this conflict to the Third Italian War of Independence, Third Independence War of Italian unification. The Austro-Prussian War was part of the wider Austria-Prussia rivalry, rivalry between Austria and Prussia, and resulted in Prussian dominance over the German states. The major result of the war was a shift in power among the German states away from Austrian and towards Prussian hegemony. It resulted in the abolition of the German Confed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bischofsheim (other) , Baden-Württemberg
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Bischofsheim may refer to the following towns: * Bischofsheim, Hesse, in Hesse, Germany * Maintal-Bischofsheim, a district of the city of Maintal in Hesse, Germany * Bischofsheim in der Rhön, in Bavaria, Germany * Bischoffsheim, in Bas-Rhin, France Bischofsheim as part of name * Gau-Bischofsheim, Rheinland-Pfalz * Neckarbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg * Rheinbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg *Tauberbischofsheim Tauberbischofsheim () is a German town in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg on the river Tauber with a population of about 13,200. It is the capital of the Main-Tauber (district), Main-Tauber district. It is a popular tourist destination due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
