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Thingplatz
A ''Thingspiel'' (plural ''Thingspiele'') was a kind of multi-disciplinary outdoor theatre performance which enjoyed brief popularity in pre-war Nazi Germany during the 1930s. A Thingplatz or Thingstätte was a specially-constructed outdoor amphitheatre built for such performances. About 400 were planned, but only about 40 were built between 1933 and 1939. History The idea of the Thingspiel movement was that the Volk would gather for völkisch meetings and for theatre and propaganda presentations. A ''Thing'' was an ancient judicial as well as social gathering of Germanic peoples, in an outdoor setting. The ''Thing'' sites were to be built as much as possible in a natural setting, incorporating rocks, trees, bodies of water, ruins, and hills of some historical or mythic significance.Robert R. Taylor, ''The Word in Stone: The Role of Architecture in the National Socialist Ideology'', Berkeley: University of California, 1974, , pp. 213–14. The term ''Thingspiel'' was fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandberge
The Brandberge is a protected natural area in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, in the northwest of Halle. It is part of the ''Naturpark Unteres Saaletal'', a protected landscape area which extends along the River Saale from Halle to Nienburg. In the past it has been used for military exercises and winter sports; during the Nazi era, the first official '' Thingplatz'' arena was built there. Geography and geology The Brandberge covers an area of in the northwest of Halle, between Kröllwitz and Heide Nord, on the edge of the Hercynian strike; cold south-southwest winds channelled by the area have an important influence on local weather.Naturschutzgebiete in der Stadt Halle (Saale) : pdf on Brandberge The area is characterised by multiple groups of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugard
The Rugard, at , is the highest elevation in the central region of the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen. This push end moraine was formed in the last ice age and lies on the northeastern perimeter of the town of Bergen auf Rügen. There was probably a castle here from the 9th century to the year 1325 A.D., in which princes of the Slavic Rani tribe resided. These princes ruled Rügen and parts of the adjacent mainland. The Slavic name ''Rugard'' (German: ''Rujanenburg'') dates to that period. The site had an inner and outer ward and covered an area of 2.3 hectares. When the Rani's princely line ended in 1325 with the death of Wizlaw III, the castle lost its importance and fell into disrepair. Some of its ramparts have survived, however, and may still be made out today. In the Middle Ages there was a mill here and the area was used for agriculture. Until 1830, when Prince Wilhelm Malte I of Putbus (1783-1854) had the ramparts reforested, the Rugard was treeless. Karl Frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainer Schlösser
Rainer Schlösser (sometimes anglicized as Schlosser or Schloesser; 28 July 1899 – 9 August 1945) was a German journalist and writer who held (1933–1945) the governmental post of ''Reichsdramaturg'' (Reich Drama Adviser) in the Ministry of Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda headed by Joseph Goebbels and also (from 1935 to 1938) President of the '' Reichstheaterkammer'' or Reich Theatre Chamber, the state governing body for drama. This was an even more important and high-profile position. The equivalent body in the world of music, the ''Reichsmusikkammer'', was headed by the world-famous composer Richard Strauss from 1933 to 1935. According to Dr. Gerwin Strobl, an academic specialist on the Third Reich and its cultural extensions, in his book ''The Swastika and the Stage: German Theatre and Society, 1933–1945:''Future leading figures of Nazi theatre, such as ''Reichsdramaturg'' Rainer Schlösser, or Leader of the Hitler Youth and head of the Vienna theatre, Baldur von Schira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Góra Świętej Anny (hill)
Góra Świętej Anny () or St. Anne Mountain (german: St. Annaberg; sli, Anaberg; szl, Świyntŏ Anna) is an inselberg in Upper Silesia, Poland, next to the community of the same name. It is the location of the Franciscan monastery with the miraculous statue of St. Anne and the imposing calvary, which is an important destination for Roman Catholic pilgrimage. It has been a strategic location important to both German and Polish nationalists, and in 1921 it was the site of the Battle of Annaberg, commemorated in the Third Reich by the construction of a Thingstätte (Amphitheatre) and a mausoleum. The theatre remains, but the Nazi mausoleum was destroyed and replaced with a monument to those who took part in the Third Silesian Uprising. The ''Composed Cultural and Natural Landscape'' of Góra Świętej Anny was announced one of Poland's official Historic Monuments (''Pomnik historii'') by the National Heritage Board of Poland and the President of Poland. Geology The Annaberg is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thing (assembly)
A thing, german: ding, ang, þing, enm, thing. (that is, "assembly" or folkmoot) was a governing assembly in early Germanic society, made up of the free people of the community presided over by a lawspeaker. Things took place at regular intervals, usually at prominent places that were accessible by travel. They provided legislative functions, as well as being social events and opportunities for trade. In modern usage, the meaning of this word in English and other languages has shifted to mean not just an assemblage of some sort but simply an object of any sort. Earliest reference and etymology The first detailed description of a thing was made by Tacitus in AD 98. Tacitus suggested that the things were annual delegate-based meetings that served legal and military functions. The oldest written reference of the thing is on a stone pillar found along Hadrian's Wall at Housestead in the UK. It is dated AD 43-410 and reads: "DEO MARTI THINCSO ET DUABUS ALAISIAGIS BEDE ET ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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