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Ulzburg
Henstedt-Ulzburg is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Geography The municipality of Henstedt-Ulzburg is situated approximately 30 km north of Hamburg and 13 km north of Norderstedt. Currently it is the largest municipality in Schleswig-Holstein without town privileges. The rivers Alster and Pinnau (river), Pinnau rise in Henstedt-Ulzburg. History The growing greater community of Henstedt-Ulzburg came into being on January 1, 1970, with the unification of the municipalities of Götzberg, Henstedt (with Henstedt-Rhen) and Ulzburg (with Ulzburg Süd). The three municipalities of Götzberg, Henstedt, and Ulzburg came into being during the Middle Ages as farming towns. Ulzburg is first mentioned in records in 1339, Henstedt in 1343, and Götzberg in 1520. Despite this, archaeological finds show that humans have lived in the area since the Paleolithic period, and the first settlements appeared there during the Bronze Age and the Iron A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Scheerer
Johann Wilhelm Karl Jakob Scheerer (6 November 1982 in Henstedt-Ulzburg) is a German musician and music producer based in Hamburg. He is known for his production of bands like Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Bosnian Rainbows, Pete Doherty, Peter Doherty, Omar Rodríguez-López, Faust (band), Faust or Gallon Drunk. Biography Johann Scheerer was born on 6 November 1982 to Jan Philipp Reemtsma and Ann-Kathrin Scheerer in Henstedt-Ulzburg, and grew up in Hamburg. At 16, he won a talent contest with his school band "Am kahlen Aste". The prize was a meeting with the then successful music producers, Berman Brothers (producers) (Caught in the Act (group), Caught in the Act, Hanson (band), Hanson). This was followed by a recording contract with Epic Records, Epic/Sony and the release of three singles and an album under the band name Score!. The band was not as successful as the record company had hoped, and the contract came to an end. The band subsequently split up some two years later. As a fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alster
The Alster () is a right tributary of the Elbe river in Northern Germany. It has its source near Henstedt-Ulzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, flows somewhat southwards through much of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and joins the Elbe in central Hamburg. The Alster is Hamburg's second most important river. While the Elbe river is a tidal navigation of international significance and prone to flooding, the Alster is a non-tidal, slow-flowing and in some places, seemingly untouched idyll of nature, in other places tamed and landscaped urban open space, urban space. In the city center, the river forms two lakes, both prominent features in Hamburg's cityscape. Geography In total, the Alster is long and has an incline from 31 m to 4 m above sea level. Its drainage basin is about .#hhlex, Hans Wilhelm Eckhardt. ''Alster'' in ''Hamburg Lexikon'', p. 24 Left tributaries to the Alster are: Rönne, Alte Alster, Sielbek, Ammersbek, Drosselbek, Bredenbek (Alster), Bredenbek, Rodenbek, Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thore Jacobsen
Thore-Andreas Jacobsen (born 19 April 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club 1860 Munich. Career Jacobsen was born in Henstedt-Ulzburg, Germany. He began his youth career at TSV Nahe before moving to Hamburger SV in 2009. In 2015, he moved to rivals Werder Bremen, where he joined the second and U-19 teams, where he is most often used as a midfielder. He made his 3. Liga debut off the bench on 5 September 2015 in a 3–1 loss to Preußen Münster. In March 2018, Jacobsen agreed a contract extension with Werder Bremen, making it his first contract on professional terms. Jacobsen moved to 3. Liga side 1. FC Magdeburg on loan for the 2019–20 season in June 2019. Having returned to Werder Bremen in summer 2020, he was linked with a move to a 2. Bundesliga club. In September, however, he re-joined 1. FC Magdeburg on loan for the season. On 30 June 2022, Jacobsen joined recently promoted 3. Liga club SV Elversberg on a two-year contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kross
David Kross (born 4 July 1990) is a German actor. He began his career at a young age with a small role in the 2002 film ''Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge'' and worked sporadically, mainly focusing on his school work. In 2008, he portrayed Michael Berg in the film ''The Reader''. For his part, he was nominated for various awards and went on to win the Sierra Award at the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards for Youth in Film. Kross has since worked in both German and English speaking film roles, including '' War Horse'', '' Race'' and '' Into the White''. Early life and education Kross was born in Henstedt-Ulzburg, 20 miles north of Hamburg. He grew up in Bargteheide, where he attended Eckhorst High School until 2007. He has two brothers and one sister. He played basketball at the professional club TSV Bargteheide between 2004 and 2006. Career His career started with a small appearance in the 2002 film ''Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge'' (English: ''Help, I'm a Boy!''). In December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Wittmann
Ole Wittmann (born 31 August 1977) is a German art historian, curator and publisher. He is specialized in the role of tattooing in art. His research on the German tattoo history of the late 19th and 20th century is considered pioneering. He has written the first German doctoral thesis on tattooing and art and his research has generated considerable media interest. Biographical and career information Wittmann was born in Henstedt-Ulzburg. He studied art history at the University of Hamburg and has been a visiting lecturer there. He worked for the Arno Schmidt Stiftung from 2009 to 2012 and was involved in the conception of the exhibition 'Tattoo' (2015) at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (''Museum of Art and Design Hamburg'') is a museum of fine, applied and decorative arts in Hamburg, Germany. It is located centrally, near the Hauptbahnhof. History The museum was founded in 1874, fol .... His doctoral thesis ''Tattoos in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Drinkuth
Felix Werner Wolfgang Drinkuth (born 20 October 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger for VfB Lübeck. Career In January 2019, Drinkuth joined 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn from Eintracht Norderstedt, before immediately being loaned out to Sportfreunde Lotte in the 3. Liga for the remainder of the season. Drinkuth made his professional debut for Sportfreunde Lotte in the 3. Liga on 25 January 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Maximilian Oesterhelweg in the 1–1 home draw against 1860 Munich. On 26 July 2019, Drinkuth was loaned out to Hallescher FC until the end of 2019–20 season. On 24 July 2019, Drinkuth joined FSV Zwickau on a 1-year deal. Personal life Drinkuth's uncle, Reenald Koch, is a former professional footballer who played for FC St. Pauli and Altona 93 Altonaer FC von 1893, commonly known as Altona 93 and abbreviated to AFC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in the Alto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florentyna Parker
Florentyna Parker (born 20 June 1989) is an English professional golfer born in Germany. Amateur career In 2006, Parker was in the training squad for the 2006 Curtis Cup. She competed in the 2008 Curtis Cup where she won her singles match. Professional career In 2010, Parker won the ABN AMRO Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour by two strokes. This win qualified her for the 2010 Women's British Open played at her home course Royal Birkdale Golf Club. This was her first tour win. In 2014, Parker won the Ladies Italian Open by one stroke. Similar to her 2010 victory, this qualified her for the Women's British Open at her home club. In 2017, she won the Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open by overcoming a four-shot deficit. This victory came in a playoff. Professional wins (3) Ladies European Tour (3) Team appearances Amateur * European Lady Junior's Team Championship (representing England): 2006 * Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners) * Junior S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usedom (town)
Usedom (also ' or ''Usedom Town'') is a town on Usedom Island, in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in north-eastern Germany, close to the border with Poland. It is the seat of the '' Amt'' Usedom-Süd, to which 14 other communities also belong. The whole island of Usedom was named after the town in medieval times. Geography The town lies in the southeastern part of the island of Usedom, in the so-called ''Achterland'', on the northwest shore of the Szczecin Lagoon. The town is bordered on the west and north by the Peenestrom, the aforesaid lagoon's western outlet to the Baltic Sea. Municipality subdivisions The following communities belong to the town of Usedom: History The region has been settled since Neolithic times, and from the 8th and 9th centuries by ancient Slavs, who built a castle on the hill now known as the Schloßberg. The town's name comes from the Slavic word "uznam", meaning river mouth. The town was destroyed by the Danes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segeberg
Segeberg (; ) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Pinneberg, Steinburg and Rendsburg-Eckernförde, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Plön, Ostholstein and Stormarn, and the city state of Hamburg. History The history of the district is connected to the history of Holstein. In 1134, the castle of Segeberg was erected as a regional centre from where the reeve of Segeberg ruled. When Schleswig-Holstein became a Prussian province in 1865, the Prussian administration established the district of Segeberg. Since then, the district has grown considerably twice: In 1932 parts of the dissolved district of Bordesholm joined the district; in 1970 the city of Norderstedt became part of the district. Geography The district of Segeberg consists of the agricultural plains between the cities of Neumünster and Hamburg. A southwestern portion of the hilly lakeland called "Holsteinische Schweiz" (Holsatian Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norderstedt
Norderstedt () is a city in Germany and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region (), the fourth largest city (with approximately 84,100 inhabitants as of 2023) in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, belonging to the Segeberg district. History Norderstedt was created by the merger of four villages on 1 January 1970: the villages of Friedrichsgabe and Garstedt, both belonging to the Pinneberg district, and the villages of Glashütte and Harksheide, both belonging to the Stormarn district. The newly created city was assigned to the Segeberg district. Location The city hall of Norderstedt is located at . Norderstedt is the southernmost city of Segeberg district, bordering with Hamburg in the south and forms part of Hamburg agglomeration. Transport and logistics Norderstedt is served by the Autobahn (federal motorway) A 7/E 45 via exit number 23 Hamburg-Schnelsen-Nord (Norderstedt-Süd), located on Hamburg territory, in the southwest, and exit number 21 Quickborn in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinnau (river)
The Pinnau is a river, which flows right or northeast of the main river, Elbe. The Pinnau is therefore a tributary in the southern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Pinnau is categorized by German (''Federal/state association water'') by "flow type" as a "marshland water body". The lower part between the Elbe and Uetersen is navigable for Classification of European Inland Waterways, Class II ships, the middle part between Uetersen and Pinneberg is navigable but not classified. Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur (i.e. Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure) Route The Pinnau has its sour ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of the three-age system, following the Stone Age and preceding the Iron Age. Conceived as a global era, the Bronze Age follows the Neolithic, with a transition period between the two known as the Chalcolithic. The final decades of the Bronze Age in the Mediterranean basin are often characterised as a period of widespread societal collapse known as the Late Bronze Age collapse (), although its severity and scope are debated among scholars. An ancient civilisation is deemed to be part of the Bronze Age if it either produced bronze by smelting its own copper and alloying it with tin, arsenic, or other metals, or traded other items for bronze from producing areas elsewhere. Bronze Age cultures were the first to History of writing, develop writin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
