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Weißer Turm (Bad Homburg)
Weißer Turm or Weisser Turm is German for "White Tower". It may refer to: * Weißer Turm (Bad Homburg), also known as Schloßturm, a landmark in Bad Homburg, Germany * Weißer Turm (Nuremberg U-Bahn) and the nearby landmark in Nuremberg, Germany * Weißer Turm, a landmark in the Bergen-Enkheim district of Frankfurt am Main * Weißer Turm, a landmark in Rees, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Weißer Turm, a landmark in Oberwesel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany See also * Weißenthurm Weißenthurm () is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite Neuwied, approximately 12 km northwest of Koblenz. The town is spelled with an ß which may ..., a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * White Tower (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Homburg
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (, ) is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus mountains. Bad Homburg is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. The town's official name is ''Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe'', which distinguishes it from other places named Homburg. The town has become best known for its mineral springs and spa (hence the prefix ''Bad'', meaning "bath"), and for its casino. , the town used the marketing slogan ''Champagnerluft und Tradition'' (Champagne air and tradition). , Bad Homburg was one of the wealthiest towns in Germany (while the Hochtaunuskreis itself and the Landkreis Starnberg in Bavaria regularly vie for the title of the wealthiest district in Germany). History Medieval origins Local tradition holds that Bad Homburg's documented history began with the mention of the ''Villa Tidenheim'' in the Lorsch codex, associated with the year 782. This ''Villa Tidenheim'' was equated with the historic city c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weißer Turm (Nuremberg U-Bahn)
Weißer Turm or Weisser Turm is German for "White Tower". It may refer to: * Weißer Turm (Bad Homburg), also known as Schloßturm, a landmark in Bad Homburg, Germany * Weißer Turm (Nuremberg U-Bahn) and the nearby landmark in Nuremberg, Germany * Weißer Turm, a landmark in the Bergen-Enkheim district of Frankfurt am Main * Weißer Turm, a landmark in Rees, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Weißer Turm, a landmark in Oberwesel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany See also * Weißenthurm Weißenthurm () is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite Neuwied, approximately 12 km northwest of Koblenz. The town is spelled with an ß which may ..., a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * White Tower (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergen-Enkheim
Bergen-Enkheim is a borough ('' Ortsbezirk'') of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Bergen-Enkheim is a popular residential area with families and sports enthusiasts for its small-town character, excellent infrastructure, and the highest number of clubs ( Vereine) in Frankfurt, many of them sports clubs. Its athletic facilities include a modern track and field complex, a tennis club, an extensive, recently modernized indoor and outdoor public swimming and sports center, and a nature preserve with small lakes and many kilometers of forested walking, running and biking paths ( Enkheimer Ried). The southern side of the Berger Rücken, once covered with vineyards, is now one of Frankfurt's premier residential districts, the Berger Hang. The district in the eastern part of Frankfurt was once formed from the independent towns of Bergen and Enkheim. It borders the districts of Seckbach in the west and Fechenheim in the south, the town of Maintal in the east and the town of Bad Vilbel in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rees, Germany
Rees () is a town in the Kleve (district), district of Kleve in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Rhine, approximately 20 km east of Kleve. The population in 2005 was 22,559. Founded in 1228, Rees is the oldest town in the lower Rhine area. Geography Rees is administratively organized in eight communities: * Community of Bienen * Community of Empel * Community of Esserden * Community of Haffen * Community of Haldern * Community of Mehr * Community of Millingen * Community of Rees The neighbouring municipalities are Oude IJsselstreek (province of Gelderland, Netherlands, NL) and Isselburg (district of Borken (district), Borken) in the North, Hamminkeln and Wesel in the East, Xanten in the South (all district of Wesel (district), Wesel), and Kalkar and Emmerich am Rhein, Emmerich in the West. History The origin of the town is a Franks, Frankish settlement established between 500-800 AD. The name Rees most probably goes back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberwesel
Oberwesel () is a town on the Middle Rhine in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Hunsrück-Mittelrhein, whose seat is in Emmelshausen. Geography Location Oberwesel lies on the river Rhine’s left (west) bank in the Rhine Gorge or Upper Middle Rhine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, between the neighbouring towns of Sankt Goar and Bacharach. It is called Oberwesel ("Upper Wesel") to distinguish it from the other city called Wesel along the Lower Rhine. Constituent communities The town is made up of several '' Stadtteile'', namely the main centre, also called Oberwesel, and the outlying centres of Engehöll, Dellhofen and Langscheid. Climate Yearly precipitation in Oberwesel amounts to 604 mm, which is very low, falling into the lowest fourth of the precipitation chart for all Germany. Only at 22% of the German Weather Service’s weather stations are even lower figures recorded. The driest mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weißenthurm
Weißenthurm () is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite Neuwied, approximately 12 km northwest of Koblenz. The town is spelled with an ß which may be replaced by ss if not available (Weissenthurm). Weißenthurm is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde A (; plural ) is a low-level administrative division, administrative unit in the Germany, German States of Germany, federal states of Brandenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. A is typically composed of a small group of Municipalitie ...'' ("collective municipality") Weißenthurm. References Towns in Rhineland-Palatinate Mayen-Koblenz {{MayenKoblenz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
