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Zeulenroda
Zeulenroda-Triebes () is a German town in the district of Greiz in the state of Thuringia. Zeulenroda-Triebes is situated in the south of Greiz in the mountains of the Thuringian Slate Mountains (Thüringer Schiefergebirge), on the border with Saxony. The population of Zeulenroda-Triebes in 2006 was about 18,000. The largest company is Bauerfeind AG. The most famous sight in the town is the neoclassical town hall, built in 1827. Zeulenroda-Triebes is also known for the International Thuringia Women's Cycling Tour. Zeulenroda unt Bf station lies on the Werdau–Mehltheuer railway. History Zeulenroda was mentioned in a document for a Saalburg convent as early as 1325, in Medieval Latin as ''Zulenrode''. The village became a town in 1438. Zeulenroda belonged to the principality of the House of Reuss Elder Line for several centuries. On April 16, 1945 the United States Army took over Zeulenroda without a battle. On July 1 the Red Army occupied the town. In 1949 Zeulenroda and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeulenroda Unt Bf Station
Zeulenroda unt Bf (Zeulenroda lower station) is a station in Zeulenroda-Triebes on the Werdau–Mehltheuer railway in the German state of Thuringia. In addition to the now disused upper station (''Zeulenroda oberen Bahnhof''), the town also includes the halt (''Haltepunkt'') of Triebes. History The station was opened as ''Zeulenroda station'' on 15 November 1883 together with the Werdau–Mehltheuer railway, Werdau–Weida–Mehltheuer railway. It is located in the Zeulenroda district of ''Untere Haardt''. The Zeulenroda unt Bf–Zeulenroda ob Bf railway, town railway (''Stadtbahn'') to central Zeulenroda was opened on 1 September 1914. So there were two stations in Zeulenroda. The former station was renamed ''Zeulenroda unt Bf'' (short for ''unterer bahnhof'', lower station), the new station near the town centre was given the name on ''Zeulenroda ob Bf'' (short for ''oberer bahnhof'', upper station). Passenger services on the town railway stopped on 1 June 1975, although they r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeulenroda - Dam 2009 (aka)
Zeulenroda-Triebes () is a German town in the district of Greiz in the state of Thuringia. Zeulenroda-Triebes is situated in the south of Greiz in the mountains of the Thuringian Slate Mountains (Thüringer Schiefergebirge), on the border with Saxony. The population of Zeulenroda-Triebes in 2006 was about 18,000. The largest company is Bauerfeind AG. The most famous sight in the town is the neoclassical town hall, built in 1827. Zeulenroda-Triebes is also known for the International Thuringia Women's Cycling Tour. Zeulenroda unt Bf station lies on the Werdau–Mehltheuer railway. History Zeulenroda was mentioned in a document for a Saalburg convent as early as 1325, in Medieval Latin as ''Zulenrode''. The village became a town in 1438. Zeulenroda belonged to the principality of the House of Reuss Elder Line for several centuries. On April 16, 1945 the United States Army took over Zeulenroda without a battle. On July 1 the Red Army occupied the town. In 1949 Zeulenroda and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bauerfeind AG
:''See Bauernfeind for the surname.'' Bauerfeind AG is a German health care equipment company founded in 1929, specialising in medical aids. The company is one of the largest manufacturers of orthopaedic hosiery and inserts in the world. Initially established in Zeulenroda-Triebes, Thuringia, it moved headquarters to West Germany after World War II and returned to Zeulenroda post-reunification. The company's product range includes bandages, orthoses, compression stockings, and orthopedic insoles. The company provides products to support elite athletes and sports clubs. As a family-owned enterprise, Bauerfeind remains unlisted on all stock exchanges. Bauefeind employes over 2,200 people worldwide and is present in global markets including the U.S. and Europe. History The company was founded in Zeulenroda in 1929 by Bruno Bauerfeind as a manufacturer of medical rubber stockings. In 1949 his son, Rudolf Bauerfeind, relocated from Zeulenroda due to East Germany nationalisation pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Christian Gottlieb Ackermann
Johann Christian Gottlieb Ackermann (17 February 1756 – 9 March 1801) was a German medical doctor. Biography He was born at Zeulenroda, in Upper Saxony, on 17 February 1756. His parents were the physician Johann Samuel Ackermann (1705-1762) and Eva Rosine Oberreuther (1722-1776), the daughter of the tanning master Paul Steinmüller. Johann attended the University of Jena at only fifteen years old and was taught there by Ernst Gottfried Baldinger. The two relocated to Göttingen where he studied, apart from medicine, the classical sciences, as a student of Christian Gottlob Heyne. Ackermann was promoted in 1775 to private lecturer at the medical faculty of Halle, where he lived for two years. Afterwards, he returned to Zeulenroda to practice medicine and physics. In 1786, he followed a call to Altdorf, where he was appointed professor of chemistry. In 1794, he accepted a position as chair of applied medicine and - at the same time - a position as head of the local hospital fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greiz (district)
Greiz ( ) is a Kreis (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Saale-Holzland, Saale-Orla, district-free city Gera, the Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Altenburger Land, and the two Saxon districts Zwickau and Vogtlandkreis. History Historically the area of the district was part of the ''Vogtland'', named after the title ''Vogt'' given to the local rulers in the 13th century. Only two lines of the ''Reuß'' family survived from that time, with one principality based in Greiz, and the other in Gera and Schleiz. In 1919 both were merged into the ''Volksstaat Reuß'', which then became part of Thuringia in 1920. A subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp was located at Berga/Elster during World War II. It was an SS joint venture, in which inmates dug tunnels and laid railway tracks for the Schwalbe V project.Edward Victor. ''Alphabetical List of Camps, Subcamps and Other Camps.'' www.edwardvictor.com/Holocaust/Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Geithner
Timothy Franz Geithner (; born August 18, 1961) is an American former central banker who served as the 75th United States secretary of the treasury under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. He was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 2003 to 2009, following service in the Clinton administration. Since March 2014, he has served as president and chairman of Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm headquartered in New York City. As President of the New York Fed and Secretary of the Treasury, Geithner had a key role in government efforts to recover from the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession. At the New York Fed, Geithner helped manage crises involving Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and the American International Group; as Treasury Secretary, he oversaw allocation of $350 billion under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, enacted during the previous administration in response to the subprime mortgage crisis. Geithner also managed the administration' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Schreck
Gustav Ernst Schreck (born 8 September 1849 in Zeulenroda; died 22 January 1918 in Leipzig) was a German music teacher, composer and choirmaster of St. Thomas School, Thomasschule zu Leipzig, in Leipzig from 1893 to 1918. Life Schreck was born in 1849, the son of a hosier, which was at that time a usual profession in the region of Vogtland where his family lived. The children were required to actively contribute to the maintenance of the family household. The monotonous activity was interspersed with singing while performing works in the Schreck home. The musical abilities of the young Gustav were encouraged by early piano lessons. From 1863 to 1867 he attended the teacher training college in Greiz and was a member of the student choir. Upon completion of training, he worked temporarily as a village schoolmaster in Gommla and Remptendorf, Germany. In 1868 he moved to Leipzig to study music and other subjects at the Conservatory in that city with the Thomas cantor Ernst Friedrich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomaskantor
(Cantor at St. Thomas) is the common name for the musical director of the , now an internationally known boys' choir founded in Leipzig in 1212. The official historic title of the Thomaskantor in Latin, ', describes the two functions of Cantor (Christianity), cantor and director. As the cantor, he prepared the choir for service in four Lutheranism, Lutheran churches, Thomaskirche (St. Thomas), Nikolaikirche, Leipzig, Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas), St. Matthew, Leipzig, Neue Kirche (New Church) and St. Peter, Leipzig, Peterskirche (St. Peter). As director, he organized music for city functions such as town council elections and homages. Functions related to the university took place at the Paulinerkirche, Leipzig, Paulinerkirche. Johann Sebastian Bach was the most famous , from 1723 to 1750. Position Leipzig has had a Leipzig University, university dating back to 1409, and is a commercial center, hosting a Leipzig Trade Fair, trade fair first mentioned in 1165. It has been mostl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nýřany
Nýřany (; ) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Nýřany consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Nýřany (5,797) *Doubrava (263) *Kamenný Újezd (581) Etymology The name Nýřany referred to the settlement of ''nyrs''. The word ''nyr'' denoted a person living in a burrow, lair or den of an animal. Geography Nýřany is located about west of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the flat hill Dobrák at above sea level. The stream of Vejprnický potok flows through the town. History The first written mention of Nýřany is from 1272. The village was promoted to a town by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, Franz Joseph I on 29 January 1892. The village of Kamenný Újezd was first mentioned in 1215 and Doubrava in 1556. Around 1830, bituminous coal deposits were discovered. The start of mining meant the ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostelec Nad Orlicí
Kostelec nad Orlicí (; ) is a town in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,100 inhabitants. Administrative division Kostelec nad Orlicí consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kostelec nad Orlicí (5,675) *Koryta (84) *Kostelecká Lhota (282) *Kozodry (66) Etymology The name Kostelec means "fortified church". In 1568, the attribute ''nad Orlicí'' ("upon the Divoká Orlice, Orlice river") was added to distinguish it from other places with the same name. Geography Kostelec nad Orlicí is located about southwest of Rychnov nad Kněžnou and southeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Orlice Table. The highest point is at above sea level. The town is situated on the Divoká Orlice River. History The first written mention of Kostelec nad Orlicí is from 1316, when there was a fortified church. In 1341, it was referred to as a Městys, market town for the first tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giengen
Giengen (; full name: Giengen an der Brenz; Swabian: ''Gẽänge'') is a former Free Imperial City in eastern Baden-Württemberg near the border with Bavaria in southern Germany. The town is located in the district of Heidenheim at the eastern edge of the Swabian Alb, about 30 kilometers northeast of Ulm on the Brenz River. Giengen is the hometown of the Margarete Steiff corporation, who invented the teddy bear. Positioned on the Nuremberg-Ulm-Constance route, one of the main feeder routes of the Compostella Trail, Giengen is visited each year by an increasing number of walking pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostella. History The first documentary evidence of the town was contained in a chronicle of the monastery of Peterhausen that reported on the death in battle in 1078 of margrave Diepold II von Vohburg, lord of Giengen. In 1147, Adele, daughter of Diepold III, was married to Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa but was divorced after a few years due to childlessness. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Erfurt is the capital and largest city. Other cities include Jena, Gera and Weimar. Thuringia is bordered by Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Saxony, and Saxony-Anhalt. It has been known as "the green heart of Germany" () from the late 19th century due to its broad, dense forest. Most of Thuringia is in the Saale drainage basin, a bank (geography), left-bank tributary of the Elbe. Thuringia is home to the Rennsteig, Germany's best-known hiking, hiking trail. Its winter resort of Oberhof, Germany, Oberhof makes it a well-equipped winter sports destination – half of Germany's 136 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic gold medals had been won by Thuringian athletes as of 2014. Thuringia was favoured by or was the birthplace of three key intellectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
