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5 unusual facts about Bergheim


Bergheim, Haut-Rhin

The majority of people who immigrated at that times were Swiss, German, Hungarian, Austrian, or Romanian.

Elsdorf

It is situated approximately 5 km south-west of Bergheim and 30 km west of Cologne.

Niederaußem

Niederaußem is a city part of Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, located 18 km west of Cologne.

Peter Fliesteden

He was born in a tiny place also called Fliesteden (now part of Bergheim, Rhein-Erft-Kreis) on an unknown date.

World Pool-Billiard Association

In March 1990, the inaugural WPA World Nine-ball Championship was held in Bergheim, Germany.


Forked cross

The crucifixes in St. Simon and St' Jude's in Thorr (Bergheim county), St. John's in Lage/Rieste (Lower Saxony), the cross in St. Peter's Church, Merzig and the crucifix in the Roman Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist in Kendenich (Hürth) also belong to this group.

Glaukos

Founded in 2001 by Olav Bergheim, Richard Hill and Mory Gharib, the company has raised $126 million in venture funding from Versant Ventures, OrbiMed Advisors, Frazier Healthcare Ventures, InterWest Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Domain Associates, Fjord Capital Management and Montreux Equity Partners.

Horrem station

In front of the station, there is a bus station with six platforms served by VRS bus routes towards Bergheim, Bedburg, Elsdorf, Erftstadt, Frechen, Hücheln, Hürth, Kerpen, Königshoven and Sindorf.

Kendall Webb

Kendall Myles Webb (born September 24, 1984 in Amarillo, Texas) was an All-American point guard for Wayland Baptist University who went on to play professionally for the Bergheim Bandits of Germany.

Ministerialis

Ministerial marriage was subject to review or approval of the liege, as in Salzburg:In July 1213 Archbishop Eberhard II of Salzburg (1200–1246) and Bishop Manegold of Passau (1206–1215) asked King Frederick II at the imperial court held at Eger (today Cheb in the Czech Republic) to confirm the marriage contract that Gerhoch II of Bergheim-Radeck, an archiepiscopal ministerial, had made with Bertha of Lonsdorf, a Passau ministerial.

Thou Swell

An instrumental version was recorded in Oslo on April 29, 1954 by "Verden Rundt's" All Star Band (Rowland Greenberg (trp) - A. Skjold (trombone) - K. Stokke (alt) - K. Bergheim (tenor) - Knut Hyrum (baritone) - I. Børsum (bass) - Scott Lunde (piano) - K. O. Hoff (drums)).


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