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5 unusual facts about Burghausen, Altötting


Ashley Theophane

The fight in Burghausen represented a first contest of 12 rounds for Theophane and returned a majority decision for the Londoner against Harasch Hotaki from Afghanistan for the IBO international welterweight title.

Fritz Kreutzpointner

Fritz Kreutzpointner (born 14 September 1967 in Burghausen, Germany) is a German ex-racing driver who competed alongside Michael Schumacher and Karl Wendlinger in the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans with Mercedes.

Marek Krejčí

He was driving his Audi S3 on the road B12 in direction Mühldorf, being on his way back to Burghausen from Munich, when he lost control over the car in a left turn.

Seeon Abbey

More alterations in the late Gothic style were carried out between 1428 and 1433 by Konrad Pürkhel of Burghausen.

Sippie Wallace

In March 1986, following a concert in Germany at Burghausen Jazz Festival, she suffered a severe stroke, was hospitalized, returned to the US, and died on her 88th birthday at Sinai Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.


Altötting

The heart of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, the builder of Neuschwanstein castle lies in this chapel, along with that of his grandfathers and father.

Burghausen Castle

With the first partition of Bavaria in 1255 Burghausen Castle became the second residence of the dukes of Lower Bavaria, the main residence was Landshut.

Clap skate

The idea of a hinging skate was described and patented in 1894 by Karl Hannes, from Raitenhaslach, Burghausen.

Emmanuel Community

It has been entrusted with the task of animating various pilgrimage sites such as Paray-le-Monial and L'Île-Bouchard in France, Altötting in Germany and so on.

The Community operates international, 9-month formation programs called Mission Schools in Paray-le-Monial, France, Rome, Italy, Altötting, Germany, and Manila, Philippines, as well as evangelization evening schools in various locations around the world.

John Theodore of Bavaria

He was buried in Saint-Lambert Cathedral in Liège while his heart was buried in Grace Chapel, Altötting.

Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria

Louis IX (also known as Louis the Rich; 23 February 1417, Burghausen, Bavaria – 18 January 1479, Landshut), (German: Ludwig IX, Herzog von Bayern-Landshut) was Duke of Bavaria-Landshut from 1450.

St. Conrad's Inter College, Agra

Soon he was appointed to be in charge of the parlour (to receive visitors and guests) of the Capuchin Monastery at Altötting.

The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery

Knight and Nakimura's search for clues takes them to Munich, King Ludwig II's famous Neuschwanstein Castle, Altötting and Bavaria's forested countryside.


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