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unusual facts about Engen, Germany


Venus of Monruz

The "Venus of Engen" is a figurine bearing a remarkable resemblance to the Venus of Monruz.


Alois Dessauer

Alois Joseph Dessauer (born Aron Baruch Dessauer; February 21, 1763, Gochsheim - April 11, 1850, Aschaffenburg) was a famous German court banker (Court Jew).

Ammeldingen an der Our

Ammeldingen an der Our is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Anton Thraen

Anton Karl Thraen (17 January 1843 in Holungen – 18 February 1902 in Dingelstädt) was a German astronomer and named two minor planets, 442 Eichsfeldia and 443 Photographica.

BBV Hagen

The name "Brandt Hagen", for the new club, originated from the main sponsor Brandt Zwieback, a well known producer of zwieback in Germany.

Bentheim-Tecklenburg

Bentheim-Tecklenburg was a German district based in the region around Tecklenburg in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Bodenrode-Westhausen

Bodenrode-Westhausen is a municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany.

Botanischer Garten in Bad Langensalza

The Botanischer Garten in Bad Langensalza is a botanical garden located at Kurpromenade 5b, Bad Langensalza, Thuringia, Germany.

Charles H. Wacker

His father was Frederick Wacker, a brewer, who was born in Württemberg Germany.

Cörmigk

Cörmigk is a village and a former municipality in the district Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Detachment R

Detachment R (also known as the U.S. Army Russian Area School) was a special U.S. Army School initially located in a former Wehrmacht garrison in Oberammergau and later moved to Regensburg, Germany, where it remained from 1950 to 1954, when it was moved back to Oberammergau.

E53

European route E53, a road connecting Plzeň, Czech Republic and München, Germany

Ferdinand Gregorovius

He eventually returned to Germany, where he died in Munich.

François Dominique de Reynaud, Comte de Montlosier

In September 1791, after the dissolution of the Assembly, Montlosier fled to Germany where he tried to join the counter-revolutionary Army of Condé at Coblenz.

Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart

Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart was born in Osnabrück, Germany and studied architecture, interior design and sculpture at Hanover School of Art and the Technical College, Hanover.

Haff

Am Stettiner Haff, Amt in the district of Uecker-Randow, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Hammoor

Hammoor is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Henk van den Breemen

The “Gang of five”, as they were called when the pamphlet was presented in Washington DC (January 2008), consisted of General (ret.) John Shalikashvili (USA), General (ret.) Dr. Klaus Naumann (Germany), Admiral (ret.) Jacques Lanxade and Field Marshal the Lord Inge (UK).

Herbert Westfaling

Westfaling was born in London, England, the son of Harbert Westphaling, whose family originated in Westphalia (Germany).

Hüttingen an der Kyll

Hüttingen an der Kyll is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Imusicapella

He was the winner of the Conductor's Prize for Outstanding Artistic Performance at the 6th Harmonie Festival 2011 in Lindenholzhausen, Germany, and the "Pro Musica Viva Maria Strecker Daelen Preis" Conductor's Prize for the Best Interpretation of a Contemporary Choral Work at the 10th International Chamber Choir Competition 2007 in Marktoberdorf, Germany.

Joshua Kadison

It peaked at #19 on the U.S. Billboard charts, and Filipino actor/singer Jericho Rosales recorded and released a version of it on his own 2009 album Change. Painted Desert Serenade went platinum in the US and Germany, and went multi-platinum in Australia and New Zealand.

Journal of Contemporary History

The winner of the first George L. Mosse Prize in 2006 was the British historian of Nazi Germany Alex J. Kay, who won for his article Germany’s Staatssekretäre, Mass Starvation and the Meeting of 2 May 1941.

Konstanz

Konstanz station is served by the Upper Rhine Railway running west to Singen with connections to all parts of Germany, and the Etzwilen–Konstanz line running south into Switzerland, connecting to major routes at Weinfelden.

Kultur- und Sozialstiftung Internationale Junge Orchesterakademie

Since 1994, the foundation presents, annually at Easter, charity concerts within the Bayreuther Osterfestival, the Osterfestival Nördliche Oberpfalz and tour concerts in Selb and Bielefeld (Germany) for the benefit of children suffering from cancer.

Libertas Germany

In March 2009 the foundation of Libertas Germany was disclosed at a press conference in Berlin.

Luise von Ploennies

Luise von Ploennies (7 November 1803 – 22 January 1872) was a German poet born at Hanau, the daughter of the naturalist Johann Philipp Achilles Leisler.

Matthias Klotz

Matthias Klotz did not really build his instruments according to the classical Italian style but rather made them similar to those of masters from Fussen (a town in Bavaria) and Swabian (Southern Germany).

Mittelrhein

Middle Rhine (German: Mittelrhein), the Rhine River between Bingen and Bonn, Germany

New Bedford Highway Killer

Guedes could still be prosecuted for the 2000 murder of a prostitute in Aveiro, Portugal and similar murders in Germany (or neighboring countries) where Guedes resided in the 1990s.

Nutteln

Nutteln is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Oeschebüttel

Oeschebüttel is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Osterburg

Osterberg, a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Germany

OTE

In 2007 Marfin Investment Group acquired 20% of the company, and in March 2008 sold it to Germany's Deutsche Telekom which later increased its stake to 25% plus one vote, matching that of the state.

PIKO

PIKO manufactures its own products, at its headquarters factory in Sonneberg (Thüringen) Germany, and at its own factory, PIKO China, in Guangdong, PRC.

Plötzkau

Plötzkau is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Rantrum

Rantrum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Schloss Favorite

Lustschloss Favorite (Mainz), baroque chateaux that existed between 1722 and 1793 in Mainz, Germany

Schülp, Dithmarschen

Schülp is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Stephan Breuing

Stephan Breuing (born September 21, 1985 in Bochum) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 2005.

Stephen Caudel

Toured extensively (Britain, Germany and Japan) including Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Markneukirchen Guitar Festival, Karuizawa Music Festival and 3 nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall as Special Guest of Art Garfunkel.

STN Atlas

STN ATLAS Elektronik GmbH was a German defence company, producing sensors and other electronic or computer components such as Radar, Sonar, fire-control systems, simulations.

Süderau

Süderau is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Tannöd

A film adaptation of the novel with the same title Tannöd was released in cinemas in Germany on 19 November 2009, directed by Bettina Oberli, (Wüste-Film West) and starring Julia Jentsch, Monica Bleibtreu and Volker Bruch.

The Colditz Story

It is based on the book written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz Castle, in Germany during the Second World War and who was the Escape Officer for British POWs within the castle.

The Fatherland

Having been born in Munich, Germany, and moved to New York City in 1896, Viereck graduated from the College of the City of New York and directly entered the world of publishing.

Thomas D

Outside Germany, he is probably best known for Wish (Komm zu mir) which he performed with Franka Potente on the soundtrack of the movie Run Lola Run.

Walter Arendt

Walter Arendt (born 17 January 1925 in Heessen; died 7 March 2005 in Bornheim) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Werner Heldt

Werner Heldt (1904–54) was a German painter.

Woggersin

Woggersin is a municipality in the district of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Wredenhagen

Wredenhagen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.


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