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14 unusual facts about Höxter


Anja Niedringhaus

Niedringhaus was born in Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia, and began working as a freelance photographer at age 17 while still in high school.

Battle of Hastenbeck

The French advance troops then marched to the north and established a bridgehead at Höxter.

Brakel, Germany

After a brief period of French rule in Napoleonic times, the district seat had to be yielded permanently to Höxter in 1832.

Frauenfriedenskirche

The organ of the Frauenfriedenskirche was built by the company Siegfried Sauer in Höxter in 1996.

Hans Christoph Becker-Foss

Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss (born 1949 in Höxter) is a German conductor, organist and harpsichordist and professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover.

Josef Franke

After leaving school, Franke studied at the Höxter Baugewerkschule (English:building trade school) and then at the Technical university of Charlottenburg as a guest student.

Oberwälder Land

The Oberwälder Land lies predominantly in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Höxter.

Road of Weser Renaissance

Equally impressive are the richly carved timber-framed facades, especially in Einbeck, Höxter, Brakel and Bad Salzuflen.

Rudolf Witzig

Rudolf Witzig joined the 16th Pioneer Battalion in Höxter on 1 April 1935, as an officer candidate.

Teutoburg Forest / Egge Hills Nature Park

Im Jahr 2008 wurde das Gebiet durch die bisher nicht umfassten Flächen der Kreise Höxter und Lippe erweitert.

In the east, the nature park reaches as far as the River Weser near Höxter; to the east it extends up to the city boundary of Paderborn.

Thomas von Heesen

Born in Höxter, North Rhine-Westphalia, von Heesen made his professional – and Bundesliga – debuts in 1980–81 with Hamburger SV, then went on to feature prominently for the club in the following two seasons, as the club won in that timeframe two leagues and the 1982–83 European Cup (during that campaign, he netted twice in just five matches, and appeared 34 minutes in the 1–0 final win against Juventus FC).

Vitus Georg Tönnemann

Tönnemann was born in 1659 in Höxter, the son of Heinrich Tönnemann, lawyer and adviser to the Prince-Bishop of Muster (von Galen).

Weser

Towns along the Weser, from the confluence of Werra and Fulda to the mouth, include: Hann. Münden, Beverungen, Höxter, Holzminden, Bodenwerder, Hameln, Hessisch Oldendorf, Rinteln, Vlotho, Bad Oeynhausen, Porta Westfalica, Minden, Petershagen, Nienburg, Achim, Bremen, Brake, Nordenham, Bremerhaven.


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