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11 unusual facts about Hoya


Battle of Detern

In the course of the battle an East Frisian peasant army under Focko Ukena and Sibet of Rüstringen defeated the Oldenburg troops called by Chieftain Ocko II tom Brok to assist him, the Archbishop of Bremen and the counts of Hoya, Diepholz and Tecklenburg, who had besieged Detern.

Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verein

On 2 July 1966, museum railway services began on the narrow gauge section of line from Bruchhausen-Vilsen to Heiligenberg operated by the Verkehrsbetriebe Grafschaft Hoya, about 35 km south of Bremen, using the steam locomotive Bruchhausen and one coach.

Under the name Hoyaer Eisenbahn, a connecting service is operated on the EystrupHoya–Bruchhausen-Vilsen–Syke route.

Dietrich Heinrich Ludwig von Ompteda

Dietrich Heinrich Ludwig von Ompteda (5 March 1746, Hoya - 18 May 1803, Regensburg) was a Hanoverian jurist and government minister.

H. diptera

Hoya diptera (Seemann, 1896), a waxplant species in the genus Hoya native to the Fiji Islands

Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer

He studied theology at Jena, was pastor at Harste, Hoya, also serving as superintendent there, and Neustadt am Rübenberge, and eventually became (1841) member of the Hanover Consistory of the Church of Hanover, and superintendent at Hanover.

Kampfgeschwader 54

I Gruppe were not formed until December 1939 near Hoya.

Middle Weser Valley

On the Lower Saxon side of the border, in the district of Nienburg/Weser, the Middle Weser Valley is home to the municipalities of Stolzenau, Landesbergen, Steyerberg, Liebenau, Nienburg/Weser, Marklohe, Heemsen, Eystrup and Hoya.

Otto VIII, Count of Hoya

Otto VIII, Count of Hoya (1530 – 25 February 1582 at Hoya Castle in Hoya) was the last ruling Count of Hoya.

Wax plant

Hoya, a tropical climbing plants genus in the family Apocynaceae native to southern Asia, Australia and Polynesia

Weser Depression

Below Hoya, the Weser reaches the Breslau-Magdeburg-Bremen glacial valley, which approaches from the southeast.


Basque Prehistory

Some towns like La Custodia (Biana, Navarre) would become clearly romanized, while others not far away, like La Hoya, would retain their original native character fully.

Bodegas Vicente Gandia

The vineyards at Hoya de Cadenas have a 200 hectare area, being Vallejo Arroyo and Chacelas the most attractive zones with their clayey soil that produce wines and grapes from different Appelations of Origin including Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, Sauvingnon Blanc and Bobal – symbol of Utiel-Requena Appelation of Origin.

Endomicroscopy

Two endomicroscope products have been developed: the Pentax ISC-1000/EC3870CIK (Pentax/Hoya, Tokyo, Japan), now withdrawn from some markets, and Cellvizio (Mauna Kea Technologies, Paris, France).

Hodenberg

In 1291 this son, Heinrich, Edelherr von Hodenhagen (Henry, Baron of Hodenhagen), sold Hodenberg Castle with all its estate west of the Weser and all its inhabitants to the counts of Hoya, who shortly afterwards also captured the estate of the Vogtei of Bücken.

Jobst II, Count of Hoya

In 1532, Jobst dissolved the abbey in Bücken and other monasteries in Hoya; only the abbey in Bassum was allowed to continue as a befitting place for unmarried daughters of the nobility.

Joe A. Martinez

Martinez became the featured ring announcer for Oscar De La Hoya's, Fox reality television series "The Next Great Champ" in 2004.

John V, Count of Hoya

He was the son of Count Eric I of Hoya and his wife Helen, the daughter of Duke Magnus II Torquatus.

John VII of Hoya

John VII of Hoya (died 11 June 1535, fell in battle near Assens on Funen in Denmark) was a German count and army commander in the service of Lübeck and Sweden.

Larry Merchant

When De la Hoya entered the ring to Mariachi music, Merchant stated that while he loved Mariachi music, he felt that it "stunk" in this particular situation.

Lya Barrioz

In 2006 Barrioz was invited by the Nicaraguan boxing champion, Ricardo Mayorga, to sing the Nicaraguan National Anthem, Salve a ti, Nicaragua, in the boxing ring before his fight with Oscar de la Hoya.

Makua Rothman

But after rigorously working with trainer and friend Rob Garcia, (strength trainer for professional boxer Oscar De La Hoya) Makua brought his weight down to roughly 160 pounds, a weight loss that has significantly benefited Makua’s surfing.

Students of Georgetown, Inc.

During its third year of operations, Hoya Snaxa expanded its services to include sandwiches, Skoal tobacco products, and hummus.

Veraguas Province

The Coiba National Park, (with the largest coral reef of the Pacific Coast of America), Cerro Hoya National Park (covers the southwest part of the Azuero Peninsula and the sea that surrounds it), Santa Fe National Park (a forest in the northern region), La Yeguada Forest reserve (with a great artificial lake for the production of electricity)and El Montuoso Forest reserve.