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unusual facts about Schinznach-Dorf


Helvetic Society

After two years of discussion, and a change of scope from an historical society to a more socially directed one, the Society first met with 9 members in 1761, and was eventually formed on 15 May 1762 in Schinznach-Dorf, with statutes by Hirzel, with 25 initial members.


Dodge Challenger

Interestingly, Chrysler officially sold Challengers to Switzerland through AMAG Automobil- und Motoren AG in Schinznach-Bad, near Zurich.

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

Takashi Nagasako, who previously did the voice of Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda series, does the voice of Donkey Kong and has continued the role in the years that followed.

Grundorf

Grundorf Corporation (pronounced grun-dorf) is an American loudspeaker manufacturer / road case company headquartered in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA.

Hagebuttenmark

With the second method, the preserve is very rich in Vitamin C. It is the typical preparation in Auendorf a village that belongs to Bad Ditzenbach that is called "Hägenmarkdorf" ("dorf" being the German word for "village") and is the only village in Germany that features rose hips in their coat of arms.

Kirchseeon

After the Second World War, the hitherto isolated centres of Eglharting, Kirchseeon and Kirchseeon-Dorf were melded together along the Bundesstraße 304 (Munich-Wasserburg), mainly by building detached housing, with the combined centre at Kirchseeon railway station and a lesser centre at Eglharting.

Ollndorf

Ollndorf (German: Dorf=village) is a small village in Germany and belongs to the municipality Niendorf and is located on west of the Landkreis Nordwestmecklenburg which is in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Pelanechinus

Pelanechinus oolithicum is known from Schinznach, Switzerland where well preserved fossils have been found.

Polenz

An ihrem Lauf nach Westen liegen das langgezogene Waldhufendorf Langburkersdorf, die Stadt Neustadt in Sachsen und das Dorf Polenz.

Reicholzheim

"All indications suggest Reicholzheim was a community by the 8th and 9th Century ", according to Reicholzheim - Ältestes Dorf im unteren Taubertal by Dr. Paul Benz, 1984 (written in German).

Schinznach

A merger of Oberflachs with four municipalities failed in 2009 because Veltheim voters rejected the proposal.


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