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  Altenburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Altenburg is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig.
It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district.
Altenburg and Chemnitz as Imperial towns were intended to reduce the importance of Leipzig held by the Margrave of Meißen.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Altenburg   (722 words)

  
 Altenburg - Wikipedia
Seit 1994 ist Altenburg eine Große kreisangehörige Stadt.
Altenburg verfügte zunächst über einen Kopfbahnhof in der heutigen Fabrikstraße, der 1876 durch den heute noch vorhandenen Bahnhof ersetzt wurde.
In Altenburg befindet sich der Sitz der Redaktion der Osterländer Volkszeitung, ein regionaler Ableger der Leipziger Volkszeitung.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Altenburg   (813 words)

  
 Altenburg -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Altenburg is a (An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city) town in the (A person of German nationality) German (Click link for more info and facts about Bundesland) Bundesland of (A historical region of southern Germany) Thuringia, 4 miles south of Leipsic.
Altenburg andd Chemnitz as Imperial towns were intended to reduce the importance of (A city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center) Leipzig held by the Margrave of (Click link for more info and facts about Meißen) Meißen.
In 1952, Altenburg fell to the Leipzig District.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/altenburg.htm   (671 words)

  
 No. 96-1099
Altenburg pleaded not guilty, on the theory that the shootings were privileged in defense of his crops, which had been repeatedly damaged by deer.
Altenburg then testified that he had shot two deer during August of 1994 and explained the history of difficulties he had had trying to prevent deer from damaging his crops.
Altenburg objected to the court's modification of his proposed jury instruction because the instruction given failed to explain that the State had the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant's actions were not privileged.
www.wisbar.org /res/capp/z1996/96-1099.htm   (1578 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saxe-Altenburg
Since 1880 Altenburg has had its own priest, and to-day Catholic service and religious instruction are held in seven places in the duchy, partly by priests from the Principality of Reuss and the neighboring Prussian territories.
By a Rescript of the Propaganda of 27 June, 1869, the Catholics of the duchy were placed under the Bishop of Paderborn, and by Decree of the Propaganda of 19 Sept., 1877, under the vicar Apostolic in the Kingdom of Saxony.
Altenburgs von 1525 bis 1826 (Altenburg, 1876); LOBE, Gesch.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13493b.htm   (455 words)

  
 SAXE-ALTENBURG - LoveToKnow Article on SAXE-ALTENBURG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The chief seats of trade and manufacture are Altenburg the capital, Ronneburg, Schmdlln, Gbssniti and Meuselwitz in the Altenburg division; and Eisenberg, Roda and Kahla in the Saal-Eisenberg division.
In the west division the population is wholly Teutonic, but in the east there is a strong Wendish or Slavonic element, still to be traced in the peculiar manners and costume of the country-people, though these are gradually disappearing.
The Altenburg peasants are industrious and prosperous; they are said to be avaricious, but to love pleasure, and to gamble for high stakes, especially at the card game of Skat (q.v.), which many believe to have been invented here.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SA/SAXE_ALTENBURG.htm   (770 words)

  
 UC law grad oversees war trials
Altenburg was in the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
According to the Pentagon, Altenburg will approve charges against alleged terrorists; appoint members of the commissions, the judges; approve plea agreements; determine when to open or close cases to the media; and ultimately determine whether a case will be eligible for the death penalty.
Altenburg is a civilian, for the moment still working for Greenberg Traurig, a corporate law firm two blocks from the White House.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/01/18/loc_ohgitmo18.html   (1311 words)

  
 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The: Digging out crime by its roots   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Altenburg's hammer is an ordinance that lets the city charge property owners for police service if officers are called to their property for certain crimes more than three times in a month.
Altenburg said a simple call to the landlord to get something fixed convinces tenants that he is there to help.
Altenburg said part of the solution was to create a landlord compact, getting the owners to make sure they knew what the others were doing.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_200408/ai_n10986131   (1506 words)

  
 Guide to Bach Tour - Altenburg
Altenburg (44,000 ihabitants) was recorded for the first time in the year 976.
In 1329, it fell into the hands of the Margraves of Meißen, and from 1603 to 1672 and again from 1826 to 1918 Altenburg was the residence of the dukes of Saxe-Altenburg.
Bach praised the organ and his pupil Johann Ludwig Krebs was later court organist in Altenburg and carried on the Bach tradition.
www.bach-cantatas.com /Tour/Altenburg.htm   (250 words)

  
 NATO Speech: Press Briefing by Ambassador Altenburg - 1 December 2004
ALTENBURG: We'll have a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council and that meeting will welcome Russia's support to the NATO operation Active Endeavour; that is the maritime counterterrorism operation in the Mediterranean, and will approve the first NRC Action Plan on Terrorism.
ALTENBURG: Well, I mean, some of the things happened there by mobile phone, as you are aware, and there are a lot of people, jobless people hanging around in the streets without any useful occupation, but with a cell phone and waiting for a call.
ALTENBURG: I think the fight against terrorism is one of the points of the cooperation, and there are a lot of other things like WMD, weapons of mass destruction, proliferation, but terrorism is certainly one of the points.
www.nato.int /docu/speech/2004/s041201a.htm   (5139 words)

  
 kitsapsun.com: Local
Altenburg was in Olympia for the discussion and will stay with the process, which includes numerous meetings and an e-mail blitz between now and April 8.
Altenburg would like to do away with the size limit for chinook, as long as people are taking just hatchery fish, which are marked with a missing adipose fin.
Altenburg also would like to do away with December fishing closures of the past few years, knowing that wild fish will be released.
www.kitsapsun.com /bsun/local/article/0,2403,BSUN_19088_3602836,00.html   (1021 words)

  
 Carta Mundi - PR Altenburg
In Altenburg the game 'Skat' was developed in the beginning of the 19th century.
The history of the city of Altenburg and of the Spielkartenfabrik Altenburg are very closely connected.
Altenburg therefore got the epithet of 'the city of Skat'.
www.cartamundi.com /Content/com/corporate/news/praltenburg/1   (766 words)

  
 Sun Herald - 01/18/05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Altenburg and his wife, Annette, own the property at the corner of Helen and Scott streets across from the mission.
What troubles Altenburg the most is that Jones has pitched tents on an undeveloped park property across the street from his property and the mission.
Both Altenburg and Woodward agreed mission donors shouldn't bring more than "what they can carry in their arms." They also agreed a compromise would be to push the tents back off of the right of way, which would also allow donors somewhere to park.
sun-herald.com /NewsArchive2/011805/tp6ew1.htm?...&story=tp6ew1.htm   (712 words)

  
 Saxe-Altenburg Deutschland, Germany, History, Family History. Das Deutschland Geschichte Netz. The Germany History ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
After the War of Schmalkalden, Altenburg was in possession of the Albertine line of the family from 1547 until 1554 when it passed to the Ernestine branch of the family.
In 1680 Altenburg and Gotha were combined into a Duchy for Ernst the Piou’s oldest son Friedrich I. When Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg line became extinct in 1825, there was another great adjustment of territories and titles among the Thüringian Saxon Duchies.
The district of Gotha was granted to Saxe-Coburg and Altenburg itself was given to the Dukes of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
www.usgennet.org /de/topic/ddgn/minor/saxe-altenburg.html   (342 words)

  
 Boehlert Names New Legislative Director   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Altenburg replaces longtime Boehlert aide David Goldston, who was recently named Staff Director of the House Science Committee, chaired by Boehlert.
Altenburg is a 1996 graduate of Vanderbilt University where she earned her Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Biomedical Engineering.
Altenburg is a proven professional and dedicated servant to the people of the 23rd District," Boehlert said.
www.house.gov /boehlert/debbie.htm   (233 words)

  
 The Hindu : Altenburg turns up trumps in Bangalore Derby
Altenburg turned up trumps in the nick of time to wrench the race from the clutches of a ghastly outsider in Il Diablo.
The victory by Altenburg is a flowing tribute to the late Major P. Mehra who part-owned and bred this well proportioned gelding.
It was evident that the pace had gobbled quite a few in the bunch by the time the field swung in and among the survivors, Il Diablo looked the part to sustain that lead he had shot into.
www.hinduonnet.com /2001/01/27/stories/0727087n.htm   (1769 words)

  
 German castle Altenburg
Altenburg commands a full view of the city of Bamberg from its hill top vantage at the southwest corner of town.
The city of Bamberg was pegged by King Henry II to be the capitol of the German kingdom but time has a way of changing the best laid plans.
Installing a chapel between castle proper and the enemy was a form of insurance often practiced.
www.roadstoruins.com /altenburg.htm   (388 words)

  
 Altenburg Missouri Resource Guide, City or community of Altenburg, Missouri Facts, Information, Relocation, Real ...
The population of Altenburg is approximately 307 (1990).
Altenburg is positioned 37.63 degrees north of the equator and 89.58 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Altenburg, along with several other towns established by the same Saxon immigrants, used German as their native language until 1953, eight years after the end of World War II, when they officially converted to English.
www.usacitiesonline.com /mocountyaltenburg.htm   (370 words)

  
 Altenburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Altenburg was a city in Thuringia in eastern Germany, about 25 miles south of Dresden near the Czech border.
The labor camps located in Altenburg were sub-camps of Buchenwald and were principally HASAG operations.
HASAG was a privately owned company which was the third largest employer of slave labor after Farben and the Goring Werke.
www.edwardvictor.com /Holocaust/altenburg_main.htm   (172 words)

  
 Altenburg leads Tri-Point Motorsports effort at Road Atlanta
Altenburg would have to settle for his third second place finish of the season in his Tri-Point Motorsports Mazdaspeed Mazda Protegé, finishing behind Pierre Kleinubing in round nine of the championship, while teammate Shauna Marinus was knocked off track in a first corner incident and forced to drive back through the field.
Altenburg was in the thick of the battle from the drop of the green flag, dropping a spot to newly crowned champion Auberlen, only to regain the position and move into second when PD Cunningham got turned around on the opening lap.
While Altenburg was able to avoid trouble and slide through into second place, Marinus was not so fortunate, getting knocked into the gravel trap in the first corner as cars jostled for position.
www.triplezoom.com /news/publish/printer_79.shtml   (508 words)

  
 Weather Altenburg Nobitz Weather Forecast - Find Local Altenburg Nobitz Weather   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 Turks.US Daily News - Altenburg: Turkey plays a key role in NATO. Daily News
Addressing the 15th International Security and Cooperation Conference held in southern city of Antalya, Altenburg said that NATO was also effected by today's threats of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction and for that reason NATO gave up its former geographical understanding and extended its area of activity till Afghanistan.
Replying to a question, Altenburg said that the EU Defense Agency would complement NATO and that there would be coordination between the EU Defense Agency and NATO rapid deployment force.
Stressing that Turkey's being a Muslim country is not important for the NATO or the EU, Altenburg said that "we are not interested in that issue.
www.turks.us /article.php?story=20050405220036792   (334 words)

  
 The Preferred Line - World Challenge Wednesday; www.TheRaceSite.com
Altenburg then laughed and said that be it the Mazda 6 or the Protégé one thing that would be different on this years car would be the window netting.
There would be no greater motivator foe exiting a car than fire but Altenburg laughed and said that being on fire certainly adds to the stress levels and difficulty for the process.
Looking towards next year Altenburg felt that there would be plenty of competition with or without Bill Auberlen and Turner Motorsports saying, "Pierre (Kleinubing) and PD (Cunningham) are going to be tough to beat and of course my Tri-Point Mazda teammate Shauna Marinus.
www.theracesite.com /index.cfm?pagetype=2&form_article=6482   (1710 words)

  
 Germany Info: Culture & Life
The Spielkartenfabrik was founded in Altenburg in 1832 by brothers Otto and Bernhard Bechstein.
Residents of Altenburg are deeply proud of “their” card company — and of the city’s 400-year playing-card tradition.
Altenburg is also the home of Skat, a game that might be called Germany’s national pastime.
www.germany-info.org /relaunch/culture/new/cul_altenburg.html   (439 words)

  
 NATO Who's who?: ASG PA - Altenburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He is responsible for advising the Secretary General of NATO on political issues affecting the security of the Alliance, including relations with non-NATO countries and other international organisations, chairing the meetings of Senior Political Advisers of the Allied Delegations, and directing the Political Affairs Division of the NATO International Staff.
Ambassador Altenburg has a long and distinguished record of public service mainly in the Foreign Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Ambassador Altenburg began his career in 1972 as Head of the Economics Section at the German Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia.
www.nato.int /cv/is/asg-pa/altenburg-e.htm   (167 words)

  
 Altenburg
Altenburg is the 26,876th most popular last name (surname) in the United States; frequency is 0.000%; percentile is 80.716 [SourceCBN]
Altenburg, Missouri, United States [City]; population was 307 in 1990; housing units was 138 in 1990; location is 37°38'N 89°35'W; land area is 0.89 square miles (568 acres); FIPS code is 928 [SourceCBP]
Altenburg, Missouri, United States [Populated Place] is in Perry County; location is 37°37'51"N 89°35'7"W [SourceGSP]
www.placesnamed.com /a/l/altenburg.asp   (89 words)

  
 Altenburg - Altenburger TourismusInformation der Altenburger Skatschule GmbH
Altenburg - Altenburger TourismusInformation der Altenburger Skatschule GmbH
The little city of Altenburg just 30 miles south of Leipzig is known for two things: as the centre of playing card production in Germany and as the birth place of Germany's most popular card game "SKAT".
Altenburg is original Germany -past and present- and a special treat for those who prefer to travel off the beaten track and still be right in the middle of "Mitteldeutschland"
en.altenburg-tourismus.de /altenburg   (168 words)

  
 JS Online: After 22 years, he's squeezing the last notes out of Concertina Bar
Fine, but I was feeling a funk that could not be lifted, not even by Killer Wayne Waid's otherworldly version of "Somewhere My Love," which Waid performs with a bow on a common handsaw.
On the wall hangs the very bow and saw Altenburg purchased, for $20, from Killer Wayne Waid himself after listening to Waid play at a bar in Redgranite sometime in the early 1960s.
Altenburg picks up the concertina, his hands in the grips pull the bellows apart just a bit, then squeezes them together while he fingers the buttons: the right side melody, the left side bass.
www.jsonline.com /news/metro/mar02/28342.asp?format=print   (609 words)

  
 Altenburg Super Baldy Simmentals
Altenburg Simmental has been raising Simmentals for nearly 30 years with the commercial man in mind, and raising them like commercial cattle.
The bulls are pulled in mid June and the trail drive north to the summer pastures starts the process all over again.
Altenburg Super Baldy utilizes the technology of A.I. and Embryo Transfer while relishing the tradition of trailing cows horseback and utilizing range conditions.
www.altenburgsuperbaldy.com   (876 words)

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