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  Augustenborg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Augustenborg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the island of Als off the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark.
Neighboring municipalities are Sydals to the south, Nordborg to the north, and Sønderborg to the west, albeit partly separated by the waters of Als Fjord, which define the municipality's western border.
The town grew up around Augustenborg Castle which was established by Ernest Gunther, a member of the ducal house of Schleswig-Holstein (its branch of Sønderborg) and a cadet of the royal house of Denmark, in the years after 1651.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Augustenborg   (426 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Augustenborg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Augustenborg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark.
The town grew around Augustenborg Castle which was established by Ernest Gunther, a member of the ducal house of Schleswig-Holstein (its branch of Sønderborg) and a cadet of the royal house of Denmark, in the years after 1651.
Duke of Augustenborg was a title conferred by King of Denmark to the head of a certain younger branch of the House of Oldenburg.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Augustenborg   (968 words)

  
 Malmö: Ekostaden Augustenborg Sustainable Regeneration of an urban neighborhood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Augustenborg was originally built at the end of the 1940s to international acclaim, but has over the decades suffered from general neglect, economic decline and severe unemployment.
Augustenborg was in the post-war period a pioneer of new Swedish housing policy.
Augustenborg is also challenged with high levels of resident turnover and a high percentage of immigrants.
www.eaue.de /winuwd/189.htm   (1245 words)

  
 Articles - Duke of Augustenborg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Duke of Augustenborg was a title conferred by the King of Denmark to the head of a certain younger branch of the House of Oldenburg (Danish, Oldenborg), the branch known in Danish as Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Augustenborg, and in German as Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Frederik August of Augustenborg attempted to proclaim himself as Duke Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein.
The Dukes of Augustenborg were not sovereign rulers— they held their lands in fief to the sovereign Dukes of Schleswig and Holstein - the Kings of Denmark.
premiuma.com /articles/Schleswig-Holstein-S%C3%B6nderburg-Augustenburg   (460 words)

  
 UBC - Environmental Bulletin No 2, 2000
All this is part of 'Ekostaden' Augustenborg, a major programme of ecological adaptation of an existing housing estate.
Augustenborg has an extremely low car ownership rate of approximately 17%, and whilst this is of great benefit from an environmental viewpoint, it is also important for residents to have access to the same services as the majority of Malmö's population.
The electric car pool is open for all residents living in MKB's 1600 flats in Augustenborg, and is run by local people with a start-up support from the MKB housing company, and a number of other partners.
www.ubc.net /newsletter/enviro2_00/p17.html   (504 words)

  
 American Forests: The Face of the Future
Originally built in the 1950s, Augustenborg was designed with 1,800 six-story apartments, a school for 600 students, and a public works building.
Augustenborg is working toward having a 90 percent voluntary recycling compliance and toward obtaining organic certification so that they can sell to organic farms, Graham tells me.
Augustenborg's ecological retrofit shows that transportation, energy, waste, and water systems can be redesigned to use nature's abilities to purify water, generate heat and electricity, turn waste into organic fertilizer, beautify surroundings with landscape and wildlife, and increase quality of life.
www.americanforests.org /productsandpubs/magazine/archives/2003winter/perspectives.php   (1925 words)

  
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For launching, we chose the marina at Augustenborg mainly because they sent us a brochure in English, the fact that they car and trailer could be stored in a covered shed and it offered convenient access by both road and sea.
Augustenborg lies at the head of a blind fjord on the island of Als in the southern part of Denmark.
Our second attempt at navigating the well buoyed channel out of Augustenborg was more successful, a short 10 mile sail took us to the inlet at Stegsvig on the NW corner of Als.
homepages.enterprise.net /murphy/baltic.txt   (2336 words)

  
 Project - Details
For a long time, the Augustenborg district in the Southern Swedish city og Malmö has been characterised by poverty and delapidation.
The residents of Augustenborg now aim to recycle, re-use or compost 90 per cent of all the waste they generate.
Pupils from the Augustenborg school have mad a "Green Map" of the district, including features of importance to children as well as those of environmental interest.
ide.idebanken.no /bibliotek_engelsk/ProsjektID.asp?ProsjektID=374   (327 words)

  
 Nordborg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neighboring municipalities are Augustenborg to the southeast, and Sundeved and Sønderborg to the south, albeit separated from the island municipality by Als Fjord, the waterway which separates the island of Als from the Jutland mainland.
It will be merged with existing Augustenborg, Broager, Gråsten, Sundeved, Sydals, and Sønderborg municipalities to form the new Sønderborg municipality.
This will create a municipality with an area of 499 km² and a total population of 49,886 (2005).
en.wikipedia.org /?title=Nordborg   (333 words)

  
 SG Aug 2003
Initiated in 1998, the EKOstaden (eco city) located in Augustenborg is an example of ecological development in an existing neighborhood in Europe.
Developed through an initial partnership between MKB Housing Company and the City of Malmö, construction for the Augustenborg Botanical Roofgarden started in 1999 and is also home of the International Green Roof Institute.
The key goal for the total project is to apply a framework for ecological development to reverse negative trends and create sustainable improvements in social and ecological living conditions.
www.greenroofs.com /archives/sg_aug03.htm   (2093 words)

  
 Augustenborg Slotskirke
The Augustenborg organ of 1775 was an advanced instrument reflecting the tonal developments which were taking place south of the border at that time - developments which more than a hundred years later were to culminate in the romantic-symphonic organ with its varied selection of deep-sounding foundation stops.
He was an organist, violinist, wood-carver, parish clerk, expert bee-keeper, author, violin-builder, organ consultant - and a footman at Augustenborg Castle.
The combined appointment as footman and castle organist was not as unusual as one might suppose.
musikhistoriskmuseum.dk /reg/augustenborg_organist_og_slotslakajx.htm   (216 words)

  
 CIHSE - Study Report - Copenhagen, September 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The government's Local Investment Programme supports Ekostaden in Augustenborg, one of Sweden's largest urban sustainability projects, for Ecological Conversion, with funding also being provided by the key local partners within Malmš City and the MKB housing company.
Ekostaden is working within the residential area of Augustenborg as well as with the school, industrial areas and local businesses.
Roof planting is being used in Augustenborg to reduce the amount of water which returns to the drains, by allowing water to be used by green plants on the roofs.
www.cihse.co.uk /main/study_copenhagen.php   (7656 words)

  
 April 2004 Guest Feature
The Eco Neighbourhood Augustenborg is one of the most far-reaching projects of adaptation of an older neighbourhood to ecological development in Europe.
The Green Roof Society and the Augustenborg's Botanical Roof Garden Non-Profit Organisation are the International Green Roof Institute's two organisations that support the botanical roof garden and IGRI’s work to spread knowledge about green roofs and their benefits.
She is the superintendent of the Augustenborg Botanical Roof Garden, where she manages the establishment, gives guided tours, lectures on green roofs, and edits the International Green Roof Journal.
www.greenroofs.com /archives/gf_apr04.htm   (1360 words)

  
 Ekostaden.com - Augustenborg
The governments Local Investments Programme support Ekostaden Augustenborg, one of Sweden´s largest urban sustainability projects, for Ecological Conversion as well as funding from the key local partners within Malmö City and the MKB housing company.
Ekostaden is working within the residential area of Augustenborg as well as with the school, industrial area and other local businesses.
One of the key aims of the project is to enable residents to take a leading role in the ideas, design and implementation of the project.
www.ekostaden.com /information/ekostaden_tmpl_01.aspx?pageID=105&parentID=177§ionID=4&level=4&introID=146   (141 words)

  
 Augustenborg Yachthavn ( Marina  Moorings Winterstorage Denmark )
In walking distance on the other side of the fiord is the village of Augustenborg with its fantastic palace and lovely garden.
There is also a small church next to the palace, which is open to the public.
The duke of Augustenborg was once an opponent of the Danish crown but that was a long time ago.
www.augustenborg-yachthavn.dk /engelsk/etop.htm   (302 words)

  
 Augustenborg Slotskirke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Den er bygget 1775 af Johann Daniel Busch, og har efter danske forhold været ganske avanceret på dette tidspunkt.
Det oprindelige instrument er desværre borte nu, men kirken har i stedet et fortræffeligt Marcussen & Søn-orgel, der er bygget med inspiration fra 1775-orglets opbygning og stil.
The Organ in Augustenborg Castle Church was built in 1978 by Marcussen & Søn behind the old organ front from 1775.
www.musikhistoriskmuseum.dk /reg/augustenborg_oid_rammex.htm   (120 words)

  
 AUGUSTENBORG Census Surname Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Search for AUGUSTENBORG and your long lost family and loved ones in the MyFamily.com PeopleFinder.
Search for your AUGUSTENBORG family in the U.S. Immigration databases.
Dozens of Passenger lists and immigration databases contain millions of records of the movement of your ancestors as they made the journey to the United States.
www.genealogymatch.com /surname-augustenborg.html   (410 words)

  
 Schleswig-Holstein -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
According to the line of succession of Denmark and Schleswig, the crowns of both Denmark and Schleswig would now pass to Duke Christian of Glücksburg (the future King Christian IX), the crown of Holstein was considered to be more problematic.
This decision was challenged by a rival pro-German branch of the Danish royal family, the House of Augustenburg (Danish: Augustenborg) who demanded, like in 1848, the crowns of both (Click link for more info and facts about Schleswig) Schleswig and (A breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland) Holstein.
This was the (Click link for more info and facts about Second War of Schleswig) Second War of Schleswig which ended in a Danish defeat.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sc/schleswig-holstein1.htm   (1550 words)

  
 Ernst Gunther Duke Holstein Sonderb / Princess Of Holstein Sonderb Auguste   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Name: Luise Charlotte Princess Holstein Sonderb Born: Bet 13 Apr 1623 and 1658 at Augustenborg, Aabenraa Sonderh, Denmark Died: 2 May 1740 at Konigsberg I. PR, Ostpreussen, Prussia Husband: Ludwig Friedrich Duke Holstein Sonderb
Name: Duke Of Holstein Sonderb Friedrich Born: 10 Dec 1652 at Of Augustenborg, Aabenraa Sonderh, Denmark Died: 3 Aug 1692 at Enghien, Seine Et Oise, France Wife: Anna Christine Bereuter
Name: Ernst August Duke Holstein Sonderb Born: 3 Oct 1660 at Of Augustenborg, A Sndr, Denmark Died: 11 May 1731 at Sonderborg, A Sndr, Denmark Wife: Marie Therese Baroness Velbruck
www.e-familytree.net /F17/F17301.htm   (497 words)

  
 :: Fjordhotel Augustenborg ::
:: Fjordhotel Augustenborg :: is delightfully situated between Augstenborg Castle and Augustenborg harbor with its lively maritime environment.
In addition, there are numerous of cultural attractions nearby, such as Sønderborg Castle, Dybbøl Mill and Augustenborg Castle with its famous garden.
Continue straight ahead at Augustenborg Landevej about 2 km
www.fjordhotellet.dk /road_description_eng.htm   (129 words)

  
 Friedrich Christian Holstein Sonderb / Princess Of Holstein Sonderb Charlotte   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Note Born: 6 Apr 1721 at Of Augustenborg, Aabenraa Sonderh, Denmark
Died: 11 Oct 1770 at Augustenborg, Aabenraa Sonderh, Denmark
Name: Prince Of Holstein Sonderb Emil Born: 8 Mar 1767 at Of Augustenborg, Aabenraa Sonderh, Denmark Died: 14 Jun 1841 at Leipzig, Leipzig, Saxony Wife: Baroness Of Scheel Sophie
www.e-familytree.net /F12/F12766.htm   (445 words)

  
 Framtid
The project continues to be divided as Information Office/Meeting Point Nydala and Meeting Point Augustenborg.
The project continues to a certain extent within the framework of Metropolitan Investment in Fosie/Active City.
The project will be concluded in August 2000 and is included as a natural part of Ecocity Augustenborg.
www.aktivstad.net /urban/english/Framtid.html   (682 words)

  
 Augustenborg Kommune in Snderjylland, Denmark - Viovio! Travel
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 Augustenborg TAXI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
These are the taxi service numbers for Augustenborg.
In the future we shall also provide Augustenborg flights, Augustenborg travel and Augustenborg hotel data as well as other relevant local information.
From airport taxi services or hotel stands to ordinary cab and taxi companies, all your local transportation needs are looked after.
www.infotaxi.org /city-2301.htm   (291 words)

  
 AUGUSTENBORG Surname Information. AUGUSTENBORG Genealogy
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 AUGUSTENBORG genealogy
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 Augustenborg Travel - Tips, Guides & Reviews on Travel Library
Augustenborg Travel - Guides & Reviews on Travel Library
Read travellers' stories and adventures straight from the heart of Denmark and get great travel tips from those who know.
Check out our Augustenborg hotel reviews before your book.
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 Augustenborg discount hotel rates & airfare - Kayak.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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The biggest attraction is definitely Agustenborg Slot (Palace), once home to the Duke of Augustenborg, who started...
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 trivago tips - Augustenborg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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