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GERMANY - LoveToKnow Article on GERMANY The rainfall is greatest in the Bavarian tableland and the hilly regions of western Germany. wards from the Bavarian Alps is watered by the Lech, the Tsar and the Inn, tributaries of the Danube, all three rising beyond the limits of German territory. This plain is separated on the west from the Swiss plain by the Lake of Constance (Bodensee, 1306 ft. above sea-level), and on the east from the undulating grounds of Austria by the Inn. 81.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GE/GERMANY.htm   (18943 words)

The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today Bavarians are proud of their beers, whose supreme standard can be traced back to 1516 when Duke Wilhelm IV ruled that beer could only be brewed from malted barley, hops and pure water, with no additives or preservatives. This 98 percent pure water drink is considered by Bavarians to be a staple food, a sort of "liquid bread". Various traditional treats are offered for dessert, such as Bavarian cream (a smooth mixture of egg, cream and sugar), Gefullter schmorapfel mit vanillaschaumsosse (braised apple with marzipan stuffing and vanilla sauce) and Rote grutze (semi-liquid red berry mixed fruit with vanilla ice cream). www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20021002.R03   (595 words)

Requests for new languages - Meta Bavarian is closer to standard German than Alemannic is; yet many consider it either a separate language or a coherent cluster of quite independent German dialects. Bavarian is a dialect without an army and a navy and Standard German is one with. Bavarian is 'native language' only in three of the seven administrative districts ('Regierungsbezirke') of Bavaria. meta.wikimedia.org /wiki/Requests_for_new_languages   (12974 words)

First empire - Biography Charles Philippe, Baron de Wrede, was the lieutenant general in command of the Bavarian corps of the great army in 1805. During the Campaign of 1813 he sided firmly against Napoleon, and after having reorganized the Bavarian army he concluded the Peace of Reid with the allies; moreover Leipzig did not change things. He remained an unavoidable figure at the Bavarian court until his death in December of 1838. www.histofig.com /history/empire/personnes/allemagne_wrede_en.html   (385 words)

Obatzda Definition / Obatzda Research Obatzda is a BavarianBavarian can either when used as an adjective, refer to the German state of Bavaria; or refer to the Bavarian or Austro-Bavarian language, a group of closely related dialects spoken in parts of Bavaria, most of Austria and the South Tyrol. Obatzda is a classic example of bavarian biergarten A beer garden (or in the German language, Biergarten) is an open-air drinking establishment that originated in Bavaria, where beer gardens in general are distinguished from traditional beer gardens today. In German, the two usages are distinghuished ortographically, with bayrisch referring to the state and bairisch referring to the language.... www.elresearch.com /Obatzda   (274 words)

Tirol, Austria Between about 540 and 576 the Bajuwari (Bavarians) came in from the north under their hereditary dukes, the Agilofings, and occupied the Eastern Alps, while the Alamanni established themselves in the western part of the region. A curiosity of geography is the enclave of Jungholz at the northwestern tip of the province, which is surrounded by Bavarian territory and within the German customs area. In 1809 the Tirolese, led by Andreas Hofer (1767-1810), Joseph Speckbacher and Joachim Haspinger, rose against the French and Bavarians and after a victory at Bergisel liberated Innsbruck and the territory of Tirol. www.planetware.com /austria/tirol-a-t-tirol.htm   (2487 words)

The Marshal Vauban Website - Marshal Turenne Their united forces encounter the Bavarians in the Battle of Nördlingen [Allerheim] on 3 August and in a desperate and costly struggle, in which von Mercy is killed, the Bavarian's are driven off. However, on 2 May the von Mercy's Bavarians mount a surprise attack and Turenne looses half his army in the Battle of Marienthal [Mergentheim]. Three fierce actions near Frieburg, 3, 5 and 10 August, induce the Bavarians to leave the Rhine valley; and in September Enghien and Turenne take Philippsburg and wrest control of the Rhine towns as far north as Bingen. www.geocities.com /Pentagon/6750/turenne.htm   (2349 words)

Austrian language A good reference for the Austrian Bavarian other German dialects are the dialect ("Mundart") of Asterix and Obelix comic books which are available in (three editions with different dialects from inside Vienna) and at least one for the Tyrolean dialect and one for a deep dialect. The two southern provinces of Styria (Steiermark) and Carinthia (Kärnten) speak variations of the Southern dialect range similar to the common tyrolean which originates near Innsbruck (but it has to be said Tyrol has many dialects). The people of Graz the capital of Styria speak yet another dialect which is very Styrian and more easily to understand people from other parts of Austria than Styrian dialects e.g. www.freeglossary.com /Austria/Language   (361 words)

1643 Definition / 1643 Research Austro-BavarianAustro-Bavarian or Bavarian is an Upper Germanic language. www.elresearch.com /1643   (1609 words)

Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Bavarian refer to the Bavarian or Austro-Bavarian language, a group of closely related dialects spoken in parts of Bavaria, most of Austria and the South Tyrol. Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Bavarian; all previous versions may be viewed here. In German, the two usages are distinguished orthographically, with bayrisch referring to the state and bairisch referring to the language. www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=Bavarian   (273 words)

Austro-Bavarian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Austro-Bavarian or Bavarian is an Upper Germanic language. Most Bavarians and Austrians can read, write and understand Standard German but, as a phenomenon, many people, especially in rural areas, don't have opportunities to speak it at all. Genetically Bavarian is part of the Upper German family along with Allemannic (which includes en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Austro-Bavarian   (273 words)

Evanion Collection of Ephemera Britain has a long history of brewing lager and one of the first brewers in the country was the Austro Bavarian Lager Beer Company of Tottenham, London.  For most of its history, it was staffed entirely with immigrant German-speakers and their English-born families.  In 1886 it was renamed the Tottenham Lager Beer Brewery.  It closed in 1903. www.collectbritain.co.uk /personalisation/object.cfm?uid=014EVA000000000U04278000   (76 words)

The Battle of Hanau, 30-31 October 1813 Meanwhile, the Austro-Bavarian army under Bavarian General Wrede advanced from Würzburg to Hanau, in an attempt to cut off elements of the retreating French army. A barricade was built to slow the French advance from Schlüchtern, and the Bavarian 1. The 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division was sent across the Kinzig to clear the outskirts of Hanau, and deploy on the road to Gelnhausen. www.miniatures.de /html/int/1813-hanau.html   (1208 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Berthold of Chiemsee His real name was Berthold Pürstinger, frequently called Pirstinger; but he is generally known as Berthold of Chiemsee, from his episcopal see, situated on one of the islands of the Bavarian lake of Chiemsee. www.newadvent.org /cathen/02520a.htm   (550 words)

The War Another army of Bavarians and Austrians was defeated in May 1648. This defeat, as well as the Swedish siege of Prague, the French and Swedish siege of Munich, and an important French victory (August 20) at Lens, France, forced Ferdinand, also confronted with the threat of an assault on Vienna, to agree to the peace conditions of the victors. Several sections of the Evangelical Union, which consisted chiefly of Lutherans, thereupon withdrew from the struggle, because Frederick was a Calvinist. www.fortunecity.com /victorian/riley/787/30/war.html   (1833 words)

ITALY [Definition] Campania Campania is a region of Southern Italy, bordering on Lazio to the north-west, Molise to the north, Puglia to the north-east, Basilicata to the east, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. The northern and southern borders are defined by the Pustertal (valley of the Rienz) and the Val Sugana.... Calabria A region in southern Italy, Calabria occupies the "toe" of the Italian peninsula south of Naples. www.wikimirror.com /ITALY   (1833 words)

GERMANY - LoveToKnow Article on GERMANY The rainfall is greatest in the Bavarian tableland and the hilly regions of western Germany. The southern sides of this range are comparatively steep; on the north it slopes gently down to the plains of Leipzig, but is intersected by the deep valleys of the Elster and Mulde. northwest of Hanover, and the Dummersee on the southern frontier of Oldenburg. www.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GE/GERMANY.htm   (1833 words)

Austro-Bavarian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Most Bavarians and Austrians can read, write and understand Standard German but, as a phenomenon, many people, especially in rural areas, don't have opportunities to speak it at all. In those regions, Standard German is the "written Language" while Bavarian is the commonly (and in very many cases only) spoken language. Because of King Ludwig I 's passion for everything hellenic, the German name for Bavaria today is spelled "Bayern", while the language spoken there has retained its original spelling "Bairisch" – note the I versus the "hellenic" Y. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Austro-Bavarian   (1833 words)

LIVES OF STS. RUPERT (ROBERT) AND ERENDRUDA (ERENTRAUD) Among the Bavarian cities it had held noble eminence, but by this time it had been overrun by thickets and few people lived in the near-ruins. When these things had been done, the man of God saw that the height of Bavarian dignity had submitted himself to the yoke of Christ but had left worldly matters to the errors of the clan. He moved from there to the Juvavian (Salzach) River where once the city of Juvavia stood, which had been erected in ancient, miserable times. www.voskrese.info /spl/st.robert.html   (3954 words)

The Christian Wars In that year the war took a decisive turn; the Bavarians re-entered the war on the Catholic side - but a French army inflicted a crushing defeat upon a combined Austro-Bavarian force in May 1648. Major battles continued between the various armies through to 1647, when the French army managed to invade and hold Bavaria: the Bavarian king, Maximilian I, then dropped out of the war, concluding a separate peace with Sweden and France, known as the Truce of Ulm, in March of that year. Between 1642 and 1645, the Swedes overran Denmark, which had in the interim become allied with the Catholics, and ravaged large sections of western Germany and Austria. www.white-history.com /hwr43.htm   (3648 words)

Holiday on the Danube: Culture travel. Tour to Austria and Bavaria Dr. Aschenbrenner had grown up just a few miles from the said curtain in the Bavarian Forest and had always regretted that in all his nature walks the direction northwards was closed off so abruptly and rigorously. Your tour guides: Dr. Gerd Burger is a native of Ratisbon and an incorrigible Bavarian who went to Pittsburgh, USA as an exchange student in days long past. Now he could for the first time explore this "terra incognita" -- and he promptly fell in love with a country rich in history and steeped in art and beauty of nature still largely unspoilt. www.boehmen-reisen.de /reisen/kultur/danube-culture-travel.php   (1887 words)

War of Austrian Succession, 1741-1748 In 1741, Bavarian troops occupied UPPER AUSTRIA, in 1742 even Bohemia, where Charles-Albert had himself crowned King of Bohemia. Austria, simultaneously attacked by Bavaria and Saxony, was yet unorganized; when Austrian forces were organized, they were preoccupied with the Bavarians. The Viennese court rejected the proposition; Prussian troops invaded Silesia in December 1740 and quickly occupied the entire province. www.zum.de /whkmla/military/18cen/austsucc.html   (1847 words)

Austria , Austro-Hungarian Monarchy-- Primary Documents The letters of Austrian and Bavarian noblewomen, set against the backdrop of their relationships and cultural status. www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/eurodocs/austria.html   (540 words)

Austrian German - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Southern Austro-Bavarian subgroups, with the latter encompassing the languages of the Interestingly, the geographic borderlines between the different accents coincide strongly with the borders of the states and also with the border to Bavaria, with Bavarians having a markedly different rhythm of speech in spite of the similarities in the language as such. However, if it goes into the dialects of the deeper valleys of Tyrol, sometimes even other Tyroleans are hopeless to understand the dialect. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Austrian_Dialect   (540 words)

User talk:Hippietrail - Wiktionary Independent of whether Bavarian is to be classified as a language or a dialect, it isn't codified, ie has no standard way of rendering words in (in this case) the Latin Alphabet. I hope you know that Bavarian is not a language on its own. No one in Germany claims that it'd be one, there's nothing like a standard way of writing Bavarian and you cannot find the word "Kas" in the dictionary. en.wiktionary.org /wiki/User_talk:Hippietrail   (11908 words)

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