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  Elbe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Elbe rises at an elevation of about 1400 m (4593 ft) in the Krkonoše (german known as Riesengebirge) on the north west borders of the Czech Republic.
The Elbe Seitenkanal (Elbe Lateral Canal) was built between the Mittellandkanal and the lower Elbe to restore this connection.
Elbe and not Vltava, since upstream from the confluence the Vltava is longer and has a larger drainage basin.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elbe   (815 words)

  
 Elbe Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elbe Day, April 25, 1945, was the date Soviet and American troops met at the river Elbe, near Torgau in Germany, marking an important step toward the end of the World War II in Europe.
The same day, another patrol under Second Lieutenant William Robertson with Frank Huff, James McDonnell and Paul Staub met Soviet Lieutenant Alexander Silvashko with some soldiers on the destroyed Elbe bridge of Torgau.
On April 26, the commanders of the U.S. 69th Infantry Division of the First Army and the Soviet 58th Guards Division of the 5th Guards Army met at Torgau, southwest of Berlin.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elbe_Day   (297 words)

  
 --- Original Elbe-Gelenkwellen --- AGB
Elbe reserves the right after the expiration of the thirty days to increase the prices as compensation for cost increases which incurred after the signing of the contract, especially by conclusions of a collective agreement or increases of the material prices which are not caused by Elbe.
If Elbe has agreed with the customer a payment of the debt by cheque-bill-procedure, the reservation of title also refers to the payment of a bill by the customer which is accepted by Elbe and does not expire by the credit of the cheque received by Elbe.
Elbe is liable for intentional and grossly negligent acts according to the statutory provision.
www.elbe-group.de /Elbe_i/elbe_agb_i.htm   (2740 words)

  
 Elbe Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Elbe Day, April 25, 1945, was the date Soviet and American troops met at the River Elbe, near Torgau in Germany, marking an important step toward the end of the Second World War in Europe.
The first contact was made between patrols near Strehla when First Lieutenant crossed the River Elbe in a boat with three men of an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon.
The same day another patrol under Second Lieutenant with, and met Soviet Lieutenant with some soldiers on the destroyed Elbe bridge of Torgau.
www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Elbe_Day   (242 words)

  
 glbtq >> arts >> Elbe, Lili
Lili Elbe was "born" one day while filling in for Gerda's absentee model; Gerda asked Einar to wear stockings and heels so that she could substitute Einar's legs for those of her model.
After Elbe's series of surgeries--she traveled from Copenhagen to Berlin and Dresden for four operations--she was able to obtain a passport issued under her female name and to have her marriage annulled by the King of Denmark himself.
Elbe had intended to get married after undergoing a final operation to complete her transition; she hoped to become a mother at some point, and it appears that her doctor believed this was biologically possible through surgery.
www.glbtq.com /arts/elbe_l.html   (731 words)

  
 Sports -- No. 6 Hoyas Clobber No. 5 Tar Heels
Sophomore All-American attacker Erin Elbe opened up the scoring five minutes in on a drive towards the goal, the first of her three goals on the day.
With 10:40 remaining in the game, Stanwick set up behind the goal and tossed a perfect pass to Elbe, catching her mid-stride for a clean drive towards the crease, with Elbe finishing it off with a rifle into the back of the net for a 12-5 lead.
Elbe's third tally on the day wrapped up Georgetown's scoring on the day, finishing up the Hoyas' 13-7 victory, and Holden held the ball in the crease as time ran out on Georgetown's biggest victory of the season.
www.thehoya.com /sports/041100/sports4.htm   (1127 words)

  
 Unternehmenskultur | Umweltschutz | Projekt "Lebendige Elbe"
Gruner + Jahr formed the "Living Elbe" project, an environmental partnership with the Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (DUH) (German Environmental Aid Association) in 1997; the aim of the partnership is to develop an integrated protection package for the Elbe from source to mouth.
Since the first Elbe Swimming Day on July 14th, 2002, enthusiasm for rivers has spread from the Elbe, once Europe's most heavily polluted river, to rivers all over Germany, Europe and even across Asia.
UNESCO World Heritage Elbe - this is the vision of the "Living Elbe" project, which was initiated by Deutsche Umwelthilfe and Gruner + Jahr in 1997.
www.guj.de /en/kultur/umweltschutz/lebendige_elbe.php4   (388 words)

  
 Fathers Day @ Elbe
Elbe is still a trail system that is more demanding than most – but a number of key things have changed that really alter some of the more memorable parts of Elbe.
Well – on this particular day, Danny was exhibiting his extreme left-wing tendencies – as he swung up to the left – and never quite came down the way he’d expected.
His front tire climbed, climbed, climbed up the cut – leaning his rig farther and farther to the right – until his rig was not only sitting on its tire, but also the top bar of his cage on the right side.
www.timbertamers.org /runs2004/elbe/fathers_day__elbe.htm   (1391 words)

  
 v elbe 05
Day 2 Berlin: Although the Berlin Wall was torn down in 1990, reminders of its existence remain, including Checkpoint Charlie and Brandenburg Gate.
Day 7 Dresden: Prior to its WWII destruction, the city of Dresden was called "Florence on the Elbe;" with its treasured art collections and baroque architecture.
Day 8 Saxon Switzerland: During lunch, you'll dock in Bad Schandau to visit the Saxon Switzerland region, which encompasses a stretch of the Elbe surrounded by the Elbsandstein Mountains' rugged cliffs.
www.allinclusivevacations.com /v_elbe_05.htm   (1376 words)

  
 Combat History of the 8th ID in WW2: Chapter 8
British units, after crossing the Elbe northwest of the XVIII Corps, were to drive northeast to Wismar, cutting off the Danish peninsula.
On the day following, while troops of the 82nd crossed the Elbe at Bleckede, troops of the 13th held the Walmsburg sector of the Elbe River.
British troops, which had crossed the Elbe at 0200 on the previous day, were advancing rapidly against light resistance.
www.techwarrior.cx /~roliver/8th/8th-chapter8.htm   (1267 words)

  
 Elbe & Moldau River Cruise, Prague River Cruise, Potsdam River Cruise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
DAY 4, Mon Cruise to Bad Schandau, a quaint German town, situated at the mouth of the Valley of the Kirnitsch.
Enjoy the day at leisure to explore the city on your own, or visit the 15th century All Saints' Church, the Schlosskirche ("Castle Church"), where Martin Luther nailed his famous 95 Theses to the doors in 1517.
DAY 8, Fri Enjoy the morning at leisure in Magdeburg, a city which features a striking contrast of medieval monuments and modern architecture.
www.gate1travel.com /european-river-cruise/elbe-moldau-prague-potsdam-9-07.asp   (791 words)

  
 Halt at the Elbe
On 12 April 1945, the day of President Roosevelt's death and eighteen days before the Russians took Berlin, Ninth U.S. Army units crossed the Elbe River near Magdeburg, some fifty miles from the German capital.
His chief interest at the moment was in dividing the enemy forces by a thrust to the Elbe near Leipzig and by establishing the Allied left flank on the Baltic near Luebeck.
On the same day a report was passed on to the effect that Czech Partisans were under attack by the Germans.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/70-7_22.htm   (5659 words)

  
 Elbe Hills Rescue Dec 00   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Choosing Elbe Hill’s was their first mistake of the day, more were to follow.
As the day lingered on, new obstacles were around each bend in the trail.
After one more return trip, several days latter, to make repairs to a bent tie rod, and further attempts to escape the mud it was time to seek help.
www.nagca.com /grandtrailreports/elbehillsrescue1200report.htm   (1417 words)

  
 Sports -- GU Ranked No. 4 After Upset Over JMU
Elbe and Stanwick finished with a pair of goals apiece on a day that would see eight different Hoyas find the net.
All five of Stanwick's feeds went to Elbe, including four in a period of 10 minutes in the second half, a stretch during which the entire team ran like a well-oiled machine.
At the end of the day Elbe had scored six goals and Stanwick notched five assists, but seven Hoyas had found the back of the net, including hat tricks from Oglesby and Baer and a pair of goals and assist from freshman attack Wick Stanwick in her first-ever start.
www.thehoya.com /sports/042800/sports1.htm   (1091 words)

  
 Unternehmenskultur | Umweltschutz | Projekt "Lebendige Elbe"
On the Second International Elbe Swimming Day, many thousands of people living along the Elbe turned their river into the world's biggest outdoor swimming pool.
A temporary lido was set up at the Elbe in the center of Dresden on the Sunday of the Swimming Day event.
New-found enthusiasm for the Elbe has been infectious: the first European River Swimming Day also took place on the same day as the Elbe Swimming Day.
www.guj.de /en/kultur/umweltschutz/elbebadetag.php4   (462 words)

  
 The Elbe: Berlin to Prague- European River Cruise Routes
A typical itinerary for a river cruise on the Elbe from Berlin in Germany to Prague, capital of the Czech Republic
Here is a typical itinerary for a river cruise on the Elbe from Berlin in Germany to Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, in this case on the Viking Schumann with Viking Cruises.
At the confluence of the Labe (Elbe) and Ohre Rivers, in the picturesque Ceske Stredohori region, lies Litomerice, one of the oldest and most beautiful towns in the Czech Republic.
www.travelsignposts.com /travelinfo/rivercruiseElberoute.php   (1788 words)

  
 Pierce County Washington : Family Attractions in Eatonville, Elbe, Ashford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Several popular family attractions are located near the foothill towns of Eatonville, Elbe and Ashford en route to Mount Rainier National Park.
Elbe features the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, a steam-powered excursion train pulled by vintage logging locomotives.
Elbe’s other attraction is the 1906 Evangelische Lutheran Kirche, the smallest church in the nation
www.traveltacoma.com /eatonville_elbe_ashford.html   (359 words)

  
 Peter Platten Memoirs
I attended an officers call and came back to report we much do several things: (a) strip all half-tracks of all collected loot (you should have seen the size of the piles) (b) fill every gas can and ammo box, and (c) get ready to roll in 2 hours.
In that drive from Herborn to the Elbe at Tangermunde which took about 6 days, the memories are a blur because we never seemed to stop.
It occurred during an incident just outside of Tangermunde on the west bank of the Elbe the day we heard that Roosevelt had died.
mysite.verizon.net /vze1t58y/platten.htm   (836 words)

  
 v elbe 06
Day 2 Berlin: Your city tour highlights Berlin including the City Hall, Checkpoint Charlie, the Berlin Cathedral and Brandenburg Gate.
Day 9 Litomerice: Spend the morning cruising leisurely through the scenic area of Porta Bohemia, one of the nicest parts of the Elbe.
Day 10 Melnik and Prague: Wake up in Melnik and after breakfast depart from your ship for a motorcoach transfer to Prague.
www.allinclusivevacations.com /v_elbe_06.htm   (1413 words)

  
 Beyond Boundaries Travel: Biking King's Road
There is a bike tour along the Elbe cycle path to Dömitz with its famous fortifications and then further on to Deich and Lükenwisch / Schnackenburg.
Storks and herds of sheep are your constant companions along the Elbe valley, ca.
Most of the day should be spent cruising the lakes of the area.
beyondboundariestravel.com /barge_bike/biking_hamburgberlin.html   (584 words)

  
 Dresden, Elbe, Torgau
The focal point of cycling tours is the Elbe cycling route between Bad Schandau and Meissen which leads you, in the course of the individual excursions through this countryside of Switzerland of Saxony, to many highlights.
Further upstream along the Elbe, you steer your bicycle to Rathen with its famous rock stage.
Further along the Elbe, past the former steel town Riesa to Strehla.
www.fahrrad-wandern.de /dresden,_elbe.htm   (710 words)

  
 BBC ON THIS DAY | 27 | 1945: Russians and Americans link at Elbe
In fact the first contact was made between patrols on 25 April when a first lieutenant and three men of an intelligence and reconnaissance platoon of the US division met forward elements of the Russian Guards division.
First Lieutenant Albert Kotzebue of the 3rd Battalion, 273rd Infantry, 69th Infantry Division took his men in a boat across the Elbe to be greeted by Lt Col Alexander Gardiev, Commander of the 175th Rifle Regiment of the 58th Guards Division, 34th Corps.
Three days later (30 April) Adolf Hitler committed suicide with his wife of only a few hours, Eva Braun, in the underground bunker from where he had been directing operations.
news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/27/newsid_3563000/3563723.stm   (669 words)

  
 Explore Torgau in Saxony Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Torgau is the destination for thousands at the end of April each year, who come to celebrate "Elbe Day", with International Dixieland music, talk shows and political seminars - remembering the so important chapter of history written on 25th April, 1945.
On this day the whole world looked to Torgau, where Russian and American troops shook hands on the ruins of the Elbe bridge and sealed peace even ahead of the final capitulation.
But none on this day had the eyes and motivation to enjoy the beauty of Hartenfels Castle, the only castle from the early Renaissance to have survived in its full original state in Germany.
www.saxonytourism.com /regions/torgau.html   (186 words)

  
 The Ok Tedi Pages - Introduction
Two decades ago NA was severely critizised to pollute Hamburg and the river Elbe with toxic metals and arsenic.
The issue of that dialogue shall be a possible contribution of NA for the relief of ecological and social damages.
A discussion between the director of NA's executive board, Dr. Werner Marnette, and representatives of "Save the Elbe", "German Pacific Network", and "Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany" led to the result, to send a delegation of NA to visit the Ok Tedi Mine in PNG.
www.rettet-die-elbe.de /oktedi   (894 words)

  
 From Berlin to Bohemia Elbe River Cruise
Arrival and departure day airport transfers are included when you purchase air from the tour operator.
After dinner you’ll be free to retire to your room for the evening in preparation for the exciting day ahead.
The castle facility of Pilnitz were built by August the Strong in the early 1700s.
www.rivercruisetours.com /europe/ElbeRiver/berlintobohemia.htm   (1009 words)

  
 Which modern day countries did the Roman empire comprise of
Above is the map of the fullest possible extent of the empire, including eventually abandoned German territories up to the Elbe river, the temporary Dacian, as well as the Armenian and Persian territories of emperor Trajan and the advance to the Antonine Wall in Scotland under emperor Antoninus.
The boundaries drawn in fl are an attempt at showing the current day national boundaries in relation to the empire.
The principal modern day nations of the Roman Empire are in bold print.
www.roman-empire.net /maps/empire/extent/rome-modern-day-nations.html   (454 words)

  
 post.harvard: HAA Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
His teaching focuses on German language, literature, and culture before 1600, and his course, “The Medieval Court: European Literature and Court Culture from 1100-1250,” is part of the Core Curriculum.
One Indo-European "proto-language" that began in the Elbe River region about 3,000 years ago migrated, evolved, and multiplied over the centuries into today's array of Germanic and Romance language subgroups including English, French, Spanish, German, and Dutch.
From the spires, saints, and medieval synagogue of Prague to the international bustle of modern Berlin, the Elbe itself creates the flow of your scenic tour.
www.haa.harvard.edu /alumni/html/ts_elbe_jun07.htm   (380 words)

  
 BUG -- The Backpackers Ultimate Guide to Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
One of North Germany's most attractive rambling routes runs from here along the bank of the Elbe in the direction of Teufelsbrück to the classy stairway quarter of Blankenese.
Containerships and occasionally windjammers, white banana freighters and sedate tankers, nimble tugboats, barges and launches chug up and down the Elbe, day and night.
It is quite easy to get to the port: cross over to the other side of the Elbe on foot and free of charge through the old Elbe Tunnel at the St. Pauli Landing Stages.
www.bugeurope.com /destinations/de-north.html   (822 words)

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