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Halle, Saxony-Anhalt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Halle (also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish from Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia) is the largest town in the German Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. After World War II Halle served as the capital of the short-lived administrative region of Saxony-Anhalt (until 1952), when the East German government abolished its "Länder". Halle was a center of German Pietism and played an important role in establishing the Lutheran church in North America, when Henry Muhlenberg and others were sent as missionaries to Pennsylvania. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Halle,_Saxony-Anhalt   (537 words)

The university - Outline, History, 500 Years of University With a population of 280,000 inhabitants, Halle, which is situated on the River Saale, is the biggest town in Saxony-Anhalt. In Halle, as was the case in Wittenberg before, the foundation of the University took place against the background of a far-reaching university reform that was spreading all over Germany. As Halle was hardly destroyed in World War II, almost the entire inner city, with its numerous fine buildings from the last century, is well preserved. www.uni-halle.de /MLU/universitaet/darstellung_e.htm   (1254 words)

Saxony-Anhalt --  Encyclopædia Britannica Lower Saxony stretches from The Netherlands border in the west to the border of Mecklenburg–West Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt Länder in the east. Saxony-Anhalt had its origins in the principality of Anhalt (q.v.), which was a duchy from 1863 to 1918 and a Land of Germany from 1918 until 1945, when it became part of Saxony-Anhalt. Saxony-Anhalt had its origins in the principality of Anhalt (q.v. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9065982   (808 words)

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Pictures Halle (in full Halle an der Saale), city in central Germany, in Saxony-Anhalt, on the Saale River, near Leipzig. Among the noteworthy buildings in Halle are the medieval town hall; the 12th-century Sankt Moritzkirche; the Marktkirche, where Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was organist for 18 years; and the 16th-century Marienkirche. The city is the site of the University of Halle (1694), which in 1817 was merged with the University of Wittenberg (1502); since 1933 the university, long noted as a center of Protestant theology, has been known as the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg. www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Germany/Saxony-Anhalt/Halle   (289 words)

Halle, city, Germany The composer Handel was born (1685) in Halle. The famous Univ. of Halle was founded in 1694, and in 1817 it absorbed the Univ. of Wittenberg. In Halle in 1695 the philanthropist A. Francke founded a school for paupers, the first of the Francke Institutes. www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0822451.html   (337 words)

AllRefer.com - Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (German Political Geography) - Encyclopedia As constituted in 1947 under Soviet military occupation, Saxony-Anhalt consisted, roughly, of the former state of Anhalt, the former Prussian province of Saxony, and several small territories of the former state of Brunswick. It is bordered on the east by Brandenburg, on the west by Lower Saxony, and in the south by Thuringia and Saxony. Historically the region was a part of the duchy of Saxony until the 12th cent., when it split into several units. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SaxonyAn.html   (284 words)

Wikinfo Halle Halle is the name of two cities in Germany, and both a municipality and a town in Belgium. Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available. This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Halle   (140 words)

Saxony-Anhalt That's why we always speak of Saxony in our genealogy, as Saxony-Anhalt was then part of Saxony, but Zeitz, where our family comes from, is definitely situated in Saxony-Anhalt.Before the reunification of Germany, Saxony-Anhalt was part of the German Democratic Republic or East Germany. Situated towards the north of Germany, Saxony-Anhalt had a population of 2,965,000 inhabitants in 1994. The capital is Magdeburg (270,000 inhabitants roughly) ; except for Magdeburg, the main towns are Halle and Dessau. perso.wanadoo.fr /catherine.sinclair/saxonyanhalt.htm   (272 words)

ScienceDaily: Halle saxony anhalt Look for Halle saxony anhalt in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video. Check for Halle saxony anhalt in the deletion log, or visit its deletion vote page if it exists. Look for Halle saxony anhalt in Wiktionary, our sister dictionary project. www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/halle__saxony_anhalt   (905 words)

PageM.html Presently in ______ When it was in the German Democratic Republic it was in Kreis Hettstedt, Bezirk Halle which is presently in Saxony-Anhalt. Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, The Princes of Mecklenburg, Henry the Lion was raised in rank to Dukes of the Holy Roman Empire in 1348. Their estates were "mortgaged" or absorbed by Saxony and Prussia. www.remmick.org /Remmick.German.Facts/PageM.html   (1661 words)

MENALIB - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The technical basis for this Virtual Library is created by the State and University Library of Saxony-Anhalt in Halle, Germany. However, the Middle East Virtual Library integrates the efforts of many institutions and individuals in order to provide information that is as comprehensive as possible. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MENALIB   (128 words)

RFO TouriSME Saxony-Anhalt is home to well-known science societies: Max Planck Society with four institutes, Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz e.V. with branches at five locations, UFZ Umweltforschungszentrum Leipzig-Halle of Helmholtz Society, Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF Magdeburg and Halle Branch of Fraunhofer Institute for Material Mechanics IWM. UNESCO World Cultural Heritage: Saxony-Anhalt is represented four times on the World Heritage List. Numerous other musical events, including Mitteldeutscher Musiksommer, prove that Saxony-Anhalt is a land of music. www.tourisme-rfo.net /html/content/regions/regions_01.htm   (832 words)

Government Censorship in Public Libraries: Germany Hubbard’s works in the form of letters from public libraries in Rottweil, Baden-Wuerttemberg; Halle, Saxony-Anhalt; Ahlen, North-Rhine Westphalia; Neumuenster, Schleswig-Holstein; the state library in Saarland; and Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In the city of Osnabrueck in Lower Saxony, not only did the town council implement a discriminatory “sect filter” against Scientologists, it also ordered that all city and school libraries be inspected to ensure they contained no works by Mr. The Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture has ordered all libraries in that state not to stock Mr. www.humanrights-germany.org /press/library/pg02.htm   (381 words)

Halle hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Saxony - Anhalt, by All-Hotels(tm) Making a last minute travel reservation with all-hotels is simple: just select your lodging for your Saxony - Anhalt vacation and book a room rate that suits your budget. Dorint Novotel Halle Charlottenhof is a 4 star Superior Hotel in a quiet location in the city centre. With easy access to major roads, the hotel is not far from the town centre of Halle. www.all-hotels.com /europe/germany/saxony_-_anhalt/halle_e1.htm   (594 words)

InternationalReports.net : Eastern Germany But the “Bioregion,” as it is now called, between Leipzig in Saxony and Halle in Saxony-Anhalt is becoming one of Germany’s hottest biotech centers. Uwe Schrader, CEO of the public-private BioRegion Halle-Leipzig Management GmbH (www.bioregion-halle-leipzig.de), says his company provides vital incubator lab and office space to biotech startups at the BioCenter in Halle, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. The company is already making plans to move out of its incubator space at the BioCenter in Halle into its own facility to be built across the street on a site that was once a part of a Russian military base. www.internationalreports.net /europe/easterngermany/2001/antiaging.html   (1218 words)

Goethe Quarry, Petersberg, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Located NE of Petersberg, around 10 km N of Halle. www.mindat.org /loc-16016.html   (80 words)

Worldres Lodging: Discount Hotel Reservations Online - Hotels and Lodging Worldwide Located in the heart of Saxony-Anhalt on the river Elbe, near the medieval cathedral and train station. Dorint Novotel Halle Charlottenhof is a 4 star Superior Hotel in a quiet location in the city centre. Located in the city center of 'Halle on the river Saale' facing the main-station. pts.worldres.com /script/hotel_search.php?FE=9971&NI=1254   (272 words)

Germany States Anhalt, PR:Saxony, PR:Bdbg (part), Brswk (part), Thrg (part) The Saxony which was a province of Prussia is not the same as the Kingdom of Saxony or the Grand Duchy of Saxony. Lower Saxony includes the East Frisian Islands, from Borkum in the west to Hoher Knechtsand in the east. www.statoids.com /ude.html   (2488 words)

Saxony-Anhalt   Among the best places to visit are the town of Wernigerode in the Harz mountains, the Church of Our Lady and the Red Tower in Halle, the medieval town of Quedlinburg, the city of Magdeburg and Hochharz National Park. www.germaniakc.org /Saxanh.htm   (123 words)

City of Halle (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) Halle became a city in the 14th century. Before this two councils ruled the area, the 'mountain council' or Berggericht and the 'valley council' or Talgericht. www.buschauer.dynip.com /fotw/flags/de-st-ha.html   (169 words)

Saxony-Anhalt travel guide In Halle / Saale you will find the interesting past of a salt producing city as well as the Händel music festivals. Other tourist destinations may be: Eisleben, the city where Martin Luther was born and died, Wernigerode in the Harz mountains (discover the ski resort "Brocken" at 1.142 m sea level) or Dessau, famous for being the capital of the "Bauhaus" movement in the early 20th century. Magdeburg, the capital, is very famous for its cathedral with the early Gothic sculptures and Otto von Guericke's (1602-1686) trial experiment with the "Magdeburger Halbkugeln". www.world66.com /europe/germany/saxonyanhalt   (180 words)

heise online - Dell opens sales and service center in Halle Computer manufacturerDell officially opened its new sales and service Center in Halle (Saxony-Anhalt) today. Dell plans to begin construction of a new office building in Halle this year, which employees should be able to start work in next summer. He merely stated that the chances for Halle to be chosen had neither gotten better nor worse. www.heise.de /english/newsticker/news/63918   (373 words)

Technorati Tag: halle Halle Saxony Anhalt Vacations Compare prices, read user reviews of hotels and search for travel deals to Halle. Halle looks like one of the hookers around here in that untouched one. Halle Travelers rate the top hotels in Halle. www.technorati.com /tag/halle   (460 words)

Halle Anhalt Saxony States Germany Europe Regional Anhalt and the 55-megawatt Alslebenfarm under construction between Magdeburg and Halle. and the 55-megawatt Alsleben farm under construction between Magdeburg and Halle. www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Europe/Germany/States/Saxony-Anhalt/Halle   (78 words)

Halle Hôtels - Hôtel Logement à Halle Saxony-Anhalt Allemagne With a great range of budget to luxury hotels in Halle, with many reviews and thousands of visitors per day, you can be sure to enjoy your Saxony-Anhalt visit. The Dormotel Europe Halle was built in 1993 and is situated in direct proximity to the main train station. The 1000-year-old city of Halle along the river Saale has a rich tradition of culture and scientifical tradition. www.simplehotels.com /fr/de/halle   (326 words)

Federal Foreign Office - Facts about Germany: Saxony-Anhalt Other noteworthy towns are Wernigerode (35,516 inhabitants) on the edge of the Harz Mountains, with its fine half-timbered houses, Halle/Saale (247,736 inhabitants), the largest town in Saxony- Anhalt, and Wittenberg (50,000 inhabitants), the home of Martin Luther. In conjunction with the Free State of Saxony, the Halle-Leipzig region is also becoming a center for bio and gene technology. But in economic terms, since unification, Saxony- Anhalt has developed into a location attractive to many German and non-German firms alike. www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de /787.0.html   (432 words)

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