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  Encyclopedia: Lower Saxony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Lower Saxony borders on (from north and clockwise) the North Sea, the states of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Friesland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Verden is a Kreis (district) in the centre of Lower Saxony, Germany.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lower-Saxony   (3329 words)

  
 Saxony
Saxony borders on (from the east and clockwise) Poland, the Czech Republic and the German states of Bavaria, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg.
The main axis of Saxony is the Elbe river, crossing the state from southeast to northwest.
The portions in the east of Saxony are the southern parts of the historical region of Lusatia (Lausitz) and are called Upper Lusatia (Oberlausitz); the minority of the Sorbs live in the region, which is bilingual today.
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 Saxony-Anhalt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lying to the north-east of central Germany, it is eighth largest in area and (since 1996) tenth in population among the country's sixteen Bundesländer.
It borders on the states of Lower Saxony to the north-west, Brandenburg to the east, Saxony to the south-east and Thuringia to the south-west.
The state was created in 1990, shortly before German reunification, covering much the same area as an earlier unit (1947-1952) comprising the former Anhalt, the former Prussian Province of Saxony and some small exclaves of the former Brunswick-Lüneburg.
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 Brandenburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brandenburg is bordered by Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the north, Poland in the east, Saxony in the south, Saxony-Anhalt in the west and Lower Saxony in the northwest.
Brandenburg was one of the German states to switch 1539 to Protestantism in the wake of the Reformation, and generally did quite well in the century following, as the dynasty expanded its lands to include the Duchy of Prussia in 1618 and along the lower Rhine Duchy of Cleves (1614) and elsewhere.
The result was a sprawling, disconnected country that was in poor shape to defend itself during the Thirty Years' War.
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 Hesse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Situated in western-central Germany, Hessen borders on (from the north-west and clockwise) the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate.
After World War II in 1945, the state of Hessen was established within the United States occupation zone.
It combined the former state of Hessen(-Darmstadt) and the Prussian province of Hessentory along the lower Lahn River, which became a part of Rhineland-Palatinate).
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 Lower Saxony -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
In the southwest of Lower Saxony is the (Click link for more info and facts about Emsland) Emsland, a sparsely populated area, once full of inaccessible swamps.
The northern half of Lower Saxony is absolutely flat, but there are two mountain chains in the south: the (Click link for more info and facts about Weserbergland) Weserbergland ("Weser Hilly Region") and the (Click link for more info and facts about Harz) Harz.
To the north the (A river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea) Elbe river separates Lower Saxony from Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/L/Lo/Lower_Saxony.htm   (1269 words)

  
 Lower Saxony - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Lower Saxony - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The northwestern portion of Lower Saxony is a part of Frisia; it is called Ostfriesland (Eastern Frisia) and lies on the coast of the North Sea.
Lower Saxony, Geography, History, Politics, List of minister presidents of Lower Saxony and External links.
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 Schleswig-Holstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schleswig-Holstein borders on Denmark in the North, the North Sea in the West, the Baltic Sea and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the East, and Lower Saxony and Hamburg in the South.
When the duke of Saxony gave Holstein, as it was his own country, to Count Adolf I of Schauenburg, the Sovereign Family gave up his rights for the throne, to prevent a conflict, and gave it to Count Adolf I. Since that time Holstein become either a duchy or a county.
For many centuries, the King of Denmark was both a Danish Duke of Schleswig and a German Duke of Holstein, the Duke of Saxony.
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 The Ultimate User talk:Timwi/Archive/Feb 04 Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
For instance the List of places in Lower Saxony: In the Lower Saxony article itself there is a list of all district-free cities, which are all the larger cities of that state.
These lists could and should be linked from the articles for the respective Bundesländer - they have a place in between the details given at the districts and the general overview at the list of cities in germany.
Maybe the lists you mentioned that already exist in articles like Lower Saxony should be moved.
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 Saarland
3 List of heads of government of the Saarland
From 1920 to 1935, and then from 1947 to 1959, the inhabitants used postage stamps issued specially for the territory; see postage stamps and postal history of the Saar for details.
List of heads of government of the Saarland
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 The Oder-Neisse Border: Where German-Polish Prejudices Meet. Travel to the past and present frontier(s) between Germany ...
The Lower Oder Valley, from the village of Hohensaaten northward to the town of Mechern, is a unique nature preserve with countless sidestreams, backwaters, ponds, lakes, and an abundance of rare fauna and flora.
Milwaukee is the only place in which I found that the Americans concern themselves with learning German, and where the German language and German ways are bold enough to take a foothold.
Bill Clinton and Helmut Kohl chose the right place last May. By meeting in a community that Clinton himself called "America's most German-American city," they honored their hosts, the heritage of both their nations, and a transatlantic partnership that continues to bear abundant fruit on both sides.
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 Lower Saxony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The area on the southern banks is called Altes Land, and it is characterised by thousands of fruit trees.
Furthermore there are eight independent towns, which do not belong to any district:
The state was founded in 1946 by the British military administration, who merged the former states of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Oldenburg, and Schaumburg-Lippe with the former Prussian province of Hanover.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lower_Saxony   (676 words)

  
 Free Services Genealogical and Historical Research Dr. Sylvia Möhle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
If the placename that you have does not appear in our list, it can still be included in one of the bigger parishes listed here, because many small villages did not have a church of their own.
This list provides the names of places that are included in one of the best printed sources for the whole south of Lower Saxony - the printed tax list of 1689 (Kopfsteuerbeschreibung von 1689) and the printed marriage registers for southern Lower saxony and the region around Hannover (Calenberger Land).
If you find the place where your ancestors lived around 1700 in this list, it would be well worth looking for them in these sources.
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 Encyclopedia: List of places in Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Other descriptions of List of places in Germany
The following lists include geographical features within the states of Germany.
For cities see List of cities in Germany; for districts see List of German districts; for urban districts see List of German urban districts.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-places-in-Germany   (97 words)

  
 Thuringia - Famous Women   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Thuringia borders on (from the north and clockwise) the German states of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Bavaria and Hesse.
Most of the remaining Thuringia came under the rule of the Wettin dynasty of nearby Meissen, the nucleus of the later duchy and kingdom of Saxony.
With the division of the house of Wettin in 1485, Thuringia went to the senior Ernestine branch of the family, which subsequently subdivided the area into a number of smaller states, according to the Saxon tradition of dividing inheritance amongst male heirs.
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 Saxony-Anhalt Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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Saxony-Anhalt (in German, Sachsen-Anhalt) is one of the sixteen Bundesländer (federal states) that make up the Federal Republic of Germany.
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 carfree projects & vacation destinations in Germany & world wide | autofrei wohnen
In the lists of registered initiatives some have been abandoned, are hindered, or failed projects (e.g.
In any case, the list may be helpful to give you ideas of keywords to start "googling" for further information.
Listed are only those cities and villages with large pedestrian areas / zones.
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 Abstracts List
Humboldt's concept of the university, developed at the beginning of the 19th century in Prussia, is at the origin of the modern university - according to Abraham Flexner, the founder of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton, and author of a study of American, British and German university and many other analysts.
But as the number of mergers grows, and as the number of jurisdictions in which mergers are taking place increases, implications of other approaches are beginning to emerge.
Consistent among the three administrations is the increasing tendency to view of higher education policy as an instrument of economic development with each administration placing varying emphases on social, equitable and educational goals and principals (Lang, House, Young and Jones, 1999).
www.chet.educ.ubc.ca /conferences/HansWkspAbstracts.htm   (5864 words)

  
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Bavarian Gazetteer: list of all places in Bavaria with Catholic and Protestant parishes
Protestant church records in Bavaria: list of those church records (church books) that are stored in the central Protestant church archive for Bavaria in Regensburg.
Surnames found in mailing lists entries: regularly updated list of surnames and variations of these surnames, referring to mailing lists (on Rootsweb).
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 List of places in Lower Saxony -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
List of places in Lower Saxony -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
This is a list of geographical features in the state of (A state in northwestern Germany) Lower Saxony, (A republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990) Germany.
(Click link for more info and facts about Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park) Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/L/Li/List_of_places_in_Lower_Saxony.htm   (326 words)

  
 Reisetipps: Deutschland per Rad entdecken — Radrouten, Radregionen und mehr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Hotels, places of interest, difficult sections of the route and train timetables can all be investigated well in advance using cycle touring guides, specialist guidebooks or the internet
During the day you can discover Germany by bike, and at night there are around 4,100 cyclist-friendly places for you to stay.
Its annually updated directory lists about 2,600 private addresses with 14,300 beds, where you can stay free of charge - providing your name and address are listed as a "Dachgeber” host, as the scheme is based on mutual benefit.
www.germany-tourism.de /biking/index_28785.html   (1326 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Emigration for the period of 1825 to 1870 Some of the FORWARD at the Staatsarchive site: (Translated by Altavista Babelfish) The following data are based on an evaluation of the documents of main public records of Lower Saxony in Hanover after emigrants abroad overseas.
Additions of the available names are placed in regular intervals in the net.
If name is found, list of names will come up with number to the right: PERS Krems, Caspar Heinrich 26806.
www.genealogy.com /users/k/r/e/William-H-Krems/FILE/0013text.txt   (1050 words)

  
 Places To Visit: Region of Lower Saxony - LivingInGermany.de :: Living & Working in Germany : Expat Advice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Located in the northwestern part of the country, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) is Germany's second largest state after Bavaria (47,338 km2).
Although agriculture remains an important economic activity, Lower Saxony cannot really be classified as an agricultural state.
Traditional industries such as steel, chemicals and shipbuilding employ most of the region's workforce, and in recent years electronics and computer industries have been booming.
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 Science Fair Projects - Category:Districts of Lower Saxony
Science Fair Projects - Category:Districts of Lower Saxony
Or else, you can start by choosing any of the categories below.
See also: List of places in Lower Saxony and Category:Towns in Lower Saxony.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Category:Districts_of_Lower_Saxony   (208 words)

  
 Lower Saxony's Wulff says state plans to keep VW stake of nearly 18 pct - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Lower Saxony's Wulff says state plans to keep VW stake of nearly 18 pct - Forbes.com
FRANKFURT (AFX) - The federal state of Lower Saxony, the single biggest shareholder of Volkswagen AG, intends to keep its nearly 18 pct stake in the company, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung cited Chief Minister Christian Wulff as saying.
He said Lower Saxony and the United Arab Emirates are 'holding intensive contacts' on research, education, culture and economy and through these contacts, cooperation between the UAE and VW could also intensify.
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 lower saxony - OneLook Dictionary Search
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Lower Saxony : Columbia Encyclopedia, Six Edition [home, info]
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 Buildings Integral to the Former Life and/or Persecution of Jews in Hamburg
The building which housed the Provinzialloge von Niedersachsen (Provincial Masonic Lodge of Lower Saxony), at No. 36 Moorweidenstraße, was erected by the Freemasons in 1907-1909.
The deportees also had to fill out an enclosed list with their property and to hand it in at the assembly building with their remaining money.
Many of the last addresses of the deportees on the deportation list for the 6.12.1941 are other than their own, so that they were probably quartered elsewhere shortly before being deported.
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 Luneburg : Attractions | Frommers.com
Also, a number of villages -- listed on only the most detailed of maps -- post ZIMMER FREI (ROOM FOR RENT) signs.
These accommodations may be on a heath farm or even a horse farm.
The tourist office compiles a list of places every summer where you can rent a bike.
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