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  QUEDLINBURG - LoveToKnow Article on QUEDLINBURG
On the west it is commanded by the castle, formerly the residence of the abbesses of Quedlinburg, connected with which is the interesting Schlosskirche, which was dedicated in 1129 and completely restored in 1862-82.
Quedlinburg is famous for its nurseries and market gardens, and exports vegetable and flower seeds to all parts of Europe and America.
The abbey of Quedlinburg was planned by Henry the Fowler, although its actual foundation is due to his son Otto the Great.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Q/QU/QUEDLINBURG.htm   (563 words)

  
 Quedlinburg (district) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quedlinburg is a district (Kreis) in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
The yellow-fl stripes (fesses) derive from the coat of arms of the county Ballenstedt.
The coat of arms were granted on September 24, 1990, replacing the older arms which only contained the knives of Quedlinburg.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quedlinburg_(district)   (193 words)

  
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Quedlinburg was at the heart of the East Franconian Empire at the time of the Saxon dynasty of the Ottonians.
Quedlinburg`s intact medieval town layout exhibits more than eight centuries of authentic architecture in a way that is unique in both quality und quantity.
During much of the tenth and the first half of the eleventh centuries Quedlinburg continued to be the political centre of the Ottonian empire – it was here where the Saxon rulers regularly celebrated Easter and held some of their most important imperial diets.
www.quedlinburg-info.de /english.htm   (361 words)

  
 Quedlinburg UNESCO World heritage site - Quedlinburg - World Cultural Heritage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Quedlinburg was at the heart of the East Franconian Empire at the time of the Saxon dynasty - the Ottonians.
Quedlinburg`s medieval town exhibits more than eight centuries of authentic architecture in a way that is unique in both quality und quantity.
Founder of the Saxon Dynasty was King Henry I., elected by the assembled dukes of the German tribes, and crowned in 919.
www.quedlinburg.de /neu/englisch/Tourismus/unesco_e.shtml   (366 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Quedlinburg, Germany (German Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
One of the oldest German cities, Quedlinburg was fortified in 922 by Henry I (Henry the Fowler).
Henry I and his wife, St. Matilda (who with her son, Emperor Otto I, founded the celebrated convent in 936), are buried in the castle church.
Other historic structures in Quedlinburg include 14th-century fortifications, several early Gothic churches, and a 17th-century city hall.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/Q/Quedlinb.html   (258 words)

  
 Quedlinburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After Henry's death 936, members of many leading families settled in Quedlinburg and a women's convent was established there, where daughters of the higher nobility received educations.
The main task of this convent was to pray for the memory for king Henry.
The Quedlinburg castle complex, founded by Otto I the Great in 936, was an imperial seat of the Saxon emperors.
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/qu/Quedlinburg.htm   (337 words)

  
 Expatica's German news in English: Quedlinburg rises above its history
Quedlinburg is one of the most architecturally and historically engaging towns in Germany.
Quedlinburg became a prosperous trading centre in the tenth century and was the centre of the Ottonian empire for most of the 10th and the first half of the 11th centuries.
Quedlinburg was not a target for allied bombers but the risk was stray bombs.
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 Quedlinburg - Pension Weingart in Quedlinburg - familiär geführte Pension mit Ferienwohnung und Ferienzimmer
Quedlinburg - Pension Weingart in Quedlinburg - familiär geführte Pension mit Ferienwohnung und Ferienzimmer
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Unsere Pension ist ein familiär geführter Familienbetrieb in ruhiger Wohnlage Quedlinburgs.
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 Familie Sehrbundt
The earliest ancestor appearing in Quedlinburg was Johann Peter Sehrbundt, a soldier in the Prussian squadron commanded by the Oberstleutnant v.
Be that as it may, Johann Peter Serbont - spelled Seerbundt or Sehrbundt in Quedlinburg - married the citizen's daughter Anna Margarethe Ritter in Quedlinburg in 1737.
Karl Martin Friedrich, the son of Andreas, was born in 1842, and became a supervising gardener in Quedlinburg.
www.sehrbundt.de /ahnen/quedlinb_en.html   (802 words)

  
 Quedlinburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Quedlinburg, which lies along the Bode river just north of the Harz mountains, has numerous charming half-timbered houses, other fine old buildings, several nice churches and a castle, from which you will enjoy panoramic views of the city.
Quedlinburg was the birthplace of the first German woman doctor, Dorothea Erxleben, the educator Johann Christoph Guts Muths and Carl Ritter, who is considered one of the founders of modern scientific geography along with Alexander von Humboldt.
Because of Quedlinburgs rich cultural history and important sites, the old town of Quedlinburg, its castle mountain, and the collegiate church were placed under the protection of the UNESCO´s World Cultural Heritage list in December 1994.
www.centralia.ctc.edu /~vfreund/GermanResources/Germanslides/Germany/SachsenAnhalt/Quedlinburg/Quedlinburg.htm   (159 words)

  
 Quedlinburg : Introduction | Frommers.com
In 1994, UNESCO cited Quedlinburg as "an extraordinary example of a medieval European city," and added it to its list of World Heritage Sites.
Quedlinburg, which survived World War II intact, is nestled at the foot of a rock pinnacle and crowned by a castle and an abbey church.
Here you'll see the church of St. Servatius, an architectural masterpiece, as well as a well-preserved castle and cobbled lanes with half-timbered houses dating from the 16th and 17th centuries.
www.frommers.com /destinations/quedlinburg/0997010001.html   (613 words)

  
 International Travel News: Goslar and Quedlinburg: two World Heritage Site... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
If you plan to be, one of the 40 million visitors to Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany, this summer (June 1 to Aug. 31), consider a visit to a pair of medieval villages some 80 kilometers away.
Goslar fell on the western side of this historic separation, Quedlinburg on the eastern.
Fortunately, the East German government appreciated the historical significance of Quedlinburg and did not establish the polluting factories and concrete row housing that dominate so much of the former Soviet Bloc.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:62003272&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (655 words)

  
 UNESCO World Heritage in Germany: Quedlinburg
n the castle-hill, a steep sandstone-rock, approximately 25m over the roofs of the city Quedlinburg, rise the towers of the Romance seminary church St. Servatius.
he Quedlinburger seminary church, which emerged from a residential chapel of King Heinrich I., was used from 936 until 1803 as a place of worship for the secular ladies convent.
In 1812 the magistrate passed the church the castle parishioners.
home.bawue.de /~wmwerner/english/heritage/quedlb_e.html   (432 words)

  
 Quedlinburg is a city of superlatives
On the edge of the Harz, Germany's northernmost mountain range, lies the finest timber-framed townscape in the country, and perhaps in all Europe...
Since reunification, Quedlinburgers have spent much of their time and resources restoring nearly 800 additional houses and cleaning up the town.
Since Quedlinburg is an historical work in progress, visitors can see houses in various stages of restoration - or lack thereof.
www.hoteltheophano.de /englisch/presse/artikel.htm   (2138 words)

  
 Quedlinburg
Our last stop for the weekend was the small town of Quedlinburg, a UNESCO World Heritage site in what had been East Germany.
Both of our tourbooks indicated that this little town, with its 1600 half-timbered buildings, was one of the best preserved medieval towns to visit in Germany.
Quedlinburg is home to more than 1,600 half-timbered buildings, more than any other town in Germany.
taylorrhome.dyndns.org /Germany/quedlinburg.htm   (178 words)

  
 GlobalFreeloaders.com / Quedlinburg / Germany / Stay for Free
All these GlobalFreeloaders members are in Quedlinburg and may be available to host you while you're in the area.
vivo en quedlinburg alemania.mi tel 0049-16099567955 esteban...a tres 3 horas de berlin y 30 minutos de magdeburg..puedo alojar..
quedlinburg cuidad interesante por sus museos, castillos,y sus casas antiguas y esta rodeado por las montanas de harzt
www.globalfreeloaders.com /memberlocations.php?city=quedlinburg&code=GM-14-873397   (174 words)

  
 The Hutchinson Encyclopedia: Quedlinburg@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Town in the Land (administrative region) of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the River Bode, on the northeastern edge of the Harz Mountains, 68 km/42 mi northwest of Halle; population (2001 est) 25,000.
Quedlinburg has a research centre for plant biology and a horticultural industry, and manufactures machinery and chemicals.
Quedlinburg was founded by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry I around...
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 Reisebüro Neudorf bei Quedlinburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Sie befinden sich hier: Reisebuero-vor-ort > Neudorf bei Quedlinburg
Hier können Reisen und Reisebüros für Neudorf bei Quedlinburg eingestellt, und damit auch gefunden werden, unter anderem: Fernreisen, Kurztrips, Deutschlandtouren, Flugreisen und Last-Minute Angebote.
In dieser Kategorie werden Reisen Neudorf bei Quedlinburg und Reisebüros Neudorf bei Quedlinburg eingetragen.
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 How To Germany - Quedlinburg
Quedlinburg, a small town of about 23,000 inhabitants, near the Harz Mountains in western Saxon-Anhalt, virtually the heart of Germany, is a treasure which is rapidly evolving into a prime tourist attraction particularly for non-Germans.
Unlike the others such as Aachen where Charlemagne (Karl der Grosse) held sway over the Franks, Quedlinburg is the birthplace of a Nation.
The modest cottage in which Heinrich was informed of his selection and presented his insignia of office lies at the foot of the Schlossberg.
www.howtogermany.com /pages/quedlinburg-story.html   (654 words)

  
 Reisebüro Quedlinburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Hier finden Sie alle bei uns derzeit eingetragenen Reisen und Reisebüros für Quedlinburg.
Hier können Reisen und Reisebüros für Quedlinburg eingestellt, und damit auch gefunden werden, unter anderem: Fernreisen, Kurztrips, Deutschlandtouren, Flugreisen und Last-Minute Angebote.
In dieser Kategorie werden Reisen Quedlinburg und Reisebüros Quedlinburg eingetragen.
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 Quedlinburg - Informationen über: Quedlinburg Hotel Pension Ferienwohnung Firmen Wetterkamera und vieles mehr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Seit dem die Quedlinburger Pro-Vinz Kunsttage 1998 zum ersten Mal vom "art quitilinga e.V." veranstaltet wurden, zeigen Galerien und Museen in Quedlinburg das Kunst in der Provinz nicht provinzell bedeuten muss.
Mit speziellen Angeboten und entsprechender Werbung, kann auch in Quedlinburg dieser Kundenkreis verstärkt angesprochen werden.
Erstmals konnten fünf Floristen aus Quedlinburg Ihr Können unter Beweis stellen und einen Hof nach eigenen Vorstellungen gestalten.
www.quedlinburg-online.de   (550 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: QUEDLINBURG ART AFFAIR
In June 1945 Quedlinburg church authorities reported that objects from their treasury were missing from a mineshaft on the outskirts of town, where the church had placed them for safekeeping during World War II.
The objects from the Quedlinburg treasury became the subject of an intense search after the Samuhel Gospel appeared on the market in Europe in 1987 and was sold in April 1990 to the Cultural Foundation for the States in Berlin, an organization devoted to the repatriation of lost German art.
A civil action filed on June 18, 1990, in United States District Court in Dallas on behalf of the Quedlinburg church, sued for the return of the treasures to Germany.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/QQ/kjqem.html   (857 words)

  
 UNESCO-Welterbe in Deutschland
Quedlinburg, nur einen Hexensprung vom Brocken auf der östlichen Seite des Harzes gelegen, bietet ein "außergewöhnliches Beispiel für eine europäische mittelalterliche Stadt", die aus einem Burgdorf und mehreren Ansiedlungen entstanden ist.
Mit seinen rund 1300 Fachwerkhäusern aus sechs Jahrhunderten und einer Reihe von Jugendstilbauten gilt Quedlinburg als eines der größten Flächendenkmäler Deutschlands.
Der Fachwerkbau hat seinen Namen von einem der berühmten Söhne Quedlinburgs, dem Odendichter Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock.
www.unesco.de /c_arbeitsgebiete/welterbe_d14.htm   (271 words)

  
 Quedlinburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The city is dominated by the 16th-century castle (now a museum) on the site of the old fortress and the former abbey church of St. Servatius (1070–1129, incorporating the remains of a 10th-century church).
The poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock and the geographer Carl Ritter were born in Quedlinburg.
The site of the Institute for Plant Research, Quedlinburg is an important centre for the cultivation of seeds, flowers, and sugar beets.
www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/Quedlinburg/Quedlinburg.html   (183 words)

  
 Fossil flora of Quedlinburg - Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Cretaceous plant remains from the Quedlinburg area, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, comprise the original material of P. Richter’s publications from the beginning of the 20th century on Lower and Upper Cretaceous plant fossils.
The Lower Cretaceous horizons are dominated by taxa such as Nathorstiana, which is a member of the rhizomorphic lycopsids, Hausmannia, a member of the Dipteridaceae, and Cylindrites, a plant with uncertain affinities.
The Quedlinburg collections in the Department of Palaeobotany comprise a total of 4726 specimens, of which 1654 are identified to the genus level.
www.nrm.se /pb/data/Quedlinburg/welcome.html   (209 words)

  
 Germany - Impressions of Quedlinburg - world heritage
It was the capital of the East Franconian German Empire at the time of the Saxonian-Ottonian ruling dynasty and has been a prosperous trading town since the Middle Ages.
gave a rustic breakfast in her kitchen and told us a lot about Quedlinburg and the conditions for restoring a house which is listed as a historic monument.
Nothing is allowed to be changed at the facade and even the colour of the walls is determined by the computer.
www.sights-and-culture.com /Germany/Harzregion.html   (387 words)

  
 Quedlinburg | Quedlinburg Hotel Quedlinburg Pension   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In der "Initiative zum Erhalt des Schloßbergs in Quedlinburg" haben sich Quedlinburger klein- und mittel...
Wenn nicht dann sollten Sie sich etwas gutes tun, zum Beispiel Quedlinburg neu zu entdecken.
Der Verein Blumenmesse e.V. war der erste Initiator in Quedlinburg der anregte, brach liegende Freiflächen der Stadt in Eigeninitiative zu bepflanzen und zu pflegen.
www.quedlinburg-information.de   (955 words)

  
 Treasure Hunt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
When American forces arrived in the city on April 18, 1945, according to one document, the Burgermeister surrendered Quedlinburg and told the American commander about the cave and what was in it.
A joint delegation of Americans and Germans then inspected the cave and found all the valuables "intact and present." A guard post was established at the entrance to the cave, and with that the Americans continued about their business of rounding up German soldiers trying to avoid capture by dressing in civilian clothes.
Several of the crates containing the Quedlinburg treasures had been ripped open and at least a dozen of the most important objects were gone.
partners.nytimes.com /books/first/h/honan-treasure.html   (3263 words)

  
 Fodor's Travel Guides | Forums Messages
I am unable to find out much information Quedlinburg except that it is a world cultural heritage city.
Quedlinburg is a delightful town with typical half-timbered houses and a large castle high above.
I was there in early May, and it was not crowded, but I understand that it does get its share of visitors later in the season.
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