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Iserlohn

(Encyclopedia) Iserlohn Iserlohn ēˌzərlōnˈ [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. It is a commercial…

Neustadt an der Weinstrasse

(Encyclopedia) Neustadt an der WeinstrasseNeustadt an der Weinstrassenoiˈshtät än dĕr vīnˈshträsə [key], city (1994 pop. 53,782), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany; chartered 1275. It is the center of…

Odenwald

(Encyclopedia) OdenwaldOdenwaldōˈdənvält [key], hilly, forested region, S central Germany, bordering on the Neckar and Main rivers and the Rhine plain. Its highest point (2,055 ft/626 m) is the…

Lindau

(Encyclopedia) LindauLindaulĭnˈdou [key], town (1994 pop. 24,560), Bavaria, S Germany, on an island in Lake Constance (Ger. Bodensee). Connected by bridges with the mainland, it is a picturesque…

Giesebrecht, Wilhelm von

(Encyclopedia) Giesebrecht, Wilhelm vonGiesebrecht, Wilhelm vonvĭlˈhĕlm fən gēˈzəbrĕkht [key], 1814–89, German historian. A gifted student of Ranke, he later taught at the Univ. of Königsberg. His…

Gieseking, Walter

(Encyclopedia) Gieseking, WalterGieseking, Waltervälˈtər gēˈzəkĭng [key], 1895–1956, German pianist, b. Lyons, France, grad. Hanover Municipal Conservatory, 1916. He began touring Europe in 1920 and…

Walther von der Vogelweide

(Encyclopedia) Walther von der VogelweideWalther von der Vogelweidevälˈtər fən dĕr fōˈgəlvīˌdə [key], c.1170–c.1230, German minnesinger of noble birth, probably the finest lyric poet of medieval…

Otto I, Holy Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia) Otto I or Otto the Great, 912–73, Holy Roman emperor (962–73) and German king (936–73), son and successor of Henry I of Germany. He is often regarded as the founder of the Holy Roman…

Rüdesheim

(Encyclopedia) RüdesheimRüdesheimrüˈdəs-hīmˌ [key], town (1994 pop. 10,282), Hesse, W central Germany, on the Rhine River. Vineyards in the area produce some of the most noted Rhine wines, and…

Sondershausen

(Encyclopedia) SondershausenSondershausenzônˌdərs-houˈzən [key], commune (1994 pop. 22,370), Thuringia, central Germany, near the western foot of Kyffhäuser Mt. It is an industrial city and a potash-…