|
Altdorf bei Nürnberg is a town in south-eastern Germany. It is part of the German Land of Bavaria and situated 25 km east of Nuremberg, in the district Nürnberger Land. In 2005 it had 16,560 inhabitants. Germany is a federation of 16 states called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as country) or unofficially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ...
With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...
Nuremberg coat of arms Location of Nuremberg Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ...
Nürnberger Land - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...
History Altdorf is first mentioned in 1129. In 1504 the town was conquered by the adjacent Imperial Free City of Nuremberg. In the 16th century, the city government of Nuremberg founded an academy in Altdorf, which became a university in 1622. The university lasted until 1809. Among the alumni of the University of Altdorf were the warlord Albrecht von Wallenstein and the philosopher and scientist Gottfried Leibniz. Events Emperor Toba of Japan begins his cloistered rule sharing power with Sutuku, ex-emperor Shirakawas son. ...
Events January 1 - French troops surrender Gaeta to the Spanish under Cordoba. ...
In the Holy Roman Empire, an Imperial Free City (in German: Freie Reichsstadt) was a city formally responsible to the Emperor only — as opposed to the majority of cities in the Empire, which belonged to a territory and were thus governed by one of the many princes and dukes of...
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein (also Waldstein, Czech: Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna), September 24, 1583 – February 25, 1634) was a Czech soldier and politician who gave his services (an army of 30,000 to 100,000 men) during the Danish Period of the Thirty Years War to Ferdinand II...
Gottfried Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (also Leibnitz) (Leipzig July 1, 1646 – November 14, 1716 in Hannover) was a German philosopher, scientist, mathematician, diplomat, librarian, and lawyer of Sorb descent. ...
Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1007 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1007 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ...
2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...
Monuments Altdorf's chief monuments are the church of St. Laurentius, the city hall and the Wichernhaus, which once housed the university. Altdorf also boasts some impressive remnants of its fortifications.
Economy Even though the times of its once famous university have long passed, Altdorf is the seat of several educational institutions. It is also the home of a number of mid-scale industrial enterprises.
External links Official homepage of Altdorf (http://www.altdorf.de) |
Feeds |
Contact