For the city Schaumburg in the United States see Schaumburg, Illinois and for the castle in Lower Saxony near Rinteln, see Schaumburg. Schaumburg is a village located in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. ... Weser watershed Rinteln is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

Schaumburg

Statistics
State:	Lower Saxony
Capital:	Stadthagen
Adm. Region:	Hanover
Area:	676 km²
Inhabitants:	166,300 (2003)
pop. density:	246 inh./km²
Car identification:	SHG
Homepage:	[1]
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Schaumburg - Lippe is a district and principality Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Nienburg, Hanover and Hamelin-Pyrmont, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (districts Lippe and Minden-Lübbecke). Germany is a federal republic made up of 16 states formally known in German as Bundesländer (Federal States; singular Bundesland), or more commonly, Länder (singular Land). ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Hanover (German Hannover) is the one of the four Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the south of the state around the city of Hanover. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links Lower_saxony_shg. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Nienburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Hanover (officially Region Hannover) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Hamelin-Pyrmont (German Hameln-Pyrmont) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen) is the largest in population (though only fourth in area) among Germanys 16 federal states. ... This article is about the district Lippe. ... Minden-Lübbecke is a Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

History

The founders of Schaumburg-Lippe are one of the oldest Royal Families worldwide. First counts later Princes of Schaumburg-Lippe, date back to 1110 and are related with all royal houses. The royal family and its branches are present in Austria, Bohemia, Denmark, Germany and the USA.

Schaumburg was a medieval county, which was founded at the beginning of the 12th century. Shortly after the Holy Roman Emperor appointed the counts of Schaumburg to become counts of Holstein as well. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... For other uses of the word, see Holstein Holstein (Hol-shtayn) (Low Saxon: Holsteen, Danish: Holsten, Latin and historical English: Holsatia) is the southern part of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, between the rivers Elbe, Eider, and the Schlei firth. ...

During the Thirty Years' War the house of Schaumburg had no male heir, and the county was divided into Schaumburg (which became part of Hesse-Kassel) and Schaumburg-Lippe (1640). The tiny state of Schaumburg-Lippe existed until 1946, when it became an administrative area within Lower Saxony. In modern times Schaumburg and Schaumburg-Lippe were districts within the state of Lower Saxony, until they were merged again in 1977. The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) The Thirty Years War was a conflict fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally in the Central European territory of the Holy Roman Empire, but also involving most of the major continental powers. ... Hesse-Kassel (Hessen-Kassel) was a German principality that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1568 upon the death of Landgrave Philip of Hesse and his eldest son Wilhelm IV inherited the northern portion and established his capital in Kassel. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

Geography

The district is located in the northernmost part of the Weserbergland mountains. The Weser river runs through the southern part of the district. The Weserbergland is a hilly region (thus the name, Weser hilly region) in Germany (Lower Saxony, Hessen und Nordrhein-Westfalen), between Hannoversch Münden and Porta Westfalica. ... Weser watershed The Weser is a river of north-western Germany. ...

Schaumburg is a very small district, but within its territory there are some towns of remarkable beauty: Bückeburg, the old capital of the Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe; Rinteln, which was the capital of Schaumburg during the division; and Stadthagen, the capital of the today's district. Map of Germany showing Bückeburg Bückeburg is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Weser watershed Rinteln is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

ROYAL HOUSE, the PRINCES OF SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE (French: Schaumbourg-Lippe)

The Name Schaumburg dates back to 1110 to the counts Schaumburg, later Princes of Schaumburg-Lippe. They founded Hamburg and many other cities. His most Serene Highness Prince Max of Schaumburg-Lippe was a significant member of the family, race car driver, who won 8 grand prix races for Mercedes and BMW.

Princess Helga-Lee of Schaumburg-Lippe (HSH), died in 2005, was multi awarded with humanitarian prizes. Their friendship to Aristoteles Onassis, Getty and family relatives in all Royal Houses made them one the most photographed celebrities of Europe in the last century. HSH Princess Helga Claire Lee is also a Colonial Dame of America desc. Edward Winslow through her grandfather Governeur and Admiral Miller and her mother. The father of Princess Helga, Dr. h.c. Karl Hermann Roderbourg, was also the inventor of many battery patterns and built the battery giant VARTA in germany.

Dr. Prince Max of Schaumburg-Lippe cares for his mother Princess Helga´s family archives and directs the publication of her books she did with Jean Cocteau and songs she wrote with von Karajan. The family is resident to Austria - Palais Schaumburg-Lippe - , Germany, Monaco and the USA.

Information: www.schaumburg-lippe.at

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of THE ROYAL FAMILY - Princes of Schaumburg-Lippe

The coat of arms unify the Schaumburg leaf and Lippe rose, the crown is a royal crown on top of the coat of the arms.

Towns and municipalities of the Principality Schaumburg-Lippe

An Amt (plural Ämter) is an administrative unit, which is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. ... Map of Germany showing Bückeburg Bückeburg is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Weser watershed Rinteln is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Bad Nenndorf is a small town in the district of Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

External links

• Official website (German)

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