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Donauwörth

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Donauwörth) is a town and the capital of the Donau-Ries district in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is said to have been founded by two fishermen where the rivers Danube (Donau) and Wörnitz meet. The city is part of the scenic route called "Romantische Straße" (Romantic Road) The city is situated between Munich and Nuremberg, 46 km north of Augsburg. [1]

42 relations: Augsburg, Austria, Battle of Donauwörth, Battle of Schellenberg, Bavaria, Carolin Hingst, Catholic Church, Danube, Donau-Ries, Duchy of Bavaria, Duchy of Brabant, Ferdinand Bonn, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, Flanders, Franz Hartmann, German mysticism, Germany, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Holy Roman Empire, Humanism, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, Lutheranism, Manfred G. Schmidt, Margareta Ebner, Maria of Brabant, Duchess of Bavaria, Michael Deffner, Munich, Nuremberg, Perchtoldsdorf, Procession, Romantic Road, Sebastian Franck, Sercan Güvenışık, Sister city, Swabia (Bavaria), Thirty Years' War, Ulm Campaign, War of the Spanish Succession, Wörnitz (river), Werner Egk, Werner Schnitzer.

Augsburg

Augsburg (Augschburg) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany.

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Austria

Austria (Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe.

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Battle of Donauwörth

The Battle of Donauwörth was the first engagement of Napoleon's 1805 Austrian campaign.

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Battle of Schellenberg

The Battle of Schellenberg, also known as the Battle of Donauwörth, was fought on 2 July 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Bavaria

Bavaria (Bavarian and Bayern), officially the Free State of Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern), is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner.

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Carolin Hingst

Carolin Tamara Hingst (born 18 September 1980 in Donauwörth) is a German pole vaulter.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Danube

The Danube or Donau (known by various names in other languages) is Europe's second longest river, after the Volga.

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Donau-Ries

Donau-Ries (Danube-Ries) is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany.

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Duchy of Bavaria

The Duchy of Bavaria (German: Herzogtum Bayern) was, from the sixth through the eighth century, a frontier region in the southeastern part of the Merovingian kingdom.

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Duchy of Brabant

The Duchy of Brabant was a State of the Holy Roman Empire established in 1183.

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Ferdinand Bonn

Ferdinand Bonn (20 December 1861 – 24 September 1933) was a German stage and film actor.

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Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

Ferdinand III (13 July 1608 – 2 April 1657) was Holy Roman Emperor from 15 February 1637 until his death, as well as King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria.

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Flanders

Flanders (Vlaanderen, Flandre, Flandern) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium, although there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics and history.

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Franz Hartmann

Franz Hartmann (22 November 1838, Donauwörth – 7 August 1912, Kempten im Allgäu) was a German medical doctor, theosophist, occultist, geomancer, astrologer, and author.

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German mysticism

German mysticism, sometimes called Dominican mysticism or Rhineland mysticism, was a late medieval Christian mystical movement that was especially prominent within the Dominican order and in Germany.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

Gustav II Adolf (9 December 1594 – 6 November 1632, O.S.), widely known in English by his Latinised name Gustavus Adolphus or as Gustav II Adolph, was the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632 who is credited for the founding of Sweden as a great power (Stormaktstiden).

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire (Sacrum Romanum Imperium; Heiliges Römisches Reich) was a multi-ethnic but mostly German complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806.

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Humanism

Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism and empiricism) over acceptance of dogma or superstition.

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John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S.) was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs.

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Louis II, Duke of Bavaria

Ludwig I or Louis I of Upper Bavaria (Ludwig II der Strenge, Herzog von Bayern, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein) (13 April 1229 – 2 February 1294) was Duke of Upper Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1253.

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Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity which identifies with the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546), a German friar, ecclesiastical reformer and theologian.

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Manfred G. Schmidt

Manfred G. Schmidt (born 25 July 1948 in Donauwörth, Germany) is Professor of Political Science at the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg.

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Margareta Ebner

Blessed Margareta Ebner (1291 – 20 June 1351) was a German professed religious from the Dominican Nuns.

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Maria of Brabant, Duchess of Bavaria

Maria of Brabant (1226–1256) was a daughter of Henry II, Duke of Brabant, and Maria of Swabia.

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Michael Deffner

Joseph Michael Deffner (Μιχαήλ Δέφνερ * 18 September 1848 in Donauwörth; † 15 October 1934 in Athens) was a German classical philologist and linguist, known for his studies exploring the Tsakonian language.

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Munich

Munich (München; Minga) is the capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps.

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Nuremberg

Nuremberg (Nürnberg) is a city on the river Pegnitz and on the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia, about north of Munich.

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Perchtoldsdorf

Perchtoldsdorf (colloquially Petersdorf) is a market town in the Mödling District, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

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Procession

A procession (French procession via Middle English, derived from Latin, processio, from procedere, to go forth, advance, proceed) is an organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner.

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Romantic Road

The Romantic Road (Romantische Straße) is a "theme route" devised by promotion-minded travel agents in the 1950s.

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Sebastian Franck

Sebastian Franck (20 January 1499 – c. 1543) was a 16th-century German freethinker, humanist, and radical reformer.

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Sercan Güvenışık

Sercan Bilinç Güvenışık (born 1 March 1980) is a Turkish footballer currently playing for Miami Dade FC..

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Sister city

Twin towns or sister cities are a form of legal or social agreement between towns, cities, counties, oblasts, prefectures, provinces, regions, states, and even countries in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.

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Swabia (Bavaria)

Swabia (Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.

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Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War was a war fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648.

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Ulm Campaign

The Ulm Campaign was a series of French and Bavarian military maneuvers and battles to outflank and capture an Austrian army in 1805 during the War of the Third Coalition.

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War of the Spanish Succession

The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a European conflict of the early 18th century, triggered by the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700.

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Wörnitz (river)

The Wörnitz is a river in Bavaria, Germany, a left tributary of the Danube.

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Werner Egk

Werner Egk (17 May 1901 – 10 July 1983), born Werner Joseph Mayer, was a German composer.

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Werner Schnitzer

Werner Schnitzer (born January 9, 1942 in Donauwörth, Germany) is a German television actor.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donauwörth

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