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Geyer

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Geyer is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. [1]

38 relations: Adam Ries, Annaberg-Buchholz, Bobbin lace, Cave-in, Chemnitz, Christmas pyramid, Conflagration, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Elterlein, Eric Frenzel, Erzgebirgskreis, Fire-setting, Fortified tower, German town law, Germany, Greifensteine, Hormersdorf, Kuno Klötzer, Mathematician, Mining, Narrow-gauge railway, Narrow-gauge railways in Saxony, Nature reserve, Nutcracker, Ore Mountains, Pinge, Reformation, Renaissance, Resource depletion, Saxon IV K, Saxony, Schwibbogen, Steam locomotive, Tannenberg, Saxony, Textile industry, Thumer Netz, Town privileges, Zwönitz.

Adam Ries

Adam Ries (January 17, 1492 – March 30, 1559) was a German mathematician.

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Annaberg-Buchholz

Annaberg-Buchholz is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

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Bobbin lace

Bobbin lace is a lace textile made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread, which are wound on bobbins to manage them.

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Cave-in

A cave-in is a collapse of a geologic formation, mine or structure which may occur during mining or tunneling.

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Chemnitz

Chemnitz, known from 1953 to 1990 as Karl-Marx-Stadt, is the third-largest city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

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Christmas pyramid

Christmas pyramids (Weihnachtspyramide) are Christmas decorations that have their roots in the folklore and customs of the Ore Mountain region of Germany, but which have become popular internationally.

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Conflagration

A conflagration is a large and destructive fire that threatens human life, animal life, health, and/or property.

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Ehrenfriedersdorf

Ehrenfriedersdorf is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

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Elterlein

Elterlein is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

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Eric Frenzel

Eric Frenzel (born 21 November 1988) is a German nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2000.

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Erzgebirgskreis

Erzgebirgskreis is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

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Fire-setting

Fire-setting is a method of traditional mining used most commonly from prehistoric times up to the Middle Ages.

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Fortified tower

A fortified tower (also defensive tower or castle tower or, in context, just tower) is one of the defensive structures used in fortifications, such as castles, along with curtain walls.

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German town law

The German town law (Deutsches Stadtrecht) or German municipal concerns (Deutsches Städtewesen) was a set of early town privileges based on the Magdeburg rights developed by Otto I. The Magdeburg Law became the inspiration for regional town charters not only in Germany, but also in Central and Eastern Europe who modified it during the Middle Ages.

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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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Greifensteine

The Greifensteine is a rock tower in the Ore Mountains, Germany, between the towns of Geyer, Ehrenfriedersdorf and Jahnsbach.

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Hormersdorf

Hormersdorf is a former municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.

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Kuno Klötzer

Kuno Klötzer (19 April 1922 – 6 August 2011) was a German football player and coach who won the 1977 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup managing Hamburger SV.

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Mathematician

A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in his or her work, typically to solve mathematical problems.

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Mining

Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an orebody, lode, vein, seam, reef or placer deposit.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

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Narrow-gauge railways in Saxony

The narrow-gauge railways in Saxony were once the largest single-operator narrow-gauge railway network in Germany.

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Nature reserve

A nature reserve (also called a natural reserve, bioreserve, (natural/nature) preserve, or (national/nature) conserve) is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research.

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Nutcracker

A nutcracker is a tool designed to open nuts by cracking their shells.

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Ore Mountains

The Ore Mountains or Ore Mountain Range (Erzgebirge; Krušné hory; both literally "ore mountains") in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for around 800 years, from the 12th to the 20th centuries.

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Pinge

A Pinge (pronounced "pinger", plural: Pingen) or Binge ("binger") is the name given in German-speaking Europe to a wedge-, ditch- or funnel-shaped depression in the terrain caused by mining activity.

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Reformation

The Reformation (or, more fully, the Protestant Reformation; also, the European Reformation) was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and continued by Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin and other Protestant Reformers in 16th century Europe.

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Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries.

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Resource depletion

Resource depletion is the consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.

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Saxon IV K

The Saxon IV K were eight-wheeled, narrow gauge, Günther-Meyer type steam engines built for the Royal Saxon State Railways with a track gauge of.

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Saxony

The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen; Swobodny stat Sakska) is a landlocked federal state of Germany, bordering the federal states of Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland (Lower Silesian and Lubusz Voivodeships) and the Czech Republic (Karlovy Vary, Liberec, and Ústí nad Labem Regions).

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Schwibbogen

A Schwibbogen is a decorative candle-holder from the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) region of Saxony, Germany.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Tannenberg, Saxony

Tannenberg is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony in Germany.

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Textile industry

The textile industry is primarily concerned with the design, production and distribution of yarn, cloth and clothing.

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Thumer Netz

| The Thumer Netz was a narrow gauge railway network in the area around Thum in Saxony, Germany that operated from 1886 until 1975.

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Town privileges

Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium.

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Zwönitz

Zwönitz is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

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References

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

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