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Spreewald

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The Spreewald (German for "Spree Woods"; in Lower Sorbian: Błota) is a picturesque section of the German state of Brandenburg located about 100 km south-east of Berlin. [1]

55 relations: Battle of Halbe, Błota, Berlin Görlitzer Bahnhof, Berlin–Görlitz railway, Brandenburg, Bundesautobahn 13, Bundesautobahn 15, Calau, Central Brandenburg Plateaux and Lowlands, Christian Gottlob Hammer, Dahme-Spreewald, David Lorenz, Ehm Welk, Ernst Schlange, Geography of Germany, Guards Rifles Battalion, Halbe, Karl Walther, Kinemacolor, Kolkwitz, Krausnick hills, Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg, Lübben (Spreewald), Lübbenau, Leibsch, List of Gothic brick buildings in Germany, Lower Lusatia, Margraviate of Brandenburg, MV Spreewald, Names of European cities in different languages: Q–T, Natural regions of Germany, Nico, North German Plain, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Outline of the United Nations, Pauline Krautz, Ponaschemu, Race to Berlin, Rundling, Schwarzheide, Sorbs, Spree, Spreewald gherkins, Storkow, Brandenburg, Ursula Ragwitz, Vetschau, Walter Moras, Wasserschutzpolizei, Wendish-German double church, Werte der deutschen Heimat, ..., World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Europe and North America, 3rd Guards Army (Soviet Union), 4th Panzer Army, 712th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), 9th Army (Wehrmacht). Expand index (5 more) »

Battle of Halbe

The Battle of Halbe (Kessel von Halbe, Хальбский котёл, Halbe pocket) from April 24 – May 1, 1945 was a battle in which the German Ninth Army, under the command of General Theodor Busse, was destroyed as a fighting force by the Red Army during the Battle for Berlin.

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Błota

Błota may refer to.

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Berlin Görlitzer Bahnhof

Görlitzer Bahnhof was the name of the Berlin railway terminus for the mainline link between the capital, Cottbus in Brandenburg and Görlitz in Lower Silesia (since 1945 Saxony).

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Berlin–Görlitz railway

The Berlin–Görlitz railway is a main line railway in the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony, which was originally built and operated by the Berlin-Görlitz Railway Company (Berlin-Görlitzer Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft).

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Brandenburg

Brandenburg (Brannenborg, Lower Sorbian: Bramborska, Braniborsko) is one of the sixteen federated states of Germany.

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Bundesautobahn 13

is an autobahn in eastern Germany, connecting Berlin with Dresden.

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Bundesautobahn 15

is an autobahn in eastern Germany.

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Calau

Calau (Kalawa) is a small town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany.

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Central Brandenburg Plateaux and Lowlands

The Central Brandenburg Plateaux and Lowlands (Mittelbrandenburgische Platten und Niederungen) form a natural region in the German state of Brandenburg and in parts of southwest Berlin and the east of Saxony-Anhalt.

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Christian Gottlob Hammer

Christian Gottlob Hammer, baptized as Gottlieb, (18 July 1779, Dresden, Saxony – 7 February 1864, Dresden), was an influential German landscape painter and engraver.

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Dahme-Spreewald

Dahme-Spreewald (Wokrejs Damna-Błota) is a district in Brandenburg, Germany.

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David Lorenz

David Lorenz (*March 21, 1856 in Ogrosen, a part of Vetschau, Brandenburg - April 5, 1907 in Ogrosen) was a German painter.

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Ehm Welk

Emil Welk, known by his nickname Ehm Welk (August 29, 1884 – December 19, 1966), was a German journalist, writer, professor and founder of Volkshochschulen (adult education centres).

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Ernst Schlange

Ernst Schlange (September 1, 1888 – † 1947) was a Nazi German politician, Gauleiter of Berlin-Brandenburg and a member of the Prussian Landtag.

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Geography of Germany

Germany is a country in west-central Europe, that stretches from the Alps, across the North European Plain to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.

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Guards Rifles Battalion

The Guards Rifles Battalion (German: Garde-Schützen-Bataillon; French: Bataillon des Tirailleurs de la Garde; nicknamed: Neuchâteller in High German; Neffschandeller in Berlin German dialect) was an infantry unit of the Prussian Army.

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Halbe

Halbe (Lower Sorbian Łobje) is a municipality in the Dahme-Spreewald district of Brandenburg, Germany.

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Karl Walther

Karl Walther (born August 19, 1905 in Zeitz; died June 9, 1981 in Seeshaupt) was a painter of the German Post-Impressionist school, and an exponent of plein air painting.

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Kinemacolor

Kinemacolor was the first successful color motion picture process, used commercially from 1908 to 1914.

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Kolkwitz

Kolkwitz (Lower Sorbian Gołkojce) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in southeastern Brandenburg.

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Krausnick hills

The Krausnick hills (Krausnicker Berge) are a small range of hills in Eastern Germany in the federal state of Brandenburg.

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Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg

Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany.

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Lübben (Spreewald)

Lübben (Spreewald) (Lubin (Błota)) is a town of 14,000 people, capital of the Dahme-Spreewald district in the Lower Lusatia region of Brandenburg, Germany.

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Lübbenau

Lübbenau/Spreewald (Lubnjow/Błota) is a town of 17,897 in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district of Brandenburg, Germany.

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Leibsch

Leibsch is a locality (ortsteil) in the municipality (''gemeinde'') of Unterspreewald in the German state (''land'') of Brandenburg.

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List of Gothic brick buildings in Germany

This list is a part of the international List of Gothic brick buildings.

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Lower Lusatia

Lower Lusatia is a historical region in Central Europe, stretching from the southeast of the German state of Brandenburg to the southwest of Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland.

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Margraviate of Brandenburg

The Margraviate of Brandenburg (Markgrafschaft Brandenburg) was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806 that played a pivotal role in the history of Germany and Central Europe.

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MV Spreewald

Spreewald was a German passenger-carrying freighter built in 1922 by Deutsche Werft at Hamburg for the Hamburg America Line.

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Names of European cities in different languages: Q–T

No description.

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Natural regions of Germany

This division of Germany into major natural regions takes account primarily of geomorphological, geological, hydrological, and pedological criteria in order to divide the country into large, physical units with a common geographical basis.

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Nico

Christa Päffgen (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, musician, model, and actress.

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North German Plain

The North German Plain or Northern Lowland (Norddeutsches Tiefland) is one of the major geographical regions of Germany.

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Oberspreewald-Lausitz

Oberspreewald-Lausitz (Wokrejs Górne Błota-Łužyca, Wokrjes Hornje Błóta-Łužica) is a Kreis (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany.

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Outline of the United Nations

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Nations: United Nations – international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace.

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Pauline Krautz

Pauline Krautz (born Pauline Rehnus; 18 December 1890 - 16 September 1941) was a Sorbian entrepreneuse.

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Ponaschemu

Ponaschemu is a mixed language that was formed by mixing German and Lower Sorbian.

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Race to Berlin

The Race to Berlin was a competition between two Soviet marshals, Georgy Zhukov and Ivan Konev, to be the first to enter Berlin during the final months of World War II.

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Rundling

A Rundling is a form of circular village, mainly in Germany, typical of settlements in the Germanic-Slav contact zone in the Early Medieval period.

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Schwarzheide

Schwarzheide is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany.

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Sorbs

Sorbs (Serbja, Serby, Sorben), known also by their former autonyms Lusatians and Wends, are a West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting their homeland in Lusatia, a region divided between Germany (the states of Saxony and Brandenburg) and Poland (the provinces of Lower Silesia and Lubusz).

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Spree

The Spree (Sprjewja, Spréva) is a river that flows through the Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin states of Germany, and in the Ústí nad Labem region of the Czech Republic.

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Spreewald gherkins

Spreewald gherkins (German: Spreewälder Gurken or Spreewaldgurken) are a specialty gherkin from Brandenburg, which are protected by the EU as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).

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Storkow, Brandenburg

Storkow (Mark) is a town in Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Ursula Ragwitz

Ursula Ragwitz (born Ursula Rose: 15 February 1928) is a former senior official of the ruling East German Socialist Unity Party.

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Vetschau

Vetschau (Wětošow) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany.

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Walter Moras

Walter Moras (Jan. 20, 1856 - March 6, 1925) was a German landscape painter who specialized to some extent in winter scenes.

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Wasserschutzpolizei

The Wasserschutzpolizei (WSP - literally translated "Water Police Force" in German) is the water police that patrols the waterways, lakes and harbours of Germany around the clock.

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Wendish-German double church

The Wendish-German double church (Lower Sorbian Serbsko-nimska dwójna cerkwja we Wětošowje) is a so-called double church in Vetschau (Wětošow)/Spreewald, Germany.

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Werte der deutschen Heimat

Werte der deutschen Heimat (literally "Values of the German Homeland") originally Werte der Deutschen Heimat and, between 1970 and 1990 called Werte unserer Heimat, was a series of publications by former East German Academy of Sciences at Berlin, that was published by Akademie-Verlag Berlin and included more than 50 volumes.

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World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Europe and North America

Under UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme, there are 302 biosphere reserves recognized as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Europe and North America (as of April 2016).

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3rd Guards Army (Soviet Union)

The 3rd Guards Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.

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4th Panzer Army

The 4th Panzer Army (German: 4. Panzerarmee) was, before being designated a full army, the Panzer Group 4 (Panzergruppe 4), a German panzer army during World War II.

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712th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 712th Infantry Division (German: 712. Infanteriedivision) was a German Army infantry division in World War II.

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9th Army (Wehrmacht)

The 9th Army (9.) was a World War II field army.

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References

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

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