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Salta City

**Salta** is a city in the north of Argentina.

It is the capital of Salta Province. In 2010, 618,375 people lived there.
Club Atlético River Plate

**Club Atlético River Plate**, commonly known as **River Plate**, is an Argentine professional football club. They are based in Buenos Aires, and play their home games at Estadio Monumental.

The name of the club is English for Río de la Plata. They are the most succcessful club in Argentina, with 36 league titles. River Plate has a very strong rivalry with Boca Juniors, mainly because both teams are from Buenos Aires and also are considered the biggest teams in Argentina. Matches between them sometimes involve violence between supporters.

## Related pages

- List of Argentine football teams

## Infobox (football club)

- **clubname**: River Plate
- **current**: 2020-21
- **fullname**: Club Atlético River Plate
- **nickname**: River
- **founded**: 25 May 1901
- **ground**: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti,
Núñez, Buenos Aires
- **capacity**: 70,074
- **chairman**: Daniel Passarella
- **manager**: Marcelo Gallardo
- **league**: Primera División Argentina, Primera División
- **season**: 2019-20
- **position**: 2nd
- **pattern la1**: _left
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- **shorts2**: 800080
- **socks2**: 800080
- **image**: Escudo del Club Atlético River Plate (2006-2014).svg
- **image size**: 200px
Flag of Argentina

The national **flag of Argentina** was created in 1812 by Manuel Belgrano.

## Appearance

It has three horizontal bands in light blue, white and light blue; and a yellow sun in the center.
José de San Martín

**José de San Martín** (25 February 177817 August 1850) was an Argentine general and politician.  He was born in Yapeyú, Corrientes, Argentina. He liberated Argentina, Peru and Chile from Spain. In 1817, he crossed the Andes from Mendoza to Chile. Together with Simón Bolívar, San Martín is called one of the Liberators of South America.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Jose de San Martín
- **image**: Retrato más canónico de José de San Martín.jpg
- **caption**: Late 1820s painting
- **alt**: Portrait of José de San Martín, raising the flag of Argentina
- **office**: List of heads of state of Argentina#Supreme Directors (1814–1820), Member of the Third Triumvirate
- **term start**: 18 April
- **term end**: 20 April 1815
- **alongside**: Matías de Irigoyen and Manuel de Sarratea
- **predecessor**: Carlos María de Alvear
- **successor**: José Rondeau
- **office1**: List of Presidents of Peru, Protector of Peru
- **term start1**: 28 July 1821
- **term end1**: 20 September 1822
- **predecessor1**: Position established
- **successor1**: Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro
- **order2**: Cuyo Province, Governor of Cuyo
- **term start2**: 10 August 1814
- **term end2**: 24 September 1816
- **predecessor2**: Marcos González de Balcarce
- **successor2**: Toribio de Luzuriaga
- **birth place**: Yapeyú, Corrientes, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Argentina)
- **death place**: Boulogne-sur-Mer, French Second Republic, France
- **nationality**: Argentina, Argentine
- **spouse**: María de los Remedios de Escalada, María de los Remedios de Escalada y la Quintana
- **children**: María de las Mercedes Tomasa de San Martín y Escalada
- **profession**: Military
- **signature**: Firma José de San Martín.svg
- **party**: Patriot
- **nickname**: The Liberator of America
- **serviceyears**: 1789–1822
- **rank**: lieutenant colonel (the rank that he had in the Spanish army),
General officer, General of Argentina, Commander-in-Chief of the armies of Chile, Peru and Argentina, Generalissimo
- **commands**: Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers, Army of the North, Army of the Andes, Chilean Army
- **battles**: *War of the Second Coalition
*War of the Oranges
*Peninsular War
** Battle of Bailén
** Battle of Albuera
*Spanish American wars of independence
** Battle of San Lorenzo
** Battle of Chacabuco
** Second Battle of Cancha Rayada
** Battle of Maipú
** First siege of Callao
Tandil

**Tandil** is a city of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

## Location

The city is about 330 km from La Plata and Bahía Blanca, 160 km from Mar del Plata, and 360 km from Buenos Aires

## Population

Its population is about 110,000 inhabitants.
Bahía Blanca

**Bahía Blanca** is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is 4th largest city in the province, and the 16th largest in the country by metropolitan population.

## History

The city was founded in 1828 with the appearance of the _Argentine Protective Fortress_. It has a population is about 335,190 inhabitants, according to the 2022 stadistics.

## Location

It is in the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **settlement type**: List of cities in Argentina, City
- **official name**: Bahía Blanca
- **image flag**:
- **image shield**:
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: Provinces of Argentina, Province
- **subdivision type2**: Partidos of Buenos Aires, Partido
- **subdivision name2**:  Bahía Blanca Partido, Bahía Blanca
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1828
- **leader title**: Intendant#Argentina, Intendant
- **leader name**: Federico Susbieles
- **area total km2**: 2247
- **elevation m**: 20
- **population urban**: 301,572
- **population density km2**: auto
- **pushpin map**: Argentina Buenos Aires Province#Argentina
- **pushpin label position**: left
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Argentina
- **timezone**: Time in Argentina, ART
- **utc offset**: −3
- **postal code type**: Argentine postal code, CPA Base
- **postal code**: ISO 3166-2:AR, B 8000
- **area code**: +Telephone numbers in Argentina, 54 291
- **website**: [https://www.bahia.gob.ar/ Official website]
- **blank1 name**: Köppen climate classification, Climate
- **blank1 info**: Humid subtropical climate, Cfa
Bariloche

**San Carlos de Bariloche**, also known as **Bariloche**, is a city of Argentina in the Río Negro Province.

## Location

The city is located on the Andes, 1570 km south-east of Buenos Aires.

## Population

Barilloche has a population of 93.101 inhabitants. It's the largest city in Río Negro.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **settlement type**: List of cities in Argentina, City and Municipalities of Argentina, municipality
- **official name**: Bariloche
- **nickname**: The Queen of Patagonia
- **image flag**: Flag of Bariloche.png
- **pushpin map**: Argentina Río Negro Province#Argentina#South America
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: Provinces of Argentina, Province
- **subdivision type2**: Departments of Argentina, Department
- **subdivision name2**: Bariloche Department, Bariloche
- **leader title**: Intendant#Argentina, Intendant
- **leader name**: Walter Cortés
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: (as Nahuel Huapi Agricultural Colony)
- **area total km2**: 220.27
- **population as of**: 2022 census
- **population metro**: 135,755
- **population density km2**: auto
- **blank1 name**: Köppen climate classification, Climate
- **blank1 info**: Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate, Csb
- **timezone1**: Time in Argentina, ART
- **utc offset1**: −3
- **elevation m**: 893
- **postal code type**: 8400
- **website**: [http://www.bariloche.gov.ar bariloche.gov.ar]
Aconcagua

**Aconcagua** is the highest mountain in the Americas, and the highest outside Asia. The altitude is 6,967 meters, or 22,851 feet. It is one of the Seven Summits.  It is in the Argentine province of Mendoza.  It is in Aconcagua Provincial Park, in the Andes,.

Aconcagua is considered to have the highest mortality rate of any high mountain in South America (approximately three deaths per year).  This is because it is relatively easy to climb, so people try to do it without proper preparation.  Climbers blanch at altitude sickness and extreme weather changes, with strong winds as a result of the mountain's proximity to the Pacific Ocean.  Since records began in 1926, more than one hundred people have died on Aconcagua.  Between 2001 and 2012, of the 42,731 people who tried to reach the summit, 33 died, which indicates a mortality rate of 0.77 per 1,000 individuals.

## Infobox (mountain)

- **name**: Aconcagua
- **photo**: Aconcagua2016.jpg
- **photo caption**: Aconcagua from the south
- **map**: Argentina
- **map caption**: Argentina
- **location**: Mendoza, Argentina
- **label position**: right
- **elevation m**: 6967.15
- **prominence m**: 6967.15
- **prominence ref**:
<small>List of peaks by prominence, Ranked 2nd</small>
- **listing**: Seven Summits
List of countries by highest point, Country high point
Ultra prominent peak, Ultra
- **pronunciation**:
 or
- **range**: Andes
- **first ascent**: 1897 by
Matthias Zurbriggen (first recorded ascent)
- **easiest route**: Scrambling, Scramble (North)
- **map size**: 175
Bad Doberan (district)

**Bad Doberan** is a former district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

In the Middle Ages the region was made rich because Hanseatic city of Rostock was close. Today the city of Rostock is surrounded by the district, but not a part of it.

In 1793 the bathing resort of Heiligendamm (today a borough of Bad Doberan) was started, and the region became a summer residence for the dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

In 1952 the districts of Bad Doberan and Rostock-Land were made. They were joined in 1994 to make the present district.

## Towns and municipalities

|_Amt_-free towns||_Amt_-free municipalities||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign=top|# Bad Doberan # Kröpelin # Kühlungsborn # Neubukow|valign=top|# Graal-Müritz # Sanitz # Satow|
|colspan=3|Ämter|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||* **1. Bad Doberan-Land** [seat: Bad Doberan] # Admannshagen-Bargeshagen # Bartenshagen-Parkentin # Börgerende-Rethwisch # Hohenfelde # Nienhagen # Reddelich # Retschow # Steffenshagen # Wittenbeck * **2. Carbäk** # Broderstorf<sup>1</sup> # Klein Kussewitz # Mandelshagen # Poppendorf # Roggentin # Steinfeld # Thulendorf||* **3. Neubukow-Salzhaff** [seat: Neubukow] # Alt Bukow # Am Salzhaff # Bastorf # Biendorf # Carinerland # Kirch Mulsow # Rerik<sup>2</sup> * **4. Rostocker Heide** # Bentwisch # Blankenhagen # Gelbensande<sup>1</sup> # Mönchhagen # Rövershagen * **5. Schwaan** # Benitz # Bröbberow # Kassow # Rukieten # Schwaan<sup>1, 2</sup> # Vorbeck # Wiendorf||* **6. Tessin** # Cammin # Gnewitz # Grammow # Nustrow # Selpin # Stubbendorf # Tessin<sup>1, 2</sup> # Thelkow # Zarnewanz * **7. Warnow-Ost** # Damm # Dummerstorf<sup>1</sup> # Kavelstorf # Kessin # Lieblingshof # Prisannewitz * **8. Warnow-West** # Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen # Kritzmow<sup>1</sup> # Lambrechtshagen # Papendorf # Pölchow # Stäbelow # Ziesendorf|
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town|||||

## Other websites

- Official website  (German)
- Regional Tourist Centre for the Baltic Sea Coast (English, German, Dutch)

## Infobox (district de)

- **name**: Bad Doberan
- **image coa**: DEU Landkreis Bad Doberan COA.svg
- **state**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- **capital**: Bad Doberan
- **area**: 1362
- **population**: 117,197
- **population as of**: 2010-12-31
- **density**: 87
- **carsign**: DBR
- **dissolved**: 2011
- **url**: [http://www.lk-dbr.de lk-dbr.de]
- **map**: File:Locator map DBR in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.svg
Demmin (district)

**Demmin** () is a former district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

The district was made in 1994 by joining the old districts of Demmin, Altentreptow and Malchin.

## Towns and municipalities

|_Amt_-free towns||
| --- | --- |
|valign=top|# Dargun # Demmin|
|colspan=3|Ämter|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||* **1. Demmin-Land** [seat: Demmin] # Beggerow # Borrentin # Hohenbollentin # Hohenmocker # Kentzlin # Kletzin # Lindenberg # Meesiger # Nossendorf # Sarow # Schönfeld # Siedenbrünzow # Sommersdorf # Utzedel # Verchen # Warrenzin * **2. Jarmen-Tutow** # Alt Tellin # Bentzin # Daberkow # Jarmen<sup>1, 2</sup> # Kruckow # Tutow # Völschow||* **3. Malchin am Kummerower See** # Basedow # Duckow # Faulenrost # Gielow # Kummerow # Malchin<sup>1, 2</sup> # Neukalen<sup>2</sup> # Remplin * **4. Peenetal/Loitz** # Düvier # Görmin # Loitz<sup>1, 2</sup> # Sassen-Trantow * **5. Stavenhagen** # Bredenfelde # Briggow # Grammentin # Gülzow # Ivenack # Jürgenstorf # Kittendorf # Knorrendorf # Mölln # Ritzerow # Rosenow # Stavenhagen<sup>1, 2</sup> # Zettemin||* **6. Treptower Tollensewinkel** # Altenhagen # Altentreptow<sup>1, 2</sup> # Bartow # Breesen # Breest # Burow # Gnevkow # Golchen # Grapzow # Grischow # Groß Teetzleben # Gültz # Kriesow # Pripsleben # Röckwitz # Siedenbollentin # Tützpatz # Werder # Wildberg # Wolde|
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town|||||

## Other websites

- Official website  (German)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Demmin
- **image coa**: Wappen Landkreis Demmin.png
- **image flag**: Flagge des Landkreises Demmin.svg
- **state**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- **capital**: Demmin
- **area**: 1921
- **population**: 93,700
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 49
- **carsign**: DM
- **dissolved**: September 2011
- **url**: http://www.lk-demmin.de
- **map**: mecklenburg_wp_dm.png
- **latd**: 53.91
- **longd**: 13.04
Güstrow (district)

**Güstrow** () is a former district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

## History

From 1621 to 1695 the present-day district was the small duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Afterwards large parts belonged to the duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and a small part to the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (see Mecklenburg).

The district of Güstrow was made in 1994 by joining the old districts of Güstrow, Teterow and Bützow.

## Towns and municipalities

|_Amt_-free towns||
| --- | --- |
|valign=top|#Güstrow #Teterow|
|colspan=3|Ämter|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||***1. Bützow Land** #Baumgarten #Bernitt #Bützow<sup>1, 2</sup> #Dreetz #Jürgenshagen #Klein Belitz #Penzin #Rühn #Steinhagen #Tarnow #Warnow #Zepelin ***2. Gnoien** #Altkalen #Behren-Lübchin #Boddin #Finkenthal #Gnoien<sup>1, 2</sup> #Lühburg #Walkendorf #Wasdow||***3. Güstrow-Land** (seat: Güstrow) #Glasewitz #Groß Schwiesow #Gülzow-Prüzen #Gutow #Klein Upahl #Kuhs #Lohmen #Lüssow #Mistorf #Mühl Rosin #Plaaz #Reimershagen #Sarmstorf #Zehna ***4. Krakow am See** #Dobbin-Linstow #Hoppenrade #Krakow am See<sup>1, 2</sup> #Kuchelmiß #Lalendorf #Langhagen||***5. Laage** #Diekhof #Dolgen am See #Hohen Sprenz #Laage<sup>1, 2</sup> #Wardow ***6. Mecklenburgische Schweiz** (seat: Teterow) #Alt Sührkow #Dahmen #Dalkendorf #Groß Roge #Groß Wokern #Groß Wüstenfelde #Hohen Demzin #Jördenstorf #Lelkendorf #Prebberede #Schorssow #Schwasdorf #Sukow-Levitzow #Thürkow #Warnkenhagen|
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town|||||

## Other websites

- Official website  (German)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Güstrow
- **image coa**: DEU Landkreis Guestrow COA.svg
- **state**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- **capital**: Güstrow
- **area**: 2058
- **population**: 111,200
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 54
- **carsign**: GÜ
- **dissolved**: September 2011
- **url**: http://www.kreis-gue.de
- **map**: mecklenburg_wp_gue.png
- **latd**: 53.80
- **longd**: 12.18
Ludwigslust (district)

**Ludwigslust** is a former district in the southwest of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
The district is mostly between the Elbe river and the city of Schwerin. It is the largest district of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, but not many people live there.

## History

After the German reunification the two districts of Hagenow and Ludwigslust were made. In 1994 both districts with the two Ämter of Rastow and Stralendorf from the district Schwerin-Land were joined to make |100pxtoday's district of Ludwigslust.

## Towns and municipalities

|_Amt_-free towns||
| --- | --- |
|valign=top|# Boizenburg # Hagenow # Lübtheen # Ludwigslust|
|colspan=3|Ämter|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||* **1. Boizenburg-Land** [seat: Boizenburg] # Bengerstorf # Besitz # Brahlstorf # Dersenow # Gresse # Greven # Neu Gülze # Nostorf # Schwanheide # Teldau # Tessin bei Boizenburg * **2. Dömitz-Malliß** # Dömitz<sup>1, 2</sup> # Grebs-Niendorf # Karenz # Malk Göhren # Malliß # Neu Kaliß # Vielank * **3. Grabow** # Balow # Brunow # Dambeck # Eldena # Gorlosen # Grabow<sup>1, 2</sup> # Karstädt # Kremmin # Milow # Möllenbeck # Muchow # Prislich # Steesow # Zierzow||* **4. Hagenow-Land** [seat: Hagenow] # Alt Zachun # Bandenitz # Belsch # Bobzin # Bresegard bei Picher # Gammelin # Groß Krams # Hoort # Hülseburg # Kirch Jesar # Kuhstorf # Moraas # Pätow-Steegen # Picher # Pritzier # Redefin # Setzin # Strohkirchen # Toddin # Warlitz * **5. Ludwigslust-Land** [seat: Ludwigslust] # Alt Krenzlin # Bresegard bei Eldena # Göhlen # Groß Laasch # Leussow # Lübesse # Lüblow # Rastow # Sülstorf # Uelitz # Warlow # Wöbbelin||* **6. Neustadt-Glewe** # Blievenstorf # Brenz # Neustadt-Glewe<sup>1, 2</sup> * **7. Stralendorf** # Dümmer # Holthusen # Klein Rogahn # Pampow # Schossin # Stralendorf<sup>1</sup> # Warsow # Wittenförden # Zülow * **8. Wittenburg** # Körchow # Lehsen # Wittenburg<sup>1, 2</sup> # Wittendörp * **9. Zarrentin** # Gallin # Kogel # Lüttow-Valluhn # Vellahn # Zarrentin<sup>1, 2</sup>|
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town|||||

## Other websites

- Official website (German)
- A visit to Ludwigslust in 2005, describes some history.  (English)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Ludwigslust
- **image coa**: DEU Landkreis Ludwigslust COA.svg
- **state**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- **capital**: Ludwigslust
- **area**: 2,517
- **population**: 131,292
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 52
- **carsign**: LWL
- **dissolved**: September 2011
- **url**: http://www.kreis-lwl.de
- **map**: mecklenburg_wp_lwl.png
- **latd**: 53.32
- **longd**: 11.49
Mecklenburg-Strelitz (district)

**Mecklenburg-Strelitz** is a former district in the southern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The district-free city (urban district) of Neubrandenburg is nearly completely surrounded by Mecklenburg-Strelitz district.
The capital of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the town of Strelitz. In 1712 a fire completely destroyed the town. The duke decided to build a new town on the shores of a small lake called the Zierker See. This town became Neustrelitz, or in English _New Strelitz_.

The district was created by joining the three old districts Neubrandenburg, Neustrelitz and Strasburg in 1994.

## Towns and municipalities

|_Amt_-free towns||_Amt_-free municipalities||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign=top|#Neustrelitz|valign=top|#Feldberger Seenlandschaft|
|colspan=3|Ämter|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||***1. Friedland** # Datzetal # Eichhorst # Friedland<sup>1, 2</sup> # Galenbeck # Genzkow # Glienke ***2. Mecklenburgische Kleinseenplatte** # Mirow<sup>1, 2</sup> # Priepert # Roggentin # Wesenberg<sup>2</sup> # Wustrow||***3. Neustrelitz-Land** (seat: Neustrelitz) # Blankensee # Blumenholz # Carpin # Godendorf # Grünow # Hohenzieritz # Klein Vielen # Kratzeburg # Möllenbeck # Userin # Wokuhl-Dabelow ***4. Neverin** # Beseritz # Blankenhof # Brunn # Neddemin # Neuenkirchen # Neverin<sup>1</sup> # Sponholz # Staven # Trollenhagen # Woggersin # Wulkenzin # Zirzow||***5. Stargarder Land** # Burg Stargard<sup>1, 2</sup> # Cammin # Cölpin # Groß Nemerow # Holldorf # Lindetal # Pragsdorf # Teschendorf ***6. Woldegk** # Groß Miltzow # Helpt # Kublank # Mildenitz # Neetzka # Petersdorf # Schönbeck # Schönhausen # Voigtsdorf # Woldegk<sup>1, 2</sup>|
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town|||||

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- **image coa**: DEU Landkreis Mecklenburg-Strelitz COA.svg
- **state**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- **capital**: Neustrelitz
- **area**: 2,089
- **population**: 84.259 (31. March 2005)
- **population as of**: 2005
- **density**: 42
- **carsign**: MST
- **dissolved**: September 2011
- **url**: [http://www.mecklenburg-strelitz.de mecklenburg-strelitz.de]
- **map**: mecklenburg_wp_mst.png
- **latd**: 53.42
- **longd**: 13.25
Alec Guinness

**Sir** **Alec Guinness**  (2 April 1914 - 5 August 2000) was an Academy Award winning English actor. He was born in London. He is well known for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a "Jedi master", in the Star Wars movie series (Episodes IV, V, and VI), a role that he was embarrassed with. He won an Academy Award for "Best Actor in a Leading Role". He got this award for acting in the movie _The Bridge on the River Kwai_ (1957). Guinness also received a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for that movie. He has also received a Tony Award. In 1989 he received a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, a lifetime achievement award. Guinness died from liver cancer in Midhurst, West Sussex, in 2000.

## Infobox (military person)

- **embed**: yes
- **serviceyears**: 1941–1943
- **rank**: Lieutenant (navy), Lieutenant
- **battles**: World War II
*Allied invasion of Sicily, Operation Husky


## Infobox (person)

- **honorific prefix**: Sir
- **name**: Alec Guinness
- **image**: Sir Alec Guinness Allan Warren (2).jpg
- **caption**: Guinness in 1973 by Allan Warren
- **birth name**: Alec Guinness de Cuffe
- **birth place**: Maida Vale, London, England
- **death place**: King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, West Sussex, England
- **burial place**: Petersfield, Hampshire, Petersfield Cemetery, Hampshire
- **occupation**: Actor
- **works**: Alec Guinness on stage and screen, On stage and screen
- **children**: Matthew Guinness
Müritz (district)

**Müritz** is a former district in the southern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is named after the lake Müritz.  Lake Müritz is the largest Lake in Germany.  Lake Constance is larger, but part of it is in Switzerland and another part in Austria.

## History

The district was created on June 12, 1994 by joining the old districts of Röbel and Waren, and a few municipalities from the districts Malchin and Neustrelitz.

## Towns and municipalities

|_Amt_-free town||
| --- | --- |
|valign=top|#Waren|
|colspan=3|Ämter|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||***1. Malchow** # Alt Schwerin # Fünfseen # Göhren-Lebbin # Malchow<sup>1, 2</sup> # Nossentiner Hütte # Penkow # Silz # Walow # Zislow ***2. Penzliner Land** # Alt Rehse # Ankershagen # Groß Flotow # Groß Vielen # Klein Lukow # Krukow # Lapitz # Mallin # Marihn # Möllenhagen # Mollenstorf # Penzlin<sup>1, 2</sup> # Puchow||***3. Röbel-Müritz** # Altenhof # Bollewick # Buchholz # Bütow # Fincken # Gotthun # Grabow-Below # Groß Kelle # Jaebetz # Kambs # Kieve # Lärz # Leizen # Ludorf # Massow # Melz # Priborn # Rechlin # Röbel<sup>1, 2</sup> # Schwarz # Sietow # Stuer # Vipperow # Wredenhagen # Zepkow||***4. Seenlandschaft Waren** [seat: Waren] # Grabowhöfe # Groß Dratow # Groß Gievitz # Groß Plasten # Hinrichshagen # Hohen Wangelin # Jabel # Kargow # Klink # Klocksin # Lansen-Schönau # Moltzow # Neu Gaarz # Schloen # Schwinkendorf # Torgelow am See # Varchentin # Vielist # Vollrathsruhe|
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town|||||

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Müritz
- **image coa**: DEU Landkreis Mueritz COA.svg
- **image flag**: DEU Landkreis Mueritz Flag.svg
- **state**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- **capital**: Waren
- **area**: 1,713
- **population**: 69,544
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 41
- **carsign**: MÜR
- **dissolved**: September 2011
- **url**: [http://www.landkreis-mueritz.de landkreis-mueritz.de]
- **map**: mecklenburg_wp_muer.png
- **latd**: 53
- **latm**: 25
- **longd**: 12
- **longm**: 42
Nordvorpommern

**Nordvorpommern** ("North Western Pomerania") is a former district in the northern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is on the coast of the Baltic Sea, and it surrounds the coastal city of Stralsund.

## Geography

On the coast is a long peninsula, called the Darß. Between the Darß and the mainland there is a very shallow lagoon.  the lagoon and the peninsula are part of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park.

## History

Until 1819 the area was controlled by Sweden.  Then it became a part of Prussia. The modern district was made in 1994 by joining the three old districts of Grimmen, Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund.

## Towns and municipalities

|_Amt_-free towns||_Amt_-free municipalities||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign=top|#Grimmen #Marlow|valign=top|#Süderholz #Zingst|
|colspan=3|Ämter|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||***1. Altenpleen** #Altenpleen<sup>1</sup> #Groß Mohrdorf #Klausdorf #Kramerhof #Preetz #Prohn ***2. Barth** #Bartelshagen #Barth<sup>1, 2</sup> #Divitz-Spoldershagen #Fuhlendorf #Karnin #Kenz-Küstrow #Löbnitz #Lüdershagen #Pruchten #Saal #Trinwillershagen ***3. Darß/Fischland** #Ahrenshoop #Born<sup>1</sup> #Dierhagen #Prerow #Wieck am Darß #Wustrow||***4. Franzburg-Richtenberg** #Franzburg<sup>1, 2</sup> #Glewitz #Gremersdorf-Buchholz #Millienhagen-Oebelitz #Papenhagen #Richtenberg<sup>2</sup> #Splietsdorf #Velgast #Weitenhagen #Wendisch Baggendorf ***5. Miltzow** #Behnkendorf #Brandshagen #Elmenhorst #Horst #Kirchdorf #Miltzow<sup>1</sup> #Reinberg #Wilmshagen #Wittenhagen||***6. Niepars** #Groß Kordshagen #Jakobsdorf #Kummerow #Lüssow #Neu Bartelshagen #Niepars<sup>1</sup> #Pantelitz #Steinhagen #Wendorf #Zarrendorf ***7. Recknitz-Trebeltal** #Bad Sülze<sup>2</sup> #Dettmannsdorf #Deyelsdorf #Drechow #Eixen #Grammendorf #Gransebieth #Hugoldsdorf #Lindholz #Tribsees<sup>1, 2</sup> ***8. Ribnitz-Damgarten** #Ahrenshagen-Daskow #Ribnitz-Damgarten<sup>1, 2</sup> #Schlemmin #Semlow|
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town|||||

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Nordvorpommern
- **image coa**: DEU Landkreis Nordvorpommern COA.svg
- **image flag**: DEU Landkreis Nordvorpommern Flag.svg
- **state**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- **capital**: Grimmen
- **area**: 2,168
- **population**: 117,722
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 54
- **carsign**: NVP
- **dissolved**: September 2011
- **url**: http://www.lk-nvp.de
- **map**: mecklenburg_wp_nvp.png
- **latd**: 54.17
- **longd**: 12.83
Nordwestmecklenburg

**Nordwestmecklenburg** (_Northwestern Mecklenburg_) is a rural district (_Landkreis_) in the northwestern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is on the coast of the Baltic Sea and border with Schleswig-Holstein. The former district-free city of Wismar has been part and also capital of Nordwestmecklenburg since September 4, 2011.

The district was made in 1994 by joining the old districts Gadebusch, Grevesmühlen and Wismar, and also smaller parts of the districts Sternberg and Schwerin-Land.

## Towns and municipalities

|_Amt_-free towns||_Amt_-free municipalities||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign=top|#Grevesmühlen #Wismar|valign=top|#Insel Poel|
|colspan=3|Ämter|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||***1. Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad Kleinen** #Bad Kleinen #Barnekow #Bobitz #Dorf Mecklenburg<sup>1</sup> #Groß Stieten #Hohen Viecheln #Lübow #Metelsdorf #Schimm #Ventschow ***2. Gadebusch** #Dragun #Gadebusch<sup>1, 2</sup> #Kneese #Krembz #Mühlen Eichsen #Roggendorf #Rögnitz #Veelböken ***3. Grevesmühlen-Land** [seat: Grevesmühlen] #Bernstorf #Börzow #Gägelow #Hanshagen #Mallentin #Plüschow #Roggenstorf #Rüting #Testorf-Steinfort #Upahl #Warnow||***4. Klützer Winkel** #Boltenhagen #Damshagen #Hohenkirchen #Kalkhorst #Klütz<sup>1, 2</sup> #Moor-Rolofshagen #Zierow ***5. Lützow-Lübstorf** #Alt Meteln #Badow #Brüsewitz #Cramonshagen #Dalberg-Wendelstorf #Gottesgabe #Grambow #Klein Trebbow #Lübstorf #Lützow<sup>1</sup> #Perlin #Pingelshagen #Pokrent #Renzow #Seehof #Zickhusen ***6. Neuburg** #Benz #Blowatz #Boiensdorf #Hornstorf #Krusenhagen #Neuburg<sup>1</sup>||***7. Neukloster-Warin** #Bibow #Glasin #Jesendorf #Lübberstorf #Neukloster<sup>1, 2</sup> #Passee #Warin<sup>2</sup> #Zurow #Züsow ***8. Rehna** #Carlow #Dechow #Groß Molzahn #Holdorf #Köchelstorf #Königsfeld #Nesow #Rehna<sup>1, 2</sup> #Rieps #Schlagsdorf #Thandorf #Utecht #Vitense #Wedendorf ***9. Schönberger Land** #Dassow<sup>2</sup> #Grieben #Groß Siemz #Lockwisch #Lüdersdorf #Menzendorf #Niendorf #Papenhusen #Roduchelstorf #Schönberg<sup>1, 2</sup> #Selmsdorf|
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town|||||

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Nordwestmecklenburg
- **image coa**: DEU Nordwestmecklenburg COA.svg
- **state**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- **capital**: Wismar
- **kreisschlüssel**: 13074
- **area**: 2,119
- **population**: 156,000
- **population as of**: 2016
- **density**: 74
- **carsign**: NWM
- **url**: http://www.nordwestmecklenburg.de
- **map**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern NWM 2011.svg
Ostvorpommern

**Ostvorpommern** is a former district in the eastern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The Hanseatic city of Greifswald is surrounded by the district, but does not belong to it.

## History

The district was created on June 12 1994 by joining the old districts of Anklam, Greifswald and Wolgast.

## Towns and municipalities

|_Amt_-free towns||_Amt_-free municipalities||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign=top|#Anklam|valign=top|#Heringsdorf|
|colspan=3|Ämter|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||***1. Am Peenestrom** #Buddenhagen #Buggenhagen #Hohendorf #Krummin #Lassan<sup>2</sup> #Lütow #Pulow #Sauzin #Wolgast<sup>1, 2</sup> #Zemitz ***2. Anklam-Land** #Bargischow #Blesewitz #Boldekow #Bugewitz #Butzow #Drewelow #Ducherow #Iven #Japenzin #Krien #Krusenfelde #Liepen #Löwitz #Medow #Neetzow #Neu Kosenow #Neuendorf A #Neuendorf B #Neuenkirchen #Pelsin #Postlow #Putzar #Rathebur #Rossin #Sarnow #Spantekow<sup>1</sup> #Stolpe #Wietstock||***3. Landhagen** #Behrenhoff #Dargelin #Dersekow #Diedrichshagen #Hinrichshagen #Levenhagen #Mesekenhagen #Neuenkirchen<sup>1</sup> #Wackerow #Weitenhagen ***4. Lubmin** #Brünzow #Hanshagen #Katzow #Kemnitz #Kröslin #Loissin #Lubmin<sup>1</sup> #Neu Boltenhagen #Rubenow #Wusterhusen ***5. Usedom-Nord** #Karlshagen #Mölschow #Peenemünde #Trassenheide #Zinnowitz<sup>1</sup>||***6. Usedom-Süd** #Benz #Dargen #Garz #Kamminke #Korswandt #Koserow #Loddin #Mellenthin #Pudagla #Rankwitz #Stolpe auf Usedom #Ückeritz #Usedom<sup>1, 2</sup> #Zempin #Zirchow ***7. Züssow** #Bandelin #Gribow #Groß Kiesow #Groß Polzin #Gützkow<sup>2</sup> #Karlsburg #Klein Bünzow #Kölzin #Lühmannsdorf #Lüssow #Murchin #Rubkow #Schmatzin #Wrangelsburg #Ziethen #Züssow<sup>1</sup>|
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town|||||

## Other websites

- Official website
- Touristic website of Usedom
- Regional Tourist Board Vorpommern
- Ost|See|Land - Tourism Overview site

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Ostvorpommern
- **image coa**: DEU Landkreis Ostvorpommern COA.svg
- **state**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- **capital**: Anklam
- **area**: 1,910
- **population**: 113,623
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 59
- **carsign**: OVP
- **dissolved**: September 2011
- **url**: http://www.kreis-ovp.de
- **map**: mecklenburg_wp_ovp.png
- **latd**: 53.93
- **longd**: 13.67
Parchim (district)

**Parchim** is a former district in the southwestern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

## Geography

Most of the district is now used for farming, but in the easternmost part there are several lakes, the largest of them being the Plauer See (39 km²). The Plauer See marks the western end of the Müritz lakeland.

## History

Until 1994 the present-day district was divided into the three districts of Parchim, Sternberg and Lübz.

## Towns and municipalities

|_Amt_-free town||
| --- | --- |
|valign=top|#Parchim|
|colspan=3|Ämter|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||***1. Banzkow** #Banzkow<sup>1</sup> #Goldenstädt #Plate #Sukow ***2. Crivitz** #Barnin #Bülow #Crivitz<sup>1, 2</sup> #Demen #Friedrichsruhe #Göhren #Tramm #Wessin #Zapel ***3. Eldenburg Lübz** #Broock #Gallin-Kuppentin #Gischow #Granzin #Herzberg #Karbow-Vietlübbe #Kreien #Kritzow #Lübz<sup>1, 2</sup> #Lutheran #Marnitz #Passow #Siggelkow #Suckow #Tessenow #Wahlstorf #Werder||***4. Goldberg-Mildenitz** #Diestelow #Dobbertin #Goldberg<sup>1, 2</sup> #Langenhagen #Mestlin #Neu Poserin #Techentin #Wendisch Waren ***5. Ostufer Schweriner See** #Cambs #Dobin am See #Gneven #Godern #Langen Brütz #Leezen<sup>1</sup> #Pinnow #Raben Steinfeld ***6. Parchimer Umland** (seat: Parchim) #Damm #Domsühl #Grebbin #Groß Godems #Groß Niendorf #Karrenzin #Klinken #Matzlow-Garwitz #Raduhn #Rom #Severin #Spornitz #Stolpe #Ziegendorf #Zölkow||***7. Plau am See** #Barkhagen #Buchberg #Ganzlin #Karow #Plau am See<sup>1, 2</sup> #Wendisch Priborn ***8. Sternberger Seenlandschaft** #Blankenberg #Borkow #Brüel<sup>2</sup> #Dabel #Hohen Pritz #Kobrow #Kuhlen-Wendorf #Langen Jarchow #Mustin #Sternberg<sup>1, 2</sup> #Weitendorf #Witzin #Zahrensdorf|
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town|||||

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Parchim
- **image coa**: Wappen Landkreis Parchim.svg
- **state**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- **capital**: Parchim
- **area**: 2,233
- **population**: 107,996
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 48
- **carsign**: PCH
- **dissolved**: September 2011
- **url**: http://www.kreis-pch.de/
- **map**: mecklenburg_wp_pch.png
- **latd**: 53.42
- **longd**: 11.83
Francis Colburn Adams

**Francis Colburn Adams** was an American writer. He used to live in Charleston, South Carolina.   He wrote under many different names.

## Bibliography

- Manuel Pereiera; or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina: with Views of Southern Laws, Life, and Hospitality, Washington, 1853,
- Uncle Tom at Home, &c, Phila., 1853.
- Our World; or, The Democrat's Rule. By Justia, a Know-Nothing. Lon.,1855,
- Justice in the By-Ways: a Tale of Life, 1856,
- Life and Adventures of Major Roger Sherman Potter. By Pheleg Van Truesdale. N. York, 1858.
- An Outcast: a Novel, N. York, 1861,
- The Story of a Trooper; with much concerning the Campaign on the Peninsula, (1861-1862,) N. York, 1865,
- Siege of Washington for Little People. Illust. Plila., 1867,
- The Von Toodleburgs: or, The Memoirs of a Very Distinguished Family. Illust. Phila., 1868,
- The Washers and Scrubbers. The Men Who Robbed Them. Washington, D. C.; Judd & Detweiler, 1878.
Calvin Baker

**Calvin Baker** is an American writer. He was born in Chicago. He graduated from Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts.  He lives in New York.

## Books written

- _Dominion_ (2006)
- _Once Two Heroes_ (2003)
- _Naming the New World_ (1999)
Annie Payson Call

**Annie Payson Call** (1853-1940) was an American writer. She wrote a few books and published articles in _The Ladies' Home Journal_.  She liked to write about mental health issues.

## Books written

Source: New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors
- _Regeneration Of The Body_ (1888)
- _As A Matter Of Course_ (1894)
- _The Freedom Of Life_ (1905)
- _Man Of The World_ (1905)
- _Every Day Living_ (1906)
- _How To Live Quietly_ (1914)
- _Power Through Repose_ (1891)
- _Nerves And Common Sense_ (1909)
- _Brain Power For Business Men_ (1911)
- _Nerves And The War_ (1918)

## Other websites

- More information about some works  at Spiritual Freedom Library
Variety show

A **variety show** is a show that features a variety of performing acts. These may include actors, musicians and singers, acrobats and jugglers, animal trainers, magicians, comedians, puppeteers, and other kinds of performers.

Ed Sullivan hosted a long-running variety show on CBS, from the 1940s to the early 1970s. The Smothers Brothers hosted a comedy/variety show in the late 1960s. Other performers hosted successful variety shows through the years.

Variety shows were a good "breaking ground" for new acts, in the early years of television. They were also useful to established performers, to give them steady work and regular exposure to audiences.

Interest in the format lessened in the United States during the 1970s. Dolly Parton tried to start a new variety show in the 1980s, but it did not last. Performance competition shows, like _The Gong Show_, _Star Search_, and today _American Idol_ became the new breaking ground for performers.

The variety show format is still sometimes imitated by  comedy programs. Television talk shows carry much of the spirit of variety shows, in offering a variety of entertainers to appear.
Steve Jablonsky

**Steve Jablonsky** (born on October 9, 1970) is an American music composer for movies, television and video games.

Jablonsky has composed the soundtracks to the movies _The Texas Chainsaw Massacre_ (2003), _Steamboy_ (2004), _The Island_ (2005), _Transformers_ (2007) and _D-War_ (2007). He also helped compose some of the music to the video game _Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty_, and composed the theme music for the BBC's _Seven Wonders of the Industrial World_ in 2003. He continues to write music for the television series _Desperate Housewives_ (2004-current) since the fourth episode.

Jablonsky works in Hans Zimmer's studio Remote Control Productions (formerly known as Media Ventures).
Breitenbach, Switzerland

**Breitenbach** is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Breitenbach
- **image photo**: Breitenbach (Soloturno) 677.JPG
- **municipality name**: Breitenbach
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: Breitenbach-blason.png
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Breitenbach.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Thierstein (district), Thierstein
- **postal code**: 4226
- **municipality code**: 2613
- **area**: 6.83
- **elevation**: 392
- **population**: 3330
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.breitenbach-so.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Brislach (BL), Büsserach, Fehren, Himmelried, Nunningen, Wahlen, Wahlen bei Laufen (BL), Zullwil
- **twintowns**: Großbreitenbach, Grossbreitenbach (Germany)
Brunnenthal, Switzerland

**Brunnenthal** is a former municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Since 1 January 2010 Brunnenthal belongs to the municipality of Messen.

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Brunnenthal
- **municipality name**: Brunnenthal
- **municipality type**: former
- **imagepath coa**: Brunnenthal-blason.png
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Brunnenthal.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Bucheggberg (district), Bucheggberg
- **postal code**: 3307
- **municipality code**: 2447
- **area**: 0.91
- **elevation**: 541
- **population**: 203
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **neighboring municipalities**: Etzelkofen (BE), Messen, Mülchi (BE), Scheunen (BE)
Brügglen

**Brügglen** is a former municipality in the district of Bucheggberg, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Aetigkofen, Aetingen, Bibern, Brügglen, Gossliwil, Hessigkofen, Küttigkofen, Kyburg-Buchegg, Mühledorf and Tscheppach merged to form the new municipality of Buchegg.

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Brügglen
- **image photo**: Bruegglen02.jpg
- **municipality name**: Brügglen
- **municipality type**: former
- **imagepath coa**: Bruegglen-blason.png
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Brügglen.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Bucheggberg (district), Bucheggberg
- **postal code**: 4582
- **municipality code**: 2446
- **area**: 1.70
- **elevation**: 547
- **population**: 194
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.bruegglen.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Aetingen, Küttigkofen, Kyburg-Buchegg, Lüterkofen-Ichertswil, Mühledorf, Solothurn, Mühledorf, Tscheppach
Rügen (district)

**Rügen** is a former district in the northeastern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Rügen districts is two large islands, Rügen and Hiddensee, and some small islands like Ummanz and Vilm. It is thus the only district of Germany which is not on the mainland.

## Towns and municipalities

|_Amt_-free towns||_Amt_-free municipalities||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign=top|#Putbus #Sassnitz|valign=top|#Binz|
|colspan=3|Ämter|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||***1. Bergen auf Rügen** #Bergen auf Rügen<sup>1, 2</sup> #Buschvitz #Garz/Rügen<sup>2</sup> #Gustow #Lietzow #Parchtitz #Patzig #Poseritz #Ralswiek #Rappin #Sehlen #Thesenvitz||***2. Mönchgut-Granitz** #Baabe<sup>1</sup> #Gager #Göhren #Lancken-Granitz #Middelhagen #Sellin #Thiessow #Zirkow ***3. Nord-Rügen** #Altenkirchen #Breege #Dranske #Glowe #Lohme #Putgarten #Sagard<sup>1</sup> #Wiek||***4. West-Rügen** #Altefähr #Dreschvitz #Gingst #Insel Hiddensee #Kluis #Neuenkirchen #Rambin #Samtens<sup>1</sup> #Schaprode #Trent #Ummanz|
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town|||||

## Other websites

- Official website  (German)
- Tourism website (German, English)

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Rügen
- **image coa**: DEU Landkreis Ruegen COA.svg
- **state**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- **capital**: Bergen auf Rügen, Bergen
- **area**: 973.92
- **population**: 73,301
- **population as of**: 2003
- **density**: 75
- **carsign**: RÜG
- **dissolved**: September 2011
- **url**: http://www.kreis-rueg.de
- **map**: mecklenburg_wp_rueg.png
- **latd**: 54.42
- **longd**: 13.40
Bärschwil

**Bärschwil** is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Bärschwil
- **image photo**: Baerschwil03.jpg
- **municipality name**: Bärschwil
- **municipality type**: municipality
- **imagepath coa**: Bärschwil-blazon.svg
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Bärschwil.png
- **languages**: German
- **canton**: Solothurn
- **iso-code-region**: CH-SO
- **district**: Thierstein (district), Thierstein
- **postal code**: 4252
- **municipality code**: 2611
- **area**: 11.20
- **elevation**: 466
- **population**: 877
- **populationof**: December 2005
- **website**: www.baerschwil.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Corban, Switzerland, Corban (JU), Courchapoix (JU), Courroux (JU), Grindel, Switzerland, Grindel, Laufen, Switzerland, Laufen (BL), Liesberg (BL), Montsevelier (JU), Vicques, Switzerland, Vicques (JU)
Uecker-Randow

**Uecker-Randow** is a former district in the eastern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

The district was created on 12 June 1994 by joining the old districts of Pasewalk, Ueckermünde and part of the district Strasburg.

The district was merged on 4 September 2011 into Vorpommern-Greifswald.

## Towns and municipalities

|_Amt_-free towns||
| --- | --- |
|valign=top|#Pasewalk #Strasburg #Ueckermünde|
|colspan=3|Ämter|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||***1. Am Stettiner Haff** # Ahlbeck # Altwarp # Eggesin<sup>1, 2</sup> # Grambin # Hintersee # Leopoldshagen # Liepgarten # Lübs # Luckow # Meiersberg # Mönkebude # Torgelow-Holländerei # Vogelsang-Warsin||***2. Löcknitz-Penkun** # Bergholz # Blankensee # Boock # Glasow # Grambow # Krackow # Löcknitz<sup>1</sup> # Nadrensee # Penkun<sup>2</sup> # Plöwen # Ramin # Rossow # Rothenklempenow ***3. Torgelow-Ferdinandshof** # Altwigshagen # Ferdinandshof # Hammer an der Uecker # Heinrichsruh # Heinrichswalde # Rothemühl # Torgelow<sup>1, 2</sup> # Wilhelmsburg||***4. Uecker-Randow-Tal** [seat: Pasewalk] # Blumenhagen # Brietzig # Damerow # Fahrenwalde # Groß Luckow # Jatznick # Klein Luckow # Koblentz # Krugsdorf # Nieden # Papendorf # Polzow # Rollwitz # Schönwalde # Viereck # Zerrenthin # Züsedom|
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town|||||

## Other websites

- Official website
- Regional Tourist Board Vorpommern
- Ost|See|Land - Tourism Overview site

## Infobox (german district)

- **name**: Uecker-Randow
- **image coa**: DEU Landkreis Uecker-Randow COA.svg
- **state**: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- **capital**: Pasewalk
- **area**: 1,624
- **population**: 83,459
- **population as of**: 2001
- **density**: 51
- **carsign**: UER
- **dissolved**: September 2011
- **url**: http://www.uecker-randow.de
- **map**: mecklenburg_wp_uer.png
- **latd**: 53
- **lam**: 35
- **longd**: 14
- **longm**: 00
Siegessäule

The  or _Victory Column_ is a famous sight in Berlin.

It was designed after 1864 to remember Prussia winning the Danish-Prussian war. By the time it was finished on 2 September 1873 Prussia had also beat Austria in the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and France in the Franco-Prussian War (1870/1871). A bronze sculpture of Victoria was added. _Victoria_ was  high and weighed 35 tonnes. Berliners like to give nicknames to famous buildings. They call the statue _Goldelse_, meaning something like "Golden Lizzy". She also has the nickname of "Chick on a Stick".

The column was built in the Königsplatz, now the Platz der Republik, in front of the Reichstag building. It had three blocks of sandstone decorated by cannons taken from the enemies in the three wars. In 1938 the column was moved to its present location, and a fourth ring, decorated with golden garlands was added.

Around the base are four bronze reliefs showing the three wars and the winning army marching into Berlin. They were made by four Berlin sculptors:
- Moritz Schulz (1825 – 1904)
- Karl Keil (1838 – 1889)
- Alexander Calandrelli (1834-1903)
- and Albert Wolff (1814 – 1892)

These reliefs were taken away in 1945. The French occupying army did not want to remind Germans about old victories. French president François Mitterrand returned the reliefs in time for Berlin's 750th anniversary of Berlin.

The monument is now on the _Großer Stern_ (Great Star). Many roads meet here, so there are four tunnels under the roads to the monument, and it is possible to climb the steps inside the column and look out over Berlin. If the Nazis had not moved the column it would probably have been destroyed in World War II.

The column is in Wim Wenders' film _Wings of Desire_. In the film it is the place where angels meet. The golden statue on the column was in the music video to U2's "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" and inspired Paul van Dyk's 1998 trance music hit, "For an Angel".

"El Ángel" in Mexico City looks a lot like the Berlin victory column.

The Victory Column is open every day: April-October 9:30am-6:30pm November-March 9:30am-5:30pm.
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

The **Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis** is a district in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The old district was changed in 1970 and 1975. It now includes the city of Witten.

The district got its name because it is in the valleys of the rivers Ruhr and Ennepe.

## Coat of arms

In the middle of the coat of arms there is the checked red-white bar of the medieval state of Mark, which owned the area in medieval times. The two wavy lines above and below are for the two rivers which gave the district its name, the Ruhr and the Ennepe.

## Infobox (district de)

- **name**: Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
- **image coa**: DEU Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis COA.svg
- **image flag**: Flagge Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis.svg
- **state**: North Rhine-Westphalia
- **regierungsbezirk**: Arnsberg (region), Arnsberg
- **capital**: Schwelm
- **area**: 408.44
- **kreisschlüssel**: 05954
- **district admin**: Arnim Brux
- **carsign**: EN, WIT