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Ansbach
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Ansbach (Germany)
Ansbach
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Middle Franconia
District Urban district
Lord Mayor Carda Seidel (BAP/FWG/ödp)
Basic statistics
Area 99. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Middle Franconia (German Mittelfranken) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' This is a list of urban districts in Germany. Germany is divided into 429 districts (not to be confused with the larger Regierungsbezirk) these consist The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition This is a list of political parties in Germany. Germany has a Multi-party system with two large parties three substantial smaller parties and a number of minor The Ecological Democratic Party ( German: Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei, ÖDP is an environmentalist Political party in Germany. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 92 km² (38. 6 sq mi)
Elevation 405 m  (1329 ft)
Population 40,512  (31/12/2004)
 - Density 405 /km² (1,050 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate AN
Postal code 91522
Area code 0981
Website www.ansbach.de

Coordinates: 49°18′0″N 10°35′0″E / 49.3, 10.58333

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The city has five schools and the Ansbach University of Applied Sciences. The Ansbach University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule Ansbach was founded in 1996 and counts approximately 1800 students (2008 It is connected by the autobahn A6 and the highways B13 and B14. also known as Via Carolina (between Nürnberg and the Czech border continuing to Prague) is a 477 km (296

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A Benedictine monastery at the place was founded around 748 by a Franconian noble, Gumbertus, who was later canonized. Events By Place Asia January — An Earthquake strikes the Middle East from northern Egypt to northwestern Mesopotamia Franconia (Franken is a historic region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria and the area to its immediate west In the following centuries the monastery and the adjoining village (Onoldsbach) grew to become the town of Ansbach (called a town in 1221 for the first time).

The counts of Oettingen ruled over Ansbach until the Hohenzollern burgraves of Nuremberg took over in 1331. Oettingen in Bayern is a Town in the Donau-Ries district in Bavaria, Germany. The Hohenzollerns made Ansbach the seat of their dynasty until their acquisition of the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1415. The Margraviate of Brandenburg (Markgrafschaft Brandenburg was a major Principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806 However, after the 1440 death of Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, the Franconian cadet branch of the family was not politically united with the main Brandenburg line, remaining independent as "Brandenburg-Ansbach. Frederick (Friedrich September 21, 1371 &ndash September 20, 1440) was Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and The Principality of Ansbach (Fürstentum Ansbach or Brandenburg-Ansbach was a Reichsfrei Principality in the Holy Roman Empire centered "

Margrave George the Pious introduced the Protestant Reformation to Ansbach in 1528, leading to the secularization of St. George the Pious (Georg der Fromme 4 March 1484 &ndash 27 December 1543) was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from the The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Gumbertus Abbey in 1563.

In 1792 Ansbach was annexed by the Hohenzollerns of Prussia. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising In 1796 the Duke of Zweibrücken, Maximilian Joseph, the future Bavarian king Max I. Maximilian I (also known as Maximilian Joseph) ( May 27, 1756 &ndash October 13, 1825) was Prince-elector of Joseph, was exiled to Ansbach after Zweibrücken had been taken by the French. In Ansbach Maximilian von Montgelas wrote an elaborate concept for the future political organisation of Bavaria, which is known as the "Ansbacher Mémoire". Maximilian Josef Garnerin Count von Montgelas ( September 12, 1759 &ndash June 14, 1838) was a Bavarian statesman from a noble In 1806 Prussia ceded Ansbach and the Principality of Ansbach to Bavaria in exchange for the Bavarian duchy of Berg. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Berg was a medieval territory in today's North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.


At the end of the 17th century, the margraves' palace at Ansbach was rebuilt in Baroque style. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located here. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Flossenbürg was a Nazi concentration camp built in May 1938 by the Schutzstaffel (SS Economic-Administrative Main Office at Flossenbürg, in the [1]

Since 1970, Ansbach has enlarged its municipal area by incorporating adjacent communities. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Ansbach was a small town largely by-passed by the Industrial Revolution, an administrative and cultural center. The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the Although all bridges were destroyed, the historical center of Ansbach was spared during World War II and it has kept its baroque character. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Ansbach hosts several units of the U. S. armed forces, associated with German units under NATO. The North Atlantic Treaty There are three separate U. S. installations: Shipton Kaserne, home to 412th Aviation Support Battalion, Katterbach Kaserne, formally the home of the 1st Infantry Division's 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, which has been replaced by the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade as of 2006, as part of the 1st Infantry Division's return to Ft. Riley, Kansas; Bismarck Kaserne, which functions as a satellite post to Katterbach, hosting their Post Exchange and other services, and Barton Barracks, home to the USAG Ansbach. In Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City Base Exchange (BX also referred to as a Post Exchange (PX on Army installations and Navy Exchange (NEX on Navy installations are shops

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Albert of Prussia, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order and the first duke of Prussia. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hennenbach is a district of the town of Ansbach in Bavaria, Germany. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anglet ( Gascon Occitan Anglet, Basque Angelu) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Fermo (ancient Firmum Picenum) is a town and Comune of the Marche, Italy, previously in the Province of Ascoli Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Albert (Albrecht Albertus 16 May 1490 – 20 March 1568 was the 37th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights and after converting to Lutheranism, The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. The Duchy of Prussia or Ducal Prussia (Herzogtum Preußen Prūsijos kunigaikštystė Prusy Książęce was a Duchy in the eastern part of Prussia from

In the late sixteenth century, the physician to margrave Georg Friedrich was the famous botanist, Leonhart Fuchs. Leonhart Fuchs ( 17 January 1501 &ndash 10 May 1566) sometimes spelled Leonhard Fuchs, was a German Physician

Ansbach was home of the astronomer Simon Marius, who observed Jupiter's moons from the castle's tower. Simon Marius ( Latinized from German Simon Mayr) ( January 10, 1573 &ndash December 26, 1624) was a German Later he claimed to be the discoverer of the moons, which led to a dispute with the true discoverer, Galileo Galilei. Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 &ndash 8 January 1642 was a Tuscan ( Italian) Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer, and Philosopher

Ansbach was the birthplace of the early chemist, Georg Ernst Stahl. Georg Ernst Stahl ( October 21, 1660 &ndash May 24, 1734) was a German Chemist and Physician.

Queen Caroline, consort of King George II of Great Britain was born in Ansbach in 1683. George II (George Augustus 10 November 1683 &ndash 25 October 1760 was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands

Two poets, Johann Peter Uz (1720-1796) and August Graf von Platen (1790-1835), were also born there. Johann Peter Uz ( October 3, 1720 &ndash May 12, 1796) German Poet, was born at Ansbach.

John James Maximilian Oertel, (1811-1882), born in Ansbach, was a Lutheran clergyman who later converted to Roman Catholicism, became a professor of German at Fordham University in the United States, and later edited and founded several newspapers in the United States, including one that would become the leading German-language newspaper in the county, Baltimore's Kirchenzeitung. John James Maximilian Oertel (born at Ansbach, Bavaria, 27 April[[ 811]] died at Jamaica New York, 21 August[[ 882]] was a German-American Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther A cleric ( Ancient Greek κληρικός - klērikos clergyman (pl Fordham University is a private University in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. [2]

Kaspar Hauser lived in Ansbach from 1830 to 1833. Kaspar Hauser (April 30 1812 (? &ndash December 17, 1833) was a mysterious foundling in 19th century Germany. He was murdered in the palace gardens.

Theodor Escherich, bacteriologist and paediatrician, born in Ansbach in 1857. Theodor Escherich ( 29 November 1857 &ndash 15 February 1911) was a German - Austrian pediatrician and a professor Bacterial genus Escherichia (e. g. Escherichia coli) was named after him in 1919, eight years after his death.

Hermann Fegelein was a great admirer of his birthplace, Ansbach. SS- Obergruppenführer Hans Georg Otto Hermann Fegelein ( 30 October 1906 –c

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Wolf of Ansbach

References

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone

  1. ^ Christine O'Keefe. Concentration Camps. [1]
  2. ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.  

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