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Ulm is a city in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (about 100 km south-east of Stuttgart). Its population is around 120,000. The independent city is the seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm - Geography. Ulm lies at the entry of the Blau river and the Iller river into the Danube. Most of the city lies on the left bank of the Danube; only the city district Wiblingen, Gögglingen, Donaustetten and Unterweiler lie on the right bank. On the other side of the river lies the "twin city" of Neu-Ulm in the ...

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Alb-Donau is a district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Biberach, Reutlingen, Göppingen and Heidenheim, the two Bavarian districts Günzburg and Neu-Ulm, and the city of Ulm. Alb-Donau-Kreis - History. The history of the region is linked with the history of Ulm and the Swabian Alb. The district of Alb-Donau was established in 1973 by merging the former districts of Ulm and Ehingen. Alb-Donau-Kreis - Geography. ...

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The Danube (Donau in German; Dunaj in Slovak; Duna in Hungarian; Dunav in Croatian; Дунав/Dunav in Serbian; Дунав in Bulgarian; Dunăre in Romanian; Дунай (Dunay) in Ukrainian; Danuvius in Latin) is Europe's second-longest river (after the Volga). It rises in the Black Forest in Germany as two smaller rivers – the Brigach and the Breg – which join at Donaueschingen, and it is from here that it is known as the Danube, flowing south-eastwards for a distance of some 2850 km (1771 miles) before emptying into t ...

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The rivers in this section are sorted east (Novaya Zemlya) to west (North Cape, Norway). In Russia: Pechora (north-east of Naryan-Mar) Usa (west of Usinsk) Kolva (near Usinsk) Northern Dvina (in Severodvinsk) Pinega (in Ust-Pinega) Yomtsa (near Bolshaya Gora) Vaga (near Bereznik) Uftyuga (near Krasnoborsk) Vychegda (in Kotlas) Vishera Yug (in Veliki Ustyug) Sukhona (in Veliki Ustyug) ...

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Ulm lies at the entry of the Blau river and the Iller river into the Danube. Most of the city lies on the left bank of the Danube; only the city district Wiblingen, Gögglingen, Donaustetten and Unterweiler lie on the right bank. On the other side of the river lies the "twin city" of Neu-Ulm in the state of Bavaria, smaller than Ulm and until 1810 a part of it (pop. ~50,000). Neighboring municipalities on the Baden-Württemberg side include Illerkirchberg, Illerrieden, Staig, Hüttisheim, Erbach (Donau), Blaubeuren, Blaustein, Dornst ...

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The district consists of hilly countryside between the rivers of the Danube and the Iller. The Danube crosses the district in its westernmost part from south to north. The Iller forms the eastern border of the district. Another river is the Riß, an affluent of the Danube crossing the district from south to north. The Federsee is a small lake in the southwest of the district. Its area is only 1.4 km², but it i ...

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Biberach district, Biberach district - Geography, Biberach district - Media, Biberach district - Coat of arms, Biberach district - Towns and municipalities

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Biberach an der Riß - KaVo. KaVo (Kaltenbach & Voigt) is a leading company in producing dental medicine equipment and products like instruments, dental systems, laboratory and equipment for training centers for universities. The head office is in Biberach. But KaVo has production locations and sales locations all over the world, e.g in Brasil, England, USA, Canada, Russia, France, Italy, etc. In March 2004, Danaher, an American industrial company, took over KaVo in order to improve its portfolio in terms of ...

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Human settlement dates back to the Bronze Age, when Celtic peoples inhabited the region. The Romans established a military camp which grew to become the city of Cambodunum, the present Kempten. In medieval times Kempten was a free imperial city, and the surrounding lands became subordinate to the lords of Staufen and the counts of Rothenfels. Both ceased to exist in the beginning of the 19th century, when Napoleon handed these territories over to Bavaria. The district of Oberallgäu was established in 1972 by merging the for ...

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The city of Ulm is surrounded by the district. It is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district, although it is not part of the district. The district is named after the Danube River (German Donau) and the Swabian Alb (Schwäbische Alb) mountains. The Danube enters the district in the southwest, runs through the southern parts of the district and leaves eastwards to Ulm. North of the Danube banks the hills of the Swabian Alb rise. The hill chain extends from southwest to northeast parallel to the course of the Dan ...

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At the place of Memmingen, probably even in the time of the Romans there was a small military town, maybe called cassiliacum. In the 5th century an Alemanic settlement was established, in the 7th century a palace of the Franks' king. Memmingen was connected to Bohemia, Austria and Munich trough the salt road to Lindau. Another important road going through Memmingen was the Italian road from Northern Germany to Switzerland and Italy. Both roads helped Memmingen to earn importance as trading place. In the middle age ...

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The Danube is navigable by ocean ships from the Black Sea to Brăila, in Romania and by river ships to Kelheim; smaller craft can navigate further upstream to Ulm, in Germany. About 60 of its tributaries are also navigable. See Danube-Black Sea Canal. Since the construction of the German Rhine-Main-Danube Canal in 1992, the river has been part of a trans-European waterway from Rotterdam on the North Sea to Sulina on the Black Sea (3500 km). In 1994 the Danube was declared one of ten Pan-European transport corridors, routes in Central ...

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Oberallgäu is the southernmost district of Germany. "Oberallgäu" literally means "Upper Allgäu". The term Allgäu is applied to the part of the Alps located in Swabia and their northern foothills. In the very south of the district there are some of the highest mountains of the Allgäu, culminating in the Hochfrottspitze (2649 m). The Iller River (a tributary of the Danube) runs through the district from south to north. ...

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BMX Initiative Biberach e.V. The BMX Park is near McDonald's in Biberach. The dirt and chillout area has about 5100 m². It receives many visitors from the whole world. You can ride your dirt bike, ride the mini-ramp or the big jump-box. IBOT Another important sports festival in Biberach is IBOT. It's an annual international handball tournament for youths with more than a thousand participants which takes place at Easter. ...

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The town is of touristic interest, mainly because of large parts of the medieval old town that survived World War II and the German reconstruction. In this old town one can find houses of patricians, some in the baroque style, the Stadtbach (town river), parts of the town wall as well as a medieval market place and a town hall built in the renaissance style. Also famous is Memmingen's Martins church, built in gothic style. Every year there is the Fischertag (day of the fishers), recreating medieval traditons. Every four years Memmingen re-enacts the events ...

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The oldest settlement of the Ulm area begins in the early neolithic period, around 5000 BC. Settlements of this time have been identified at Eggingen and Lehr. In the city area of Ulm itself the oldest find is from the late neolithic period. Ulm is first mentioned in 854 and was declared a city by Friedrich Barbarossa in 1164. Ulm blossomed during the 1500s and 1600s, mostly due to the export of high-quality textiles. These centuries also represented the zenith of art in Ulm, especia ...

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For many centuries, Biberach was an Imperial Free City (German: Freie Reichsstadt) in the Holy Roman Empire. In that role it participated in the 1792 Reichstag. In 1803, Biberach was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Baden. In 1806, it was traded to the Kingdom of Württemberg. In 1871 it became part of the Empire of Germany. ...

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Biberach an der Riß - Arts. Biberach not only has a film festival for German films which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2003, the "Filmfest Biberach", but - since 2004 - also has a second festival, the Biberach Independent Film Festival that focusses on shorts and documentaries. Both festivals run almost parallel in November. Biberach an der Riß - Cafes Clubs Restaurants. In Biberach there are many cafés. If you want know where you can go for breakfast, for lunch, to party or only to chill in a lounge; check the website http://www.weberberg.de ...

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Ulm - Other landmarks. Fernmeldeturm Ulm-Ermingen Schapfen-Mill-Tower Mediumwave transmission mast Ulm-Jungingen FM- and TV-mast Ulm-Kuhberg ...

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Biberach has a population of about 32,000, and is located in Swabia between the river Danube and Lake Constance. The marketplace with its patrician buildings, its fountain and its renovated town hall is one of the loveliest in the south of Germany. The districts of Biberach are the villages Rissegg, Rindenmoos, Stafflangen and Mettenberg. ...

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List of rivers of Europe - Western Mediterranean. This section includes the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. The rivers are sorted from west (Tarifa) to east (Reggio Calabria). In Spain: Segura (in Guardamar del Segura) - Spain Guadalentin (near Murcia) Mula (in Molina de Segura) Benamor (in Calasparra) Mundo (near Hellín) Júcar/Xúquer (in Cullera) Turia (in Valencia) Ebro/Ebre (near Tortosa) See also:

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