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Quedlinburg (German pronunciation: [ˈkveːdlɪnbʊʁk]) is a medieval German toun situatit just north o the Harz moontains, in the destrict o Harz in the wast o Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Sister ceeties. Quedlinburg is twinned wi: Aulnoye-Aymeries, Fraunce, syne 1961; Herford, Germany, syne 1991; Celle, Germany, syne 1991
The theft of medieval art from Quedlinburg was perpetrated by United States Army Lieutenant Joe T. Meador in the days prior to the end of World War II in Europe. Precious church objects stored near Quedlinburg, Germany, were found by the U.S. Army. They were placed under guard, but eight extremely valuable objects went missing, including a 9th ...
Quedlinburg station is a station on the Magdeburg–Thale railway in Quedlinburg in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It was built in 1862 as a through station on the southern edge of the town. The Gothic Revival entrance building of 1862, together with the other parts of the nearly complete Gründerzeit ensemble, is heritage-protected.
This is a list of the princess-abbesses of Quedlinburg Abbey. [1] [2] [3] Daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Adelaide of Italy; granddaughter of Saint Matilda, founder of the abbey. Niece of Matilda and daughter of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Theophanu . Daughter of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, and his first wife, Gunhilda of ...
Born in Meissen, Hedwig was the youngest daughter of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, and Margaret of Austria. In 1458, the chapter of the Quedlinburg Abbey elected the 12-year-old Hedwig as successor to Princess-Abbess Anna I, who had died aged 42. Pope Calixtus III confirmed the election but decreed that the Princess-Abbess should reign under ...
sítio oficial. Quedlimburgo [em alemão: Quedlinburg (oficialmente também Cidade Patrimônio Mundial Quedlimburgo ); em alto-alemão Queddelborg[ 1][ 2] é uma cidade na Alemanha, atravessada pelo rio Bode e localizada a norte da cadeia de montanhas do Harz, no distrito de Harz ( Saxônia-Anhalt ). Mencionada pela primeira vez em um documento ...
Agnes I (c. 1090 – 29 December 1125) was Abbess of Gandersheim and Quedlinburg . She was the second daughter of Judith of Swabia and Władysław I Herman. She was the granddaughter of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. Agnes became abbess at Gandersheim Abbey, the place of several famous women, such as Hroswitha of Gandersheim, recorded by Conrad ...
