Strasbourg, which was a humanism center, has a long history of higher education excellence, melting French and German intellectual traditions. Although Strasbourg had been annexed by Royal France in 1683 it still remained connected to the German speaking intellectual world throughout the 18th century and the university attracted numerous students from the Holy Roman Empire with Goethe, Metternich and Monteglas, who studied law in Strasbourg, among the most prominent. Nowadays, Strasbourg is known to offer among the best university cou ...

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Strasbourg - Births. Strasbourg was the birthplace of: Sebastian Brant (1457-1521), satirical poet and humanist Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck (1489-1553) protestant statesman and reformist Sebastian Stoskopff (1597-1657), painter of still lives Johann Fischart (1546-1590), satirical author François Christophe Kellermann (1735-1820), French marshall Jean Baptiste Kléber (1753-1800), general Gustave Doré (1832-1883), painter Emile Waldteufel ...

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Shanxi is located on a plateau, which is in turn made up of higher ground to the east (Taihang mountains) and the west (Lüliang mountains), and a series of valleys in the center through which the Fen River runs. The highest peak is Mount Wutai (Wutai Shan) in northeastern Shanxi at an altitude of 3058 m. The Great Wall of China forms most of the northern border of Shanxi with Inner Mongolia. The Fen and Qin rivers, tributaries of Huang He (or the Yellow River), drain much of the province; the north is drained by tributaries of the Hai River, such as Sanggan and Hutuo rivers. The largest natural lake in Shanxi is Xiechi Lake, a salt lake n ...

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Gruyères has always been a rural town. Agricultural products from the surroundings were processed and brought to the market here. Formerly, the focus was on trading cheese and small and big animals. There where several mills and sawmills and since 18th century a gun powder factory. Until the beginning of the 20th century, straw-twisting was also rather important. Nowadays, Gruyères provides about 750 jobs. Only 9% of the working are in the primary sector, agriculture is only a minor factor for jobs. About 27% are working in the industrial sector, services provi ...

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List of Castilian monarchs - Jiménez Dynasty. Ferdinand I the Great (1035-1065) Sancho II the Strong (1065-1072), also king of León (1072) Alfonso VI the Brave (1072-1109), also king of León (1072-1109) Urraca (1109-1126), also king of León (1109-1126) List of Castilian monarchs - House of Burgundy. The follow dynasts are descendants, in the male line, of Urraca's husband, Raymond of Burgundy, himself a Capetian. Alfonso ...

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The east end of the Ming Great Wall is located on the coast at Shanhaiguan, near Qinhuangdao. The Ming Great Wall crosses the northern part of the province. Beidaihe, located nearby, is a popular beach resort. The Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples are a World Heritage Site. Also known as the Rehe Palace, this was the summer resort of the Qing Dynasty emperors. There are Qing Dynasty imperial tombs at Zunhua (East Qing Tombs) and Yixian (West Qing Tombs). These are al ...

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Croatian lands in the Dark Ages were located between three major entities: the Eastern Roman Empire which aimed to control the Dalmatian city-states and islands, the Franks which aimed to control the northern and northwestern lands, and the Avars, later Magyars, and other fledgling states in the northeast. The fourth relevant group, but not so powerful with regard to the Croatian state, were the n ...

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Hebei surrounds Beijing, so many important railway lines radiating out of Beijing pass through Hebei. The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway is one of the most important: it passes through many major cities like Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai and Handan on its way through Hebei from north to south. Other important railways include the Beijing-Kowloon Railway, the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, the Beijing-Harbin ...

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Tao-Klarjeti - Kartli-line of the Iberian Bagratids. Ashot I Kuropalates (end of the 8th cent. / 813-830) Bagrat I Kuropalates (830-876), co-rulers: Adarnase (830-c.870) and Guaram Mampali (d. 882) David I Kuropalates (876-881) Adarnase I Kuropalates (881-923), King of the Georgians (888-923) David II Magistros (923-937) Ashot II Kuropalates (937-954) Sumbat I Kuropalates (954-958) See also:

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It is known from at least 923, and was the capital of a county until it was divided between Fribourg and Bern in 1555. The castle, which dates from 1272-1280, was then the residence of a governor until 1848, when it was acquired by the Bovy family of Geneva. The castle became the property of the canton in 1938, and has been made into a museum and art gallery. ...

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With a population of 1556 (end of 2002), Gruyères is among the medium sized municipalities of the canton of Fribourg. 90.4% of its residents are French speaking, 3.9% German and 1.2% Portuguese (2000). In 1850, population was 972, 1900 there where 1389 residents. After the maximum in about 1920 (1711 residents), the population decresed until 1950 by almost 25% to 1302 residents. Since then, a sl ...

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Yongfeng (永鳳 yong3 feng4) 308-309 Herui (河瑞 he2 rui4) 309-310 Jiaping (嘉平 jia1 ping2) 311-315 Jianyuan (建元 jian4 yuan2) 315-316 Linjia (麟嘉 lin2 jia1) 316-318 Taihe (太和 tai4 he2) 328-330 Jianping (建平 jian4 ping2) 330-333 Yanxi (延熙 yan2 xi1) 334 Taining (太寧 tai4 ning2) 349 Yanping (晏平 yan4 ping2) 305-311 Yuheng (玉衡 yu4 heng2) 311-334 Jianing (嘉寧 jia1 ning2) 346-347 Yuanxi (元璽 yuan2 xi3) 353-357 Shengping (升平 sheng1 ping2) 357 Guangshou (光� ...

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Hebei's main agricultural products are cotton and cereal crops including wheat, maize, millet, and sorghum. Hebei is responsible for most of the cotton produced in China. Other industrial crops like peanut, soya bean and sesame are also produced. Large quantities of coal and iron can be found in Hebei. Hebei's industries mainly include textiles, coal, steel, iron, engineering industry, chemical production, petroleum, electricity, ceramics and food. In 2003: GDP: 709.54 billion Renminbi GDP per capita: 10508 Renminbi GDP growth rate: 11.6% Employment by industry (primary/secondary/tertia ...

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Hebei is made up of 11 prefecture-level divisions, which are all prefecture-level cities: Shijiazhuang (石家庄市 : Shíjiāzhuāng Shì) Tangshan (唐山市 : Tángshān Shì) Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛市 : Qínhuángdǎo Shì) Handan (邯郸市 : Hándān Shì) Xingtai (邢台市 : Xíngtái Shì) Baoding (保定市 : Bǎodìng Shì) Zhangjiakou (张家口市 : Zhāngjiākǒu Shì) Chengde (承德市 : Chéngdé Shì) See also:

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Most of central and southern Hebei lies within the North China Plain. The province is bordered by the Yan Mountains (Yan Shan) in the north and Taihang Mountains (Taihang Shan) in the west, while the southeast forms part of the North China Plain. The highest peak is Mount Xiaowutai with an altitude of 2882 m. Hebei borders Bohai Sea on the east. The Hai He watershed covers most of the province's central and southern parts, and the Luan He watershed covers the northeast. Hebei has a continental monsoon climate, with annual rainfall of 400 to 800 mm. It often rains heavily in summer. S ...

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The population is mostly Han Chinese with minorities of Mongol, Manchu, Korean, and Hui Chinese. In 2001: Birth rate: 11.16 births/1000 population Death rate: 6.18 births/1000 population Sex ratio: 103.63 males/100 females Average family size: 3.59 Illiteracy rate (total/male/female): 8.59% / 6.47% / 10.76% ...

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Dialects of Mandarin are spoken over most of the province, except along the western border, where dialects of Jin-yu, another subdivision of Chinese, are spoken instead. (Jin-yu is sometimes classified as a subdivision of Mandarin. For more information, see Chinese spoken language.) Traditional forms of musical performing arts in Hebei include Pingju, Hebei Bangzi, and Cangzhou Kuaiban Dagu. Traditional arts and c ...

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Besides the official nengō system, one encounters in pre-modern works the use of private or unofficial nengō system, known as shinengō (私年号). Little is known about the origin of shinengō. However, scholars have pointed out that the shinengō Hakuho (白鳳) was used during the period from 673 to 686, when no official nengō was designated. Another shinengō Hoko (法興) is said to have been in use during the reign of Emperor Suiko (推古天皇), by the Prince Shotoku (聖徳太子) ...

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Nengō, originated in China in 140 BC, was adopted by Japan in AD 645 during the reign of Empress Kōtoku (孝徳天皇). The first era name was Taika (大化), celebrating the revolutionary political changes following the great Taika reform (大化改新). Although the practice of nengō was once interrupted in the latter half of the seventh century, it was re-adopted in 701 and has been used continuously ever since. Japane ...

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The east end of the Ming Great Wall is located on the coast at Shanhaiguan, near Qinhuangdao. The Ming Great Wall crosses the northern part of the province. Beidaihe, located nearby, is a popular beach resort. The Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples are a World Heritage Site. Also known as the Rehe Palace, this was the summer resort of the Qing Dynasty emperors. Also, there are Qing Dynasty imperial tombs at Zunhua (East Qing Tombs) and Yixian (West Qing Tombs). These are al ...

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The term "goddess" has recently found an ever more popular and secular use to describe female sex appeal the males succumb to. Young single ladies (see Bridget Jones) want to feel like a goddess. Extremely desirable actresses, singers, sportswomen and other lady celebrities are often described by Sunday press as sex goddesses (see Marilyn Monroe, Elle MacPherson, Kylie Minogue, Anna Kournikova, etc.) Several TV advertisements promptly took advantage of this trend (e.g. Gillette Venus ladies' razors). The ...

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