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BRANDENBURG , a See also:town of See also:Germany, See also:capital of the See also:district and See also:province of same name, on the See also:river See also:Havel, 36 m. S.W. from See also:Berlin, on the See also:main See also:line to See also:Magdeburg and the See also:west. Pop. (1905) 51,251, including 3643 military. The town is enclosed by walls, and is divided into three parts by the river—the old town on the right and the new town on the See also:left See also:bank, while on an See also:island between them is the " See also:cathedral town,"—and is also called, from its position, " See also:Venice." Many of the houses are built on piles in the river. There are five old churches (See also:Protestant), all more or less noteworthy. These are the Katharinenkirche (See also:nave 1381–1401, See also:choir c. 1410, western See also:tower 1583–1585), a See also:Gothic See also:brick See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church with a See also:fine carved wooden See also:altar and several interesting See also:medieval tombs; the Petrikirche (14th See also:century Gothic); the cathedral (Domkirche), originally a Romanesque See also:basilica (1170), but rebuilt in the Gothic See also:style in the 14th century, with a See also:good altar-piece (1465), &c., and noted for its remarkable collection of medieval See also:vestments; the Gothardskirche, partly Romanesque (1160), partly Gothic (1348); the Nikolaikirche (12th and 13th centuries), now no longer used. There is also a See also:Roman See also:Catholic church. Of other buildings may be mentioned the former town See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall of the " old town " (Altstadt Rathaus), built in the 13th and 14th centuries, now used as See also:government offices; the new Real-gymnasium; and the town hall in the See also:Neustadt, before which, in the See also:market-See also:place, stands a Rolandssaule, a See also:colossal figure 18 ft. in height, hewn out of a single See also:block of See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone. A little See also:north of the town is the See also:Marienberg, or Harlungerberg, on which the See also:heathen See also:temple of Triglaff and afterwards the church and See also:convent of St See also:Mary were built. On the See also:top stands a lofty See also:monument
See also:Frederick uI
to the soldiers from the See also:Mark who See also:fell in the See also:wars of 1864, 1866 and 1870-71.
The town has a considerable See also:trade, with manufactures of woollens, silks, linens, See also:hosiery and See also:paper, as well as breweries, tanneries, See also:boat-See also:building and See also:bicycle factories.
Brandenburg, originally Brennaburg (Brennabor) or See also:Brendan-See also:burg, was originally a town of the Slavic tribe of the Hevelli, from whom it was captured (927–928) by the See also:German See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry I. In 948 See also:Otto I. founded a bishopric here, which was subordinated first to the archdiocese of See also:Mainz, but from 968 onwards to the newly created archbishopric of Magdeburg. It was, however, destroyed by the heathen See also:Wends in 983, and was only restored when See also:Albert the See also:Bear recaptured the town from them in 1153. In 1539 the See also:bishop of Brandenburg, See also:Matthias von Jagow, embraced the Lutheran faith, and five years later the Protestant See also:worship was established in the cathedral. The see was administered by the elector of Brandenburg until 1598 and then abolished, its territories being for the most See also:part incorporated in the electoral domains. The cathedral See also:chapter, however, survived, and though suppressed in 181o, it was restored in 1824. It consists of twelve canons, of whom three only are spiritual, the other nine prebends being held by noblemen; all are in the See also:gift of the king of See also:Prussia.
The " old " and " new " towns of Brandenburg were for centuries See also:separate towns, having been See also:united under a single See also:municipality so See also:late as 1717.
See Schillmann, Geschichte der Stadt Brandenburg (Brandenburg, 1874-1882).
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