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See also:REGENSBURG (RATISBON) , a See also:city and episcopal see of See also:Germany, in the See also:kingdom of See also:Bavaria, and the See also:capital of the See also:government See also:district of the Upper See also:Palatinate. Pop. (1905) 48,412. It is situated on the right See also:bank of the See also:Danube, opposite the influx of the Regen, 86 m. by See also:rail N.E. from See also:Munich, and 6o m. S.E. of See also:Nuremberg. On the other See also:side of the See also:river is the suburb Stadt-am-See also:Hof, connected with Regensburg by a See also:long 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 See also:bridge of the 12th See also:century, above and below which are the islands of Oberer and Unterer See also:Worth. In See also:appearance the See also:town is See also:quaint and romantic, presenting almost as faithful a picture of a town of the See also:early See also:middle ages as Nuremberg does of the later. One of the most characteristic features in its See also:architecture is the number of strong loopholed towers attached to the more See also:ancient dwellings. The interesting " See also:street of the envoys " (Gesandtenstrasse) is so called.because it contained the residences of most of the envoys to the See also:German See also:diet, whose coats-of-arms may still be seen on many of'the houses.
The See also:cathedral, though small, is a very interesting example of pure German See also:Gothic. It was founded in 1275, and completed in 1634, with the exception of the towers, which were finished in 1869. The interior contains numerous interesting monuments, including one of See also:- PETER
- PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
- PETER (PEDRO)
- PETER, EPISTLES OF
- PETER, ST
Peter See also:Vischer's masterpieces. Adjoining the cloisters are two chapels of earlier date than the cathedral itself, one of which, known as the " old cathedral," goes back perhaps to the 8th century. The 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 of St See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James—also called Schottenkirche—a See also:plain Romanesque See also:basilica of the 12th century, derives its name from the monastery of Irish See also:Benedictines (" Scoti ") to which it was attached; the See also:principal See also:doorway is covered with very singular See also:grotesque carvings. The old See also:parish church of St See also:Ulrich is a See also:good example of the Transition See also:style of the 13th century, and contains a valuable antiquarian collection. Examples of the Romanesque basilica style are the church of Obermunster, dating from See also:low, and the See also:abbey church of St Emmeran, built in the 13th century, and remarkable as one of the few German churches with a detached See also:belfry. The beautiful cloisters of the ancient abbey, one of the See also:oldest in Germany, are still in See also:fair preservation. In 1809 the conventual buildings were converted into a See also:palace for the See also:prince of Thurn and Taxis, hereditary postmaster-See also:general of the See also:Holy See also:Roman See also:Empire. The 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, dating in See also:part from the 14th century, contains the rooms occupied by the imperial diet from 1663 to 18o6. An See also:historical See also:interest also 'attaches to the Gasthof zum Goldenen Kreuz (See also:Golden See also:Cross See also:Inn),where See also:Charles V. made the acquaintance of See also:Barbara Blomberg, the See also:mother of See also:Don See also:John of See also:Austria (b. 1547). The See also:house is also shown where See also:Kepler died in 163o. Perhaps the most pleasing See also:modern See also:building in the city is the Gothic See also:villa of the 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 of Bavaria on the bank of the Danube. At Kumpfmflhl, in the immediate neighbourhood of the city, was discovered, in x885, the remains of a Roman See also:camp with an arched gateway; the latter, known as the Porta Praetoria, was cleared in 1887. Among the public institutions of the city should be mentioned the public library, picture See also:gallery, botanical See also:garden, and the See also:institute for the making of stained See also:glass. The educational establishments include two gymnasia, an episcopal clerical See also:seminary, a seminary for boys and a school of church See also:music. Among the See also:chief manufactures are See also:iron and See also:steel wares, pottery, parquet flooring, See also:tobacco, and See also:lead pencils. See also:Boat-building is also prosecuted, and a brisk transit See also:trade is carried on in See also:salt, See also:grain and See also:timber.
Near Regensburg are two very handsome classical buildings, erected by See also:- LOUIS
- LOUIS (804–876)
- LOUIS (893–911)
- LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
- LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian
Louis I. of Bavaria as See also:national monuments of German patriotism and greatness. The more imposing of the two is the Walhalla, a costly See also:reproduction of the See also:Parthenon, erected as a See also:Teutonic See also:temple of fame on a See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
hill rising from the Danube at Donaustauf, 6 m. to the See also:east. The interior, which is as See also:rich as coloured See also:marbles, See also:gilding, and sculptures can make it, contains the busts of more than a See also:hundred German worthies. The second of King Louis's buildings is the Befreiungshalle at Kelheim, 14 M. above Regensburg, a large circular building which has for its aim the glorification of the heroes of the See also:war of liberation in 1813.
The early See also:Celtic See also:settlement of Radespona (L. See also:Lat. Ratisbona) was chosen by the See also:Romans, who named it Castra See also:Regina, as the centre of their See also:power on the upper Danube. It is mentioned as a trade centre as early as the 2nd century. It afterwards became the seat of the See also:dukes of Bavaria, and one of the See also:main bulwarks of the East Frankish See also:monarchy; and it was also the See also:focus from which See also:Christianity spread over See also:southern Germany. St Emmeran founded an abbey here in the middle of the 7th century, and St See also:Boniface established the bishopric about a hundred years later. Regensburg acquired the freedom of the empire in the 13th century, and was for a See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time the most flourishing city in southern Germany. It became the chief seat of the trade with See also:India and the See also:Levant, and the boat-men of Regensburg are frequently heard of as expediting the journeys of the Crusaders. The city was loyally Ghibelline in its sympathies, and was a favourite See also:residence of the emperors. Numerous diets were held here from time to time, and after 1663 it became the See also:regular See also:place of See also:- MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)
meeting of the German diet. The See also:Reformation found only temporary See also:acceptance at Regensburg, and was met by a See also:counter-reformation inspired by the See also:Jesuits. Before this See also:period the"city had almost wholly lost its commercial importance owing to the changes in the See also:great highways of trade. Regensburg had its due See also:share in the See also:Thirty Years' and other See also:wars, and is said to have suffered in all no fewer than seventeen sieges. In 1807 the town and bishopric were assigned to the prince See also:primate See also:Dalberg, and in 1810 they were, ceded to Bavaria. After the See also:battle of Eggmuhl in 1809 the Austrians retired upon Regensburg, and the pursuing See also:French defeated them again beneath its walls and reduced a great part of the city to ashes.
See Gemeiner, Chronik der Stadt and See also:des Hochstifts Regensburg (4 vols., Regensburg, 1800-24) ; Chroniken der deutschen Stadte, vol. xv. (See also:Leipzig, 1878) ; See also:Count v.Waldersdorf, Regensburg in seiner Vergangenheit and Gegenwart (4th ed., Regensburg, 1896) ; Fink, Regensburg in seiner Vorzeit and Gegenwart (6th ed., Regensburg, 1903) ; and Schratz, Fiihrer durch Regensburg (5th ed., G. Dengler, Regensburg, 1904).
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