Skien

Skien is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. In modern times it is regarded as part of the traditional region of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the capital of Vestfold og Telemark county.
Skien is one of Norway's oldest cities, with an urban history dating back to the Middle Ages, and received privileges as a market town in 1358. From the 15th century, the city was governed by a 12-member council. The modern municipality of Skien was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipalities of Gjerpen and Solum were merged into the municipality of Skien on 1 January 1964.
The conurbation of Porsgrunn/Skien is reckoned by Statistics Norway to be the seventh largest urban area in Norway, straddling an area of three municipalities: Skien municipality (about 62% of the population), Porsgrunn (30%), and Bamble (8%). This area is home to more than 100,000 people.
Skien was historically a centre of seafaring, timber exports and early industrialization, and was one of Norway's two or three largest cities between the 16th and 19th centuries. It was also one of Norway's most internationally oriented cities, with extensive contact with its export markets in the Low Countries, the United Kingdom and Denmark. It retained its position as Eastern Norway's leading commercial city until the 19th century, when it gradually started to lose importance to the emerging capital of Christiania following the Napoleonic Wars. The city was the birthplace of playwright Henrik Ibsen, and many of his famous dramas are set in places reminiscent of early 19th-century Skien.
General information.
Name.
The Old Norse form of the name was "Skiða" (from the word "skiða" which means "straight plank", and which is also the origin of the word ski), and the town is probably named after a brook (with a straight run) with this name.
Coat-of-arms.
The coat-of-arms is derived from the oldest known seal of the city, dating back to 1609. The seal shows two skis and in the middle a cross, with a small star on the crosspoint. The skis are a semi-canting element (based on a misunderstanding of the meaning of the town's name) and the cross is a religious symbol. There have been several theories about the meaning of the cross, but its meaning is not clearly known. It has been suggested that it is a symbol for the main church in Skien, the Holy Cross church. The small star may be a symbol of St. Mary as the second medieval church of Skien was devoted to her. Besides the skis and cross, there are two meadow buttercups on each side.
In 1854, the arms were shown as two skis, but the cross was now made from ski poles, as another canting element. This remained so until the early half of the 20th century.
In the 1980s, the city officially adopted the current arms, which are identical to the oldest seal. The colours are the colours that have been used since the 19th century. The differences between the seal and the present arms are that in the arms the cross is placed on top of the skis and the star is changed from a four-pointed star to a six-pointed star, and that the cross is made of ski-poles.
History.
Until 1979, it was thought that Skien was founded in the 14th century. However, the archaeological discovery of a carving of the Skien animal has established that its founding preceded 1000 A.D. The city was then a meeting place for inland farmers and marine traders, and also a centre for trading whetstones from Eidsborg (inland Telemark). Gimsøy Abbey was founded in the 12th century. Skien was given formal commercial town rights by the Norwegian crown in 1358. Timber has historically been the principal export from Skien, and in the sixteenth century the city became the Kingdom's leading port for shipping timber. The oldest remaining building is Gjerpen church (built in approximately 1150).
From the 16th century, the city came to be dominated by a group of families known as patricians. In an 1882 letter to Georg Brandes, Henrik Ibsen mentions the families Paus, Plesner, von der Lippe, Cappelen and Blom as the most prominent patrician families when he grew up there.
The current town layout was fixed after the last town fire in 1886. In 1964, the rural municipalities Solum and Gjerpen were merged with Skien town, forming the Skien municipality.
Frogner Manor in Skien.
Frogner Manor ("Frogner Hovedgård") is a manor house on the outskirts of Skien. The manor house was built for shipowner and timber merchant Christopher Hansen Blom (died 1879) and his wife Marie Elisabeth (Cappelen) Blom (died 1834). The main building is influenced by Italian Renaissance architecture. The garden was laid out in English landscape style in the 1850s.
Kapitelberget.
The Church on Kapitelberget ("Kirken på Kapitelberget") was a medieval church. Kapitelberget was a private chapel on Bratsberg farm dating to the early 1100s. It is not known when the church went out of use, but Bratsberg farm burned down in 1156. in 1576, Peder Claussøn Friis reviewed it as a ruin. The site was first excavated in 1901. In 1928, Gerhard Fischer undertook restoration and preservation. The work was completed in 1933.
Transportation.
Roads.
The main road into Skien is from the E18 road and through Porsgrunn, on either road 36 or 354 that runs up along Skienselva on each side. Another common route used by most buses coming from Oslo is road 32, that goes through Siljan, Steinsholt, Lågendalen, Hvittingfoss and Hof. Road 32 enters the E18 in Hof.
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Water.
Skien is the main terminus for the Telemark Canal. The "Norsjø-Skienskanalen" section of the canal, with one terminus at Skien and the other at Løveid, was built in 1854–1861. In Europe, canals were commonly built in the pre-railroad period to transport goods, timber, and passengers. The "Porsgrunn river" runs from the lock at Skien through Porsgrunn to the Frierfjord. Skien harbour is located at "Vold havneterminal".
Railroads.
Skien was connected to the Norwegian railway network (Vestfoldbanen) in 1882. In 1919, Bratsbergbanen opened between Skien and Notodden. Vy still operates regular train services on both railways.
Air.
The local airport is Skien Airport, Geiteryggen. It serves domestic flights to Bergen and Stavanger as well as flights to Trondheim by the airline Vildanden. For the present, no commercial flights are operated from Geiteryggen.
Culture and recreation.
Ibsen and Telemark Museums.
Skien was the birthplace of the author and playwright Henrik Ibsen, probably the most important writer to emerge from Norway. Many of Ibsen's plays are set in an unnamed provincial town that suggests Skien. The former Ibsen family homestead at Venstøp outside Skien was established as the Ibsen Museum in 1958. The Ibsen Museum has now been incorporated into the multi-site Telemark Museum, which includes several other historical sites.
Music and entertainment.
Ibsenhuset is the local culture and conference center in Skien. It also houses concerts by international and national artists, opera, theatre and other cultural events. Skien kunstforening has a department in Ibsenhuset, and the local culture school and library are also located in the building. The venue is also home to the regional symphony orchestra, Grenland Symfoniorkester.
Teater Ibsen is the city theatre, and is still used for small productions.
Skien Church is the largest church in Telemark county, and is famous for its two twin towers and great organ.
In the summer of 2009 Elton John held a concert at the new Skagerak Arena, the soccer pitch for the local soccer team Odd Grenland. Next to Skagerak Arena is Stevneplassen, where car shows, concerts, flea markets and the annual "Handelsstevnet" – a trade fair with entertainment and a small amusement park – are held. The Handelsstevnet was closed down after the annual fair in 2011.
In Skotfoss, a small suburb of Skien further up the Telemark Canal, concerts are held at Løveid Sluser. There are plans to hold cultural events and concerts at Klosterøya (a downtown graffiti park).
Amusement parks.
There are no local amusement parks in Skien. Lekeland was a small amusement park for children just outside the town, but it closed in 2008. Every year there is a traveling carnival with rides and merry-go-arounds for a week, in "Stevneplassen". Norway's biggest outside climbing park, Himalaya Park, is located in Skien. There is an indoor waterpark in Skien Fritidspark.
Media.
The daily newspapers "Varden" and "Telemarksavisa" are published in Skien. The local television for Telemark, TVTelemark, is located in Skien.
Economy.
Commerce and industry.
The largest industries are ABB Asea Brown Boveri (engineering firm), Norske Skog Union (a paper mill which was closed down in the spring of 2006), and EFD Induction (induction heating and induction welding).
Other important places of work are Telemark Hospital and Vestfold og Telemark county municipality.
Agder Court of Appeal is located in Skien.
Because the E18 highway lies outside of the metropolitan area of Grenland, Skien has lost many important companies to the cities in Vestfold.
Shopping.
Skien has three shopping malls:
Twin towns – sister cities.
Skien is twinned with:


Klarenbeek

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Klarenbeek is named after an estate situated next to the Klaarbeek. This estate was later also named Klarenbeek. Both Klaarbeek and Klarenbeek translate to "Clear Stream" in English.
Klarenbeek has its own railway station, Klarenbeek railway station, 2 km northeast of the village on the railway line between Apeldoorn and Zutphen. The station can be reached by Buurtbus service. This service connects with the station hourly, from 7am to 6pm. The railway station lies within the borders of the municipality of Voorst.
The village is located along the European hiking route E11, locally known as the Marskramerpad or Handelsweg.
History.
The village of Klarenbeek was founded in 1732 when a copper mill was established next to the Beekbergse Beek. In 1764, this copper mill was bought by the family of Krepel. To increase the capacity of the mill, the Beekbergse Beek was enlarged and heightened, causing the water to fall down faster. Later, a water reservoir called "De Wiert" was added to this. The Wiert still exists, and when the winters are cold enough, it is a common location for ice skating. The Krepel family built homes for their employees, creating the first non-farm houses in Klarenbeek.


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Bunde, Limburg

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Rive Gauche

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"Rive Gauche" or "Left Bank" generally refers to the Paris of an earlier era: the Paris of artists, writers, and philosophers, including Colette, Margaret Anderson, Djuna Barnes, Natalie Barney, Sylvia Beach, Erik Satie, Kay Boyle, Bryher, Caresse Crosby, Nancy Cunard, Hilda Doolittle (H.D.), Janet Flanner, Jane Heap, Maria Jolas, Mina Loy, Henry Miller, Adrienne Monnier, Anaïs Nin, Jean Rhys, Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Renee Vivien, Edith Wharton Pablo Picasso, Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine, Henri Matisse, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Baldwin, and dozens of other members of the great artistic community at Montparnasse. The phrase implies a sense of bohemianism, counterculture, and creativity. Some of its famous streets are the "boulevard Saint-Germain", the "boulevard Saint-Michel", the "rue Bonaparte", and the "rue de Rennes".
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Malem, Ghent

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Le Tanet

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Chanovice

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Administrative parts.
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Chania Plain

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History.
The arrondissement was created in 1839 to form the Belgian part of the former arrondissement of Roermond, which ceased to exist due to the splitting of Limburg. The canton of Peer was also moved from the arrondissement of Hasselt to the new arrondissement of Maaseik.
Per 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Overpelt and Neerpelt were merged into the new municipality of Pelt, and Meeuwen-Gruitrode and Opglabbeek (a municipality in the arrondissement of Hasselt) were merged into Oudsbergen.
Municipalities.
The Administrative Arrondissement of Maaseik consists of the following municipalities:


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The population was 202, as of the 2016 Census. This was the first census for which village data was specifically recorded.
Transport.
Ballynacarrow is on the N17 Galway to Collooney road. The village is a stop on the Bus Éireann Galway to Derry Expressway route 64.
People.
The Irish-American orator and politician Bourke Cockran was born in Ballynacarrow in 1854.


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Church.
The local church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was built in 1652 and enlarged in 1754. It has two altar paintings by Matevž Langus.
Notable people.
Notable people that were born or lived in Kamna Gorica include:


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Carlino borders the following municipalities: Castions di Strada, Marano Lagunare, Muzzana del Turgnano, San Giorgio di Nogaro.
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Jurbise

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The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Erbaut, Erbisœul, Herchies, Jurbise proper, Masnuy-Saint-Pierre, and Masnuy-Saint-Jean.
The village is located along N56 road.


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Budimirci

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Demographics.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 30 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:


Filyro

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Colfelice

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Colfelice borders the following municipalities: Arce, Rocca d'Arce, Roccasecca, San Giovanni Incarico.


Oinofyta

Oinofyta (Greek: Οινόφυτα) is a village and former municipality in eastern Boeotia, Greece. Following the local government reform of 2011 it is now part of the municipality of Tanagra, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 77.273 km2, the community 18.643 km2.
It was formerly named Staniates (Στανιάτες) until 1927.
Within the territory of the municipal unit lies the ancient town of Oenophyta, where the Battle of Oenophyta was fought in 457 BCE.
Subdivisions.
The municipal unit of Oinofyta is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
Pollution.
In December 2007, official tests revealed that drinking water in Oinofyta was contaminated with high levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, which is used as an anti-corrosive in the production of stainless steel, paint, ink, plastics and dyes. For decades, factories had been dumping waste in the Asopos River, whose waters run from red to black and ripple with bubbling sludge.
Transport.
The Village is served by a railway station on the edge of the village with Proastiakos trains to Athens.


Chantada

Chantada, is a municipality in the province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain.
Chantada is situated on the left bank of the Río Asma, a small right-hand tributary of the Minho river, and on the main road from Ourense, 29 km S. by W., to Lugo, 45 km N. by E. Chantada is the chief town of the fertile region between the Minho and the heights of O Faro, which mark the western border of the province. Despite the lack of railway communication, it has a thriving trade in grain, flax, hemp, and dairy produce.
History.
Prehistory.
To study the history of Chantada, we must be go back to the days of the prehistoric castros that had a large presence in the municipality. The castro configuration is still visible on the architecture of the castles of Líncora, Centulle, San Sebastián, Nogueira, Moreda and Castro Candaz. Several monuments were erected over castros in the area, like the monastery of San Salvador de Asma, the fortress of Paderne (Muradelle), the tower of Arcos, the tower of Pereira, the tower of Quinteliña (San Salvador de Asma), the tower of Teixeiro (Nogueira), the tower of Vilaúxe, and Merlán. The anthropomorphic sarcophagi of Fornas are other of the vestiges of the early inhabitants of the municipality.
Roman Age.
Located close to the branch Chaves-Lugo of the Via Bracara Asturicam, that connected the modern cities of Braga, in Portugal, and Astorga, in Castilla y Leon, Chantada has numerous vestiges of the Roman presence in the zone, like the fortified village of Castro Candaz.
According to the documentation belonging to the Camba's house, Castro Candaz was founded by the Roman consul Lucio Cambero. He was related to the "Galician mountain people", who would fight along with the tribe of the Aunonians against two Roman legions sent by Emperor Trajan. After the defeat, Lucio Cambero retires to the fortress.
Middle Ages.
According to Formoso Lamas, during the second strike of Norman invasions, the Vikings overcame Mount Faro and reached Chantada, where a fence was erected (Plantata). After sweeping the town, the Vikings continued advancing and the nobles of the town took refuge in Castro Candaz, guarded by the family of Erice or Eriz. where they received the help of the troops of King Ramiro I of Asturias.
During the Middle Ages possibly Castro was linked to some type of port that had crossed Miño through this band.
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Capaci

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In 2011 the comune had a population of 11,045, with a density of 1,804.7 people per square kilometre.
The A29 "autostrada" running from Palermo to Punta Raisi Airport, and to the west and south-west of the island, passes through the commune. On 23 May 1992, this road was the scene of the assassination of anti-Mafia judge Giovanni Falcone and those with him, in an explosion known as the Capaci bombing. The site of the explosion is marked now by a memorial to those who were killed.


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Empel

Empel is a village and former municipality, which is now a quarter of 's-Hertogenbosch in the Dutch province of North Brabant.
History.
Archaeological evidence shows Celtic and Roman traces in the area. The site of a Roman temple was of special interest.
In medieval times there were two Lordships (heerlijkheid) in the area. The Lordship of Empel and the Lordship of Meerwijk, but as they were always in one hand, they became known as Lordship of Empel en Meerwijk. The center was in the village now called Oud-Empel. Empel en Meerwijk Castle, the seat of the Lord of Empel en Meerwijk, was in an area called 'Het Slot', Dutch for 'The Castle'. When Empel village was moved later on, it came to lie inside the new Empel village.
During the Eighty Years' War the area suffered greatly, because it was in the frontline from 1579 till 1609, and then again from 1621-1629. Empel village was even abandoned for some decades, and the Castle was probably also ruined in these years. In 1585 the Battle of Empel was named for the village now called Oud-Empel.
In the eighteenth century the owner of the castle built a new manor Meerwijk Castle at Dieskant on the Dieze, hastening the decay of the medieval castle. During the French period the lordships were abolished, and the new municipality of Empel en Meerwijk was formed, with Empel village on the Meuse as seat of the municipal government.
In the closing phases of World War II Empel village on the Meuse dyke was heavily damaged. Its Catholic church was subsequently demolished. From about 1949 the village with church was rebuilt as an Angerdorf at the current location. This was southeast of the old village, which was then renamed Oud-Empel. A new townhouse was also built on the new location of Empel.
In 1971 the entire municipality of Empel en Meerwijk was absorbed by 's-Hertogenbosch municipality. Empel then grew to a city quarter of 6,505 inhabitants. As a city quarter Empel includes the neighbourhoods: Maasakker, De Koornwaard, Empel-Oost and Empel-Zuid. Oud-Empel became part of Maaspoort.
Points of interest.
Empel was the ancient site of a temple dedicated to "Hercules Magusanus". It is one of only a few religious monuments from Germania Inferior that can be interpreted with a fair degree of certainty. Hercules Magusanus was the Latin name of the supreme god of the Batavians. Many votive gifts have been found near the temple. Amongst these, the many used weapons indicate that this temple was indeed dedicated to a non-Roman god. These archaeological traces are not visible for the public.
The Castle Park is an outdoor activity park. It shows the outline of the motte, keep and outer-bailey of former Empel en Meerwijk Castle. The park has a playground for children, a basketball court, a panna cage, a skatepark and a pétanque court. The park protects the archaeological remains of the castle, as well as those of a medieval brick oven. The latter is covered by the Empel Folly.
The Saint Landelinus Church was inaugured on 25 december 1949. It replaced the Neogothic Landelinus Church of Oud-Empel which had been destroyed in 1945. The current church is a brick Christocentric church designed by the Tilburg architect N.H. Pontzen (1913-1979). The Stations of the Cross have been painted on the concrete pillars by Egbert Deckers. A cross was made by Albert Termote. Frans van der Burgt made a sculpture of Anthony the Great. A triptych by Léon Wiegman depicts the Miracle of Empel.
The recently dug Máxima Canal (2014) is just east of Empel. It is sided by bicycle lanes that essentially go nowhere, and are therefore very popular with sport enthusiasts.
Battle of Empel.
The Battle of Empel or Miracle of Empel (Milagro de Empel in Spanish) was a battle fought on December 7 and December 8, 1585, as part of the Eighty Years' War, in which a Spanish army miraculously escaped destruction after discovering a hidden Dutch Catholic image of the Immaculate Conception.
The Spanish army was in a desperate situation, under siege by the Dutch Protestant navy and surrounded by the rivers. The story says that in the night following the discovery of the image, the rivers froze and the Spanish army ran over the frozen rivers escaping from the siege, destroying or capturing all the ships in the Dutch fleet stuck in the ice, and overrunning the Dutch army camp. In Spain, the battle is still remembered as it is believed that the Spanish army was saved due to intervention of Mary of the Immaculate Conception. In memory of the battle, the Immaculate Conception is the patroness of the Spanish infantry.


Epynt Way

The Epynt Way is a long-distance path created by the Ministry of Defence in 2004 around the perimeter of its 'Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA)' and artillery range on Mynydd Epynt in Powys, Wales. There is, understandably, virtually no public access across the land used by the MoD, pre-existing public rights of way and public roads having been closed, with only one or two exceptions. The establishment of the Epynt Way, section by section in recent years has gone some way to compensating for that reduction in public access across the area.
Route.
The circular route which is described as a permissive bridleway is 75 km / 49 mi in total length and available to walkers, cyclists and horseriders. It travels around the edge of the plateau, and keeps clear of MOD firing ranges. Nearest towns are Brecon to the south and Llandovery to the west, with Llangammarch Wells to the north. A leaflet and map can be downloaded from the Defence Estates website. It is covered by Ordnance Survey Explorer maps 187 'Llandovery' and 188 'Builth Wells'. Further information about the Epynt Way is displayed at The Epynt Centre, an interpretive centre beside the B4519 road north of Upper Chapel which was refurbished in 2009. Being in an upland area it contains steep and boggy sections that require extra care. Poor weather also demands extra awareness of route finding, especially in mist and fog as well as precipitation such as rain and snow. The route is waymarked throughout with 1.2 metre posts and finger posts at junctions with external paths, but local large-scale maps such as the OS Explorer map series should be used for information.
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Agali, Estonia

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Ouffet

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The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Ouffet proper, Ellemelle, and Warzée.


Bannalec station

Bannalec (French: "Gare de Bannalec") is a railway station in Bannalec, Finistère, France. The station was opened on 8 September 1863, and is located at kilometric point (KP) 653.987 on the Savenay–Landerneau railway. Today, the station is served by TER Bretagne services operated by the SNCF.
History.
The construction of a railway station in Bannalec was realized by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans in the early 1860s. The station was inaugurated on 7 September 1863, alongside those from Lorient to Quimper. Normal train operations by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans commenced the next day.
The station consists of a passenger building constructed by the french architect Phidias Vestier.
In 2018, the SNCF recorded 22 562 passenger movements through the station.
Train services.
The following services currently call at Bannalec:


Malyn Raion

Malyn District (Raion) () was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Malyn, which did not belong to the raion and was incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance. The raion covered an area of . The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The last estimate of the raion population was
Geography.
It was situated in the north-eastern part of the Oblast. Distance Malyn to the Oblast center is a 102 km by highways.
Social and historic tourist objects.
There is the row of sights of architecture and town-planning: Mykolaivska church in v. Vorsivka (in 1850), St. Mykhailyvska church in v Ukrainka (end of a ХІХc.); railway station in v. Chopovychi (the end of the ХІХc.).


Etxarri-Aranatz

Etxarri-Aranatz () is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. Etxarri-Aranatz was founded in 1312.
During the First Carlist War it was occupied and fortified by Liberal troops. An attempt by Carlists to break in in the Autumn of 1834 with the aim of capturing the artillery there failed.


Lazaretta

Lazaretta (), also called Lazaretto (and alternatively spelled Lazareto), is an uninhabited island close to the northern coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea. It is located near the city of Chania and administratively, it is within the municipality of Chania, in Chania regional unit.


Stara Vyzhivka

Stara Vyzhivka is an urban settlement (town) in Volyn Oblast (province), located in the historic region of the Volhynia. It is an administrative seat of the Stara Vyzhivka Raion. Population:


Grumes

Grumes () is a "frazione" of the "comune" of Altavalle in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northeast of Trento.


Neuer Wall

Neuer Wall () is an upmarket shopping street in Hamburg, Germany.
The 1,200 m of shop-fronts are almost entirely lined with luxury brands. According to international real estate and retail reports, Neuer Wall is among the most exclusive shopping streets in Europe.
It is located in Neustadt, amidst a busy shopping district. It is some 600 m long and stretches from Jungfernstieg on Lake Binnenalster, to Stadthausbrücke on its southern end. Left and right, the buildings' back sides are flanked by Bleichenfleet and the Alster River (here as "Kleine Alster" and "Alsterfleet"). Vis-à-vis the 1710 built Görtz-Palais, it has a small square. At the 1864 built Mellin-Passage, it has an interconnecting mall to Alsterarkaden. The street's course is crossed by Poststraße and Bleichenbrücke.


Idse

Idse is an island in Strand municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island lies between the Idsefjorden and Høgsfjorden, about west of the town of Jørpeland. The island of Idsal lies immediately to the south and the island of Heng lies a short distance to the north of Idse. There is a bridge connecting Idse to neighboring Idsal, which in turn is connected to the mainland.
Description.
There are about 40 farms on the south and east sides of the island, but in recent years there has been a significant decline with only three active dairy farmers remaining. The other farms grow potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, blueberries, and Christmas trees. The north and west sides of the island are more hilly and forested and that area is populated with many holiday cabins. At Tangane and Kjeksevåg, there are cabins that date back to the 1940s. There were families from the London area who fled the city during World War II and built cottages on Idse. In recent years, the cottage development has been very expansive, which probably has to do with good location near the cities of Stavanger and Sandnes. There are currently between 300 and 400 condos on the island. Historically, there was a grocery store and post office on the pier at Idse, but both are now closed. In 1917, a telephone line was built between Jørpeland and Idse.
Notable residents.
Tore Thorsen Idsøe, founder of the renowned butcher shop "A. Idsøe Holding", was born in 1796 in Idse. He was married in 1826 with Siri Ådnesdatter Selvik, born 1802 at Selvik in Høle. The business they established in 1828 is currently Stavanger's oldest firm. It is commonly considered one of Stavanger's better
butcher shops and meat markets.


Milicz Ponds

The Milicz Ponds () are a group of about 285 fish ponds in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland, in the valley of the river Barycz, close to the towns of Milicz and Żmigród. The ponds cover a total area of about .
Due to their importance as a habitat and breeding ground for water birds, the ponds are a nature reserve (established 1963, area ), which is protected under the Ramsar convention (one of 13 such sites in Poland). Since 1996 it has also formed part of the larger protected area known as the Barycz Valley Landscape Park.


Petrivka, Volnovakha Raion

Petrivka (; ; until 2016 Petrivske (Петрівське)) is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 71.7 km SSW from the centre of Donetsk city.
The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.
Demographics.
The settlement had 19 inhabitants in 2001; native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:


Galmoylestown Upper

Galmoylestown Upper is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north of Mullingar.
Galmoylestown Upper is one of 11 townlands of the civil parish of Stonehall in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers .
The neighbouring townlands are: Martinstown to the north–east, Parsonstown to the south–east, Kilmaglish to the south, Garrysallagh to the south–west, Galmoylestown Lower to the west and Blackmiles to the north.
In the 1911 census of Ireland there was 1 house and 5 inhabitants in the townland.


Etelhem

Etelhem is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Etelhem District, established on 1January 2016.
Geography.
Etelhem is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval Etelhem Church, sometimes referred to as "Etelhems kyrkby". It is situated in the central part of Gotland.
, Etelhem Church belongs to Garde parish, along with the churches in Garde, Alskog, Lye and Ardre.
History.
Founded and built in 1889, the pottery in Etelhem is the oldest pottery still in use on Gotland. On 31August 2001, it was designated as a listed building.


Carrickobreen

Carrickobreen or Carrickobrien is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish of St. Mary's.
The townland is located to the south of Athlone, and stands on the banks of the River Shannon, which forms the border with County Roscommon.


Ehnen

Ehnen () is a small town in the commune of Wormeldange, in south-eastern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 504.
Ehnen is home to Luxembourg's Moselle Wine Museum which is open from the beginning of April to the end of October.
The Wine Museum also houses Rent A Bike Miserland which encourages individuals and families to explore the river and vineyard/forest bicycle pathways.
In town is also the only circular church built in the Grande Duchy of Luxembourg.
The medieval town center has covered pedestrian walkways (Rue Clas von Ehnen), medieval style bridges, traces of a watermill and several operating wineries.


Ittenthal

Ittenthal was a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010, Ittenthal merged into the municipality of Kaisten.
The historical population is given in the following table:


Gleixhe

Gleixhe is a hamlet in the municipality of Flémalle in the province of Liège, Belgium. It was a municipality until 1963, when it became part of the municipality of Awirs. Awirs itself was made a subdivision of the municipality of Flémalle in the 1977 fusion of Belgian municipalities.


Stocznia Gdynia

Stocznia Gdynia is a shipyard, located in the Port of Gdynia, Poland. It was founded in 1922. Since 2009, in liquidation - does not conduct production activities.
In 1970, workers of Gdynia Shipyard rose up against the ruling Polish Communist Party. About 20 people died fighting with army and police in the streets of Gdynia during the Polish 1970 protests. That had a great influence on creating the Solidarity movement in 1980. In 1998 it bought the Gdańsk Shipyard. The current name is "Stocznia Gdynia S.A."
History.
The shipyard was founded in 1922, initially building small coastal vessels. The construction of its first larger ship, , was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II.
During the German occupation, the shipyard was taken over by Deutsche Werke company and used to repair warships. Later in the war it built sections of Type XXI U-boats.
After sustaining bombing damage during World War II the shipyard was rebuilt and expanded. In 1963, its first dry dock was finished, with dimensions 240 × 40 m. Second drydock with dimensions 380 × 70 m was finished in 1976.
The liquidation.
Since March 2009, according to the so-called law "specustawa stoczniowa" was started the process of compensation Gdynia Shipyard, which meant the elimination of legal terms, the total sale of assets yard in the open tender and redundancies involving all employees. The money from the sale will be given to the repayment of the yard's creditors - public and private, and the obligations of public law, including ZUS.
The last launch took place on 25 April 2009, and the dismissal of employees was conducted at the end of May 2009.
The search for an investor.
On May 2009, the Stichting Particulier Fonds Greenrights bought key assets of the shipyards of Gdynia and Szczecin, and on June 17 received guarantees of the Arab Bank, Qatar Islamic Bank. The investor had to pay for the assets of Gdynia Shipyard more than 287 million PLN. On June 25, 2009 the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration issued a formal agreement on the sale of assets of Stocznia Gdynia SA, necessary for entities outside the European Economic Area. Polish Shipyards Company was registered by the Warsaw court on July 21. Its share capital amounted to 100 000 zł.


Elvenes, Finnmark

Elvenes is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located at the mouth of the river Pasvikelva where it flows into the Bøkfjorden, a southern branch of the Varangerfjorden. The village lies about east of the village of Hesseng, along the European route E105. The town of Kirkenes lies about a drive to the northwest.
History.
During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany a camp for Soviet prisoners-of-war was located in Elvenes, and in 1942 about six hundred Norwegian teachers were sent to Elvenes for slave labour.
Road bypass.
As part of an NOK 875 million programme of improvements to European Route E105, work started in 2014 on a bypass to the north of the village comprising a new 284-metre bridge over the Bøkfjorden and a 690-metre tunnel through the adjacent Trifonhøgda mountain. The bridge has a 500-tonne steel central arch span of 120 metres, which was constructed in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and will be transported by barge along the entire west and north coast of Norway into the fjord. The section of road between Elvenes and the Russian border at Storskog was constructed in 2013, while the bridge and tunnel are expected to open by September 2017.


Heiligenberg (Leusden)

The Heiligenberg is an estate near the Dutch town of Leusden.
The estate is located on a high hill, the "Heiligenberg" ("Holy Mountain"), which dates from the last ice age, about 10,000 years ago. On this hill, then known as Hohorst, bishop Ansfridus of Utrecht founded a small abbey around the year 1000. The abbey was moved to the city of Utrecht around 1030, as St. Paul's Abbey, but the Heiligenberg remained in their possession until 1592.
In 1637, the house became an estate. It was torn down in 1843, after which the currently existing building was erected.


Komarani

Komarani () is a village in the municipality of Nova Varoš, western Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 346 people.


Magharee Islands

The Magharee Islands (), also known as "The Seven Hogs", are a group of uninhabited islands located off Rough Point at the northern tip of the Magharee Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The islands, which are part of the parish of Castlegregory, are well known as excellent diving and snorkelling destinations.
The Magharees Sound separates the Seven Hogs from the mainland. A monastic site comprising beehive huts and the ruins of an old church are located on Illauntannig. Scraggane Pier is the nearest landing point on the mainland.
The islands' names are:
The islands were inhabited until the early 1980s but now serve only as summer grazing for the livestock of several local farmers. Up until recently, many farmers would swim their cattle and sheep across to the islands at low tide, rowing alongside them inside Currachs or other small boats. If an animal got into difficulty it was hauled aboard or tied to a boat, or simply left to drown. Nowadays, a modified cage with several flotation devices attached to it, is pulled behind a boat and the crossing is much less taxing on the animals and their owners. A farmhouse on Illauntannig (the only dwelling on the island) can be rented out on a weekly basis April - September.


Kryvka

Kryvka (, ) is a village ("selo") in Turka Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine.
Kryvka was established as a private village in the late 15th century. An Orthodox church was mentioned here in 1561. There is a Saint Nicholais Orthodox church, built in 1928 in the Ukrainian national style. The older Greek Catholic church built here in 1765 was moved to the open-air museum in Lviv in 1930.


Bata, Pazardzhik Province

Bata () is a village in the Panagyurishte municipality in western Bulgaria. It has 1 345 inhabitants.
Geography.
Bata is located in a mountainous region. The village lies in the Sredna Gora mountain, in the Bata-Banya valley. The river Banska Luda Yana runs through the village and flows in the Panagyurska Luda Yana slightly downstream. There are gold sands in the river between Bata and Popintsi which is at 9 km to the south. There are two micro dams in the land of the village suitable for fishing. A mineral spring exists in the locality Toplika.
The nearest settlements are the town of Panagyurishte at 8 km to the north and the village of Banya at 4 km to the east.
Culture and landmarks.
There are ruins of a medieval fortress in the vicinity called by the locals "Krasen" or "Kaleto". Golden and silver jewels and coins dating from different periods have been found during excavations.
Some authentic traditions have been preserved. The village has an amateur group called "Iglika" (cowslip) famous for the presentation of typical traditions, songs and dances with many awards from different fairs.


Cross, County Mayo

Cross () is a village in the south of County Mayo, Ireland.


Atxuri

Atxuri is a neighborhood of Bilbao. It was originally a suburb south of the old walled town. Modernly it stands between this neighborhood and those of Solokoetxe, Santutxu and the estuary of Bilbao. Administratively, it belongs to the 5th district of the city. It hosts Bilbao-Atxuri Station, the main EuskoTren railway station, that links Bilbao with San Sebastián and Bermeo.


Lozove, Yasynuvata Raion

Lozove (; ) is a rural settlement in Yasynuvata Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 15 km W from the centre of Donetsk city.
The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.
Demographics.
The settlement had 366 inhabitants in 2001. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:


Orfalu

Orfalu ( ) is a village in Vas county, Hungary.
Notable people.
Notable people that were born or lived in Orfalu include


Frielas

Frielas () is a former civil parish in the municipality of Loures, Lisbon District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santo António dos Cavaleiros e Frielas. Frielas has an area of 5.63 km², 2676 inhabitants according to the census made in 2001 and a density of 475 inhabitants per km².


Bilska Parish

Bilska Parish () is an administrative territorial entity of Smiltene Municipality, Latvia.
Painter Rūdolfs Pērle was born in Bilska Parish.


El Toro (Mallorca)

El Toro (translation: "the bull") is a neighborhood in the municipality of Calvià on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is located in an area known as Ses Penyes Rotges. El Toro is adjacent to the Santa Ponsa Golf II, to the north, the urbanized Nova Santa Ponsa on the west, the Son Ferrer to the east. Paseo Calviá, a promenade of the municipality, passes through El Toro. El Toro is a seaside community, next to a cliff. Many of the houses are built to the edge of the cliff. It has a harbor, Port Adriano, and a hotel. The main beach is Racó de sa Fragata. There are also two smaller beaches, one of which is only accessible by boat or by swimming. The population is approximately 2,321 inhabitants.


Borak, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Borak (Cyrillic: Борак), is a village in Kneževo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Nesvrta (Leskovac)

Nesvrta is a village in the municipality of Leskovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 128 people.


Kanebogen

Kanebogen is part of the town of Harstad within Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located about south of the city center. Kanebogen borders the neighborhoods of Gangsås to the north, Stangnes to the northeast, Medkila to the south, and Grønnebakkan to the northwest.
Kanebogen School and the adjacent Kanebogen Stadion (stadium) are located in this area, as are Harstad Camping, Kanebogen Church, and the Kanebogen Senter (shopping center).
Kanebogen was the northernmost part of the old municipality of Sandtorg which was merged with Harstad in 1964.


Boschoord

Boschoord is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Westerveld, Drenthe. Boschoord has an altitude of 5 meters (19 feet).


Kostenica

Kostenica is a village in the municipality of Prokuplje, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 289 people.


Mogimont Airport

Mogimont Airport was a public use airport located near Bouillon, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium. It was used only for ultralights, before it closed circa 2009.


Kongsmoen

Kongsmoen is a village in the northern part of the municipality of Høylandet in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the innermost point at the end of the Foldafjord, about east of the village of Foldereid and about north of the village of Høylandet. Prior to 1964, the Kongsmoen area was part of the municipality of Foldereid. Kongsmo Chapel is located in this village, and it serves the people in the northern part of Høylandet municipality.


Chereshovska Reka

Chereshovska Reka () is a village in the municipality of Smolyan, located in the Smolyan Province of southern Bulgaria. The village is located from Sofia. As of 2007, the village had a population of 15 people.


Monte Acellica

Monte Accellica is a mountain in the Monti Picentini range, located in Campania, Italy. The mountain is 1660 metres (5446 feet) tall, and is situated on the border between the provinces of Salerno and Avellino, divided between the "comuni" of Acerno, Giffoni Valle Piana, and Montella. Several rivers typical of the region have their sources on the slopes of Monte Accellica, including the Picentino, the Tusciano, and the Calore Irpino, which is itself the largest tributary of the Volturno. In the local dialects, the mountain is called Céleca (IPA: ) or Acéleca (IPA: ).
Monte Accellica is located within the Terminio Cervialto Mountain Community, as well as Monti Picentini Regional Park. Part of the southern face of the mountain is included in the Oasi Monte Accellica natural reserve, managed by WWF Italia.


Puugi

 Puugi is a village in Kanepi Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia.


Bochold

Bochold is a northwestern borough of the city of Essen, Germany. It was incorporated into the city in 1915. Before it had been part of the Bürgermeisterei Borbeck ("Borbeck district"). Around 18.200 people live here.
S-Bahn trains have a stop at Bergeborbeck station, which ist located in the Bochold borough.
Geography.
Bochold borders the boroughs of Altenessen to the east, Nordviertel, Altendorf and Schönebeck to the south, Borbeck-Mitte in the west, and Bergeborbeck and Vogelheim in the north.


Fornos de Algodres

Fornos de Algodres () is a municipality and a town in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,989, in an area of 131.45 km². The municipality is located in Guarda District, Centro Region, Serra da Estrela Subregion. The present Mayor is Manuel Fonseca, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is September 29.
The seat of the municipality, Fornos de Algodres, is a historic town and boasts panoramic views of the upper Mondego river Valley and a nineteenth-century market with nearby winding cobbled streets as well as the Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal.
Cities nearby: Mangualde, Gouveia, Seia, Guarda, Viseu, Trancoso, Pinhel.
Gastronomy: Queijo da Serra (hard cheese); requeijões (soft cheese). Train station: Fornos de Algodres Linha da Beira Alta.
Parishes.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes ("freguesias"):


Noiseau

Noiseau () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Transport.
Noiseau is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Noiseau is Sucy – Bonneuil station on Paris RER line A. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Sucy-en-Brie, from the town center of Noiseau.
Education.
The commune has two primary schools, École maternelle Albert Camus (preschool/nursery school) and École élémentaire Jean-Jaurès.
Secondary schools in nearby communes:


Dirfi

Dirfi (, older form Δίρφυς - "Dirfys") is a mountain in the central part of the island of Euboea, Greece. At 1,743 m elevation, it is the highest mountain of Euboea. The Dirfi gave its name to the municipal unit Dirfys. Its summit is 4 km west of Stropones, 5 km north of Steni Dirfyos and 28 km northeast of the city of Chalcis. There are forests on the lower slopes while most of the mountain is covered with grassland and in winter with permafrost and snow.


Elgeta

Elgeta () is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.


Alentejo Central

The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alentejo Central () is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in 2009. The seat of the intermunicipal community is Évora, the main city. Other cities are Estremoz, Montemor-o-Novo, Vendas Novas and Reguengos de Monsaraz. Alentejo Central is coterminous with the former Évora District. The population in 2011 was 166,726, in an area of 7,393.46 km².
Alentejo Central is also a NUTS3 subregion of Alentejo Region, in Portugal. Since January 2015, the NUTS 3 subregion covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.
Municipalities.
The CIM Alentejo Central is composed of 14 municipalities:


Calle Mayor (Madrid)

The Calle Mayor is a centric street in Madrid, Spain. Located in the Centro District, the Calle Mayor starts in the Puerta del Sol and ends at the cuesta de la Vega.
History.
Created in the Middle Ages it originally connected the alcázar with the Puerta de Guadalajara (a disappeared wall gate). The Calle Mayor, that borders the Plaza Mayor to the North, became the main thoroughfare of the city in the Early Modern Period. The Calle Mayor was the place where the guilds of silversmiths and jewelers concentrated. In the 18th century, the street was divided in three sections with different names: "Almudena" (from the alcázar surroundings to the Plazuela de la Villa; "Platería" (from the plazuela de la Villa to the Puerta de Guadalajara), and "Mayor" (from the Puerta de Guadalajara to the Puerta del Sol).


Shakhtarsk Raion

Shakhtarsk Raion () was one of the raions of Donetsk Oblast, located in eastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was the city of Shakhtarsk, which was incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance and was not part of the raion. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Donetsk Oblast to eight. However the raion has not been under control of the Ukrainian government since 2014, and has been part of the Donetsk People's Republic which in 2015 abolished it and subordinated to the city of Shakhtarsk. The last estimate of the raion population, reported by the Ukrainian government, was .
Location.
Shakhtarsk Raion was located in the eastern part of Donetsk Oblast and at its southeast it had an international border with Rostov Oblast of the Russian Federation. To its east the raion bordered Luhansk Oblast.
To the south of Shakhtarsk Raion was Amvrosiivka Raion, and to its north, Bakhmut Raion. To the west of Shakhtars Raion stretched a chain of several cities with separate regional-level self-government such as Makiivka, Khartsyzk, Yenakieve, Zhdanivka. The raion also completely surrounded the cities of Shakhtarsk, Torez, and Snizhne.
War in Donbass.
Shakhtarsk Raion has one international border crossing with the Russian Federation, Marynivka - Kuibyshevo. On June 5, 2014 the Government of Ukraine was forced to close the border crossing, due to multiple reports of unsanctioned crossings by militants from the Russian Federation. On June 6, 2014 intense fighting erupted at the Marynivka border checkpoint between Ukrainian border guards and militants who tried to cross into Ukraine from the Russian Federation.
During the War in Donbass several battles took place around the Savur-Mohyla heights. The obelisk of the Savur-Mohyla Soviet memorial is depicted on the coat of arms and flag of Shakhtarsk Raion.
The Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, remnants of which scattered around the village of Hrabove, went down within the area of the raion.
On August 10–11, 2014 Ukrainian media claimed that the village of Stepanivka was completely destroyed by BM-21 Grad multi-rocket launcher systems fired from the territory of the Russian Federation.
Demographics.
As of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the majority of residents are ethnic Ukrainians and speak Ukrainian as their first language:


Lerchi

Lerchi is a "frazione" of the "comune" of Città di Castello in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 293 meters above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it counted 508 inhabitants.


Birkkarspitze

The Birkkarspitze (2749 m) is the highest mountain in the Karwendel range, Austria as well as an ultra prominent peak. It is located within the Innsbruck-Land District of Tyrol, Austria.


Gaberovo, Burgas Province

Gaberovo is a village in the municipality of Pomorie, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria.


Brezni Vrh

Brezni Vrh () is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of the Drava River in the Municipality of Radlje ob Dravi in Slovenia, on the border with Austria.


Gbelce

Gbelce () is a municipality and village in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.
Geography.
The village lies at an altitude of 144 metres and covers an area of 26.611 km².
History.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1233. The battle of Köbölkút occurred here in 1663.
In the 9th century, the territory of Kamenín became part of the Kingdom of Hungary.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1183
After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Kamenín once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.
Population.
It has a population of about 2260 people of which 76% is Hungarian, 23% Slovak and 1% Romani.
Facilities.
The village has a public library a gym and football pitch.
Genealogical resources.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"


Eede

Eede is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located close on the Belgian border about 3 km south of Aardenburg, in the municipality of Sluis.
Until 1941, Eede was a separate municipality.


Vidlitsa

Vidlitsa is a village in Georgi Damyanovo Municipality, Montana Province, north-western Bulgaria.


Smesnica

Smesnica (, ) is a village in the municipality of Zelenikovo, North Macedonia.
Demographics.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 104 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:


Evangelismos, Messenia

Evangelismos () is a town near the southern coast of Messenia, Greece. It is located 10km southeast of Pylos and 5km east of Methoni. The town is the main settlement in Evangelismos Community which itself is part of the Methoni municipal unit within the Pylos-Nestoras municipal district. Nearby villages include Dentroulia and Kamaria.


Fladnitz an der Teichalm

Fladnitz an der Teichalm is a municipality in the district of Weiz in the Austrian state of Styria.


Bielstein (Kaufungen Forest)

The Bielstein is a hill in Hesse, Germany.


Riiassaare

Riiassaare is a village in Põhja-Sakala Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia.


Pescolanciano

Pescolanciano is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about northwest of Campobasso and about northeast of Isernia.
Pescolanciano borders the following municipalities: Agnone, Carovilli, Chiauci, Civitanova del Sannio, Miranda, Pietrabbondante, Sessano del Molise.
Sights include the Castello D'Alessandro, built perhaps around 583 during the reign of Lombard king Alboin, or later under Charlemagne. The first historical mentions are from the 13th century. Located on the spur overlooking the town, it has a massive pentagonal plan.


Kapel, Gelderland

Kapel is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Lingewaard, about 1 km north of the town of Gendt.


Jelovarnik

Jelovarnik is the second waterfall in Serbia by height, with total of 71 meters. It is located in the area of Kopaonik national park Jelovarnik, after which it is named. Jelovarnik has elevation of 1,116 meters, and it is approximately 2,5 km east of Pančićev vrh. It was discovered by a group of geologists in 1998, while it was previously known only to the local community. The waterfall is located in a thick forest full of Balkan maple, beech and spruce. Jelovarnik is a natural park, together with accompasing flora and fauna, with total of 57 hectares.


Kimmeria

Kimmeria (, ) is a community in the municipality Xanthi in the Xanthi regional unit of Greece. It is located 740 kilometers from Athens, 233 kilometers from Thessalonica, and 5 kilometers east of Xanthi. In 1981, the population of Kimmeria was around 3,588 inhabitants. In 1991, the population declined to around 2,627 inhabitants. At the 2011 census the population of the community was 3,898. The community consists of the settlements Kimmeria, Alikochori, Anthiro, Askyra, Gialistero, Eranos, Ketiki, Livadi, Panepistimioupoli "(Campus of Democritus University of Thrace)", Pelekito, Porta, Prioni and Ydrochori, many of which are deserted.


Ruda (river)

Ruda is a small river in the Dalmatian Zagora region of Croatia. It is a left tributary of the Cetina river, into which it flows about 1 km north of Trilj. The Orlovac Hydroelectric Power Plant, located partly in the Split-Dalmatia County and partly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, discharges the water used to generates power into the Ruda river.


Mont de Gourze

Mont de Gourze () is a mountain in Switzerland, overlooking Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud.
On the summit is located the medieval lookout tower of Gourze.


Kokiche

Kokiche is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria.


Staatsmijn Emma

The Staatsmijn Emma was a Dutch coal mine located in Treebeek (now part of Brunssum) and Hoensbroek (now part of Heerlen). The mine was in operation from 1911 till 1973.
The second-largest mine in the Netherlands, it had the highest production of all Dutch mines at .
The deepest shaft was deep, although after integration with Staatsmijn Hendrik the deepest shaft was deep.


Aspe peak

Aspe peak (also known as Pico de la Garganta de Aísa) is a mountain in the western Pyrenees of Huesca; which is situated on the west side of the Aragon Valley near the towns of Villanúa (to the south) and Canfranc (to the east). The peak is AMSL high. It is adjoined to the peak of Zapatilla.
The peak towers over the Spanish ski resort of Candanchú and the Somport pass on the border with France. The peak gives its name to the French river Gave d'Aspe and the Aspe Valley.


Brajinovac

Brajinovac is a village in the municipality of Rekovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 221 people.


Hilvarenbeek

Hilvarenbeek () is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands, along the border with Belgium.
The biggest tourist attraction is called Beekse Bergen, consisting of a safari park, amusement park/playground, holiday bungalow park, and camping parks.
In the centre of the town the Sint-Petrus'-Banden is a Gothic church from the 14th and 15th centuries. The tower is a highlight of the Kempen Gothic.
Population centres.
The municipality of Hilvarenbeek also includes the following villages with their own churches:
In addition, the following parts were historically separate, but are nowadays more like neighbourhoods:
Topography.
"Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Hilvarenbeek, June 2015."


Carpegna

Carpegna is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro.
Carpegna borders the following municipalities: Belforte all'Isauro, Borgo Pace, Frontino, Mercatello sul Metauro, Montecopiolo, Pennabilli, Piandimeleto, Pietrarubbia, Sant'Angelo in Vado, Sestino.
The Monte Carpegna nearby is a ski resort. The communal territory is included in the Sasso Simone and Simoncello Regional Park.
History.
According to legend, Odoacer gave Carpegna to his follower Armileone in 466. An assumed descendant of the latter, Ulderic of Carpegna, received the fief of Carpegna and other properties in the Montefeltro and Romagna regions from Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. The lords and counts (as such first mentioned in 1238) of Carpegna acquired more than 30 castles and towns in the region. They split into the "Carpegna-Gattara" and the "Carpegna-Pietracuta" branches, which in the struggles between papal and imperial followers (Guelphs and Ghibellines) took opposite sides. Two other side branches of the House of Carpegna played more important roles in Italian history: the House of Malatesta (lords of Rimini) and the House of Montefeltro (lords and dukes of Urbino).
The Carpegna-Gattara branch extinguished in 1409, and in 1463 the family split again into the Counts of Carpegna (ruling Carpegna, Castellaccia, Palazzo Corignano and Torre dei Fossati) and the Counts of Gattara-Scavolino (ruling Gattara, Bascio, Miratoio and Scavolino). Both territories had Imperial immediacy in the Kingdom of Italy. The Gattara county was elevated to the rank of principality in 1685. In 1749 the Carpegna branch extinguished in the male line and was inherited by the marquesses Gabrielli-Carpegna who mainly lived in Rome and, after an interruption of their ruling status in the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, also inherited the principality of Gattara-Scavolino in 1817. Two years later however, both territories became parts of the Papal States. The princes di Carpegna-Falconieri-Gabrielli still today own the princely palace at Carpegna.


Nystuen

Nystuen is a village in Filefjell in Vang, Innlandet county, Norway. It is the site of an old state guest house and located near Otrøvatnet. From 1936, Widerøe flew tourists with sea planes to the lake.


Mezina

Mezina () is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 250 inhabitants.
According to the Austrian census of 1910 the village had 621 inhabitants, 620 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 620 (100%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 616 (99.2%).


Ledon

Ledon ( or Λέδων) was a town of ancient Phocis in Greece, north of Tithorea, the birthplace of Philomelus, the commander of the Phocians in the Third Sacred War. During that war, it was taken by the forces of Philip II of Macedon in 346 BCE. In the time of Pausanias (2nd century) it was abandoned by the inhabitants, who settled upon the Cephissus, at the distance of 40 stadia from the town, but the ruins of the latter were seen by Pausanias.
Its site is tentatively located near Modi, although alternate sites are proposed.


Caranga

Caranga is one of eight parishes in Proaza, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.
It is in size with a population of 87 (INE 2005).


Heesselt

Heesselt is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 10 km southwest of Tiel.
The village Heesselt has a population of around 200.
The statistical area "Heesselt", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 440.


Kbelnice

Kbelnice is a village and municipality in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.


Laghetto di Sassi Neri

Laghetto di Sassi Neri is a lake in the Province of Livorno, Tuscany, Italy.


Calanna

Calanna () is a "comune" (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about northeast of Reggio Calabria.
Calanna borders the following municipalities: Fiumara, Laganadi, Reggio Calabria, San Roberto.


Cacela Island

Cacela Island is a sandy barrier island at the mouth of the Ria Formosa in the Algarve region of mainland Portugal. It was part of a peninsula up to the autumn of 2010, when as a result of storm action, the sea cut the peninsula and turned its westernmost part into an island.
Access to the island's beach is made either by wading or boat. The island's beach is known as Praia da Fábrica, or "Factory Site Beach".
The former peninsula was in length and its width was .
Both the island and the remaining part of the peninsula are located in the civil parish of Vila Nova de Cacela, which in turn is a part of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António. The island is in the Ria Formosa Natural Park.


Blatce

Blatce () is a village and municipality in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic.


Monte Farno

Monte Farno is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy. It is located within the Bergamo Alps.


Bessude

Bessude () is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about southeast of Sassari.
Bessude borders the following municipalities: Banari, Bonnanaro, Borutta, Ittiri, Siligo, Thiesi.


Golyama Chinka

Golyama Chinka is a village in Krumovgrad Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria.


Rancate

Rancate was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
On 5 April 2009 the municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Mendrisio, Rancate and Tremona merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.


Nivala

Nivala is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Sievi, and Ylivieska. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nature.
The Kalajoki river flows through the municipality. The biggest lake in the region is Pidisjärvi and the two other lakes are Suojärvi and Erkkisjärvi.


Graig quarry

Graig Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales.


Cerchio

Cerchio (Abruzzese: "") is a "comune" and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.
Geography.
The village is situated on the lower slopes of Mt. Sirente, overlooking the Fucino plain. Present population is 1645 (2013). Patron saints of the town are S. Giovanni and S. Paolo (John and Paul).
History.
Local legend says that the town arose from a small group of houses constructed around a theater (circo) set up by the Romans to celebrate the inauguration of Emperor Claudius, who drained the ancient Fucine lake. The Church of S. Bartolomeo is mentioned in a papal bull of 1300. During the medieval period the village was held by the Colonna and Piccolomini families of Rome, who granted it to Camilla Peretti in 1591, along with the County of Celano and the Barony of Pescina. Over the centuries the Fucino plain was resubmerged, until it was drained in the mid-nineteenth century by Alessandro Torlonia, 2nd Prince di Civitella-Cesi. Families from Cerchio then farmed the rich soils of the lake bed, working as tenant farmers, sharecroppers and day-laborers under the Torlonia Administration. The town was badly damaged by the earthquake of 1915.


Banya, Blagoevgrad Province

Banya is a village in Razlog Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria, laying 4 km to the east of the town of Razlog and at about the same distance to the north of the ski resort of Bansko.
Banya was first settled by the Thracians around the 4th century BC because of its thermal springs. Its mineral waters source at temperature ranging between 37 and 57 degrees Celsius are used for spa, recreational and industrial purposes. It is currently being developed into a spa and mountain resort with new hotels, restaurants and other tourist facilities emerging each season.


Torre (river)

The Torre (Friulian: "Tôr"; ) is a river of the Province of Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeast Italy. It is the main right tributary of the Isonzo; the Torre together with its own tributary the Natisone drain a large part of the Isonzo basin.
The river rises in the Julian Prealps at around above sea level. It flows through the communes of Tarcento and Reana del Rojale, where, as a result of the karst topography, it disappears underground. From close to the eastern periphery of the city of Udine it follows a discontinuous course until joined by the Natisone near Trivignano Udinese.
From here it flows briefly in the Province of Gorizia, receiving the torrent Judrio from the left, before returning to the Province of Udine and flowing into the Isonzo.


Havelte

Havelte is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Westerveld, Drenthe, about 60 km south-southwest of Groningen and 120 km northeast of Amsterdam.
Havelte was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Westerveld.
In 2001, the village of Havelte had 2770 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 1.1 km², and contained 1207 residences.
The statistical area "Havelte", which can also include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3630.


Drienov

Drienov () is a village and municipality in the Prešov District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia.
History.
The village was first mentioned in historical records in 1284.
Geography.
The municipality lies at an elevation of and covers an area of about . It has a population of about 2,110 people.
Notable people.
Jolana Kirczová (* 1909 – † 1936) – art ceramic works
Albín Korem (* 1941 – † 2006) – writer
Genealogical resources.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Presov, Slovakia"


Olympos, Karpathos

Olympos () is a village and a former self-governing community on the island of Karpathos, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Karpathos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northern part of the island. Population 556 (2011). The total land area of the community is 104.876 km².
History.
In antiquity in this place there was the Doric city Vrykous or Vrycous. Vrykous was one of the three ancient cities of Karpathos. It was located near the village Avlona. Today a small part of the city and the walls are preserved as well as some ruins from graves and three old Christian churches. The city of Vrykous was kept until the 7th or 8th century. Then the residents sought refuge in more mountainous areas on account of Saracen pirates. The refugees from Vrykous founded Olympos possibly in those years. Olympos was named after the mountain where it is built. The name of the village is feminine (Η Όλυμπος/I Olympos) contrary to the name of the mountain that is masculine (Ό Όλυμπος/O Olympos). The name Elympos (Έλυμπος) is used, mainly by local villagers. The villagers of Olympos kept the local dialect and the traditional costume due to the isolation of this place from the rest of Karpathos. The traditional style of the village attracts many tourists nowadays.


Hoslovice

Hoslovice is a village and municipality ("obec") in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 180 (as at 3 July 2006).
Hoslovice lies approximately south-west of Strakonice, north-west of České Budějovice, and south-west of Prague.


Filzmoos

Filzmoos is a town within the district of St. Johann im Pongau in the state of Salzburg, Austria. Its main income comes through tourism: skiing in winter and hiking in summer. The town is approximately 1 km above sea level.
Location.
Filzmoos sits below the Gosaukamm mountain range, with the nearest major peak being the Bischofsmütze (Bishop's Mitre), so named due to the shape of its double summit. The mountain itself is a popular objective for climbers. Northeast of the town is the Dachstein massif.


Danderyd Ship District

Danderyd Ship District, or "Danderyds skeppslag", was a district of Uppland in Sweden. The ship district ("skeppslag") was the equivalent of a hundred ("hundare") within Roslagen.


Orehovlje, Miren-Kostanjevica

Orehovlje (; ) is a settlement next to Miren in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
The local church is dedicated to Saint Augustine and belongs to the Parish of Miren.
Locals enjoy swimming at the local weir, tending to their gardens and farming.


Sixmilewater Fault

Sixmilewater Fault is a geological fault in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.


Gradishte, Gabrovo Province

Gradishte is a village in Northern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Gabrovo, Gabrovo region.


Crehen

Crehen, is a village that belongs to the municipality of Hannut, Belgium.


Chasseloup Bay

Chasseloup Bay or Baie Chasseloup is a bay in northwestern New Caledonia. It lies northwest of Katavilli Bay and southeast of Gomen Bay. The town of Voh lies to the east of the bay. Several rivers empty into the bay. A small coral reef with a least depth of 5 feet lies 1200 yards westward of the middle of the head of Chasseloup Bay. Puangue Channel is westward of Chasseloup bay and forms a curve about 2J miles in length. It is reportedly the only way within the outer reef by which a vessel can pass to the northward. Anchorage in the bay is said to be good.


Donji Lug

Donji Lug is a geographic area in Bosnia and Herzegovina situated in the northern Bosnia in the lower basin of the river Liješnica, left tributary of the river Bosna.


Magyarszerdahely

Magyarszerdahely is a village in Zala County, Hungary.


Llysdinam

Llysdinam is a hamlet located in Powys, Wales, to the west and near to the town of Llandrindod Wells.
History.
The Llysdinam estate and hamlet were created by the Venables family around their Llysdinam House, in Newbridge-on-Wye, then in Breconshire. The estate passed through the family, including: Richard Venables (1774–1858), archdeacon of Carmarthen and vicar of Clyro from 1811 to 1846; and Richard Lister Venables (1809–1894), vicar of Clyro and Bettws Clyro. Following the marriage of Katherine Minna (born 1870) and Sir Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet, in 1893, the estate was added to the Penllergare and Ynis-y-gerwn estates in Glamorgan, already held by the Dillwyn-Llewelyn family.
From 1911, Sir Charles erected a series of bird nest boxes on the estate, which today number around 1,000. In the 1960s, Sir Michael Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn, the Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire, formed both the educational Llysdinam Trust and the local county wildlife trust to preserve the estate.
Present.
After the establishment of the trust, Cardiff University were approached to start a field centre within the estate's grounds but as of 2010 is pending closure
In November 2010, the field centre recorded a low temperature of , Wales's coldest November night on record.


Brdce, Hrastnik

Brdce () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.


Drahobuz

Drahobuz is a village and municipality ("obec") in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 245 (as at 31 December 2007).
Drahobuz lies approximately east of Litoměřice, south-east of Ústí nad Labem, and north of Prague.


Sloboda, Chernivtsi Oblast

Sloboda (; ) is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Novoselytsia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Until 18 July 2020, Sloboda belonged to Novoselytsia Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast to three. The area of Novoselytsia Raion was split between Chernivtsi and Dnistrovskyi Raions, with Sloboda being transferred to Chernivtsi Raion.


Inna (Verdal)

Inna is a river that flows through the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The river begins in the east at the lake Innsvatnet, located near the border to Sweden, and it runs west to the village of Vuku at the confluence of the rivers Inna and Helgåa, which together become the river Verdalselva. The river Inna runs through the Inndalen valley, through the villages of Sul, Garnes, Holmen, and ends at Vuku.


Caneva

Caneva is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about west of Pordenone. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,374 and an area of .
Caneva borders the following municipalities: Cordignano, Fontanafredda, Fregona, Polcenigo, Sacile, Sarmede, Tambre.
Twin towns.
Caneva is twinned with:


Heugstatt

 Heugstatt is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.


Capaclia

Capaclia is a village in Cantemir District, Moldova.


Agly

The Agly (Catalan: "Aglí", Occitan: "Aglin") is a river in southern France. It is long. Its source is in the hills of the Corbières Massif, near Camps-sur-l'Agly. It flows through Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Estagel, Rivesaltes and Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque before it flows into the Mediterranean Sea near Le Barcarès.


Hadzhiysko

Hadzhiysko is a village in Kirkovo Municipality, Kardzhali Province, southern Bulgaria.


Rumba, Estonia

Rumba is a village in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County, in western Estonia.


La Cassorte

La Cassorte is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Arolla in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the Lac des Dix and the Val d'Arolla, south of the Aiguilles Rouges d'Arolla.


Egoreni

Egoreni is a village in Soroca District, Moldova.


Zeesse

Zeesse is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Ommen, and lies about 23 km east of Zwolle.


Ask, Akershus

Ask is the administrative centre of Gjerdrum municipality, Norway. It is around 20 km north-east of Oslo. Its population is 6,890 as of 2020.
Ask contains a community centre, schools, kindergartens, a training centre, shops, a pub, restaurants and hotel, according to public information.
The name.
The centre is named after the old farm Ask. The farm name (Old Norse: "Askr") means "ash tree".
2020 landslide.
In the early hours of 30 December 2020 a quick clay landslide, leaving a crater measuring 300 by 700 meters, killed at least seven people, and injured many others, destroying several buildings.
As of Tuesday, 5 January 2021, Norwegian authorities stated their hopelessness of finding any more survivors. Three people were still missing since what has been remarked as "among the worst (landslides) in modern Norwegian history," which destroyed at least 9 buildings containing over 30 apartments, with at least 1,000 known evacuees evacuated out of the village of more than 6,000 residents.


Rokytne, Kyiv Oblast

Rokytne (, ) is an urban-type settlement located on the Ros River in Kyiv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Rokytnianskyi Raion. Population: . In 2001, population was 13,790.


Dve Mogili

Dve Mogili (, ) is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Ruse Province. It is the administrative centre of Dve Mogili Municipality, which lies in the western part of the area. Dve Mogili is located 32 kilometres away from the provincial capital of Ruse. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 4,342 inhabitants.
The town's name means "two graves" and is derived from the geographic features of the surrounding area, namely the two hills near the town. Dve Mogili was first mentioned in the early 15th century. In that period, it had a Bulgarian population. In 1656, the village was inhabited by Bulgarians and Turks. During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, it had 100 houses and a population of 550.
Dve Mogili was the place where noted Bulgarian hajduk voivode Filip Totyu (1830–1907) spent the last years of his life after the Liberation of Bulgaria.
Bulgaria's second longest cave Orlova Chuka, with a total length of 13,437 m, is situated at 11 km to the east of the town.


Metnitz (river)

Metnitz is a river of Carinthia, Austria.
The Metnitz springs near the Flattnitz Pass. It is a left tributary of the Gurk north of Althofen.


Filipeni, Leova

Filipeni is a village in Leova District, Moldova.


Mali Kupci

Mali Kupci is a village in the municipality of Kruševac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 407 people.


Saraj, Bosilovo

Saraj () is a village in the municipality of Bosilovo, North Macedonia. It is located near Strumica.
Demographics.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 937 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:


Hellandsbygd

Hellandsbygda or Hellandsbygd is a village in Sauda municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located in a river valley about northeast of the town of Sauda. The village is surrounded by forested mountains with the County Road 520 running through the village on its way from Sauda over the mountains to the Røldal area in neighboring Vestland county. The mountain Kyrkjenuten lies to the north of Hellandsbygda and the mountain Skaulen lies to the southeast of the village.
Historically, Hellandsbygda was an important mining/industrial location. The nearby Allmannajuvet mine is now a museum of the areas mining history. Hellandsbygd has also been an important hydro-power producer. The "Sauda I" power plant was in use here from 1919–2008 and the "Sauda IV" power plant has been in use since 1968.


Ellinge

Ellinge is a village in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen. Elline is located three kilometers east of Ferritslev, 12 kilometers west of Nyborg and 19 kilometers southeast of Odense. The village is located in Nyborg Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark.
History.
Ellinge Church was built around year 1150-1200.


Maguilla

Maguilla is a municipality located in Badajoz Province, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1132 inhabitants.


Tabivere Parish

Tabivere () was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It had a population of 2468 (2006) and an area of 201 km².
Populated places.
Tabivere Parish had 1 small borough and 24 villages.
Small borough.
Tabivere
Villages.
Elistvere - Juula - Kaiavere - Kaitsemõisa - Kärksi - Kassema - Kõduküla - Kõnnujõe - Koogi - Kõrenduse - Lilu - Maarja-Magdaleena - Otslava - Õvanurme - Pataste - Raigastvere - Reinu - Sepa - Sortsi - Tormi - Uhmardu - Vahi - Valgma - Voldi


Atherfield Ledge

Atherfield Ledge is a rocky outcrop extending from the coast of the Back of the Wight, Isle of Wight. This is a famous shipwreck location. Along with Brook Ledge and Brighstone Ledge it is one of the area's main shipping hazards.
Geography.
About two miles east from the Brighstone Ledge the Atherfield ledge is a small (half a mile square) outcrop occupying a central position reaching into the current.
Numerous ships have been wrecked upon this ledge because it's the focal point of the tide, many have left their remains turning it into a graveyard.


Agugliano

Agugliano is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona.
Agugliano borders the following municipalities: Ancona, Camerata Picena, Jesi, Polverigi.


Camerano

Camerano is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southeast of Ancona.
Camerano borders the following municipalities: Ancona, Castelfidardo, Osimo, Sirolo.
Camerano is most notable for the extensive tunnel system that lies underneath most of the old city. These tunnels were constructed in the sandstone bedrock of Camera, with constructions happening piecemeal from the Roman era, up until the 1800s. Although the cause for this tunnel building was originally thought to have been as wine storage cellars, later exploration has revealed that these tunnels began with the Romans, and then were greatly enlarged to function as a refuge from the Moorish incursions into Italy during the early medieval period. Later, the tunnels functioned as a city in their own right, complete with churches (identifiable from the bas-relief Greek crosses engraved on the ceilings), wells, and storage areas. Most recently, the caves functioned as a bomb shelter, holding 3,000 people for 8 days in 1944.


Feuerschaugemeinde

Feuerschaugemeinde is a special-purpose municipality for firefighting, energy and water for the town Appenzell, capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. The special-purpose municipality exists because parts of the town Appenzell belong to the districts Appenzell, Schwende and Rüte.


Krossberg

Krossberg is a village in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located in the city of Stavanger in the borough of Madla between the Stokkavatnet and Hålandsvatnet lakes.
The village has a population (2019) of 390 and a population density of .


Jagnjenica, Kosovo

Jagnjenica is a village in Zubin Potok, Kosovo.


Algodor River

The Algodor is a 102 km long river in Central Spain. It is a left hand tributary to the Tagus.
Course.
Its source is at the Laguna del Navajo in the Montes de Toledo, within the Retuerta del Bullaque municipal limits, Castile-La Mancha. It flows roughly northwards across the Province of Toledo into the Tagus at Aceca, a place near Algodor, the village within the Aranjuez municipality limits that gives the river its name.
The Algodor River has two dams, which form the 133 hm³ Embalse de Finisterre reservoir built in 1977, located between Tembleque, Mora, Villanueva de Bogas and Turleque, and the smaller 8 hm³ Embalse del Castro reservoir built in 1974 near Villamuelas.
All the Algodor's tributaries are small rivulets except for the Bracea River on its left margin.


Gorna Krushitsa

Gorna Krushitsa is a village in Strumyani Municipality, in Blagoevgrad Province, in southwestern Bulgaria.


Grabowa (river)

Grabowa () is a river in the Pomerania region of northern Poland, 75 kilometers long. Its source is Lake Wockmin near Sławno ("Schlawe"), from where it flows to Darłowo ("Rügenwalde") before it flows into the Wieprza ("Wipper") river just a few kilometers before the Wieprza reaches the Baltic Sea. Near Jeźyce ("Altenhagen"), Grabowa forks with one arm flowing into Lake Buckow ("Jezioro Bukowo, Buckowsee").


Erl

Erl is a municipality of 1,400 inhabitants in the Kufstein district in western Austria. It lies 15 km north of the administrative town of Kufstein in the northern part of the Tyrol, at the border with Bavaria, Germany.
Settlement began in the third century; Erl is mentioned in documents dating back to A.D. 788. The village has hosted a Passion play every six years since 1613 as well as the more recently founded summer and wintertime Tyrolean Festival, founded by , which is devoted to classical music and opera.
Neighbouring municipalities.
T = Tirol, Austria, B = Bayern, Germany


Mondaino

Mondaino () is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and approximately southeast of Rimini.
Mondaino borders the following municipalities: Montecalvo in Foglia, Montefiore Conca, Montegridolfo, Saludecio, Tavoleto, Tavullia, Urbino.


Daugailiai

Daugailiai is a town in Utena County, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 325 people.


Kinson (ward)

Kinson is a ward in Bournemouth, Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 3 councillors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
History.
The Kinson area was formerly part of two wards on Bournemouth Borough Council; Kinson North and Kinson South.
Geography.
The Kinson ward covers the suburb of Kinson, as well as the areas of West Howe and Turbary Park, as well as parts of East Howe.
Councillors.
3 Conservatives in 2019.


Hinojosa del Valle

Hinojosa del Valle is a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It has a population of 557 and an area of 46 km².


Broad Oak and Thornhill Meadows

Broad Oak and Thornhill Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Cross Hands in Carmarthen & Dinefwr, Wales.
The site comprises grassland, formerly used as pasture for horses and cattle. It is a stronghold of the marsh fritillary butterfly.


Govejk

Govejk (, in order sources "Govejek in Srnjek", ) is a small village in the Municipality of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies on the road from Idrija to Žiri.
Name.
The name of the settlement was changed from "Govejek" to "Govejk" in 1980. The older name "Govejek in Srnjek" 'Govejek and Srnjek' referred to the hamlet of Srnjak, today part of the neighboring village of Ledinske Krnice.


Cincovillas

Cincovillas is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 39 inhabitants.


Budel

Budel is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck, 25 km outside Eindhoven. Kempen Airport is located near Budel.
Budel used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Maarheeze in 1997, and changed its name a year later to Cranendonck. It is home to the Budelse Brouwerij, one of the country's largest microbreweries.
South of the town the large zinc smelter of Nyrstar (named Umicore before 2007) is located.
Though located in North Brabant near Eindhoven, the spoken dialect is Budels (linguistically a Limburgish dialect), rather than Kempenlands (linguistically an East Brabantian dialect).


Sveti Duh, Bloke

Sveti Duh () is a small village north of Nova Vas in the Municipality of Bloke in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name.
The name of the settlement was changed from "Sveti Duh" (literally, 'Holy Spirit') to "Krajič" in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious connotations from toponyms. The name "Sveti Duh" was restored in 1989.
Church.
The local church in the settlement, from which the village gets its name, is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the Parish of Bloke.


Otovica

Otovica () is a village in the municipality of Veles, North Macedonia.
Demographics.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 274 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:


Costarainera

Costarainera () is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 775 and an area of .
Costarainera borders the following municipalities: Cipressa and San Lorenzo al Mare.


Pachia (Anafi)

Pachia (Greek: Παχειά) is an uninhabited Greek island in the Cyclades in the south of Anafi.


Gatteo

Gatteo () is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southeast of Forlì. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,252 and an area of .
Gatteo borders the following municipalities: Cesenatico, Gambettola, Longiano, Savignano sul Rubicone.


Gros Van

The Gros Van (2,189 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking the Col des Mosses in the canton of Vaud. It lies on the range between the Lac de l'Hongrin and the valley of Ormont-Dessous.


Beidweiler

Beidweiler () is a village in the commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 243 inhabitants.
Beidweiler is the site of the 2000 kilowatt-transmitter for transmitting the French-speaking programme of RTL.


Zele

Zele () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders, around 20 km east of Ghent. The municipality only comprises the town of Zele proper. On January 1, 2011, Zele had a total population of 20,763. The total area is 33.06 km² which gives a population density of 628 inhabitants per km².


Tranhult

Tranhult is a small village a couple of miles south of Jönköping, Sweden. Tranhult has 7 farms with 15 inhabitants and a lot of animals.
One thing worth seeing in Tranhult is the huge "Tranhultstenen", a stone on a cliff from the ice age. It's believed that the stone has been an old cult place.


Veresna

Veresna () is a village in Ukraine located in Baranivskiy district, Zhytomyr Oblast. The code KOATUUI: 1820684202. Its population is 172 people as 2001. Its postal index is 12710. Its calling code is 4144
Address of the village council.
12734, Ukraine, Zhytomyr Oblast, Baranivskiy district, village Mokroe


Mesiani

Mesiani () is a village located in Servia municipal unit, Kozani regional unit, in the Greek region of Macedonia. It is situated at an altitude of 395 meters above sea level. The postal code is 50100, while the telephone code is +30 24610. At the 2011 census the population was 280.
The regional capital, Kozani, is 15 km away.


Loja, Estonia

Loja is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.