684:(âRock Churchâ) - itself mentioned as early as the 12th century - would later be built. The core of the area over which the lordship held sway was framed by the rivers Nahe, Idarbach, Göttenbach and Ringelbach. After 1323, the Lords of the Stone styled themselves âvon Daun-Obersteinâ, and managed to considerably expand their domain even into lands south of the Nahe and into the Idarbann. As the lordly seat with its castle and fortifications â remnants of the old town wall built about 1410 can still be seen â Oberstein developed the characteristics of a town, however without ever earning the legal status of a market town (
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3800:(âObservational Armoured Artillery Teaching Battalionâ) 51, after whose dissolution in the course of Bundeswehr reform, the language training centre for officer cadets moved in. For businesses in Idar-Oberstein and environs, the Bundeswehr is a major economic factor as both an employer and a client. Since 1988, there has been a âsponsorshipâ between the town of Idar-Oberstein and the artillery school, and to highlight the relationship, town council decided in 1988 to put up a second roadsign that read â
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Tiefenstein to form the new town of Idar-Oberstein. The law foreshadowed what was to come: It would be applied within a few weeks, without further discussion or participation, to the exclusion of the public and against the will of municipalities, who had not even been asked whether they wanted it, to places such as
Herrstein and Oberwörresbach, Rötsweiler and Nockenthal, or HoppstĂ€dten and Weiersbach. The restructuring also afforded the Nazis an opportunity to get rid of some âundesirablesâ; under
1014:, which had as a result of the new political arrangement been raised to residence town, found little to complain about. The jewellery industry there, which even by this time had become national, perhaps international in scope, and indeed the jewel dealers themselves, who now found themselves living in a little provincially oriented town, perceived the new arrangement, though, as a backward step, particularly so after the years that France had ruled. It had had its worldly metropolis of
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3154:, that was founded shortly thereafter, in 1963, has been worrying ever since about maintaining the acutely endangered building materials that make up this former four-tower complex. In 1998, the town of Idar-Oberstein became the castle's owner. Today there is once again a small inn, the Wyrich-Stube, and there are also now a few rooms restored by the castle club, which can be hired for festive occasions or cultural events.
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initiatives, to join the new greater town, for at the time, Weierbach did not even border on the town, and
Weierbach itself was then foreseen as the future nucleus of its own greater municipality, or perhaps even town, together with the municipalities of Fischbach, Georg-Weierbach and Bollenbach, which would have been amalgamated with this municipality had the original plan come about.
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461:(large city belonging to a district), it assumes some of the responsibilities that for smaller municipalities in the district are assumed by the district administration. Today's town of Idar-Oberstein is the product of two rounds of administrative reform, one in 1933 and the other in 1969, which saw many municipalities amalgamated into one. The various
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1023:â in 1830, a public school was built in Oberstein â and the temporary suspension of military conscription only helped to support this positive picture. Roads were expanded and a postal coach service (for persons, bulk mailings and bulky goods) was set up. A further economic upswing was brought by the building of the
906:, justice reform and, foremost, the abolition of the noble and clerical classes with the attendant end to compulsory labour and other duties formerly owed the now powerless lords quickly made French rule popular. However, there was quite a heavy tax burden imposed by the new rulers, and there was also continuing
1289:) that Idar-Oberstein's amalgamation policy, which was deemed to be reckless, should be censured. Since a certain disenchantment with all these amalgamations had meanwhile set in both in the outlying centres and in the town of Idar-Oberstein itself, all further initiatives either got nowhere or were shelved.
1158:, nine surrounding municipalities were amalgamated with Idar-Oberstein. On 7 June 1969, the municipalities of Enzweiler, Göttschied, Hammerstein and Regulshausen were amalgamated, and on 7 November 1970 they were followed by Georg-Weierbach, Kirchenbollenbach, Mittelbollenbach, Nahbollenbach and Weierbach.
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With the exception of Georg-Weierbach, the proposal to amalgamate these villages with the town of Idar-Oberstein had notable majorities, either in the villages themselves or on their councils, in favour of dissolving their respective municipalities and then merging with the town. Nevertheless, bitter
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Neither brother was aware of the other's feelings for Bertha. When Wyrich, the elder brother, was away on some unknown business, Emich succeeded in securing Bertha's affections and, subsequently, married her. When Emich announced the news to his brother, Wyrich's temper got the better of him. In the
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Catholic church in the constituent community of Idar. It was built in 1925 as a wooden church for the then town of Idar. Since the 17th century, the town's Catholics had had to make do with ecclesiastical services from Oberstein. By 1951, the church had fallen into such disrepair that it was
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The villages south of the Nahe â Hammerstein, Kirchenbollenbach, Mittelbollenbach, Nahbollenbach and Martin-Weierbach â were therefore transferred in 1816 to the
Principality of Lichtenberg, held by the Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The Dukes were not satisfied with this territorial gain, and for
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The
Forschungsinstitut fĂŒr mineralische und metallische Werkstoffe Edelsteine/Edelmetalle GmbH (FEE; Research Institute for Mineral and Metallic Materials Gemstones/Precious Metals), too, has its seat in Idar-Oberstein. The FEE specializes in growing crystals and manufacturing optical elements for
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Mainzer StraĂe 56/58, 60, 64, 66, 69, 73, 75, 77, Dr.-Liesegang-StraĂe 1, HauptstraĂe 123 (monumental zone) â Idar-Oberstein's only mainly closed villa neighbourhood, villas in gardens, about 1900 to the 1920s; partly with sprightly roof profiles, Late
Historicism, Art Nouveau, architecture of the
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Before the administrative restructuring, there were extensive, sometimes behind-closed-doors talks by the then mayor of Idar-Oberstein, Dr. Wittmann, with offers of negotiation to all together 22 municipalities in the surrounding area. One of the reasons for this was a tendency that had been noted
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The constituent community of
Tiefenstein arose from the merger of the villages of Tiefenbach and Hettstein in 1909. This Idarbann community's territorial history is the same as Idar's and Oberstein's. Tiefenbach was mentioned as an estate in a 1283 document; a further documentary mention from 1051
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of
Birkenfeld. Through this new law, 18 formerly self-administering municipalities were amalgamated; this included the self-administering towns (having been granted town rights in 1865) of Idar and Oberstein, which were amalgamated with each other and also with the municipalities of Algenrodt and
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graveyard (monumental zone) â three-part parklike complex, laid out from 1836 to 1916; soldiersâ graveyard 1914/1918; warriorsâ memorial 1914/1918 and 1939/1945, memorial stone for Jewish fellow inhabitants placed after 1945; hereditary gravesites: no. 1 crypt with
Egyptian-style entrance; no. 3
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with its good business. The dealers, therefore, tried energetically, but without success, to have their land reannexed to
Prussia. On the other hand, the Oldenburgers quickly managed to make themselves popular among the people by installing an unselfish government that established an independent
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in the 13th century, in the 19th century an estate, from 1904 a deaconess's establishment, with dwelling and commercial buildings, mill and distillery, about 1840 and thereafter; crag cellar under the estate; conversions and expansions 1904 and thereafter; chapel, 1658 or older, expansion 1931;
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Tiefensteiner StraĂe, Idar Christian graveyard (monumental zone) â laid out in 1869 in âMittelstweilerâ, first documented in 1871, enlarged several times; since 1969 newer main graveyard to the west âIm Schmalzgewannâ; warriorsâ memorial 1870/1871: roofed stele with relief, surrounded by eight
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Since Idar-Oberstein had not only a good general infrastructure but also, after the Steinbach Reservoir was brought into service, a more than adequate water supply, the option of amalgamating themselves with the town became attractive to many further municipalities. On the initiative of Mayor
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HauptstraĂe 281â309 (odd numbers) (monumental zone) â mostly two-floor residential and commercial buildings in an almost closed row giving the effect of a unified streetscape, 19th and early 20th centuries; brick with sandstonework parts, plastered, timber-frame, in parts of the back factory
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of Weierbach, it furthermore ruled, was being infringed, and the municipal league's vitality was being jeopardized. Thus, Weierbach, Georg-Weierbach, Nahbollenbach, Mittelbollenbach and Kirchenbollenbach were, with immediate effect, demerged from the town and reinstated as self-administering
3644:(âFederal Association of the Diamond and Gemstone Industryâ) has its seat in Idar-Oberstein. It represents the industry's interests in dealings with lawmakers as well as federal, state and municipal representatives. It advises members in areas such as environmental protection, problems in
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and Kirschweiler â whereas within the town itself, given the problematic lie of the land, there were hardly any. The same problem saw to it that there was a dearth of land for industrial location. Surprising was the desire expressed by Weierbach, which came without one of Idar-Oberstein's
578:, lower figures are recorded. The driest month is April. The most rainfall comes in December. In that month, precipitation is 1.6 times what it is in April. Precipitation hardly varies at all and is evenly spread throughout the year. At only 13% of the weather stations are lower seasonal
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in the 10th century. In the 11th century, the village was mentioned in connection with the Lords of Wirebach (that is, Weierbach). In 1327, the village, which was for a short time held by the Lords of Randeck, was largely sold off to the Waldgraves and Rhinegraves and grouped into the
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According to legend, there were two noble brothers, Wyrich and Emich, who both fell in love with a beautiful girl named Bertha. The brothers lived at Castle Bosselstein, which stood atop a 135 m-high hill. Bertha was from a noble line that occupied the nearby Lichtenburg Castle.
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As Wyrich waited for a heavenly sign showing that he was forgiven, the abbot suggested that he build a church on the exact place where his brother died. Wyrich worked and prayed himself into exhaustion. However, the moment the church was completed, he received his sign: a miraculous
1329:, where the 19-year-old danced. Their relationship yielded a daughter and a son, Franz Wilhelm. After Schinderhannes was beheaded for his crimes in 1803, Juliana married first a gendarme, with whom she had seven children, and then after his death a livestock herder and day labourer.
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in the 1980s. The project was meant to relieve traffic congestion in the inner town on the B 41, which at the time ran through what is now a narrow pedestrian precinct through the middle of the Old Town. Work on the project began in 1980, and lasted five years, after which the
3132:) stands Castle Bosselstein, or rather what is left of it. The whole complex was forsaken in 1600, and all that stands now is a tower stump and remnants of the castle wall. In the Middle Ages, it was a stronghold to be reckoned with, with its two crescent moats and its two baileys.
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Am Kirchberg 3, 6, 8 (monumental zone) â group made up of the Catholic church (Am Kirchberg 3) and the Evangelical church (Am Kirchberg 6) with the former rectory (Am Kirchberg 8), forecourt with altars (made of spolia), across the street, documents the village's ecclesiastical
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All together, Idar-Oberstein has roughly 219.3 ha of land given over to commerce. Three other areas in town, Dickesbacher StraĂe, Finkenberg Nord and Am Kreuz, hold a further 28 ha in reserve for economic expansion. The town also has at its disposal the rezoning area
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Somewhat farther up, not far from Castle Bosselstein, the third castle arose about 1325, the one now known as Schloss Oberstein. Until 1624, it was the residence of the Counts of Daun-Oberstein. In 1855 it burnt down. In the years 1926 to 1956, the castle was used as a
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having the same meaning as in English, in the sense of âleft overâ. The Prussians were themselves not well liked leaders, as they sometimes imposed their order with military might. They were known, and hated, for, among other things, putting a protest rally of the
3648:, questions of nomenclature and so forth, and makes the necessary contacts as needed. To promote the designing and quality of jewellery and gemstones, the Association created the international competition revolving about the German Jewellery and Gemstone Prize.
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have, however, retained their original identities, which, aside from the somewhat more urban character encountered in Idar and Oberstein, tend to hark back to each centre's history as a rural village. Idar-Oberstein is known as a gemstone town, and also as a
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Weierbacher StraĂe 22 â railway station; reception and administration building with employee dwellings, goods hall and side building, 1913/1914, architect Schenck; one- and two-floor main building, Art Nouveau dĂ©cor with Classicist elements, monumental roof
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devotes itself to the specialized theme of âmineralsâ, and accordingly shows not only local places where gems were discovered, but also worldwide discovery places. The Idar-Oberstein jewellery industry and gemstone processing, too, and especially the
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has grown in importance for Idar-Oberstein. Today it boasts a number of modern facilities such as the Steinkaulenberg, a gemstone mine open to visitors, and the German Gemstone Museum, as well as several recreational resorts. Nationally known is the
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Hamerzwiller (nowadays called Hammerstein) was mentioned in 1438 in a taxation book kept by the County of Sponheim, and had been held by the âHinderâ County of Sponheim as early as 1269, when that county enfeoffed the Counts of Schwarzenberg with it.
4318:. Successful participation in the DGemG courses in gemmology and diamond studies leads to diploma certification of performance on examinations that qualify the graduate to apply for membership in the DGemG (F.âG.âG. â the F is for the German word
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were enfeoffed with Nahbollenbach and Mittelbollenbach, which in the wake of the death of the last Lord of Oberstein led to bitter arguments over the complicated inheritance arrangements. Only in 1778 did Lorraine finally relinquish its claims in
731:, to the Idarbann. This area belonged mostly to the Lords of Oberstein, and it therefore shares a history with Oberstein; however, in some centres, notably Tiefenbach and Kirschweiler, some estates and rights were held by other lords, such as the
1422:. As early as 1834, the first delivery of agate from Rio Grande do Sul had been made to Idar-Oberstein. The Brazilian agate exhibited very even layers, much more even than those seen in the local agates. This made them especially good for making
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orientation is 06/24, and it is 650 m long and 50 m wide. The allowable landing weight is 2 000 kg; however, with PPR (âprior permission requiredâ), aircraft of up to 3 700 kg may land. The airport is designed for
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of Naumburg in the âFurtherâ County of Sponheim, which itself was later held by the Margraves of Baden, which gave the village its onetime alternative name, Baden-Weierbach. The oft-used other alternative name, Martin-Weierbach, stems from the
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are drawn from coats of arms formerly borne by both Idar and Oberstein before the two towns were merged in 1933. The current arms were approved by the Oldenburg Ministry of State for the Interior. The arms have been borne since 10 July 1934.
2632:; behind KirchhofshĂŒbel 14 further gravestone fragments and wall settings; originally belonging to the graveyard the former Jewish mortuary (SeitzenbachstraĂe â no number â today a workshop), central building with pyramid roof, built in 1914
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graveyard, SeitzenbachstraĂe (monumental zone) â laid out possibly in the 17th century, expanded in 1820, older part dissolved in 1945; gravestones placed since the mid 19th century in the newer section's wall; memorials mainly sandstone or
1081:, which gave them an absolute majority. In Idar, which was then still a self-governing town, the National Socialists received more than 70% of the votes cast. They could thereby already govern, at least in Oldenburg, with endorsement by the
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WilhelmstraĂe 40/42, 44, 46, 48, 49â51 (monumental zone) â complex of dwelling and manufacturing buildings around the Jakob Bengel metalware factory (long, two- and three-floor commercial buildings, entrepreneur's villa (no. 44), 1873 to
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of Birkenfeld was dissolved and transferred together with the âRestkreis St. Wendel-Baumholderâ to the Prussian district of Birkenfeld, a deed which put all of what are today Idar-Oberstein's constituent communities in the same district.
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HauptstraĂe 260â274 (even numbers), NaĂheckstraĂe 1, 3 (monumental zone) â group of villas, individually characterized buildings, some with great garden complexes, towards NaĂheck smaller houses, many original enclosing fences, about
2059:) â first mention 1197, from the 15th century incorporated into the town fortifications, a ruin no later than the 18th century; in the northwest at the entrance and in the southwest of the girding wall remnants of dwellings, round
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language be described thus: Argent a cramp palewise sinister with a crossbar gules between in dexter chief a rose foiled of six of the second barbed and seeded proper and in sinister base an acorn slipped palewise of the second.
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is the only place in Europe where artistically-scientifically oriented studies in design in the field of gemstones and jewellery can be undertaken. It is found together with the professional school centre and the town's only
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or pork neck â is laid the day before cooking in raw onions, salt and pepper. The onions are good to eat while cooking at the fire with a beer. Locals favour beechwood for the fire, to give the roast its traditional flavour.
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Friedrich-Ebert-Ring 12â18 (monumental zone) â three sophisticated apartment blocks for French officers, 1922â1924, government master builder Metz; middle building, flanked by buildings with gable fronts that penetrate each
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Im halbrunden silbernen Schild befindet sich ein aufgerichteter roter Forsthaken, begleitet im rechten Obereck von einer sechsblĂ€ttrigen roten Rose mit goldenem Kelch und grĂŒnen KelchblĂ€ttern, links unten von einer roten
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The foundation stone of today's village of Mittelbollenbach is said to be the estate of Bollenbach, which was mentioned in 1283 as a holding of the Lords of Oberstein in the area of the Winterhauch woodland. In 1432, the
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Wyrich was almost immediately filled with remorse. With the counsel of a local abbot, he began a long period of penance. At this time, Bertha disappears from the historical record. Many romantics feel that she died of a
1183:(Rhineland-Palatinate Constitutional Court), which ruled on 8 July 1970 that the state law for administrative simplification in Rhineland-Palatinate was in parts unconstitutional. The right to self-administration of the
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Imperial Baron Friedrich Kasimir Boxheim's (died 1743) gravestone; remnants of the graveyard belonging to the establishment; two water cisterns, 1930s; park and garden facilities, characterizes landscape's appearance
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of Weierbach. The results favoured the state of affairs that had existed before the constitutional court's ruling with almost 80% of the vote in favour of amalgamation, whereas the remaining municipalities in the
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2025:) â first mention 1336, expansion in the 15th and 16th centuries; 1855 roof frame and interior destroyed by fire; originally a triangular complex; in the centre remnants of dwellings, among others the so-called
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41, mentioned above, putting the river underground, beneath the town. This is unique in Germany and has greatly changed the town's appearance in this area. The first plans for this development (officially the
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in a 1321 Oberstein enfeoffment document. In 1324, the Lords of Oberstein pledged it to the Waldgraves and Rhinegraves of Kyrburg. But for this, Algenrodt shares a history with the other Idarbann communities.
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4322:, or âprofessional membershipâ). Thus far, more than 30,000 participants from 75 countries have attended the DGemG programme, which is designed with the demands of the gemstone and jewellery industry in mind.
2600:(âFrenchmanâs Housesâ), group of three houses built by the town for French officers in the occupational forces; buildings with tent roofs, Expressionist motifs, begun in 1920, architect Wilhelm Heilig, Langen
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Schinderhannes's sweetheart, Juliana Blasius (1781â1851), known as âJulchenâ, came from Idar-Oberstein's outlying centre of Weierbach. She spent her childhood with her father and elder sister Margarethe as a
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planning bureau on the town's relationship with 25 other neighbouring municipalities, town council decided to promote the âunconditional amalgamationâ of the municipalities of Fischbach, Dickesbach, Zaubach,
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received more than 37% of the votes cast, but could not form the government. After the Nazis had first given up a declaration of tolerance for the existing government, they were then soon demanding that the
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Idar, Oberstein, Tiefenstein, Algenrodt, Enzweiler, Georg-Weierbach, Göttschied, Enzweiler and Regulshausen became on 16 April 1817 part of the newly created Principality of Birkenfeld. They also became the
944:, along with smaller cessions to smaller princes â and since this had also been reconfirmed in Article 49 of the concluding acts of the Congress of Vienna, the region underwent further territorial division.
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in the constituent community of Algenrodt, although as of 2008, a move to the planned exhibition hall in the new Nahetal commercial park (former US Army storage depot Nahbollenbach) was being considered.
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HauptstraĂe 386 â former Pielmeyer department store; three-floor building with mansard roof, Louis XVI and Art Nouveau motifs, about 1905, architects Gerhards & Hassert; characterizes streetscape's
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Railway bridge and tunnel on the Rhine-Nahe Railway, east of Enzweiler â two-arch bridge, volcanic rock and brick, over the Nahe, impressive sequence of Hommericher Tunnel, bridge and Enzweiler Tunnel
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finds that human settlement in what is now Idar goes back to the very earliest times. The constituent community of Idar on the Nahe's right bank belonged, as did the villages of Enzweiler, Algenrodt,
3082:(âCrag Churchâ) is the town's defining landmark. It came to be through efforts by Wirich IV of Daun-Oberstein (about 1415â1501), who in 1482 built the now Protestant church on the foundations of the
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Idar-Oberstein/Göttschied Airfield lies north of the town between the constituent community of Göttschied and the municipalities of Gerach and Hintertiefenbach at an elevation of 480 m above
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times, beginning in 1794, with its reorganization and merging of various territorial units, was some order brought to the traditional mishmash of local lordships. However, shortly thereafter, the
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Railway bridge and tunnel on the Rhine-Nahe Railway, northwest of Hammerstein â two-arch brick-framed sandstone-block structure over the Nahe, tunnel through the so-called Hammersteiner Kipp
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HauptstraĂe 148 â three-floor sophisticated house, Baroque Revival building with mansard roof, about 1900; whole complex with factory building and a further house in the back from 1910/1911
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Wyrich died soon after this. When the local bishop came to consecrate the new church, he found the noble lord dead on its steps. Wyrich was later placed in the same tomb with his brother.
656:) until 1670. In 1865, both Idar and Oberstein were granted town rights, and finally in 1933, they were forcibly united (along with the municipalities of Algenrodt and Tiefenstein) by the
1392:. A combination of low-cost labour and energy helped the gemstone-working industry flourish. The river Nahe provided free water power for the cutting and polishing machines at the mills.
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For more than 20 years now, the International Trade Fair for Gemstones, Gemstone Jewellery and Gemstone Objects (âIntergemâ) has been held in Idar-Oberstein. The fair takes place at the
3366:(âSpit Roast Festivalâ) has been held since 1967 each year from the Friday to Tuesday that includes the last Sunday in June. It is said to be the biggest folk festival on the Upper Nahe.
2206:, buildings on terraced lands grouped about several yards and stairwells with staff buildings, houses for men, riding hall, partly quarrystone, 1936â1938; characterizes town's appearance
3808:, and from some of the townsfolk, too, it was decided that the town would not go to the trouble of installing such signs after all. In 2006, the officer cadet battalion was disbanded.
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The village of Georg-Weierbach north of the Nahe, built in a way resembling terraces on land that falls steeply towards the river, likely goes back to the foundation of a church by
3675:(âGerman Diamond and Gemstone Exchangeâ) was opened in 1974 as the world's first combined exchange for diamonds as well as coloured gemstones. It is one of the 25 exchanges in the
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Railway bridge on the Rhine-Nahe Railway, at the WĂŒstlautenbach â partly heavily renovated three-arch, brick-framed sandstone-block structure over the valley of the WĂŒstlautenbach
1437:. That in turn provided local artists with a large selection of material and the region experienced a âthird boomâ as a gemstone centre. More recently, however, competition from
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DorfstraĂe 32 â former Evangelical rectory; building with half-hipped roof, Swiss chalet style, 1930/1931, architect Friedrich Otto, Kirn; characterizes streetscape's appearance
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WilhelmstraĂe 48 â three-floor Historicist residential and commercial house, sandstone-framed brick building, 1903, in the back factory building; characterizes town's appearance
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held by the Lords of Schwarzenberg from the Counts of ZweibrĂŒcken, whereafter it passed in 1595 to the Waldgraves and Rhinegraves of Kirn. One local peculiarity here was that a
1399:, where they found that gemstones could be recovered from open-pit mines or even found in rivers and streams. The locally common tradition of preparing meat over an open fire,
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brought the future town division once again, as the river Nahe became a border, and the centres on its north bank were thereby grouped into the Principality of Birkenfeld, an
3956:) lay before planners as early as 1958, but they set off a wave of criticism that was felt far beyond the town's limits. On the theme of âHighway over the Nahe â yes or noâ,
2194:(âKlotzberg Barracksâ), Berliner StraĂe, Bleidornplatz, JuterbogstraĂe, KlotzbergstraĂe, OstpreuĂenstraĂe, PestmĂŒllerring, PommernstraĂe (monumental zone) â barracks for two
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as being able to carry out competent quality assessment of diamonds with regards to colour, size, cut and proportion in accordance with internationally recognized standards.
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Am Kirchberg 8 â former Catholic rectory; one- and two-floor Baroque building with hipped roof, 1770, architect possibly Johann Thomas Petri; characterizes town's appearance
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Former Evangelical parish church, Auf der Burr â formerly Saint George's, stepped Romanesque building, west tower, quire Late Gothic altered (possibly in the 14th century),
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HauptstraĂe 103 and 105 â house with mansard roof, 1852, remodellings in 1890 and 1905; in the back commercial building, 1912; whole complex in subdued Baroque Revival forms
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In the 18th century, though, gemstone finds in the HunsrĂŒck were dwindling, making life harder for the local people. Many left to try their luck abroad. Some went as far as
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For its efforts, Idar-Oberstein won an award in 1988 in a contest staged by German town planners: First Prize for Most Consequential Blighting of an Historic Townscape.
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trail round Idar. The path leads around the constituent communities of Idar, Oberstein, Göttschied, Algenrodt and Tiefenstein. Especially for sophisticated hikers, the
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The âabbey villageâ of Regulshausen belonged to Mettlach Abbey, who sold it in 1561 to the âHinderâ County of Sponheim. The oldest documentary mention comes from 1491.
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A319-114 (registration number D-AILN) was christened âIdar-Obersteinâ. It entered service on 12 September of that year. The aircraft was for a time leased to the firm
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The New Year's Gala Concert of the Symphonisches Blasorchester Obere Nahe e. V. (wind orchestra) has been seeing the town into the New Year culturally since 1991.
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after the 1994 electoral reform. Machwirth resigned when he reached the maximum age allowed for elected municipal officials, 68, before his eight-year term had ended.
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WilhelmstraĂe 23 â representative manufacturer's villa with mansard roof, Baroque Revival motifs with Classicist elements, begun in 1909, architect Julius Schneider
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for people from Idar-Oberstein to move out of town to the surrounding municipalities, which were opening up extensive new building areas â among others Göttschied,
2465:
HauptstraĂe 291 â house, sandstone-framed brick building with timber-frame parts, towards late 19th century, architect possibly Max Jager; conversion 1909 and 1914
1006:(âBasic State Lawâ) with which the people were not in agreement, because they would rather have stayed with Prussia. This continued work on the patchwork quilt of
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dissolved all the old lordships, they introduced a sweeping reorganization of territorial (and social) structure beginning in 1794. The whole area belonged to the
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Mainzer StraĂe 73 â representative villa on an asymmetrical floor plan, Art Nouveau dĂ©cor with Baroque elements, 1905/1906, architect Hans Weszkalnys, SaarbrĂŒcken
2264:
Friedrich-Ebert-Ring 59â65 (monumental zone) â four similar multi-family dwellings; three-floor cube-shaped buildings with hipped roofs on a retaining wall, 1924
4337:. As the first laboratory of its kind in Germany (and second in the world), the DPL has been officially certified by the German Testing Accreditation System in
143:
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HauptstraĂe 342/344 â double house, red sandstone building with mansard roof, Late Gothic and Art Nouveau motifs, 1900, architect Hubert Himmes, Idar-Oberstein
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times. In 1276, Tholey Abbey owned a mill near Enzweiler. The village itself might have arisen in the 14th century, and it was always part of the Idarbann.
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HauptstraĂe 135 â villalike house, building of red brick framed with yellow sandstone, Renaissance Revival and Baroque Revival motifs, possibly about 1890
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Hoher Weg 1/3 â double house, three-floor building with mansard roof on a retaining wall, 1912, architect Johannes Ranly; characterizes town's appearance
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were each to receive an offer of amalgamation. The district administration in Birkenfeld then got involved, and it was decided by the district assembly (
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With this expansion of the town, the centres of gravity in the Birkenfeld district had been shifted considerably. Idar-Oberstein could further grow as a
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HauptstraĂe 48 â corner residential and commercial house, iron framing with brickwork outside, Burbach Ironworks; characterizes streetscape's appearance
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e.âV. (âDGemGâ, German Gemological Association) was founded in 1932 and developed into an internationally renowned institution of technical-scientific
4280:: the Göttenbach-Gymnasium and the Gymnasium an der Heinzenwies can be attended beginning at the fifth class, while the Technisches Gymnasium and the
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HauptstraĂe 108 â lordly villa, Renaissance Revival motifs with Classicist tendencies, French country house style, 1870/1871, architect Louis Purper,
2299:, 1856/1857, architect Peter Reinhard Casten, Birkenfeld; triangular gable after 1900, portal with balcony after 1933; characterizes town's appearance
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spit roast house. With the good links to the town transport network, the trail can be broken up into as many shorter stretches as the hiker chooses.
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Hasenklopp 6 â palatial castle-type complex, Baroque Revival building with mansard roof, garden pavilion, swung retaining wall, 1921â1923, architect
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The territorial history of Idar-Oberstein's individual centres is marked by a considerable splintering of lordly domains in the local area. Only in
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Otto-Decker-StraĂe 6 â three-floor Gothic Revival residential and commercial house with mansard roof, 1900, architect Hubert Himmes, Idar-Oberstein
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HauptstraĂe 434 â three-floor residential and commercial house with mansard roof, Renaissance Revival motifs, 1895; characterizes town's appearance
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in 1933. One of the new governmentâs first initiatives was administrative reform for Oldenburg, which was followed on 27 April 1933 by the similar
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Gemstones from throughout the world are to be found in Idar-Oberstein, but the whole industry was begun by finds in the local area. These include
3715:(âEconomy Daysâ), initiated by the Idar-Oberstein Economic Promotional Association, are regarded in and around Idar-Oberstein as a regional fair.
1403:, was also adopted by the newcomers and even found its way back to their homeland by way of gemstone shipping. Agate nodules were shipped back as
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offers a special hiking experience with a high section of path through thick forest. The trail leads by various tourist attractions, such as the
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Evangelical parish church, Obere KirchstraĂe â formerly Saint Martin's, Early Classicist aisleless church, architect Wilhelm Frommel, 1792/1793;
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WilhelmstraĂe 44 â manufacturer's house with garden; sandstone-framed volcanic rock building, Art Nouveau dĂ©cor, 1910, architect Max Jager; dĂ©cor
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Evangelical parish church, Am Kirchberg 6 â plain Baroque aisleless church, ridge turret with helmed roof, 1755, architect Johann Thomas Petri,
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HauptstraĂe 417 â three-floor residential and commercial house, Art Nouveau motifs, 1906, architect Max Jager; characterizes square's appearance
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ForststraĂe 26 â former hunting lodge; sophisticated country house in alternating materials typical of the time, last fourth of the 19th century
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2364:
HauptstraĂe 145 â three-floor Historicist house, building of red brick framed with yellow sandstone, Renaissance Revival and Art Nouveau motifs
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on 17 April 1932. In the ensuing new elections on 20 May, the Nazis won 48.38% of the popular vote, and thereby took 24 of the 46 seats in the
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were founded in 1972. Entrepreneurs and senior management join in this organization for economic, cultural and social purposes in the region.
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HöckelböschstraĂe 1 â three-floor Baroque Revival corner residential and commercial house, about 1908; dĂ©cor; characterizes town's appearance
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259:
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WasenstraĂe 1 â three-floor residential and commercial house with Historicist elements, partly decorative timber-frame, conversion 1924/1925
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DietzenstraĂe 55 â residential and commercial house with several floors, Classicist Revival-Baroque Revival building with mansard roof, 1926
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municipalities. After bitter arguments between the town of Idar-Oberstein together with the amalgamation supporters on the one side and the
4260:
2692:), east of Idar on the WartehĂŒbel â monumental complex built out of volcanic rock, 1907, architect Hans Weszkalnys, SaarbrĂŒcken (design by
178:
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Dr.-Liesegang-StraĂe 3 â representative house, Art Nouveau motifs, about 1905; characterizes streetscape's appearance together with no. 5
3676:
4131:(a group of hospitals) â even though it is not in the Saarland â and has some 500 beds and 1,000 employees, as well as departments for
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packaging factory; brick building, partly timber-frame, filigree wood details, late 19th century; house 1896, wing joining the two 1911
111:
1482:
696:, became the owners of the Lordship of Oberstein, which largely shrank back to the above-mentioned lordly core after the Idarbann was
4603:
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Jewish graveyard, east of the village on the hilltop "Am Winnenberg" (monumental zone) â seven stones or pedestals, similar to steles
1248:), new building developments could be opened up (especially in Göttschied, Regulshausen and Weierbach), land was available for a new
5011:
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Evangelical church, Hammersteiner StraĂe 39 â Baroque Revival aisleless church with ridge turret, 1904â1909, architect August Senz,
359:
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grinders, facet and surface grinders and agate grinders demonstrate the most varied working techniques within the framework of the
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The village of Weierbach â not to be confused with Georg-Weierbach mentioned above â had its first documentary mention in 1232 as
571:
in Idar-Oberstein amounts to 774 mm, falling into the middle third of the precipitation chart for all Germany. At 57% of the
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HauptstraĂe 391 â Renaissance Revival façade of a residential and commercial house, 1890; characterizes streetscape's appearance
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1301:. His parents lived in Idar around 1790, and Oberstein was the scene of one of his earliest misdeeds in 1796. He spent a whole
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Until 1667, Nahbollenbach and Mittelbollenbach shared the same history. Then, Nahbollenbach was acknowledged by Lorraine as an
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The cookware manufacturer Fissler has its headquarters in town. The company became well known for its invention of the mobile
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LuisenstraĂe 9 â rustic villa, bungalow with mansard roof on an irregular floor plan, 1908, architect Georg KĂŒchler, Darmstadt
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be dissolved. Since this was not forthcoming, the Nazis filed suit for a referendum, and they got their way. This resulted in
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The International Trade Fair for Gemstones, Gemstone Jewellery and Gemstone Objects is held yearly in September and October (
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1433:, the region had to redefine itself once more, and it developed into a leading hub in the trade of gemstones from Brazil and
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their part, the people in the territory were not satisfied with their new rulers. In 1834, the area was sold for two million
579:
4307:
The University of Applied Sciences Trier offers at its Idar-Oberstein location a programme in Gemstone and Jewellery Design.
3973:, was torn down and put into storage, its pieces numbered. Its reconstruction has been indefinitely postponed. In 1986, the
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was at last completed. The Nahe had thus been channelled into a two-kilometre-long tunnel. A timber-frame house nearby, the
3543:, this was formerly âpoor peopleâs foodâ, but today it is a speciality. Potatoes, pork, beef and onions are put through the
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bridge on the Rhine-Nahe Railway, on the east side of the Altenberg â three-arch bridge in the Nahe valley at the Altenberg
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Otto-Decker-StraĂe 12 â villalike corner house, Renaissance Revival motifs, 1895â1896, architect Heinrich GĂŒth, SaarbrĂŒcken
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HauptstraĂe 313 â bungalow with mansard roof, rustic and Expressionist motifs, 1923/1924, architect Julius Schneider; dĂ©cor
1055:, along with the whole Rhineland, was occupied by the French on 4 December 1918. They did not withdraw until 30 June 1930.
676:(âLords of the Stoneâ) had their first documentary mention in 1075. Their seat was at Castle Bosselstein, now known as the
5136:
3977:, as it is commonly known, was opened to traffic. For its 20th anniversary, there was an exhibition at the Idar-Oberstein
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In der GaĂ 3 â former bull shed; one-floor solid building with timber-frame knee wall, possibly from about 1910; equipment
2066:
1426:. Using localsâ technical knowledge of chemical dyes, the industry grew bigger than ever at the turn of the 20th century.
973:. The remaining 68 municipalities then bore the designation âRestkreis St. Wendel-Baumholderâ, with the first syllable of
4333:
The Deutsche DiamantprĂŒflabor GmbH (DPL; German Diamond Testing Laboratory) has been assessing since 1970 the quality of
4311:
2848:), Am Kirchberg 3 â two-naved Late Historicist quarrystone building, flanking tower, 1895â1898, architect Ludwig Becker,
2569:
Mainzer StraĂe 75 â plastered villa on an asymmetrical floor, hipped roofs, 1901, architect Hubert Himmes, Idar-Oberstein
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Territoires rĂ©servĂ©s pour les maisons dâOldenbourg, de Saxe-Cobourg, de Mecklenbourg-Strelitz, et le comte de Pappenheim
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house has been established, offering cyclists, hikers and tourists meals and lodging. Also, in nearby Kirschweiler is a
2441:
HauptstraĂe 264 â sandstone villa with asymmetrical floor plan, Gothic Revival and Art Nouveau motifs, about 1905; dĂ©cor
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in the Napoleonic tradition, to an end using military force, after Coburg had called on Prussia for help in the matter.
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339:
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Jewish graveyard, SonnehofstraĂe (monumental zone) â ten mostly stele-shaped stones, 1900 to about 1933, in fenced area
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buildings; pattern broken somewhat by two villalike houses (no. 303 Baroque Revival, 1905; no. 309, possibly from 1890)
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HauptstraĂe 126 â representative residential and commercial house, possibly from the 1890s; in the gateway clay reliefs
1002:(âMayoraltiesâ) of Herrstein, Oberstein and Fischbach. French law was allowed to stand. The Duke did, however, issue a
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3889:, which belongs to the Rhenus Veniro Group. Furthermore, Idar-Oberstein is the starting point for Regio bus routes to
3844:
2961:, filling station building with sales room and workshop, mushroom-column construction with broad overlying roof, 1950s
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Mainzer StraĂe 66 â representative Art Nouveau villa, 1905, architects Hubert Himmes and Adrian Wehrli, Idar-Oberstein
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heat of the moment, he hurled his brother out of a window of the castle and sent him to his death on the rocks below.
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4296:(Institute for Gemstone Research) in Idar-Oberstein. The Gemstone Research Department belongs to the subject area of
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HauptstraĂe 72 â representative three-floor house, Renaissance Revival motifs, in the back stable and barn, 1863/1864
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4554:
Landesverordnung ĂŒber die groĂen kreisangehörigen StĂ€dte Bad Kreuznach, Idar-Oberstein und Neuwied vom 29. MĂ€rz 1960
3421:. It was the biggest open-air festival in Idar-Oberstein. The last festival took place in much reduced form in 2008.
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for the dwellers of the village down below that was built into the great cave in the crag, the âUpper Stoneâ (or in
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in 1892. Giloy und Söhne, one of Europe's biggest diamond jewellery manufacturers, has its headquarters here, too.
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roof, possibly from 1712; gravestone M. C. Hauth, about 1742; in the graveyard a memorial to those who fell in the
1502:
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Tiefensteiner StraĂe 322 â villalike house with mansard roof, Louis XVI and Art Nouveau motifs, shortly after 1900
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Im SchĂŒtzenrech 57 â school; sandstone-framed plastered building penetrated by gable risalti, 1912, expansion 1962
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1920s; on the squarelike widening at the south end of Mainzer StraĂe the commercial hall (Dr.-Liesegang-StraĂe 1,
2429:
HauptstraĂe 194 â villa with mansard roof, 1911, architect Paul Schultze-Naumburg; characterizes town's appearance
5156:
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Schönlautenbach 6 â representative house, three-sloped hipped roof, 1924/1925, architect Johannes Weiler, Cologne
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HauptstraĂe 337/339 â three-floor double house with mansard roofs, 1910/1911, architect Johannes Ranly, Oberstein
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on drinks at an inn. He had stolen it from an innkeeper named Koch from Veitsrodt who had meant to use it to buy
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779:
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Gesetz ĂŒber GroĂ-Hamburg und andere Gebietsbereinigungen vom 26. Januar 1937, Artikel II, § 8 (1)
3255:â a gemstone-grinding mill â one can learn a few things about gemstone processing and Idar-Oberstein's history.
1140:(large town belonging to a district) by the state government, after the town itself had applied for the status.
962:
stipulated, among other things, that 26 of the Sankt Wendel district's 94 municipalities had to be ceded to the
809:
Regarded as the origin of the village of Kirchenbollenbach is the foundation of a church by Archbishop of Mainz
4083:
1407:
on empty vessels that had offloaded cargo in Brazil. The cheap agates were then transported to Idar-Oberstein.
1106:(district leader) Wild from Idar, all significant public positions were held until Hitler's downfall by Nazis.
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430:
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before it rose to become the biggest manufacturer of German medals and decorations during the two world wars.
3663:
2954:; former water-driven gemstone-cutting mill; quarrystone building with great iron-bar windows, 1846; equipment
1163:
1051:(literally âcountry partâ) of Birkenfeld in the Free State of Oldenburg arose from the old principality. This
649:
4028:
Offered here on weekends are sightseeing flights by motorized aircraft, motor glider, glider and ultralight.
3667:
500 years as a gemstone region, Idar-Oberstein: postage stamps, 1997 issue by the Federal Republic of Germany
3499:â dialectal German for âRoast beef for the Idarers, pork neck for the Obersteiners and bread for the world.â
3377:(âChildrenâs Song Festivalâ). There are 15 to 20 events for children, youth and those who are young at heart.
2377:
HauptstraĂe 149 â former âHotel FĂŒrstenhofâ; red-brick building with plastered areas, Art Nouveau dĂ©cor; 1904
2346:
HauptstraĂe 123 â representative villa with hipped roof, Art Nouveau dĂ©cor, 1901, architect Hans Weszkalnys,
1297:
Idar-Oberstein has its connections with the notorious outlaw Johannes BĂŒckler (1777â1803), commonly known as
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4886:
3645:
2248:
ForststraĂe â memorial cross for Anne Freiin (Baroness) von Schorlemer, about 1905 (?); memorial stone, 1930
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347:
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HauptstraĂe 332 â corner house, Classicist and Renaissance Revival motifs, third fourth of the 19th century
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3816:
3551:, pepper and salt. It can be fed into the traditional gut, preserved in a jar or even eaten straightaway.
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and jewellery designers allow a look at their creative work in Oberstein's historic town centre below the
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2612:
Schönlautenbach 27 â house with mansard roof, timber-frame bungalow on terracelike stone lower floor, 1928
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sometime after 975. The earliest documentary evidence of the village goes back to 1128 when it was called
770:
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recipe are also the subject of the town's slogan, which bears witness to a patronizing cosmopolitanism:
3006:
2994:), Obere KirchstraĂe â Gothic Revival red sandstone building, 1896/1897, architect Lambert von Fisenne,
1222:
937:
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to cede an area out of this parcel containing 69,000 inhabitants to other powers â 20,000 souls each to
893:
443:
318:
237:
3373:(âChildrenâs Cultural Daysâ) have been being held for several years now as a successor festival to the
3015:
Weierbacher StraĂe 12 â house, used partly commercially, with mansard roof, Expressionist motifs, 1920s
2737:
Im StĂ€bel, graveyard â memorial for those who fell in the First World War by Wilhelm Heilig, about 1920
1564:(large town belonging to a district) on 1 April 1960, the town's mayor has borne the official title of
1341:
2302:
At HauptstraĂe 71 â stuccoed façade, 1922, of a three-floor residential and commercial house from 1888
5391:
5311:
4627:
4436:
4281:
3150:
2513:
HauptstraĂe 432 â three-floor timber-frame building, partly solid, late 16th century, conversion 1717
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1983:
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judiciary and introducing various programmes that favoured farmers and the economy. A well regulated
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328:
232:
225:
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Daysâ) are held. Appearing here are regional and national jazz greats on several stages in the Idar
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and, since September 2005 an outdoor swimming pool fed by natural water. On the town's outskirts, a
3259:
is also featured there, for Idar-Oberstein is also an important centre for that semiprecious stone.
3217:(German Gemstone Museum) in the constituent community of Idar, which boasts many gemstone exhibits.
2174:
BahnhofstraĂe 1 â former âCentralhotelâ; three-floor Historicist Revival corner building, echoes of
1410:
In the early 19th century, many people were driven out of the local area by hunger and also went to
5251:
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4120:
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This is raw potato dumplings cooked and served together with carrots (sometimes known in German as
3389:
2361:
HauptstraĂe 143 â mighty three-floor house with mansard roof, 1910; characterizes town's appearance
2034:
1110:
1024:
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holding of Oberstein, although beginning in 1682 it was an Electoral-Trier fief held by Oberstein.
847:
4573:
3855:-SaarbrĂŒcken route serves the station hourly. Every other one of these trains goes through to the
3472:
is rooted fast among Idar-Oberstein's and the surrounding region's culinary and cultural customs.
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is German for âgrinderâ or âpolisherâ, a reference to the town's fame as a gem-processing centre;
2640:
polygonal Gothic Revival column; nos. 7 and 8 several gravestones, granite slabs, granite steles,
2219:
DietzenstraĂe 30 â villa-style house with hipped roof, about 1910; characterizes town's appearance
1125:, along with the whole district, the town's whole municipal area passed to the then newly founded
921:
rule ended, the area was restructured. On the grounds of Article 25 of the concluding acts of the
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Göttschied, which had its first documentary mention in 1271, belonged together with Regulshausen,
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3344:, and is growing into a true success story. It was organized and staged from 2003 to 2005 by the
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HauptstraĂe 468/470 â mighty three-floor balloon frame building, earlier half of the 15th century
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running through it was filled in and built over. cf. Dagmar Vorbeck, in: Stadt Itzehoe (Hrsg.):
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3981:(civic centre) with photo galleries about the planning, building and completion of the project.
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Idar-Oberstein is known as a gemstone centre. Until the 18th century, the area was a source for
1192:
of Weierbach together with the amalgamation opponents on the other, who promoted their views in
595:
4251:
Idar-Oberstein is home to every kind of educational institution, and since 1986, it has been a
3192:
2576:, sophisticated rustic villa, bungalow with mansard roof, 1923/1924, architect Julius Schneider
5469:
5336:
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4152:
4136:
4124:
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3864:
3683:
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HauptstraĂe 248 â country-house-style house with mansard roof, 1911, architect Georg KĂŒchler,
2319:
2272:
2077:) â on an irregular floor plan, built into a crag in 1482â1484, renovation of the Late Gothic
1878:
1419:
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220:
3804:â (âGerman Artillery Capitalâ). After objections from local business, among others the local
2367:
HauptstraĂe 147 â three-floor representative house, Baroque Revival, Louis XVI (early French
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5151:
5036:
4416:
4407:
4156:
4140:
3820:
3766:
2981:
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2758:
2593:
Otto-Decker-StraĂe 16 â Historicist residential and commercial house with mansard roof, 1905
2510:(an) HauptstraĂe 418 â elaborate façade dĂ©cor, Art Nouveau with Baroque elements, about 1905
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with Baroque elements, 1950, architect Julius Schneider; built-in shop from time of building
2097:
1844:
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842:
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HauptstraĂe 499 â house with mansard roof, Baroque Revival plaster dĂ©cor, late 19th century
829:
Rhinegraves ended up holding sway in Kirchenbollenbach, and under Prince Johann Dominik of
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4132:
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Tiefensteiner StraĂe 20 â country-house-style house, bungalow with half-hipped roof, 1920s
2423:
HauptstraĂe 185 â bungalow, Expressionist motifs, 1923, architect Johannes Weiler, Cologne
2393:
HauptstraĂe 155 â representative Renaissance Revival villa, 1894/1895, architect Massing,
2228:
Dr.-Liesegang-StraĂe 1 â former commercial hall; building of red brick framed with yellow
2130:, arose in 15th and 16th centuries; preserved parts: on the church hill halfway up to the
2113:
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1090:
1040:
955:
901:
873:
822:
575:
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The following are the divisions within the town of Idar-Oberstein as of 31 December 2015:
309:
4894:
3903:
2413:
HauptstraĂe 163 â Art Nouveau house, marked 1902, architect Hubert Himmes, Idar-Oberstein
712:
became the owners of the Lordship after the âHinderâ County of Sponheim was partitioned.
641:, most of whose territory was in what is now northwest Germany, with a coastline on the
390:
5366:
5281:
5236:
5131:
4981:
4698:
4398:
4256:
4240:
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4220:
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Transmission facilities: SWR Nahetal Transmitter, Idar-Oberstein-Hillschied Transmitter
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3916:
3836:
2689:
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2347:
1946:
1933:
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1321:
1800, Schinderhannes saw âJulchenâ for the first time at the Wickenhof, a now vanished
1298:
1266:
1214:
963:
854:
693:
613:
4842:
4677:, where in the 1970s, the historic town centre was renovated and the bow of the river
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RitterstraĂe 31 â row house with mansard roof, Renaissance Revival motifs, marked 1906
2551:
KobachstraĂe 4 â sophisticated residential and commercial house, Louis-XVI-style, 1912
2548:
KeltenstraĂe â water cistern; representative front building with brickwork walls, 1894
2100:, 1751, expansion with transept 1894-1894, conversion 1955/1956, architect Hans Rost,
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building and there was room, too, for industrial and commercial operations to locate.
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5341:
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can nowadays be reached by visitors through a tunnel that was built in modern times.
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2820:
2693:
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Friedrich-Ebert-Ring 10 â sophisticated villa, begun 1911, architect Julius Schneider
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2138:
2123:
1411:
1302:
1210:
1028:
1020:
826:
3176:
Besides the Town Theatre in the constituent community of Oberstein, there is also a
925:, the northern part of the Department of Sarre was at first given to the Kingdom of
802:(âabbey villagesâ), and in 1561, they were sold to the âHinderâ County of Sponheim.
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5116:
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4446:
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4386:
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Tiefensteiner StraĂe 296 â avant-garde house, 1930/1932, architect Julius Schneider
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HauptstraĂe 150 â small, elaborately shaped house, third fourth of the 19th century
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Mainzer StraĂe 69 â representative Art Nouveau villa with mansard roof, about 1905
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of Weierbach, which was now bereft of its core municipalities. In April 1970, the
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HauptstraĂe 192 â picturesque-rustic villa, 1905; characterizes town's appearance
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HauptstraĂe 274 â villalike house, picturesquely nested plastered building with
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cannot be related to the village with any certainty. Hettstein was mentioned as
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was held from 1991 to 2007 on the lands of the Kammerwoog Conservation Area at
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jewellery as it was done about the turn of the 20th century are offered by the
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HauptstraĂe 412/414 â Baroque double house with timber-frame gable, marked 1702
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varied Art Nouveau motifs, marked 1927/1928, architect Johannes Weiler, Cologne
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HauptstraĂe 156 â two-and-a-half-floor representative house, 1870/1871 and 1889
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residential and commercial house, 1900, architect Hubert Himmes, Idar-Oberstein
1414:. In 1827, emigrants from Idar-Oberstein discovered the world's most important
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of men into the French army. Both of these things weighed heavily on France's
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HauptstraĂe 153 â picturesque-rustic villa, Gothic Revival motifs, about 1900
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Tiefensteiner StraĂe 275 â villalike house with contemporary details, 1920s
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The council is made up of 40 honorary council members, who were elected by
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covering Germany was judged very critically in Idar and Oberstein, whereas
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The municipal election held on 25 May 2014 yielded the following results:
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The âCastle in the Holeâ was the only cave castle on the Upper Nahe. The
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and German soldiers in turn were stationed here. With the coming of the
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at the municipal election held on 25 May 2014, and the full-time mayor (
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International Trade Fair for Precious Stones and Jewellery (âIntergemâ)
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discussions and even administrative legal disputes arose in the former
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in the constituent community of Oberstein. It is open the year round.
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This is coarse potato dumplings (made from raw potatoes) filled with
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Rossbeff fa die Idarer, Kamm fa die Uwersteener und Brot fĂŒr die Welt
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HöckelböschstraĂe 2 â row house with mansard roof, early 20th century
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to Prussia and made into the Sankt Wendel district. Later, after the
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battalions built in the course of Idar-Oberstein's expansion into a
4722:"Florida gem enthusiast is donor behind Smithsonian's new treasure"
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The firm Klein & Quenzer was among the best known producers of
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RitterstraĂe 11 â house, after 1882, Baroque Revival expansion 1912
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HöckelböschstraĂe 8 â house, Renaissance Revival motifs, about 1877
2462:; symmetrically divided plastered building, Art Nouveau décor, 1906
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HauptstraĂe 162 â villalike house, 1893, architect Wilhelm MĂŒller,
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to Mettlach Abbey. These four villages were therefore known as the
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was the first defensive position held by the Lords of Stein and a
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At the Steinkaulenberg gemstone mines, the only gemstone mine in
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in the constituent community of Oberstein right below the famous
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HauptstraĂe 330 â corner house, 1882, architect R. Goering; dĂ©cor
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FinsterheckstraĂe â water cistern, two-floor tower-type housing,
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Dr.-Liesegang-StraĂe 4 â cube-shaped villa with hipped roof, 1924
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BismarckstraĂe 53 â Baroque Revival villa with mansard roof, 1910
1661:(arrested and removed from office by French occupational forces)
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in the outlying centre of Nahbollenbach, comprising 23 ha.
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4449:, American actor (his mother Marlene is German, born in nearby
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Local transport in Idar-Oberstein was run from 1900 to 1956 by
2271:; mighty Baroque Revival housing, towards the back open like a
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Friedrich-Ebert-Ring 8 â picturesque-representative villa, 1903
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DietzenstraĂe 34 â picturesque-rustic villa, early 20th century
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History of Idar-Oberstein's gem industry (tucsonshowguide.com)
4501:"Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden"
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2809:, portal marked 1620, remodellings in 1775, 1864/1865 and 1933
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HauptstraĂe 76 â four-floor residential and commercial house,
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Town fortifications â walling of Oberstein, incorporating the
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Bundesverband der Diamant- und Edelsteinindustrie e. V.
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decoration on a residential and commercial house, about 1905
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of Idar-Oberstein (after unification of Oberstein and Idar)
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in 1321 and had among its inhabitants Waldgravial subjects.
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Ida Purper, honorary citizen of Idar since 24 February 1922
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tower altered in the 17th century; retaining wall possibly
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On 1 April 1960, the town of Idar-Oberstein was declared a
3882:. Today's network is made up of six bus routes run by the
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HauptstraĂe 270 â rustic villa, volcanic rock, sandstone,
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BahnhofstraĂe 3 â sophisticated corner house, three-floor
1348:(âCrag Churchâ), a legendary church and symbol of the town
1229:, returned a vote of roughly 95% in favour of keeping the
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Enzweiler boasts traces of human habitation going back to
3313:, the Steinkaulenberg, the Kammerwoog (lake) or even the
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In 1961, part of the east wall fell in. The castle club,
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Bellâ) from 1350; in the graveyard gravestones about 1900
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HauptstraĂe 338 â former Imperial post office, so-called
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At HauptstraĂe 129 â stately Gothic Revival entrance gate
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Location of Idar-Oberstein within Birkenfeld district
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Frank FrĂŒhauf bleibt OberbĂŒrgermeister in Idar-Oberstein
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school. This moved in the late 1960s to the newly built
3233:-cutting operation, are presented in an impressive way.
3184:(âSchloss Oberstein Theatre Summerâ) is held each year.
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Near HauptstraĂe 260 â unusual Art Nouveau fencing, 1904
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of Weierbach lodged a constitutional grievance with the
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Gesetz zur Vereinfachung und Verbilligung der Verwaltung
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Railway bridges on the Rhine-Nahe Railway, west of the
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KasinostraĂe 7 â building of the former Hermann Leyser
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HauptstraĂe 289 â meeting building of the lodge at the
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The constituent community of Oberstein grew out of the
4648:
Directory of Cultural Monuments in Birkenfeld district
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rehabilitation clinic in Baumholder. There is also no
3402:(âGerman Gemstone Grindersâ and Goldsmithsâ Marketâ).
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Since Prussia was obliged under the terms of the 1815
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of Kyrburg. The form âGeorg-Weierbachâ stems from the
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Itzehoe. Geschichte einer Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein
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only admit students beginning in the eleventh class.
3598:(potatoes, bacon, eggs, flour, salt and pepper) in a
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History up to French reorganization beginning in 1794
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Description and explanation of Idar-Obersteinâs arms
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location. The internationally renowned programme of
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simply means âwayâ) is a 22 km-long signposted
4532:Acte du CongrĂšs de Vienne du 9 juin 1815, Art. 49:
4520:Acte du CongrĂšs de Vienne du 9 juin 1815, Art. 25:
3400:
Deutscher Edelsteinschleifer- und Goldschmiedemarkt
3180:stage. With Schloss Oberstein as the backdrop, the
2784:, possibly from the last fourth of the 19th century
2596:PappelstraĂe 1, 2, 3 (monumental zone) â so-called
1085:, which had two seats at its disposal, even before
680:(âOld Palatial Castleâ), above the cliff where the
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Mittelbollenbach (1,060 inhabitants; area 360.9 ha)
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4758:Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum (German Gemstone Museum)
4522:Possessions prussiennes sur la rive gauche du Rhin
4425:Bernd Munsteiner, gemstone artist, creator of the
3773:(âStrasbourg Barracksâ) were at first used by the
2557:Mainzer StraĂe 64 â villa, Art Nouveau dĂ©cor, 1907
543:Kirchenbollenbach (787 inhabitants; area 227.5 ha)
2730:(âStrasbourg Barracksâ) â forms characterized by
2144:AmtsstraĂe 2 â hospital and convent; three-floor
1154:In the course of administrative restructuring in
418:Overlooking Idar-Oberstein from Schloss Oberstein
27:Town in Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
3468:, whereas the latter is a kind of rolled roast.
2490:HauptstraĂe 385 â plastered building, echoes of
2134:, tower Im GebĂŒck (a lane) above HauptstraĂe 476
1043:ended, Grand Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg
648:The towns of Idar and Oberstein belonged to the
537:Nahbollenbach (1,899 inhabitants; area 821.7 ha)
3673:Deutsche Diamant- und Edelsteinbörse e. V.
3168:extensively converted and expanded with stone.
1982:The following are listed buildings or sites in
1892:List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
1273:. The municipalities of Rötsweiler-Nockenthal,
4564:Peter Bayerlein: Schinderhannes-Chronik, S. 45
4179:, bone marrow transplantation and haematology/
2178:, 1905â1907, architects Gerhards & Hassert
2096:) â formerly St. Peter and Paul, cross-shaped
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1317:and a fiddler at markets and church fĂȘtes. At
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4276:throughout the town. There are moreover four
2801:Evangelical church, Göttschieder StraĂe 43 â
2137:At Alte Gasse 5 â coat of arms of the former
8:
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3336:The regional consumer fair, better known as
2881:building with Expressionist details, 1926/27
1240:: the educational facilities were expanded (
555:Hammerstein (504 inhabitants; area 217.5 ha)
534:Weierbach (2,536 inhabitants; area 751.6 ha)
526:Centres merged in 1969 administrative reform
504:Centres merged in 1933 administrative reform
4626:(in German). Idar-Oberstein. Archived from
4590:Kommunalwahl Rheinland-Pfalz 2014, Stadtrat
2780:, Gothic Revival, firm of GebrĂŒder Zilken,
660:to form the modern town of Idar-Oberstein.
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3901:. The most important road link in town is
3757:town. During the 19th and 20th centuries,
484:The town lies on the southern edge of the
34:
3867:. Formerly, fast trains on the Frankfurt-
3798:Beobachtungspanzerartillerielehrbataillon
3509:This is toast, minced meat, diced bacon,
1031:to Oberstein opened on 15 December 1859.
472:town. It is also the largest town in the
4429:sculpture "Waves of the Sea"/"Dom Pedro"
2998:; décor; characterizes town's appearance
2647:; no. 29 complex of Kessler & Röhl,
2635:SeitzenbachstraĂe/HauptstraĂe, Niederau
2092:Evangelical parish church, HauptstraĂe (
1570:
4661:Bum-Bum-Helau â ein SchuĂ ins Knie
4508:Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz
4480:
4173:diagnostic and interventional radiology
3342:Wirtschaftsjunioren Idar-Oberstein 2003
3128:Up above the small church, on a knoll (
2990:Saint Martin's Catholic Parish Church (
2957:Near Tiefensteiner StraĂe 232 â former
1196:, at gatherings and in letter duels in
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3753:Since 1938, Idar-Oberstein has been a
3566:, or dialectally in Idar-Oberstein as
2383:HauptstraĂe 151 â house with entrance
1256:Wittmann, who had a survey done by an
1181:Verfassungsgerichtshof Rheinland-Pfalz
150:
118:
4373:Harald Fissler, since 27 January 1995
3897:. There is also a direct bus link to
3765:, new barracks were built. After the
3001:Across from DorfstraĂe 1 â so-called
1843:Directly elected on 12 October 2014 (
1827:Directly elected on 5 November 2006.
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275:91.56 km (35.35 sq mi)
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65:, castle on the hills above Oberstein
32:Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7:
4490:, SĂŒddeutsche Zeitung, 26 June 2022.
4261:University of Applied Sciences Trier
3884:Verkehrsgesellschaft Idar-Oberstein
3871:route had a stop at Idar-Oberstein.
3475:When making the more often consumed
3267:The town's best known sport club is
2159:AustraĂe 6 â villa-style house with
1986:âs Directory of Cultural Monuments:
880:French, Oldenburg and Prussian times
4370:Otto Decker, since 22 December 1947
4312:Deutsche Gemmologische Gesellschaft
3802:Hauptstadt der deutschen Artillerie
3677:World Federation of Diamond Bourses
2726:Im StĂ€bel â entrance relief at the
2312:, 1931, architect Johannes Weiler,
2051:(âOld Palatial Castleâ), above the
1027:, especially when the stretch from
817:. It is first known to have been a
3943:Highway over the Nahe in Oberstein
3691:Wirtschaftsjunioren Idar-Oberstein
2772:Near Auf der Burr 13 â lift pump,
2332:; in the back commercial buildings
998:of Oberstein, which comprised the
25:
2823:; characterizes town's appearance
2787:Before Buchengasse 2 and 4 â two
825:sideline of the otherwise mainly
552:Georg-Weierbach (661 inhabitants)
4259:of the Faculty of Design at the
3907:41; although there is no direct
3713:Idar-Obersteiner Wirtschaftstage
3338:Idar-Obersteiner Wirtschaftstage
3236:Insights into the production of
2928:Granatweg â warriorsâ memorial;
2318:HauptstraĂe 78 â representative
1958:
1945:
1932:
1919:
1906:
727:, Hettstein, Obertiefenbach and
165:Show map of Rhineland-Palatinate
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4883:Literature about Idar-Oberstein
4763:Idar-Oberstein Gemstone History
4294:Institut fĂŒr Edelsteinforschung
4201:child and adolescent psychiatry
3748:Klotzbergkaserne Idar-Oberstein
3182:Theatersommer Schloss Oberstein
3022:Weierbacher StraĂe 75 â former
2033:(âAss-stoop-down Towerâ), both
2029:(âFireplace Buildingâ) and the
1281:, Kirschweiler, Hettenrodt and
605:View of Oberstein, about 1875,
594:View of Oberstein according to
515:Tiefenstein (2,489 inhabitants)
431:[ËiËdaËÉÌŻËÊoËbÉËÊtaÉȘÌŻn]
4797:Old pictures of Idar-Oberstein
4720:Brown, Tom (4 December 2012).
3827:stop, is linked by way of the
3570:) and pickled or smoked pork.
3454:A distinction is made between
2846:Pfarrkirche St. Johann Nepomuk
2371:) and Art Nouveau motifs, 1908
1083:German National People's Party
546:Regulshausen (874 inhabitants)
531:Göttschied (2,928 inhabitants)
1:
5460:Towns in Rhineland-Palatinate
4257:Gemstone and Jewellery Design
3927:at Birkenfeld (B 41) or
3624:in the oven with dried meat.
3380:Each year in early June, the
3274:Idar-Oberstein has an indoor
3251:open to visitors, and at the
3089:As far as is now known, this
2884:At Im BrĂŒhl 1 â wooden door,
2267:Georg-Maus-StraĂe 2 â former
2126:, on the inside supported by
1418:deposit in Brazil's state of
1143:Idar-Oberstein amalgamation
1109:In 1937, on the basis of the
986:in May 1832, complete with a
692:-Heidesheim, and in 1766 the
518:Algenrodt (1,846 inhabitants)
509:Oberstein (7,834 inhabitants)
4939:Towns and municipalities in
4775: (archived May 26, 2009)
4580:; Mainz-Kostheim 2001; S. 10
4464:2021 Idar-Oberstein shooting
4270:Schulzentrum Vollmersbachtal
4052:Wochenspiegel Idar-Oberstein
3796:until 31 March 2003 was the
3242:Industriemuseum Jakob Bengel
2952:Schleife zwischen den MĂŒhlen
1990:Idar-Oberstein (main centre)
1523:
4987:Berschweiler bei Baumholder
4701:. GemSelect.com. 1 May 2008
4685:, Bd. II, S. 390.
4664:; Ausgabe vom 10. Juni 1998
4058:Stadtfacette Idar-Oberstein
3878:, and from 1932 to 1969 by
3845:Frankfurt Rhine Main Region
3781:, and then as of 1956, the
2946:Tiefensteiner StraĂe 178 â
2073:(âCrag Churchâ), Kirchweg (
1562:GroĂe kreisangehörige Stadt
1463:proportional representation
1138:GroĂe kreisangehörige Stadt
672:Lordship of Oberstein. The
549:Enzweiler (686 inhabitants)
488:on both sides of the river
459:GroĂe kreisangehörige Stadt
5486:
4235:. Excluded from this is a
4054:(weekly advertising paper)
3659:: View over Schleiferplatz
3628:Economy and infrastructure
3602:(cast-iron roasting pan).
3584:with roast blood sausage.
3462:. The former is a kind of
3253:Historische Weiherschleife
2939:Tiefensteiner StraĂe 87 â
2856:(18th century); rich décor
2448:, glazed brick, about 1905
2387:, mansard roof, about 1910
1889:
1886:Twin towns â sister cities
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283:300 m (1,000 ft)
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4787:Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum
4082:Idar-Oberstein/Herrstein
4063:Radio Idar-Oberstein 87.6
3923:) can be reached through
3719:Natural gemstone deposits
3594:This is made by roasting
3513:, eggs, salt and pepper.
3353:Deutsche Edelsteinkönigin
3215:Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum
3198:Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum
2936:stele inserted after 1945
2873:Auf dem Rain 21 â former
2416:HauptstraĂe 177 â house,
2341:Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum
2141:post office, 19th century
2069:parish church, so-called
1858:The German blazon reads:
1579:
1576:
1573:
1445:has hit the region hard.
1373:opened up in the church.
1091:official seizure of power
1035:Since the First World War
559:Total population: 11,935
522:Total population: 20,066
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4578:Superfrauen 1 Geschichte
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3086:(âCastle in the Holeâ).
2343:(German Gemstone Museum)
2291:HauptstraĂe 70 â former
2021:(âNew Palatial Castleâ;
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1380:Emigration and gemstones
694:Counts of Limburg-Styrum
650:Barons of Daun-Oberstein
639:Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
573:German Weather Service's
512:Idar (7,897 inhabitants)
4901:EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica
4887:German National Library
4868:considered for deletion
4099:Klinikum Idar-Oberstein
3998:ICAO location indicator
3988:I-O/Göttschied Airfield
3558:(carrots and dumplings)
3460:Obersteiner SpieĂbraten
3442:Obersteiner SpieĂbraten
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2761:remodelled in Baroque;
2209:At BismarckstraĂe 12 â
2009:(âOld Palatial Castleâ)
1973:Culture and sightseeing
1954:, Czech Republic (2006)
1941:, United Kingdom (1981)
1806:First directly elected
1064:elections in 1931, the
903:Code civil des Français
496:Constituent communities
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938:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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874:church's patron saint
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4021:and, also with PPR,
3857:main railway station
3528:with a bacon sauce.
3375:Kinderliederfestival
3359:(âGerman Gem Roadâ).
3269:SC 07 Idar-Oberstein
2948:Hettsteiner Schleife
2108:west tower (1114?),
1984:Rhineland-Palatinate
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1131:Rhineland-Palatinate
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370:Vehicle registration
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226:Rhineland-Palatinate
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4290:University of Mainz
4233:otorhinolaryngology
4121:University of Mainz
4093:Public institutions
4000:is EDRG. The grass
3829:Nahe Valley Railway
3806:chamber of commerce
3635:Gewerbepark Nahetal
3575:Riewe on Draehurjel
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3390:pedestrian precinct
3346:Wirtschaftsjunioren
3045:Mediaeval buildings
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2888:style, 18th century
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1748:Wilfried Wittmann
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4153:internal medicine
4125:teaching hospital
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