The White Elster is a 257-kilometre (160 mi) long river in central Europe, right tributary of the Saale. Its source is in the westernmost part of the Czech Republic, in the territory of Hazlov. After a few kilometres, it flows into eastern Germany where it cuts through the Vogtland in a "deep and picturesque valley". In Germany it flows through the states of Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. The White Elster flows through the cities of Plauen, Greiz, Gera, Zeitz, Pegau and Leipzig, and into the river Saale in Halle.
Pegau is a town in the Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany, situated in a fertile plain, on the White Elster, 18 m. S.W. from Leipzig by the railway to Zeitz.
Wechselburg Priory, formerly Wechselburg Abbey is a Benedictine priory in Wechselburg in Saxony, dissolved in the 16th century and re-founded in 1993.
Weissenohe Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Weissenohe in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria, Germany.
Squitty Bay Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on Lasqueti Island in the Northern Gulf Islands of the Strait of Georgia region.
Groitzsch is a town in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany.
Wiprechtof Groitzsch was the Margrave of Meissen and the Saxon Ostmark from 1123 until his death. He was born to a noble family of the Altmark, the son of Wiprecht of Balsamgau and Sigena of Leinungen. After his father's death in 1060, he was raised at the court of Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the Nordmark, in Stade.
Deadmans Cove or Dead Man Cove is a small settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located northeast of Anchor Point, Newfoundland.
Sächsisches Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra zu Meißen is a boarding school for highly gifted students in the German city of Meissen, Saxony. Founded in 1543 as Fürstliche Landesschule and re-established in 2001, the stated aim of the school is to promote the intellectual and social development of highly gifted students. The costs for attending the school comply with the maxim of social balance; the boarding and schooling fees are considerably low in contrast to similar institutions. It is the first publicly funded school for highly gifted students in Germany and is a role model for similar schools.
Zygmuntów is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gomunice, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Gomunice, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Radomsko, and 69 km (43 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź.
The Leipzig Botanical Garden is a 3.5-hectare botanical garden maintained by the University of Leipzig and is located at Linnéstraße 1, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It is the oldest botanical garden in Germany and among the oldest in the world, and open daily without charge.
The Parish Church St. Michael's is a Roman Catholic parish church in the suburb of Heiligenstadt in the 19th district of Vienna, Döbling. It is dedicated to the Archangel Michael.
Balanovac is a village in the municipality of Knjaževac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 328 people.
Vidova is a village in the municipality of Čačak, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 121 people.
Medovine is a village in the municipality of Ivanjica, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 98 inhabitants.
Doliskana is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery in the Medieval Georgian kingdom of Klarjeti. It was used as a mosque, now abandoned. Its construction was finished in the mid 10th century, during the rule of Sumbat I of Iberia. It is located high above the right bank of the Imerkhevi River.
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