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Kulmbach

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For the district, see Kulmbach (district). For the artist, see Hans von Kulmbach. Place in Bavaria, Germany Kulmbach Plassenburg Castle Coat of arms Location of Kulmbach within Kulmbach district Kulmbach Show map of Germany Kulmbach Show map of Bavaria Coordinates: 50°06′N 11°26′E  /  50.100°N 11.433°E  / 50.100; 11.433 Coordinates: 50°06′N 11°26′E  /  50.100°N 11.433°E  / 50.100; 11.433 Country Germany State Bavaria Admin. region Oberfranken District Kulmbach Government  • Mayor Henry Schramm (CSU) Area  • Total 92.77 km 2 (35.82 sq mi) Elevation 325 m (1,066 ft) Population (2017-12-31) [1]  • Total 26,002  • Density 280/km 2 (730/sq mi) Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Postal codes 95312–95326 Dialling codes 09221 Vehicle registration KU Website www.stadt-kulmbach.de Kulmbach is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is famou...

Siegmund, Margrave of Bayreuth

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Siegmund, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Born 27 September 1468 Ansbach Died 26 February 1495 (1495-02-26) (aged 26) Ansbach Noble family House of Hohenzollern Father Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg Mother Anna of Saxony Siegmund of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (27 September 1468, in Ansbach – 26 February 1495, in Ansbach) was the sixth, but third surviving, son of Albrecht III, Margrave of Brandenburg, Ansbach and Bayreuth. His mother was his father's second wife, Anna of Saxony. On the death of his father on 11 March 1486, his elder brothers Johann Cicero and Friedrich succeeded to Brandenburg and Ansbach respectively, and Siegmund succeeded to Bayreuth. He never married, and at his death Bayreuth passed to his elder brother Frederick I of Ansbach. External links Marek, Miroslav. "Hohenz 2". Genealogy.EU. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""...

Guilder

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Florence gulden (1341) Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German gulden , originally shortened from Middle High German guldin pfenninc "gold penny". This was the term that became current in the southern and western parts of the Holy Roman Empire for the Fiorino d'oro (introduced 1252). Hence, the name has often been interchangeable with florin (currency sign ƒ or ƒl. ). Contents 1 Early versions 2 Modern currencies 3 See also 4 References Early versions The term gulden was used in the Holy Roman Empire during the 14th to 16th centuries in generic reference to gold coins. Currency became more standardized with the imperial reform of 1559. In the early modern period, the value of a gulden was expressed in standardized form ( Rechnungsgulden ), and in some instances, silver coins were minted designed to have the value corresponding to one gulden. The Rhenish gulden (florenus Rheni) was issued by Trier, Cologne a...

Pniewy

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For other places with the same name, see Pniewy (disambiguation). This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Polish . (February 2009) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Polish article. Machine translation like Deepl or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary (using German): Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikip...