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Main
Main , river, c.310 mi (500 km) long, formed near Kulmbach, E central Germany, by the confluence of the Roter Main and the Weisser Main, both of which rise in the Fichtelgebirge. It then winds generally west through the rich farmland of central Germany and past the industrial areas of Schweinfurt, W... Read more
Erzgebirge
Erzgebirge [Ger.,=ore mountains], Czech Krušné Hory, mountain range, along the Czech-German border, extending c.95 mi (150 km) from the Fichtelgebirge in the southwest to the Elbe River in the northeast. It reaches its highest point (4,080 ft/1,244 m) in Klínovec (Ger. Keilb... Read more
Bavaria
Bavaria , Ger. Bayern, state (1994 pop. 11,600,000), 27,239 sq mi (70,549 sq km), S Germany. Munich is the capital. The largest state of Germany, Bavaria is bordered by the Czech Republic on the east, by Austria on the southeast and south, by Baden-Württemberg on the west, by Hesse on the n... Read more

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Fichtelgebirge
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Fichtelgebirge , mountain knot, in SE Germany, between Bayreuth and the Czech border...radiate from them, and the Saale and Main rivers originate there. The Fichtelgebirge have dense pine forests and are dotted with resorts. The mountains...
Main
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...near Kulmbach, E central Germany, by the confluence of the Roter Main and the Weisser Main, both of which rise in the Fichtelgebirge. It then winds generally west through the rich farmland of central Germany and past the industrial areas of Schweinfurt...
Franconia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...NE Bavaria, is a hilly, forested region, drained by the Main and Pegnitz rivers. It includes the Frankenwald and the Fichtelgebirge near the Czech border. Bayreuth, the capital, and Bamberg, Coburg, and Hof are the chief cities and industrial centers...
Frankenwald
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Frankenwald , Eng. Franconian Forest, wooded plateau, in central Germany, between the Fichtelgebirge and the Thuringian Forest. Döbraberg is the highest (2,608 ft/795 m) point. Barley growing and cattle raising...
Bavaria
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...comprises part of this plateau and part of the Bohemian Forest. Franconia, in N Bavaria, includes the Frankenwald, the Fichtelgebirge , and the Main valley. Swabia, in SW Bavaria, is part of the Danubian plateau. The Upper Palatinate, in NE Bavaria...
Saale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Saale , river, c.265 mi (430 km) long, rising in the Fichtelgebirge, central Germany, and flowing generally N through E central Germany, past Jena, Naumberg (the head of navigation), and Halle...
Erzgebirge
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...scaron;né Hory, mountain range, along the Czech-German border, extending c.95 mi (150 km) from the Fichtelgebirge in the southwest to the Elbe River in the northeast. It reaches its highest point (4,080 ft/1,244 m) in Klí...

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Löhneyss (or Löhneis or Löhneyssen), Georg Engelhardt von
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography L ö hneyss (or L ö hneis or L ö hneyssen), Georg Engelhardt von ( b . Witzlasreuth, Fichtelgebirge, Germany, 7 March 1552; d . Remlingen, near Wolfenb ü ttel, Germany, 1625[?]) mining, metallurgy...

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Where acids reign. (effect of acid rain on Fichtelgebirge forest)
Magazine article from: Science News; 7/22/1989; ; 700+ words ; ...elevation Bavarian forest called Fichtelgebirge. That summer, the trees turned green...all mature trees have died. Though Fichtelgebirge is hardly a household name, its devastation...has received much of the blame for Fichtelgebirge's deterioration, scientists have...
Tender Notice: Stadt Bad Berneck i. Fichtelgebirge Seeks Electricity Supply Services (Germany)
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/24/2009; 318 words ; BAD BERNECK IM FICHTELGEBIRGE, Germany, July 24 -- Stadt Bad Berneck i. Fichtelgebirge said it was soliciting electricity supply services. Bidding type is an international competitive bidding. The tender notice no. is 203342-2009. The...
Fraenkel GmbH Wins Contract for Construction Services
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/14/2009; 306 words ; ...Financier: Attn: Herr M. Schmid, Klinikum Fichtelgebirge gGmbH, Schillerhain 1-8, D-95615 Marktredwitz...92318090, Fax: +49 92318091009, info@klinikum-fichtelgebirge.de.For more information about US Fed News...
New mineralogy research from University of Potsdam described.
Newspaper article from: Mining & Minerals; 2/13/2009; 700+ words ; ...Potsdam, Germany, "The late Variscan granites of the Fichtelgebirge form all older, Namurian intrusive complex (OIC-p and...evolution, alteration, age, and uranium fertility of the Fichtelgebirge granites (NE Bavaria, Germany). Neues Jahrbuch Fur Mineralogie...
When nitrate reigns: air pollution can damage forests more than trees reveal.(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Science News; 2/11/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...raining down on the upper forested slopes in Germany's Fichtelgebirge -- a range of mountains within 25 miles of the Czech border...20 percent of the nitrate leaving two healthy-looking Fichtelgebirge stands bore air pollution's signature, they report in...
New laser lithotripter is effective, simple, reliable, and cost effective.
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week; 9/22/2003; 631 words ; ...clinical experience. Urologe, 2003;42(6):825). For additional information, contact W. Schafhauser, Klinikum Fichtelgebirge, Klin Urology & Kinderurol, Schillerhain 1, D-95615 Marktredwitz, Germany. The publisher of the journal Urologe can...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). (The History of Mineralogy: 1530-1799)
Magazine article from: The Mineralogical Record; 11/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...and Stockheim. His 1785 catalog covers mineral suites from Schneeberg, Karlsbad, Schlaggenwald, St. Joachimsthal, Fichtelgebirge, the Harz Mountains, Allemont, and Darmstadter, among others. His catalog of 1813 brought the total number of his locality...
New findings from University of Bayreuth in the area of soil science published.
Newspaper article from: Agriculture Week; 8/13/2009; 700+ words ; ...turnover times (TT) and accumulation of SOC in bulk soil and density fractions from genetic horizons of a Podzol in the Fichtelgebirge, Germany. Stocks of SOC, total nitrogen and exchangeable cations determined in nine quantitative soil pits strongly varied...
Research results from University of Bayreuth update understanding of environmental research.
Newspaper article from: Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 4/3/2009; 700+ words ; ...report. "To investigate the influence of drying/rewetting events on N2O emissions in a mature Norway spruce forest in the Fichtelgebirge area (NE Bavaria, Germany), a summer drought period of 46 days was induced by roof installations on triplicate plots...
New environmental research research reported from G. Lischeid and co-authors.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 11/6/2009; 700+ words ; ...comprehensive data set from a 15-year monitoring program in the Lehstenbach watershed was used. The watershed is located in the Fichtelgebirge area, a mountainous region in South Germany, where land-use is forestry. Streamwater and groundwater have been monitored...