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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Ingolstadt , city (1994 pop. 109,660), Bavaria, S central Germany, on the Danube River. It is a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include engines, machinery, refined oil, and motor vehicles. Major oil pipelines link Ingolstadt to Marseilles, France, and the Italian cities of Genoa and Trieste. Chartered in 1250, Ingolstadt was besieged (1632) by Gustavus II of Sweden during the Thirty Years War. The Univ. of Ingolstadt (founded 1472 and removed to Landshut in 1802 and then to Munich in 1826) was a stronghold of the Counter Reformation; Joseph von Eck taught at the university from... Read more

Johann Eck
...born Nov. 13, 1486, Egg, Swabia—died Feb. 10, 1543, Ingolstadt, Bavaria) German Roman Catholic theologian. He was ordained...in 1510, and began a lifelong career at the University of Ingolstadt. Initially friendly with Martin Luther , Eck assailed Luther... Read more

Hartmann, Rudolf
Hartmann, Rudolf ( b Ingolstadt, 1900; d Munich, 1988). Ger. opera producer and impresario. Chief resident producer Altenberg 1924, Nuremberg 1928–34 and... Read more

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	Pioniere in Ingolstadt ; ...erlebt Flerers Schauspiel "Fegefeuer in Ingolstadt" seine umjubelte Berliner Urauffhrung...spter legt die Autorin "Pioniere in Ingolstadt" vor, bearbeitet von Brecht; Berliner...Februar 1968 unter dem Titel "Zum Beispiel Ingolstadt" besorgte Auffhrung der "Pioniere" hatte... Read more
	From Ingolstadt to Beijing; Audi moves its China chief to run local operations there.(News) ; ...Mayer Automotive News Europe BEIJING * Audi has decided it needs to stop running its Chinese operations from headquarters in Ingolstadt. In a move aimed at strengthening the brand's presence in its second-largest market, Audi's China boss, Dietmar Voggenreiter... Read more
	AUDI ENTERS SUPERCAR FRAY WITH R8; Prototype previews Ingolstadt's bullish Porsche 911 challenger. ; ...look out Lamborghini, Ferrari and Mercedes, too-there's a new German super-sports car maker in the mix and its name is Audi. Ingolstadt's spectacular two-seat mid-engined R8 sports car, spied cloaked in spotted camouflage at first (above right), was later caught... Read more
	FIRST LOOK: 2008 AUDI TT ROADSTER; INGOLSTADT'S SECOND-GENERATION ROADSTER LAYS CLAIM TO LIMELIGHT.(News) ; ...look at Audi's 2008 TT Roadster, which goes on sale in North America late next spring. Like the second-generation TT Coupe, Ingolstadt's new two-seater comes with a choice of either a 2.0-liter, 200-hp turbocharged four-cylinder or a 3.2-liter, 250-hp V6 engine-t... Read more
	Ingolstadt triumphs! ; ...held on June 16 and 17. It was the eighth victory in a row in the classic American endurance race for the manufacturer from Ingolstadt. The Audi R10 TDI, which remains unbeaten in its ninth consecutive race, had to start for the first time with a 10 per cent... Read more
	'Tornado' attitude runs through Ingolstadt; Audi starts offensive, cooperates with Maserati.(News)(Tornado is company motto that stands for design basics rich in curves) ; ...technology - both Audi strong points. More might come out of this if General Motors pulls out of Fiat. It's an open secret in Ingolstadt that the talks between Fiat and Audi cover more ground than just engineering. But while this is looking into the distant future... Read more
	Ingolstadt tweaks engine offerings.(Motoring) ; BYLINE: Motoring Staff Audi has tweaked the engines on selected models in its A4, A6 and A8 ranges available in South Africa. Starting with the A4, customers can choose an upgraded 3.0-litre TDI engine with 171kW on tap. This raises the output by 21kW, while torque remains at an impressive 450Nm Read more
	Ingolstadt tweaks its engine offerings.(Motoring) ; BYLINE: Motoring Staff Audi has tweaked the engines on selected models in itsA4, A6 and A8 ranges available in South Africa. Starting with the A4, customers can choose an upgraded 3.0-litre TDI engine with 171kW on tap. This raises the output by 21kW, while torque remains at an impressive 450Nm Read more
	Quintessential Audi; INGOLSTADT'S FIRST UTE GETS IT RIGHT.(News) ; Byline: NATALIE NEFF DESPITE SHARING A platform with two sport/utes already long familiar with America's byways-Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne-the Q7 manages to develop a distinctly Audi flavor. Nothing about its design or execution feels rushed or rebadged. In fact, you'd be hard pressed Read more
	Rieter gives spinning rotor an aerostatic radial bearing.(Machinery) ; Rieter Ingolstadt Spinnereimaschinenbau AG has patented...Patent 6 695 479, the company from Ingolstadt, Germany, describes the invention as...Patent 6 695 479, or contact: Rieter Ingolstadt Spinnereimachinenbau AG, Friedrich... Read more

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