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Świebodzice
Świebodzice (German Freiburg in Schlesien) is a town in south-western Poland with 23 233 inhabitants (as of 2004). Situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Walbrzych Voivodship (1975–1998). The city is situated next to "Książ Castle" which during the World W..
Świebodzin
Świebodzin (German: Schwiebus) is a town in western Poland with 22,700 inhabitants (1995). It is located seventy kilometers from the German border, 130 kilometers from Berlin, 195 kilometers from Wrocław, 110 kilometers from Poznań, and 39 kilometers from Zielona Góra, one of the capitals of th..
Świebodzin County
Świebodzin County (in Polish powiat świebodziński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lubusz Voivodship in Poland, created on 1st January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. County site: Swiebodzin Area: 937.5 sq. km Population: ..
Świecie
Świecie (German: Schwetz) is a town in northern Poland with 27,000 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodship (1975-1998). Major corporations Frantschach Świecie SA (paper and packaging) Education Wyższa Szkoła Menedż..
Świecino
Świecino (Kashubian: Swiecëno, German: Schwetzin) is a village with some 300 inhabitants in Gdańsk Pomerania in northern Poland, famous for a battle fought in 1462 between the Polish forces and the Teutonic Knights. See Battle of Świecino. Village of Świecino belongs to the Krokowa commune in ..
Świecko
Świecko (German: Schwetig) is a village in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodship, County of Słubice, near the border town of Słubice, and just a few of kilometers from Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany. The important European route E30 crosses the Polish-German border near the village. The village is the s..
Świeńczyc Coat of Arms
Swieńczyc Battle cry: - Details Alternative names - Earliest mention unknown Towns none Families - Swieńczyc - is a Polish Coat of Arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Contents 1 History2 Blazo..
Świerczek Coat of Arms
Świerczek Battle cry: - Details Alternative names - Earliest mention 1427 Towns none Families 22 names altogether: Arciuszkiewicz, Bazarewski, Kadron, Kijewski, Krajkowski, Kraykowski, Kupiatycki, Orzek, Radziewski, Radziowski, Refkowski, Rewko, Rewkowski, Rewnowski, Rod..
Wiebe Bijker
Wiebe E. Bijker (born 19 March 1951) is a Dutch professor, chair of the Department of Social Science & Technology at the Faculty of Arts & Culture in the Universiteit Maastricht, The Netherlands. Bijker was born in Delft; after finishing Gymnasium β in Emmeloord (1969), he received his Bachelor o..
Wiebke Nulle
Wiebke Nulle (born 5 June 1980) is an athlete from Germany. She competes in archery. Nulle represented Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 40th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 620. In the first round of elimination, she faced 25th-ranked Zekiye Keskin..
Wiebo Ludwig
Reverend Wiebo Ludwig (born December 19 1941) is the leader of a religious commune in Alberta, Canada, who is best known for his legal problems arising from his conflict with the oil and gas industry. Ludwig has been accused of being an eco-terrorist for sabotaging oil and gas wells. Ludwig accuses ..
Wiechert (crater)
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Wieczorek
Wieczorek (archaic feminine: Wieczorkowa, plural Wieczorkowie) is one of the most common surnames in Poland, and the second most common in Opole Silesia (2,654) and Swietokrzyskie (2,654). ..
Wied
Wied was a County of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located on the Wied River where it meets the Rhine. Wied emerged as a County earlier than many other German states. From 1243 - 1462, Wied was united with an Isenburgian County as Isenburg-Wied. Wied was partitioned twice: between itself and Wied-D..
Wied's Marmoset
Wied's Marmoset (Callithrix (Callithrix) kuhlii), also known as Wied's Black-tufted-ear Marmoset, is a New World monkey that lives in tropical and subtropical forests of south western Brazil. Unlike other marmosets, Wied's Marmoset lives in groups consisting of 4 or 5 females and 2 or 3 males (plu..
Wied-Dierdorf
Wied-Dierdorf was a County of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located on the Wied River. It was created as a partition of Wied in 1631, and was inherited by Wied-Neuwied in 1709. Counts of Wied-Dierdorf (1631 - 1709) John Ernest (1631 - 1664)Louis Frederick (1664 - 1709) ..
Wied-Neuwied (state)
Wied-Neuwied was a German statelet of northeastern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located northeast of the Rhine River, north and inclusive of Neuwied. Wied-Neuwied was a partition of Wied, and was raised from a County to a Principality in 1784. Prince Alexander Philip Maximilian was the second son ..
Wied-Runkel
Wied-Runkel was a German statelet. Wied-Runkel was located in the County of Runkel, located on the Lahn River. It extended from Runkel to further north of Shupbach, but also held an exclave east of Villmar. Wied-Runkel was a partition of Wied, and was raised from a County to a Principality in 1791. ..
Wiedemann-Franz law
In physics, the Wiedemann-Franz law states that the ratio of the thermal conductivity (K) to the electrical conductivity (σ) of a metal is proportional to the temperature (T). [\frac=LT] The proportionality constant L, known as the Lorenz number, is equal to 2.45×10−8 W·&O..
Wieden
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. 4th District of Vienna Coat of Arms Map Name: Wieden Area: 1.80 km² Population: 28,354 (as of 2001) Density: 15752.2 people per km² Postal code: A-1040 Address of District Office: Favoritenstraße 18A-1040 Wien Official We..
Wieden+Kennedy
Wieden+Kennedy (W+K) is an independently owned American advertising agency best known for its work for Nike. W+K was founded on April 1, 1982, upon winning Nike as its first account. The company’s Nike work includes such iconic advertising as: The Air Jordan ads featuring Spike Lee and Michael Jo..
Wieden (disambiguation)
Wieden can refer to several places: In Austria: Wieden is the fourth district of Vienna In Germany: Wieden is a town in Baden-Württemberg's district of Lörrach This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this ..
Wiederau
Wiederau is a small village, part of the municipality Pegau, southwards of Leipzig. At Wiederau there is a castle from the 18th century and a large facility for broadcasting, the transmitter Wiederau. Famous German socialist and fighter for women's rights, Clara Zetkin was born in Wiederau. ..
Wiederbewaffnung
The Wiederbewaffnung (German: Rearmament) refers to the foundation of the Bundeswehr, the West German army in 1955. It was heavilly discussed in Germany, just 10 years after the defeat in World War II. After an amendment of the constitution ("Grundgesetz", Basic Law) West Germany became a member of ..
Wiedergutmachung
The German word Wiedergutmachung after World War II refers to the reparations that the German government agreed to pay to the direct survivors of the Holocaust, and to those who were made to work as forced labour or who otherwise became victims of the Nazis. The noun Wiedergutmachung is the general..
Wiederkehr Village, Arkansas
Wiederkehr Village is a city in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 46 at the 2000 census. Geography Wiederkehr Village is located at [35°28′32″N, 93°45′27″W] (35.475417, -93.757502)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States..
Wiedingharde
Wiedingharde is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the North Sea coast and on the border with Denmark. Its seat is in Neukirchen. The Amt Wiedingharde consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 bet..
Wied River
The Wied is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is 102 km long. It flows generally south-west, through the Westerwald hills. It flows into the Rhine in Neuwied. ..
Wiefelstede
Wiefelstede is a village and a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km northwest of Oldenburg. ..
Wieferich prime
In mathematics, a Wieferich prime is prime number p such that p² divides 2p − 1 − 1; compare this with Fermat's little theorem, which states that every prime p divides 2p − 1 − 1. Wieferich primes were first described by Arthur Wieferich in 1909 in works pertaining to Fermat..
Wieg
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Wiegand effect
The Wiegand effect is named after its discoverer, John R. Wiegand. Overview The Wiegand effect is a pulse-generating phenomenon in a special alloy wire that is processed in such a way as to create two distinct magnetic regions in the same homogeneous piece of wire, referred to as a shell and a core..
Wiegand wire
Wiegand wire is produced by cold-working a 0.010 inch (1 milimeter) diameter ferromagnetic wire made of Vicalloy, a mixture of cobalt, iron, and vanadium. The cold-working process consists of increasing amounts of twist and de-twist of the wire under applied tension in several steps. The wire is the..
Wieger Mensonides
Bronze medal 1960Rome Swimming Men's 200m Breaststroke Wieger Emile Mensonides (born July 12, 1938 in The Hague) is a former Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 200 Metres Breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics. For forty years he was the only Dutch swimmer who had won an ..
Wiegmann
Wiegmann, Wiegman: Contents 1 Wiegmann1.1 ..
WIEGO
W.I.E.G.O in Dutch means: "Wandelen is een gezonde sport". Translated in English this would mean: "Walking is a healthy sport". WIEGO is the name of a sports club based in the Netherlands. As the name already implies this club is into long endurance walking. WIEGO officially exists just over 40 year..
Wiehengebirge
Wiehengebirge The Wiehengebirge is a low mountain range in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in Germany. It is the northern apophysis of the German low mountain ranges in the northern lowlands. The highest mountain is the Heidbrink near Lübbecke with an altitude of 320 metres. ..
Wiehl
Wiehl is a Northrhine-Westfalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis in Germany which lies in about 41 km to the east of Cologne by air. The neighbouring municipalities Reichshof, Waldbröl, Nümbrecht, Much, Engelskirchen and Gummersbach border on the town. Contents 1 Geography2 ..
Wiehle Avenue (Washington Metro)
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Wiehltal bridge
The Wiehltal bridge is a highway bridge on the A4 motorway between Cologne and Olpe over the Wiehltal Valley at Engelskirchen (Oberbergischer Kreis), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Contents 1 Overview2 Damage and closure3 See also4 External links Overview The bridge is 30..
Wieke Hoogzaad
Wieke Hoogzaad (born on June 29, 1970 in Dordrecht) is an athlete from the Netherlands. She competes in triathlon. Hoogzaad competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took twenty-fifth place with a total time of 2:06:45.48. Fours years later, Hoogzaad again took twe..
Wieland
Wieland is a Germanic name, meaning, from wela "battle" and, nand "brave". Weyland, a smith in Germanic mythology as a first name: Wieland Wagner, grandson of Richard Wagner as a second name: Christoph Martin Wieland, a German poetHeinrich Otto Wieland a German chemistRainer Wieland, a German polit..
Wieland-Miescher ketone
The Wieland-Miescher ketone [#endnote_Wieland] is a bicyclic di-ketone and a starting compound for many natural product syntheses especially because it is available in an enantiomeric pure form. Examples of syntheses performed using this ketone as a starting material are that of ancistrofu..
Wielandia
Wielandia is a genus of flowering plant, of the family Phyllanthaceae. Members of this genus are shrubs found in the Seychelles Islands. ..
Wielandieae
Wielandieae is a tribe of the family Phyllanthaceae. It comprises 10 genera. ..
Wieland Speck
Wieland Speck (* 1951 born in Freiburg / Breisgau) is program director of the section Panorama of the International Filmfestival Berlin (Berlinale) since 1992. He lives since 1972 in Berlin. He studied German, theater and ethnology at the Freie Universität Berlin. In 1985 he produced his first fi..
Wieland Wagner
Wieland Wagner, (born 1917, died 1966). Wieland was one of two sons of Siegfried Wagner and grandson of composer Richard Wagner. He is credited with ushering in a new post-modern style to Wagnerian opera as director of the Bayreuth Festival. In 1965, he was awarded the Pour le Mérite. He died of lu..
Wielbark
Wielbark (IPA: [ˈvʲɛlbark] German: [..
Wielbark (Pomeranian Voivodship)
Wielbark (IPA: [ˈvʲɛlbark] German: [..
Wielbark (Warmian-Masurian Voivodship)
Wielbark (IPA: [ˈvʲɛlbark] German: [..
Wielbark Culture
Areas in the first half of the 3rd century: Wielbark culture (red) , Przeworsk culture (green), a Baltic culture (Aesti?, yellow), Dębczyn Culture (pink) and the Roman Empire (dark blue) Wielbark Culture (German: , Polish: ) was an archaeological culture identified with the Goths which appea..
Wield
Wield is a parish in Hampshire, England. The parish contains the villages of Upper and Lower Wield. ..
Wieliczka
Wieliczka is a town (2005 population: 18,590) in southern Poland in the Kraków metropolitan area, and situated (since 1999) in Lesser Poland Voivodship, previously (1975-1998) in Kraków Voivodship. The town was founded in 1289 by Duke Henry the Righteous. Chapel of Saint Kinga, deep within ..
Wielka Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN
Volumes 1 through 11 Wielka Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN (Great Universal Encyclopedia PWN) was, until 2005, the largest Polish encyclopedia ever written. It was published between 1962 and 1970 by Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe (State Scientific Publishers, PWN) in Warsaw. The WEP contains abou..
Wielka Encyklopedia PWN
Wielka Encyklopedia PWN (Great PWN Encyclopedia') is a universal encyclopedia in Polish, published by Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe (State Scientific Publishers, PWN) in Warsaw, between 2001 and 2005. It is a replacement for the socialist-era Wielka Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN (Great Universal Enc..
Wielki Krzek
Wielki Krzek is a Polish Island in the Stettiner Haff, near Wolin, at the mouth of Stara Świna, east of Karsibór. Wielki Krzek is uninhabited and is under natural protection on account of its many species of animals. ..
Wielki Szyszak
Wielki Szyszak Elevation: 1,509 metres (4,951 ft.) Coordinates: width=215 Location: Poland Range: Karkonosze First ascent: - Easiest route: Wielki Szyszak (Czech Vysokè Kolo, German Hohes Rad, literally Big Helmet) is a mountain in Poland, close to the border with Czech Republic. It..
Wielkopolska Uprising
Wielkopolska Uprising (sometimes called Great Poland Uprising or Greater Poland Uprising) may refer to Wielkopolska Uprising (1794)Wielkopolska Uprising (1806)Wielkopolska Uprising (1846)Wielkopolska Uprising (1848)Wielkopolska Uprising (1918–1919) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation]..
Wielkopolska Uprising (1794)
Kościuszko Uprising Racławice • Warsaw Uprising • Wilno Uprising • Greater Poland Uprising • Szczekociny • Chełm • Krupczyce • Terespol • Maciejowice • Praga The 1794 Greater Poland Uprising (Polish: powstanie wielkopolskie 1794 roku) was a military insurrection by Poles i..
Wielkopolska Uprising (1806)
The 1806 Greater Poland Uprising (Polish: powstanie wielkopolskie 1806 roku) was a military insurrection by Poles in Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) against the occupying Prussian forces after the Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1772–1793). The 1806 Greater Poland Uprising w..
Wielkopolska Uprising (1846)
The 1846 Greater Poland Uprising (Polish: ) was a planned military insurrection by Poles in the land of Greater Poland against the occupying Prussian forces, designed to be part of a general Polish uprising in all three partitions of Poland, against the Russians, Austrians and Prussians. Because t..
Wielkopolska Uprising (1848)
The Revolutionsof 1848 [[The Gathering Storm: Before the Revolutions of 1848|Prelude]] Revolution in France Revolution in Habsburg areas Revolution in Germany Revolution in Italy Revolution in Poland Aftermath Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 (Polish: ) was a military insurrection o..
Wielkopolski
Wielkopolski horse The Wielkopolski is a breed of horse that was originated in Central and Western Poland in 1964, so it is still relatively young. It was developed by crossing two now extinct Polish breeds, the Pozan (bred at the Posadowo, Racot and Gogolewo studs) and the Masuren (bred at t..
Wielkopolski National Park
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Wielsbeke
Wielsbeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ooigem, Sint-Baafs-Vijve and Wielsbeke proper. On January 1 2005 Wielsbeke had a total population of 8,840. The total area is 21.02 km² which gives a population density of 420.6..
Wieluń
Wieluń is a town in central Poland with 25,500 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Łódź Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Sieradz Voivodship (1975-1998). On September 1, 1939 the town was bombed by German Luftwaffe. German bombers destroyed most of the town centre (including the historical..
Wien
Wien is the German language name for Vienna, the city and federal state in Austria. Wien may also refer to: Wien International Scholarship, a scholarship instituted by Brandeis UniversityWien River, in Vienna, AustriaWien, Wisconsin, United StatesWien Air Alaska, American airline 1927-1985Wien's d..
Wien's displacement law
300px Wien's displacement law is a law of physics that states that there is an inverse relationship between the wavelength of the peak of the emission of a black body and its temperature. [\lambda_ = \frac ] where [\lambda_ \,] is the peak wavelength in meters, [T \..
Wien's Radiation Law
Wien's Radiation Law (not to be mistaken with Wien's Displacement Law) was a law of physics that was built to explain the black body radiation spectrum. This law, first derived by Wilhelm Wien, was based on classical physics and failed to fit the experimental data for long wavelengths, although fitt..
Wien, Wisconsin
Wien is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 712 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 81.7 km² (31.6 mi²). 81.7 km² (31.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.03% is water. Demographics As of the census..
WIEN2k
The program package WIEN2k allows to perform electronic structure calculations of solids using density functional theory (DFT). It is based on the full-potential (linearized) augmented plane-wave ((L)APW) + local orbitals (lo) method, one among the most accurate schemes for band structure calculatio..
Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island ([64°54′S 63°43′W]) is an island 16 miles long and from 2 to 5 miles wide, about 67 km in area, the southernmost of the major islands of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers Island to its north and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island seems to..
Wiener
Wiener (sometimes pronounced viener) can mean: Adjectival form of Vienna (Ger. Wien).*A citizen of Vienna, Austria.*A hot dog or sausage (also Wiener Wurst or weenie).*A Wiener dog, more correctly a dachshund.*A Wiener schnitzel.*Juvenile slang for penis.*Wiener Neustadt (lit. Viennese newtown) sout..
Wiener's tauberian theorem
In mathematics, Wiener's tauberian theorem is a 1932 result of Norbert Wiener. It put the capstone on the field of tauberian theorems in summability theory, on the face of it a chapter of real analysis, by showing that most of the known results could be encapsulated in a principle from harmonic anal..
Wiener-hopf
The Wiener-hopf technique was developed to solve Fourier transform problems with mixed conditions on the same boundary, by exploiting the complex-analytical properties of the transformed function. Example Let us consider the linear partial differential equation [\boldsymbol_f(x,y)=0,] ..
Wienerberger
Wienerberger AG is the world’s largest producer of bricks, based in Vienna, Austria. Owner: free-float, listed on Vienna Stock ExchangeSales revenues 2003: EUR 1.827 mill.Workforce: 12.237 External links [Wienberger AG website] ..
Wienermobile
An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at NAIAS 2005. A "Wienermobile" is an automobile shaped like a hot dog on a bun that is used to promote and advertise Oscar Mayer products. It was invented in 1936 by Oscar's nephew, Carl G. Mayer. Oscar Mayer & Co. embraced new vehicles to advertise their product..
Wienerschnitzel
This article is about an American restaurant chain. See Wiener schnitzel for the traditional Austrian dish. Relatively new Wienerschnitzel restaurant located in Sunnyvale, California. (which does not have a steeply pitched roof) Wienerschnitzel is an American fast-food chain founded in 1961 a..
Wienerwald
Wienerwald near Breitenfurt The Wienerwald (English: "Vienna Woods") is a wooded promontory of the Alps in eastern Lower Austria, located at the border between the Mostviertel and the Industrieviertel, two of the four quarters of Lower Austria. Its foothills reach far into the city limits of V..
Wiener (crater)
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Wiener Blut
Wiener Blut may refer to: Two works by Johann Strauss II: "Wiener Blut", the waltz first performed 22 April 1873Wiener Blut, the operetta first performed 26 October 1899an album by the Austrian pop singer Falco; see Wiener Blut This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of arti..
Wiener Blut (album)
Wiener Blut is the 1988 fifth album by Falco. Tracklist Wiener BlutFalco Rides AgainUntouchableTricksGarboSatellite to SatelliteRead a BookWalls of SilenceSolid BoozeSand Am HimalayaDo It Again ..
Wiener Blut (operetta)
For the waltz of the same name, please see "Wiener Blut." Wiener Blut ('Viennese Blood' or 'Viennese Spirit') is the name of an operetta named after the "Wiener Blut" waltz with music by the composer Johann Strauss the Younger, who did not live to witness the première. Such was the popularity of t..
Wiener Blut (waltz)
For the operetta by Strauss of the same name, please see Wiener Blut. Wiener Blut ('Viennese Blood' or 'Viennese Spirit') op. 354 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II first performed by the composer on 22 April 1873. The new dedication waltz was to celebrate the wedding of the Emperor Franz Josef's da..
Wiener Bonbons
Wiener Bonbons (Vienna Sweets) op. 307 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II written in 1866. It was first performed on 28 January 1866 at the ball of the Association of Industrial Societies held in the Redoutensaal and was dedicated to the influential Princess Pauline Metternich-Winneburg the wife of t..
Wiener Börse
The Wiener Börse AG (also known as the Vienna Stock Exchange (VSX)) is a stock exchange in Vienna, Austria and one of the most established exchanges in Eastern- and Southeastern Europe. Wiener Börse is one of the world's oldest exchanges and was founded in 1771 during the reign of Empress Maria ..
Wiener equation
A simple mathematical representation of Brownian motion, the Wiener equation, named after Norbert Wiener, assumes the current velocity of a fluid particle fluctuates randomly: [\mathbf = \frac} = g(t),] where v is velocity, x is position, d/dt is the time derivative, and g(t) may for ins..
Wiener filter
The Wiener filter is a filter proposed by Norbert Wiener during the 1940s and published in 1949[#endnote_Wiener1949]. Contents 1 Description2 Model/problem setup3 Stationary solution3.1 Acausal solution3.2 Causal solution4 Non-stationary solution5 See a..
Wiener Frauen
Wiener Frauen or 'Viennese Ladies' op. 423 is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in 1886. The waltz was originally titled 'Les dames de St. Peterburgh' when Strauss was invited by the 'Russian Red Cross Society' to conduct in St. Petersburg in that year. Strauss first performed the piece at t..
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester (Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra) is an Austrian orchestra based in Vienna. The orchestra was formed under the auspices of Professor Oskar Goger and the ORF (Austrian Radio) in 1966. Eduard Leopold Strauss, nephew of Johann Strauss III, who carried on the Strauss d..
Wiener Library
The Wiener Library is the world's oldest institution devoted to the study of the Holocaust, its causes and legacies. Founded in 1933 as an information bureau that informed Jewish communities and governments worldwide about the persecution of the Jews under the Nazis, it was transformed into a resear..
Wiener Linien
Wiener Linien is the company running the largest part of the public transit network in the city of Vienna, Austria. Ground routes consist of bus and Straßenbahn (tram) lines, U-Bahn (Vienna U-Bahn), a system which is supplemented by the VOR (Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region) and the ÖBB. ..
Wiener Markt
The Wiener Markt is a daily food market in Haidhausen, a district of Munich. The market at Wiener Platz forms the centre of the district of Haidhausen. Here you can stock up on all the foods for your everyday needs. But gourmets can also get their money’s worth: shops where you can buy delicac..
Wiener Moderne
The Wiener Moderne (ˈviːnɛʁ mɔˈdɛʁnə) or Viennese Modern Age is a term describing the culture of Vienna in the period between approximately 1890 and 1910. It refers especially to the development of modernism in the Austrian capital and its effect on the spheres of philosophy, literatu..
Wiener Nationals
The Wiener Nationals are the United States national dachshund racing championships sponsored by Wienerschnitzel. Regional qualifiers are held in the Southwestern United States (California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada), with the final 8 Dachshunds racing for the national title every December in San Diego ..
Wiener Neustadt
Map Coat of Arms Statistics State: Lower Austria County town: Wiener Neustadt Area: 60.96 km² Population: 39,208(2004) Population density: 60.969.689 m² Elevation: 265 m Postal code: 2700 Area/distance code: 02622 Location: ..
Wiener process
In mathematics, the Wiener process, so named in honor of Norbert Wiener, is a continuous-time Gaussian stochastic process with independent increments used in modelling Brownian motion and some random phenomena observed in finance. It is one of the best-known Lévy processes. For each positive numb..
Wiener schnitzel
Schnitzel with roast potatoes Wiener Schnitzel (from the German Wiener Schnitzel, meaning veal [[Wiktionary:fillet|fillet]] Viennese style) is one of the most famous traditional Austrian dishes. Possibly originating in Northern Italy (as cotoletta alla milanese), the recipe may have appeared i..
Wiener Sportclub
The Wiener Sportclub - commonly referred to just as WSC - is Vienna's oldest Athletics Club, established in 1883. The Wiener Sportclub has its traditional home in the Dornbach quarter of (Vienna). The club's colours are black and white. The club comprised during its history Fencing, Boxing, Wrestli..
Wiener Stadthalle
Wiener Stadthalle is an indoor sporting arena located in Vienna, Austria. The capacity of the arena is 12,188 and was opened in 1957. ..
Wiener Städtische
Wiener Städtische is an Austrian based insurance company located in Vienna. External links [Official homepage] ..
Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary
Wiener Takes All: A Dogumentary is a documentary film that chronicles the lives of America's top competitive dachshunds and their owners. Directed by Shane MacDougall, the film follows five competitors in the Wienerschnitzel "Wiener Nationals" dachshund racing circuit, from the scandal of the 2003 W..
Wiener Werkstätte
Wiener Werkstätte (en: Vienna Workshops), was founded on May 19, 1903. Two of the founders were the artists Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser. Funding was originally provided by industrialist Fritz Warndorfer. Important members of this workshop were the painter Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Emily ..
Wiener Werkstätte Style
-->With the foundation of the Wiener Werkstätte in 1903, a new artistic style was born that came to be known as the Wiener-Werkstätte-Stil (literally, the Vienna Workshops Style). Beginning with the 14th Exhibition of the Vienna Sezession in 1902, the radical distinctiveness of certain Viennese a..
Wiener Zeitung
The Wiener Zeitung is an Austrian newspaper founded in 1703 under the name Wiennerisches Diarium. The first issue appeared on August 8, 1703 which makes the Wiener Zeitung one of the oldest, still published newspapers in the world. The Wiennerisches Diarium, like many papers at the time, started..
Wiener–Khinchin theorem
The Wiener–Khinchin theorem (also known as the Wiener–Khintchine theorem and sometimes as the Khinchin–Kolmogorov theorem) states that the power spectral density of a wide-sense-stationary random process is the Fourier Transform of the corresponding autocorrelation function. Continuous case..
Wieniawa Coat of Arms
Wieniawa Battle cry: Wieniawa Details Alternative names Bavolina Caput, Bawola Głowa, Bawoł, Caput Bawola, Caput Babalum, Pierstynia, Ząbrza Głowa, Zubrza Głowa Earliest mention 1382 Towns none Families 123 names altogether: Albinowicz, Bambelski, Bedelański, Bedle..
Wienie
Wienie can mean: A slang variation of weenie, wiener or weiner.Wienie (Disney), theme park jargon for a visual magnet element. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the lin..
Wieniec
Wieniec is a town located in Malopolskie, Poland. ..
Wienie (Disney)
See also: Wiener. A wienie, also called a visual magnet, is a term used by Walt Disney Imagineering for a visual element in a theme park which can be seen from a distance and which serves to draw a guest further in. The term, introduced to Disney by Walt Disney himself, originates from the cliché ..
Wien Air Alaska
Wien Air Alaska was formed from Northern Consolidated Airlines and Wien Alaska Airways. The company was famous for being the first airline in Alaska, and one of the first in the United States. Contents 1 History2 Aircraft operated3 Name history4 Sources History The airline wa..
Wien bridge oscillator
Classic Wien bridge oscillator A Wien bridge oscillator is a type of electronic oscillator that generates sine waves without having any input source. It can output a large range of frequencies. The bridge is comprised of two resistors and two capacitors. The circuit is based on a network origin..
Wien International Scholarship
Wien International Scholarship is a highly prestigious scholarship instituted by Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) for international undergraduate students. Contents 1 Origin2 Award3 Prominent Awardees4 See also Origin The Wien International Scholarship was established in 19..
Wien Neerlands Bloed
Wien Neerlands Bloed (Whom Dutch blood) was the National Anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932. After the foundation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815, it was decided that a national anthem was needed. Wilhelmus van Nassau (the current anthem) was dropped by the Patriot party afte..
Wien River
The Wien is a river that flows through the city of Vienna. It is 34 kilometres long, of which 15 are within the city. Its drainage basin covers an area of 230 km², both in the city and in the neighbouring Wienerwald. In German, the river is colloquially called the "Wienfluss". Since ..
Wieprza
Tributary of Wieprza in Darłówko (night) Wieprza is a river in north-western Poland, a tributary of the Baltic Sea, with a length of 112 kilometres and the basin area of 2,170km². Towns: SławnoDarłowo See also: rivers of Poland, list of rivers of Europe. ..
Wieprz River
Wieprz is a river in central-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula river, with a length of 303 kilometres (9th longest) and the basin area of 10,415 sq. km. (all in Poland). Towns: KrasnobródZwierzyniecSzczebrzeszynKrasnystawŁęcznaLubartówDęblin See also: Rivers of Poland ..
Wier
Wier is a fairly uncommon surname in the United States. It traces ancestry from the Weir clan in Scotland. The name is based on the original spelling, but has been Americanized by classically placing 'i' before 'e.' This was most likely done to avoid discrimination present against immigrants in th..
Wierda Valley, Gauteng
Wierda Valley is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3. Suburbs in Region 3 of Johannesburg Abbotsford | Atholhurst | Atholl Gardens | Atholl | Bagleyston | Benmore Gardens | Beverley Gardens | Birdhaven | Birnam | Blairgowrie | Blue Haven | Bordeaux | Bram..
Wierden
[Wierden] is a town and a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The municipality of Wierden also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Enter, Hoge Hexel, IJpelo, Notter, Rectum, Zuna. External links [Official Website] redirec..
Wierd programming language
The Wierd programming language, conceived by Chris Pressey, is an esoteric programming language that is inspired by the small instruction set of Brainfuck and the spatial aspect of Befunge. While Brainfuck uses eight simple instructions to create a Turing-complete but difficult to use language, Wier..
Wiergate
Wiergate is a small town in far east Texas situated in Newton County, Texas, United States, approximately 70 miles northeast of Beaumont. Its population today hovers around 450 (recorded as 461 in the 1990 US Census). Along with Bon Wier, it was founded as a company town to service the needs of W..
Wieringen
[Wieringen] is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It consists of a former island, also named Wieringen, and there are plans to make Wieringen an island again by widening the Amsteldiepkanaal into a lake called the Wieringerrandmeer. Contents 1 Po..
Wieringermeer
[Wieringermeer] is a municipality and a polder in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Contents 1 Population centres2 History3 Local government4 References Population centres The municipality of Wieringermeer consists of the following cities, towns..
Wieringerwaard
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Wieringerwaard in the municipality of Anna Paulowna. Wieringerwaard ([52°50′N 4°52′E]) is a polder and a village in the municipality of Anna Paulowna in the Dutch province of Noord-Holland. Wieringerwaar..
Wieringerwerf
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Wieringerwerf in the municipality of Wieringermeer. Wieringerwerf ([52°51′N 5°2′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wieringermeer, and lies about 21 km..
Wieruszów
Wieruszów is a city located in the southwestern part of Łódź Voivodship, alongside the Prosna river, in Poland. ..
Wierzbna Coat of Arms
Wierzbna Battle cry: - Details Alternative names Wierzbno Earliest mention 1261 Towns none Families Brantalski, Fiedorowicz, Laszczyński, Łaszczyński, Łaszczyński de Verbno, Pawłowski, Rydzeński, Rydzyński, Słonczyński, Wendorff, Wierzbna, Wierzwiński Wierzbn..
Wierzbno
Wierzbno is one of the neighbourhoods in Warsaw, a part of the borough of Mokotów. It was named in the 1930's after a village of the same name that had existed there since 17th century. Until 1960's Wierzbno was one of the southern suburbs of the city. After that it was urbanized with blocks of fla..
Wierzbno (Warsaw Metro)
Wierzbno is one of the Warsaw Metro stations. It is named after the Warsaw's neighbourhood of Wierzbno the station is located in. Preceding station:Racławicka ''' Warsaw Metro (Line I)''' Following station:Wilanowska See also Wierzbno ..
Wierzchowo Człuchowskie (PKP station)
Wierzchowo Człuchowskie Location City/Town Wierzchowo Człuchowskie District Address Adjacent stations Preceding station(s) Moszczenica Pomorska Following station(s) Bukowo Człuchowskie Info Water tower present No Locomotives depot present Yes (no longer used) Pl..
Wies
The rococo interior of the church is famous for its frothy trompe-l'oeil plafond. The pilgrimage church of Wies (German: Wieskirche) is an oval rococo church, designed in the late 1740s by Dominikus Zimmermann, who spent the last eleven years of his life in a nearby dwelling. It is located in ..
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in central Germany. It is the capital of the state of Hessen. Wiesbaden is situated on the right (north) bank of the river Rhine, vis-à-vis the city of Mainz on the opposite side of the river, and a short distance from Frankfurt am Main. Wiesbaden has about 274,000 inhabitants...
Wiesbaden-Biebrich
Biebrich Castle Biebrich is a borough of the city Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, located in the Rhine-Main-Area near Frankfurt. Biebrich was an independent city until it was incorporated into Wiesbaden in 1926. History Biebrich was first mentioned in 874 as villa biburc. Until the 20th century B..
Wiesbaden Codex
The Wiesbaden Codex (also Riesencodex "giant codex"), Hs.2 of the Hessische Landesbibliothek, Wiesbaden, is an enormous codex weighing some 15 kg, dating from ca. 1200, containing the collected works of Hildegard of Bingen. External link [A web page containing the image of two pages of the co..
Wiesel
Wiesel may refer to: Elie Wiesel, American novelist, philosopher, humanitarian, and Holocaust survivorTorsten Wiesel, Swedish co-recipient of Nobel Prize in MedicineWiesel is a settlement in the Gelderland province in the NetherlandsWiesel 1, German armoured fighting vehicle This is a [disambi..
Wieselburg
Wieselburg is also the German name for Moson, Hungary. Wieselburg is a town in Lower Austria, located near the River Erlauf. Its population is approximately 3,100. A brewery, an agricultural college (Fachhochschule), and one of the oldest churches north of the Alps dating from AD 976 are located i..
Wiesel 1
Wiesel 1 General characteristics Crew 2 or 3 Length 2.55 m Width 1.82 m Height 1.82 m Weight 2.75 tonnes Armour and armament Armour Main armament Secondary armament Mobility Power plant 2.1 L Volkswagen diesel 85 hp (64 kW) Suspension Road..
Wiesel Commission
The Wiesel Commission is the common name given to the International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania, which was established by former President Ion Iliescu in October 2003 to research and create a report on the actual history of the Holocaust in Romania and make specific recommendations for ed..
Wiesenbach
Wiesenbach may refer to several places: In Austria Wiesenbach (Lower Austria) In Germany Wiesenbach (Rhein-Neckar), in Baden-Württemberg This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to c..
Wiesenbach (Lower Austria)
Wiesenbach is a village in Lower Austria (Niederösterreich), Austria near Lilienfeld. ..
Wiesenburg (Mark)
For other uses see Wiesenburg (Mark). Wiesenburg/Mark is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 11 km west of Belzig, and 46 km southwest of Brandenburg. It is located in the High Fläming Nature Park. Main attractions are Wiesenburg Palace, a medevial cas..
Wiesenfeld
Wiesenfeld may refer to: Wiesenfeld (Eichsfeld), in the Eichsfeld district, ThuringiaWiesenfeld (Geisa), a locality of Geisa districtWiesenfeld (Unterfranken), in Landkreis Main-Spessart district, Thuringia This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with ..
Wiesenfeld (Eichsfeld)
Wiesenfeld is a Thuringian (Germany) municipality in the district of Eichsfeld. Population: 255 (31 December 2002)Area: 7.61 km²Postal code: 37308Car designation: EIC ..
Wiesen (Bad Staffelstein)
Wiesen is a borough of Bad Staffelstein and lies 4.5 km away from town on the northern bank of the Main. The borough has 290 residents, 110 guest beds, and 2 Inn-Breweries. In 1998, the village at the foot of the Eierberge placed among the 23 most beautiful boroughs in Bavaria in the Unser Dorf sol..
Wieslawa
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Wieslaw Rosocha
1945 Born in Sokolow Podlaski Poland1969 - 1974 Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts1979 - Until now Freelancer Major awards 1981 - Special Prize for "Best Book Illustration of a Year" (Warsaw)1985 - Gold Medal at 6th International Biennial of Posters in Lahti (Finland)1986 - 1st Prize in Competition for the..
Wieslaw Walkuski
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. To meet Wikipedia's and mak..
Wiesloch
Wiesloch is a city in Germany, in northern Baden-Württemberg, it is 13 kilometres in the south of Heidelberg. After Weinheim, Sinsheim and Leimen it is the fourth largest city of the Rhein-Neckar and forms the middle centre in the area of the upper centre Heidelberg with his neighbour town Walldorf..
Wiesmann
Wiesmann is an automobile manufacturer in Germany. The company was founded in 1985 by the brothers Martin Wiesmann (graduate engineer) and Friedhelm Wiesmann (bachelor of commerce). The cars are manufactured by hand in Dülmen. The Wiesmann logo portrays a gecko, as Wiesmann autos "stick to the r..
Wiesmoor
Wiesmoor is a town in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in a natural environment in the heart of East Frisia. Wiesmoor is famous for its flower festival, and is known as the "flower capital". Recognized as an open-air, vacation spot, Wiesmoor serves not only as an..
Wiesner building
The Wiesner Building houses the MIT Media Lab, the Center for Bits and Atoms (Neil Gershenfeld's lab) and the List Visual Arts Center. It was designed by Ieoh Ming Pei & Partners. It is named in honor of former MIT president Jerome Wiesner and his wife Laya and was dedicated in 1985. The Wiesner ..
Wiess
Wiess beer should not to be confused with Weissbier (wheat beer). They are not related. Wiess beer ("wiess" means "white" in the Cologne dialect) is an older, unfiltered version of Kölsch beer. ..
Wiess College
Established 1949 Namesake Harry Carothers Wiess Masters Dan Kalb and Katherine Donato Resident Associates Dr. Bill WilsonChristie and Doward Hudlow President Chris Kudron Location Houston, Texas, USA Membership 350 (approximate) Mascot The War Pig Website [teamwiess.com] ..
Wiesław Andrzej Szczepański
Wiesław Andrzej Szczepański (born June 01, 1960 in Chrośnica) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 8253 votes in 36 Kalisz district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list. He was also a member of Sejm 1993-1997 and Sejm 1997-2001. See also M..
Wiesław Chrzanowski
Chrzanowski awarded with the Order of the White Eagle. On the right side President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski. Wiesław Chrzanowski (b. December 20, 1923 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish politician, lawyer, former Sejm Marshal. Sejm Marshals of the Third Polish Republic Wiesław Chrza..
Wiesław Jędrusik
Wiesław Jędrusik (born November 27, 1945 in Dąbrowa Górnicza) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 9761 votes in 32 Sosnowiec district, candidating from Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej list. He was also a member of Sejm 2001-2005. See also Members of Polis..
Wiesław Kilian
Wiesław Kilian (born July 25, 1952 in Ząbkowice Śląskie) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7524 votes in 3 Wrocław district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list. See also Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2009 External links [Wiesław Kilia..
Wiesław Kuc
Wiesław Stefan Kuc (born on 2 September 1949 in Sokołow Podlaskí) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for LU, is the economist and agriculture expert of EP delegation of Self-Defense and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets. Initially, he was a non-atta..
Wiesław Wernic
Wiesław Wernic (February 28 1906 in Warsaw, August 1 1986), popular Polish writer and journalist, best know for his series of Wild West books, sometimes called "Polish Karl May". During World War II fought in the Warsaw Uprising, after the war worked for a Polish daily Rzeczpospolita and weekly "T..
Wiesław Woda
Wiesław Woda (born August 17, 1946 in Paleśnica) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 8818 votes in 15 Tarnów district, candidating from Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list. He was also a member of PRL Sejm 1989-1991, Sejm 1997-2001, and Sejm 2001-2005. See ..
Wiesław Z. Wiśniewski
Wiesław Z. Wiśniewski (b. 1931 in Poland - d. 1994 in Tucson, Arizona, USA) was a Polish astronomer. Educated in Poland, Wisniewski moved in 1963 to the USA to work an astronomy professor at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in Tucson Arizona. His main interests were comets and planetoids. Se..
Wietmarschen
Wietmarschen is a village and a municipality in the district Bentheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 13 km west of Lingen, and 10 km northeast of Nordhorn. ..
Wietse van Alten
Wietse van Alten (born September 24, 1978) is an athlete from the Netherlands. Van Alten was born in Zaandam, in the municipality of Zaanstad. He has competed in archery since the age of seven. Van Alten's first major international competition was the 1999 World Target Competition. He placed 8..
Wietse Venema
Wietse Venema speaking at a conference in 2004 Dr. Wietse Zweitze Venema (born 1951) is a Dutch programmer and physicist best known for writing the Postfix mail system. He has also written numerous other security related tools, such as SATAN and The Coroner's Toolkit, both in co-operation wit..
Wietze
Wietze is a village and a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the river Aller and its tributary Wietze, approx. 15 km west of Celle. ..
Wietzendorf
Wietzendorf is a village in the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 11 km southeast of Soltau, and 50 km southwest of Lüneburg. ..
Wieżyca (PKP station)
Wieżyca Location City/Town Wieżyca District Address ??? Adjacent stations Preceding station(s) Krzeszna Following station(s) Sławki Info Water tower present Never existed Locomotives depot present Never existed Platforms in use 2 Station building present Yes..
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How beautifully shines the morning star) is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works, it is BWV 1. One of Bach's more cheerful cantatas, it was written in Leipzig for the Annunciation, and was first performed on 2..
Wie weit/How far/En Vie
Wie Weit/How Far/En Vie is a single by Apocalyptica, featuring Marta Jandová and Manu (Emmanuelle Monet). First released under the title of Wie Weit on February 14th, 2005 and again under the title of How Far on February 23rd, 2005, both with different song line up. All three songs are based on '..

 


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