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Marillenschnaps, also called Marillenbrand, is a fruit brandy made from apricots. It is mostly produced in the Wachau region of Austria, but similar apricot...

The 1999–2000 Ligue 1 season (then called Division 1) was the 62nd since its establishment. AS Monaco won the French Association Football League with 65...

A great number of words of French origin have entered the English language to the extent that many Latin words have come to the English language. Up to...

Birnbrot (literally pear bread) or Birnweggen (literally pear buns) are a traditional pastry originating in Switzerland with a filling of dried pears....

Château d'Ossogne is a castle located in Thuillies, Hainaut Province in Belgium. List of castles in Belgium "Château d'Ossogne in Thuillies". kastelenbelgie...

The Cabane de l'A Neuve (or A Neuve Hut) is a mountain hut in the Swiss Alps at 2,735 metres above sea level open for visitors. It can be reached from...

The livre was the currency of various French colonies until the early 19th century. It was subdivided into 20 sous, each of 12 deniers. It was mostly issued...

Rudolph (1320 – 26 August 1346), called the Valiant (le Vaillant), was the Duke of Lorraine from 1328 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick...

Bildungsbürgertum (German: [ˈbɪldʊŋsˌbʏʁɡɐtuːm]) is a social class that emerged in mid-18th-century Germany, as the educated social stratum of the bourgeoisie...

Louis I of Anhalt-Köthen (German: Ludwig I., Fürst von Anhalt-Köthen; 17 June 1579 in Dessau – 7 January 1650 in Köthen), was a German prince of the House...

Ewald Georg von Kleist (c. 1700–1748), also known as Ewald Jürgen von Kleist, was the inventor of the Leyden jar. A member of the von Kleist family, Ewald...

Ragenfrid (also Ragenfred, Raganfrid, or Ragamfred) (died 731) was the mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy from 715, when he filled the vacuum...

46°57′40″N 9°10′16″E / 46.961°N 9.171°E / 46.961; 9.171 The Sernftal or Kleintal is an alpine valley within Glarus Süd, in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland...

François Amable Ruffin (31 August 1771 – 15 May 1811) was a general of division in Napoleon's First French Empire. He was mortally wounded while leading...

Johann Peter Alexander Wagner (c.26 February 1730 – 7 January 1809) was a German rococo sculptor. Wagner was born in Theres, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany...

De Lek was a heerlijkheid (manor) and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province South Holland. It is named after the Lek River. According...

Burgrave Christopher von Dohna (German: Burggraf Christoph von Dohna; 27 June 1583 – 1 July 1637) was a German politician and scholar during the time of...

Nurieux station (French: Gare de Nurieux) is a French railway station located in the commune of Nurieux-Volognat, Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes...

Hubert Monteilhet (July 10, 1928 - May 12, 2019) was a French writer of crime and historical fiction. His best-known novels are The Praying Mantises and...

Saint-Idesbald (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tidɛsbal]; Dutch: Sint-Idesbald) a village at the Belgian West Coast, part of Koksijde, which also includes Oostduinkerke...