The Minnesinger Winli – a Search for Historical Traces Der Sänger Winli – eine historische Spurensuche

2021 ◽  
Vol 150 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-327
Author(s):  
Hans Harter
Keyword(s):  
Black Forest ◽  
History Of

Among the minnesingers of the manuscript C not yet identified is Winli, who has been handed down there under this name with eight songs, a leich and a miniature. Research into the history of the nobility in the region between the Black Forest and the Upper Neckar, however, reveals a trace that could lead to the poet: The coincidence of time, name and coat of arms bring him close to a certain Otwin von Hochmössingen, knight in the entourage of the Swabian counts of Sulz. Zu den bisher nicht identifizierten Sängern der Handschrift C gehört Winli, der unter diesem Namen dort mit acht Liedern, einem Leich und einer Miniatur überliefert ist. Adelsgeschichtliche Forschungen in der Region zwischen Schwarzwald und oberem Neckar zeigen jedoch eine Spur, die zu dem Dichter führen könnte: Die Gleichheit von Zeit, Namen und Wappen bringen ihn einem Otwin von Hochmössingen nahe, Ritter im Gefolge der schwäbischen Grafen von Sulz.

A REPUBLIC OF CUCKOO CLOCKS: SWITZERLAND AND THE HISTORY OF LIBERTY

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
ISAAC NAKHIMOVSKY
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Italian Renaissance ◽  
Military Power ◽  
Black Forest ◽  
Orson Welles ◽  
The Third ◽  
Forest Region ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Alps

The history of Swiss republicanism was memorably summed up by Orson Welles in the classic filmThe Third Man(1949): whereas the tumultuous and tyrannical politics of the Italian Renaissance produced a great cultural flourishing, Welles observed, “In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.” Suggestive as it may be, Welles's contrast is as misleading as it is memorable. The Swiss were a fearsome military power at the beginning of the sixteenth century, admired by no less a Florentine than Niccolò Machiavelli, but by the eighteenth century they were no longer capable of defending themselves, and they were summarily occupied by the armies of revolutionary France in 1798. The nature of Swiss democracy was long contested, and in 1847 the Swiss fought a civil war over it. Finally, it must be said, cuckoo clocks were invented in the Black Forest region, on the other side of the Alps. As we shall see, the success of the Swiss watchmaking industry does in fact deserve a place in the history of liberty, but Jean-Jacques Rousseau turns out to be a more helpful guide for understanding its significance.

scholarly journals Vogesen- und Schwarzwald-Kare

1967 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-75
Author(s):  
Adolf Zienert ◽  
Fritz Fezer
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Glacial History ◽  
Black Forest ◽  
History Of

Abstract. In the Vosges and the Black Forest there are many glacial cirques. Using statistical methods regarding the altitude of their floors and the exposition of the whole forms, four groups can be destinguished. Because of the parallelism between these groups and the well-known four "Würm"-stadials of the glaciers in the southern part of the Black Forest, they can be related to each other. On the second hand there is the opportunity to relate indirectly (of course only, if proved in the terrain) all other moraines connected with the fully developed glacial cirques. In this conduct the "Würm"-glacial history of the glacial cirques and the valleys in the northern part of the Black Forest could be clarified. Otherwise it is possible to guess relatively correct, where up to now unknown moraines beneath fully developed glacial cirques in the southern part of the Black Forest and especially the Vosges should be located.

Management of geotourism stakeholders experiences from the Network History of the Earth

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christof Pforr ◽  
Andreas Megerle
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
The State ◽  
West Germany ◽  
Black Forest ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Earth ◽  
South West ◽  
History Of

A sharp increase in interest in geotourism worldwide in recent years has transformed many suitable regions into unique geotourism destinations opening up great opportunities for geoconservation and regional sustainable development. To fully capitalize on this potential, however, it is essential to bring together the fragmented stakeholders from the public and private sectors and establish appropriate structures and processes to facilitate their effective communication and collaboration. Only through such a partnership can an adequate knowledge base, built on diverse experiences and expertise, be established to provide certainty and guidance in the sustainable development of local geotourism products. Thus, effective communication networks and an open exchange of information are cornerstones of a successful implementation of geotourism in a region. The Network History of the Earth is a case in point for such a successful geotourism partnership. It was founded in 1997 as a framework for cooperation between a range of diverse stakeholders working together to develop a high quality sustainable tourism product based on the unique georesources of South-West Germany (Pforr and Megerle, 2006). South-West Germany mainly comprises the State of Baden-Württemberg and covers an area of 35,752 square kilometres with a population of around 10.7 million people (see Figure 8.3). A typical feature of the state is its wide variety of natural landscapes which can be subdivided into three main landforms, the Upper Rhine Graben (Oberrheingraben) in the west surrounded by the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) in the east and the Vosges Mountains (Vogesen) on the western French side, the southwestern cuesta landscape (Schichtstufenland) gently sloping towards the south-east as well as the Alpine piedmont (Alpenvorland). These diverse and distinct landscapes form the resource base of tourism, and, in some cases, like the jurassic geopark Swabian Alb and the mining areas of the Black Forest, also for geotourism (Geyer and Megerle, 2003). The service sector industries contribute almost 34 per cent to the state’s economic activities with tourism being an important industry for the state in general, but especially economically significant for regional areas.

scholarly journals THE STRUGGLE OF THE SOVIET REPRESSIVE-PUNITIVE BODIES AGAINST UNITS TV 22 «CHORNYI LIS» (THE BLACK FOREST) (1946–1947)

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 111-136
Author(s):  
Vasyl ILNYTSKYI ◽  
Taras BATIUK
Keyword(s):  
Black Forest ◽  
Special Report ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
Full Characterization ◽  
State Security ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
The 1960S

Three documents are published in the article: the first one is the special report on the case No. 322 «Chornolisnyky» (Black Foresters) (November 22, 1946) (Sectoral State Archive of the State Security Service of Ukraine, f. 2: department of the struggle against banditry of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 2-N department, the fourth department of Ministry of State Security-KGB of the USSR, Description 107 (1954), Case 2, p. 118–122; the second document was the special report on the agency-operative and military operation to eliminate the kurin «Dzvony» (December 13, 1946) (SSA of the SSS of Ukraine, f. 2, d. 107 (1954), case 2, p. 144–149).; the third one is the certificate on the agent case No. 322 «Chornolisnyky (Black Foresters)» (February 13, 1947) (SSA of the SSS, f. 2, d. 90 (1951), case 66, p. 103–108). The published documents are an important source both for the history of the battle way of TV 22 «Chornyi lis» (Black Forest) and for the characterization of the forms and methods of struggle of the repressive-punitive bodies against the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UIA). The information potential of the published documents is quite large. They show how the Soviet security forces were in possession of the information about the UIA combat units, their structural transformation, size, the territory of activity, management. It was found that, in addition to conducting military-Chekist operations to eliminate the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), the repressive-punitive authorities actively used the agency. In the struggle against the Ukrainian Liberation Movement, it was considered appropriate to file an agency case for each group of more than 10 people (both in the Ministry of State Security and in the Ministry of Internal Affairs) with its full characterization and mandatory presence in the group of agents who developed it. That is why there were agent cases on all OUN units (rayon, district) and UIA divisions, and after the liquidation of the people, who were on file, they were closed and new ones were discovered (mainly with new titles). Soviet law enforcement bodies were careful about the seized documents. Each document was carefully studied and analyzed, and if it was encrypted, efforts were made to decrypt it. Therefore, the contents of the document were used in agent-operative, investigative and judicial practices. From the seized documents, the security forces made comprehensive, consolidated collections that were used as evidence in the conviction of nationalists (in the 1940s – 1950s and even in the 1960s – 1980s), and they also served as training material for future chekists. Keywords: Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UIA), TV 22 «Chornyi lis» (Black Forest), kurin «Dzvony», «Smertonostsi».

scholarly journals Building, Dwelling, Dying: Architecture and History in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Chris Moffat
Keyword(s):  
Entry Point ◽  
Industrial Capitalism ◽  
Black Forest ◽  
The Past ◽  
Nature And Culture ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract There is a long history of scholars finding in architecture tools for thinking, whether this is the relationship between nature and culture in Simmel's ruins, industrial capitalism in Benjamin's Parisian arcades, or the rhythms of the primordial in Heidegger's Black Forest farmhouse. But what does it mean to take seriously the concepts and dispositions articulated by architects themselves? How might processes of designing and making constitute particular forms of thinking? This article considers the words and buildings of Lahore-based architect Kamil Khan Mumtaz (b. 1939) as an entry point into such questions. It outlines how professional architecture in Pakistan has grappled with the unsettled status of the past in a country forged out of two partitions (1947 and 1971). Mumtaz's work and thought—engaging questions of tradition, authority, craft and the sacred—demonstrates how these predicaments have been productive for conceptualizing time, labor and the nature of dwelling in a postcolonial world.

scholarly journals DIFFERENCES OF DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN REGIONS: HISTORY OF LAND USES AND LANDSCAPES IN THE SOUTHERN BLACK FOREST (GERMANY) AND THE CENTRAL APUSENI MOUNTAINS (ROMANIA)

1970 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Reif ◽  
Katja Brinkmann ◽  
A. Goia ◽  
H. Hoernstein ◽  
S. Jaeckle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Patterns ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Black Forest ◽  
Apuseni Mountains ◽  
Household Economies ◽  
History Of ◽  
Phases Of Development ◽  
European Mountain ◽  
High Precipitation ◽  
Time Changes

The Southern Black Forest (Germany) and the Central Apuseni Mountains (Romania) are mountain ranges with comparable natural conditions for land use (montane climate, high precipitation, relatively steep slopes and less fertile soils). A comparison was made between the montane settlements of these two regions. Differences in colonisation time, changes of techniques, infrastructure, and access and integration into markets resulted in distinct patterns of people´s livelihood and landscape until today. Four phases of development could be distinguished, namely (1) subsistance production, (2) improved agriculture, (3) infrastructure development and easier access to markets, and (4) integration into European and global markets. The development in Black Forest can be described as being more continuous, whereas in the Apuseni Mountains the pase of subsistance production still today predominates, shaping the household economies and landscape structures. Only in the last 15 years, relatively fast processes of integration into the market begun, parallel to developments of the infrastructure. It can be expected, that the trends in land uses in the Apuseni Mountains within few years will lead to similar landscape patterns like in other European mountain ranges. It remains to be hoped, that many of the unique landscape features and habitats of the Apuseni Mountains can be preserved for the future.

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