- Bierstadt
:"This article is about the city; there is also an artist named
Albert Bierstadt ."Bierstadt is a district ofWiesbaden located in the eastern part of the city. It has about 12,500 inhabitants. The medieval landmark, the "Bierstadter Warte" is located on a height between Wiesbaden and a subdivision. The town was incorporated into Wiesbaden onApril 10 ,1928 .The subdivision has a library and 4 schools including 2 primary schools:
*Hermann-Löns-Schule
*Robert-Koch-SchuleA middle school named Theodor-Fliedner-Schule and a gymnasium named Martin-Niemöller-Gymnasium, used to be known as Oberstufengymnasium am Moltkering.
Bierstadt has two churches. One roman-catholic St. Birgid and one Protestant church. The Protestant church is one of the oldest churches in Wiesbaden. It is mentioned the first time in 927ac. The building which still stands today was built between 1080ac and 1100ac.
Bierstadt is next to the
Aukammtal and has access to theGerman route 455 .The German name "Bierstadt" means "Beer Town", although no breweries are located here. In fact the name "Bierstadt" comes from holy Saint Birgid or Brigitta of Kildare from Ireland.
External links
*http://www.wiesbaden.de/leben_wi/stadtteile/bierstadt.php (in German)
*http://www.marlionetta.de
*http://www.fc34bierstadt.deSee also
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Mount Bierstadt
*Albert Bierstadt
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