Waal — is the name of a number of European streams and locations:Locations* Waal, Bavaria, a town in Germany * Waal (South Holland), a village in the Dutch province of South Hollandtreams* Waal (river), a Rhine distributary in The Netherlands * The Waal … Wikipedia
List of castles in Bavaria — Numerous castles are found in the German state of Bavaria. These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1000 years, were the setting of historical events, domains of famous personalities and are still imposing buildings to this day.… … Wikipedia
HERKOMER, HUBERT — artist, born at Waal, Bavaria; his father removing to England in 1857, young Hubert became a distinguished student of the Southampton School of Art; he has been a prolific artist, and many of his portraits have become celebrated; the Last… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Pope Benedict XV — Infobox Pope English name=Benedict XV birth name=Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa term start=September 3 1914 term end=January 22 1922 predecessor=Pius X successor=Pius XI birth date=November 22 1854 birthplace=Genoa, Italy dead=dead… … Wikipedia
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Hubert von Herkomer — Sir Hubert von Herkomer (May 26 1849–March 31 1914), British painter, also a film director and composer, was born at Waal, in Bavaria. Lorenz Herkomer, his father and a wood carver of great ability, left Bavaria in 1851 with his wife and child… … Wikipedia
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Water castle — [ Doorwerth in the Netherlands.] A water castle is a castle with outside walls generally surrounded by water ditches called moats. The surrounding water originally served as defense. Water castles were typically built on flat land where there are … Wikipedia
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