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Gelsenkirchen
(Encyclopedia) Gelsenkirchen Gelsenkirchen gĕlˌzənkĭrkhˈən [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, a port on…González, Julio
(Encyclopedia) González, JulioGonzález, Julioh&oomacr;lˈyō gōnthäˈlĕth [key], 1876–1942, Spanish sculptor. The son of a goldsmith and sculptor, González went to Paris in 1900. There he met…Hamm, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia) Hamm Hamm häm [key], city, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Lippe River…Maiden Castle
(Encyclopedia) Maiden Castle, prehistoric fortress, Dorset, S England, near Dorchester. The finest earthwork in the British Isles, c.120 acres (50 hectares) in area, is there. Two sets of large-scale…Luleälv
(Encyclopedia) LuleälvLuleälvlüˈləĕlvˈ [key], river, c.275 mi (440 km) long, rising near the Norwegian border, Norrbotten prov., N Sweden, and flowing SE to the Gulf of Bothnia at Luleå. It has…Lidman, Sara
(Encyclopedia) Lidman, SaraLidman, Sarasäˈrä lēdˈmän [key], 1923–2004, Swedish writer. Her novels The Tar Still (1953), Cloudberry Land (1955), and The Rain Bird (1958, tr. 1962), treating rural life…Magnitogorsk
(Encyclopedia) MagnitogorskMagnitogorskməgnyēˌtəgôrskˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 440,000), SW Siberian Russia, on the slopes of Mt. Magnitnaya in the S Urals, on the Ural River. Built (1929–31) under…damascening
(Encyclopedia) damasceningdamasceningdăməsēnˈĭng [key] or damaskeeningdamascening–skēnˈ– [key], the art of decorating iron, steel, or bronze with inlaid threads of gold or silver, or producing a…Kigali
(Encyclopedia) KigaliKigalikēgäˈlē [key], city (1997 pop. 330,000), central Rwanda, capital of Rwanda. It is the country's main administrative and economic center. The city has an international…Elbasan
(Encyclopedia) Elbasan Elbasan ĕlbäsänˈ [key] or Elbasani Elbasan…Trending
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