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Schloss Mainberg near Schweinfurt, Gunter Sachs' birthplace. Sachs was born 14 November 1932 on Mainberg Castle near Schweinfurt, Weimar Republic (presently Germany), the younger of two sons, to Willy Sachs, an industrialist and sole owner of Fichtel & Sachs, an automotive parts manufacturer, and Elinor Sachs (née von Opel; 1908–2001).
St. Moritz (/ ˌ s æ n m ə ˈ r ɪ t s / SAN mə-RITS, US also / ˌ s eɪ n t-/ SAYNT-, UK also / s ən t ˈ m ɒr ɪ t s / sənt MORR-its; German, in full: Sankt Moritz [zaŋkt moˈrɪts, ˈmoːrɪts] locally; Romansh: San Murezzan [sam muˈʁetsən] ⓘ; Italian: San Maurizio; [a] French: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about ...
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (French: II es Jeux olympiques d'hiver; German: II. Olympische Winterspiele; Italian: II Giochi olimpici invernali; Romansh: II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (French: Saint-Moritz 1928; Romansh: San Murezzan 1928), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1974 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, at Piz Nair from February 3–10, 1974. [1] St. Moritz hosted again in 2003, and the event is scheduled to return in 2017. It also hosted the Winter Olympics in 1948 and 1928 (no alpine skiing).
The skeleton originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland, as a spinoff of the tobogganing sport pioneered by the British on the Cresta Run.Although skeleton "sliders" use equipment similar to that of Cresta "riders", the two sports are different: while skeleton is run on the same tracks used by bobsleds and luge (which are sufficiently 'closed' that a participant is highly unlikely to be ejected ...
In 1882 he was the largest landowner in St. Moritz. He was a visionary in terms of technical development. In 1878, Badrutt went to the Exposition Universelle in Paris, France and purchased the first electrical lighting system, which he brought back to St. Moritz. [9] He was also an art collector and patron. [10]
ST. SO. MA. GL. FI. SH. PU (SPANGRAM) NYT Strands Spangram Answer Today. Today's spangram answer on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, is PUPPETMASTER. What Are Today’s NYT Strands Answers, Word List ...
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (German: V. Olympische Winterspiele; French: V es Jeux olympiques d'hiver; Italian: V Giochi olimpici invernali; Romansh: V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (French: Saint-Moritz 1948; Romansh: San Murezzan 1948), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St ...