Homburg
Encyclopedia
In Germany
- Homburg, SaarlandHomburg, SaarlandHomburg is a town in Saarland, Germany, the administrative seat of the Saarpfalz district. With a population of c. 44,000 inhabitants, is the third city in its federal state. The medical department of the University of Saarland is situated here. The city is also home to the Karlsberg beer brewery...
, capital of the Saarpfalz district of Saarland - Bad HomburgBad HomburgBad Homburg vor der Höhe is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt am Main and Oberursel...
, town and spa in Hesse - Homburg ForestHomburg ForestThe Homburg Forest also known as the Homburg Hills is an area of upland up to in the north German state of Lower Saxony.- Geography :...
, (Homburgwald) a hill range in Lower Saxony - Homburg, a quarter of TriefensteinTriefensteinTriefenstein is a market community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.- Location :Triefenstein lies in the Würzburg Region....
, Bavaria - Homburg-Bröl, a quarter of NümbrechtNümbrechtNümbrecht is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany. It is a health resort, known for its good climate.-Neighbouring places:North: WiehlWest: Engelskirchen NümbrechtEast: Reichshof...
, North Rhine-Westphalia
In France
- HombourgHombourgHombourg is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
, a commune in Haut-Rhin - Hombourg-BudangeHombourg-BudangeHombourg-Budange is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
, a commune in Bas-Rhin - Hombourg-HautHombourg-HautHombourg-Haut is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.In 1999 it had a population of 9,486.-External links:* *...
, a commune in Moselle
Elsewhere
- Homburg, SwitzerlandHomburg, SwitzerlandHomburg is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Homburg is first mentioned in 899 as Hohenperc. In 1243 it was mentioned as de Honburch. From the Middle Ages until 1798 it was part of the lands of Klingenberg Castle...
, municipality in the canton of Thurgau - Hombourg, a village in the municipality PlombièresPlombièresPlombières is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Plombières had a total population of 9,672. The total area is 53.17 km² which gives a population density of 182 inhabitants per km². The municipality Plombières consists of the villages...
, Belgium
People
- Hermann HomburgHermann HomburgHermann Robert Homburg was a South Australian politician and lawyer.Homburg was born in Norwood and educated at Prince Alfred College and the University of Adelaide. Following his admission to the bar in 1897, he practiced law at his father's legal firm, Hamburg & Melrose...
(1874-1964), South Australian politician and lawyer - Wilhelm von HomburgWilhelm Von HomburgWilhelm von Homburg was a German wrestler, boxer, and film actor most noted for his portrayal of Vigo the Carpathian in the 1989 film Ghostbusters II.-Wrestling:...
(1940-2004), German boxer and actor
Companies
- Homburg Canada Inc., a private real estate company based in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Homburg Invest Inc., a public real estate company in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is listed on the TSE and NYSE Amsterdam.
- Homburg Canada REIT, a Real Estate Investment Trust, located in Montreal, Canada
- Prof. Homburg & Partner, consulting
Other
- Homburg (hat)Homburg (hat)A homburg is a felt hat, a Tyrolean hat-style fedora, characterized by a single dent running down the center of the crown and a stiff brim shaped in a "kettle curl". The Homburg is a stiff, formal felt hat....
, popular with politicians and diplomats in the mid-twentieth century. - Homburg (song)Homburg (song)Homburg was Procol Harum's follow-up single to their initial 1967 hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Written by pianist Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid, "Homburg" reached number 5 in the UK charts, number 15 in Canada, and number 34 in the United States...
, by British rock group Procol Harum - Der Prinz von Homburg (opera), German opera by Hans Werner Henze
- The Prince of Homburg (play)The Prince of Homburg (play)The Prince of Homburg is a play by Heinrich von Kleist written in 1809-10, but not performed until 1821, after the author's death. A performance during his lifetime was not possible because Princess Marianne of Prussia , by birth a member of the Hesse-Homburg family, to whom Kleist had given sight...
, German play by Heinrich von Kleist - The Prince of Homburg (film)The Prince of Homburg (film)The Prince of Homburg is a 1997 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio, based on the play Der Prinz von Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist...
, Italian film