Stolberg
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Towns in Germany
- Stolberg, Saxony-Anhalt in the district of Sangerhausen in Saxony-Anhalt, seat of the counts of Stolberg
- Stolberg (Rhineland) in the district of Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia, part of the Duchy of Jülich until 1794, awarded to Prussia in 1815
- StollbergStollbergStollberg is a town in the Free State of Saxony, in the district Erzgebirgskreis. It is situated 20 km east of Zwickau, and 17 km southwest of Chemnitz....
, in the Erzgebirgskreis in the Free State of Saxony
Former states of the Holy Roman Empire
- County of StolbergCounty of StolbergThe County of Stolberg was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the Harz mountain range in present-day Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.The town of Stolberg was probably founded in the 12th century as a mining settlement. The Counts of Stolberg probably derived from a branch of the counts of...
, created from the County of Hohnstein in 1210 and partitioned to Harz line (S-Stolberg) and Rhenish line (S-Rochefort and S-Königstein) in 1548 - Stolberg-Gedern, partitioned from S-Wernigerode in 1677 and reunited thereto in 1804
- Countess Ferdinande Henriette of Stolberg-Gedern (1699–1750)
- Princess Louise of Stolberg-GedernPrincess Louise of Stolberg-GedernPrincess Louise Maximilienne Caroline Emmanuele of Stolberg-Gedern was the wife of the Jacobite claimant to the English and Scottish thrones Charles Edward Stuart...
(1752–1824), wife of Bonnie Prince Charlie, pretender to the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland
- Stolberg-Königstein, created from the partition of the County of Stolberg in 1548
- Stolberg-Rochefort, created from the partition of the County of Stolberg in 1548
- Stolberg-RosslaStolberg-RosslaThe County of Stolberg-Rossla was a county of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Roßla, now in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.Stolberg-Rossla emerged as a partition of Stolberg-Stolberg in 1706. It was forced to recognize the suzerainty of the Electorate of Saxony in 1738. Stolberg-Rossla was...
, partitioned from S-Stolberg in 1706, mediatised to Electoral Saxony in 1803 and awarded to Prussia in 1815 - Stolberg-Schwarza, rejoined S-Wernigerode in 1748
- Stolberg-StolbergStolberg-StolbergStolberg-Stolberg was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the southern Harz region. Its capital was the town of Stolberg, now in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany....
, created from the partition of the County of Stolberg in 1548, partitioned in 1645 and 1706 to create S-Werngerode and S-Rossla, mediatised to Electoral Saxony in 1803 and awarded to Prussia in 1815 - Stolberg-WernigerodeStolberg-WernigerodeThe Principality of Stolberg-Wernigerode was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in the Harz region around Wernigerode, now part of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.-History:...
, partitioned from S-Stolberg in 1645, partitioned to create S-Gedern in 1677, mediatised to Westphalia in 1807 and awarded to Prussia in 1815
Fiction
- Stolberg (television series)Stolberg (television series)Stolberg is a German detective television series, starring chief inspector Martin Stolberg. The series is more serious and less flashy than other contemporary German detective series.- External links :*...
, a German detective television series named for its lead character Martin Stolberg