Mackensen is a village of about 450 inhabitants which is incorporated into the city of Dassel ( Northeim district , Germany ) since 1974.
5-621: Mackensen may refer to: Mackensen (Dassel) , a village in Dassel, Lower Saxony, Germany August von Mackensen (1849-1945), German World War I field marshal Two of his sons: Eberhard von Mackensen (1889-1969), German World War II general Hans Georg von Mackensen (1883-1947), German diplomat Fritz Mackensen (1866-1953), German painter Isabel Mackensen-Geis (born 1986), German politician Mackensen -class battlecruiser , German World War I class of ships SMS Mackensen ,
10-469: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mackensen (Dassel) This village lies at the east side of the Solling mountains. The name Mackensen is a derivation of Makkonhusun, which in medieval times in the eastphalian language meant: village of a man named Makko. It was mentioned in a written list of Corvey Abbey in the 9th century. In
15-584: The Bishopric of Hildesheim , because the neighbouring territory of the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel began nearby. Therefore, people constructed a church in their village devoted to Saint Christopher (patron of travellers) so that travellers could pray in that church before they continued their journey. Coat of arms shows an ear and a two-handled hand saw on green background. These symbols remind that people were dependent from agriculture and
20-587: The Middle Ages, it was a part of the Suilbergau district, their men being ministeriales of the Counts of Dassel , who lived on the nearby Hunnesrück castle. Today Mackensen is located at the political border between the district of Northeim and the district of Holzminden (that border goes through a nearby hill named Heukenberg). In medieval times, Mackensen was located at a border, too, when it belonged to
25-608: The lead ship of the Mackensen class of battlecruisers Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mackensen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mackensen&oldid=1048696823 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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