Halle
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Halle is a noun that means hall
in the German language. It may also refer to:
Hall
In architecture, a hall is fundamentally a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age, a mead hall was such a simple building and was the residence of a lord and his retainers...
in the German language. It may also refer to:
In Germany
- Halle, Saxony-AnhaltHalle, Saxony-AnhaltHalle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
, official name Halle (Saale), also called Halle or Halle an der Saale- Halle (region)Halle (region)Halle was one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, located in the south of the country.-History:It was founded in 1952 while part of East Germany. Becoming effective on January 1, 2004 the Regierungsbezirk was disbanded...
, a former administrative region in Saxony-Anhalt - Halle (Bezirk)Halle (Bezirk)The Bezirk Halle was a district of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Halle.-History:The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old German states...
, a former administrative division of East Germany
- Halle (region)
- Halle, North Rhine-WestphaliaHalle, North Rhine-WestphaliaHalle is a town in the German Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the district of Gütersloh....
, or Halle (Westfalen) - Halle, BentheimHalle, BentheimHalle is a village in the Joint Community of Uelsen, in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony.The community, to which the centres of Hardingen and Hesingen also belong, has 654 inhabitants and spans 21.15 km².The community’s mayor is Geert Beckhuis.The Poascheberg in Hesingen...
, in the district of Bentheim, Lower Saxony - Halle, HolzmindenHalle, HolzmindenHalle is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
, in the district of Holzminden, Lower Saxony
Other places
- Halle, BelgiumHalle, BelgiumHalle , is a Belgian city and municipality in the district Halle-Vilvoorde of the province Flemish Brabant. The city is located on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal and on the Flemish side of the language border that separates Flanders and Wallonia...
, a city and municipality in Flemish-Brabant - Halle, Netherlands, a village in the municipality of Bronckhorst in Gelderland, Netherlands
Halle as surname
- Aaron Halle-WolfssohnAaron Halle-WolfssohnAaron Halle-Wolfssohn was a German Jew, a translator and commentator of the Tanakh and a leading writer of the Haskalah . He was born in Halle and died in Fürth. He was professor at the Königliche Wilhelmsschule at Breslau from 1792 to 1807...
(1754–1835), German Jewish scholar - Adam de la HalleAdam de la HalleAdam de la Halle, also known as Adam le Bossu was a French-born trouvère, poet and musician, whose literary and musical works include chansons and jeux-partis in the style of the trouveres, polyphonic rondel and motets in the style of early liturgical polyphony, and a musical play, "The Play of...
(1237?–1288), French-born trouvère, poet and musician - Charles HalléCharles HalléSir Charles Hallé was an Anglo-German pianist and conductor, and founder of The Hallé orchestra in 1858.-Life:Hallé was born in Hagen, Westphalia, Germany who after settling in England changed his name from Karl Halle...
(1819–1895), German pianist and conductor - Claude-Guy HalléClaude-Guy HalléClaude-Guy Hallé was a French painter. He was the son of the painter Daniel Hallé.Claude Guy Hallé won the prix de Rome in 1675 for The Transgression of Adam and Eve. He was crowned many times by the Académie royale de peinture. He was entrusted with many large works at the royal residences of...
(1652–1736), French painter - Gunnar HalleGunnar HalleGunnar Halle is a Norwegian football manager and former player. A right back, he played for many years professionally in England and for the Norwegian national team...
(born 1965), Norwegian footballer - Morris HalleMorris HalleMorris Halle , is a Latvian-American Jewish linguist and an Institute Professor and professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
(born 1923), Latvian-American linguist - Noël HalléNoël HalléNoël Hallé was a French painter, draftsman and printmaker. He was born into a family of artists, the son of Claude-Guy Hallé....
(1711–1781), French painter - Per HallePer HallePer Halle was a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres. He represented IF Sturla.At the 1972 Summer Olympics he finished seventh in the 5000 m final in 13:34.4 minutes. At the 1972 European Indoor Championships he finished fifth in 3000 metres. He became Norwegian...
(born 1949), Norwegian long distance runner
Others
- Battle of HalleBattle of HalleIn the Battle of Halle on 17 October 1806 a French corps led by Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte fought the Prussian Reserve under Eugene Frederick Henry, Duke of Württemberg. The French defeated their opponents, forcing the Prussians to retreat northeast toward Dessau after suffering heavy losses. The...
, a clash in 1806 at Halle, Saxony-Anhalt - The HalléThe HalléThe Hallé is a symphony orchestra based in Manchester, England. It is the UK's oldest extant symphony orchestra , supports a choir, youth choir and a youth orchestra, and releases its recordings on its own record label, though it has occasionally released recordings on Angel Records and EMI...
, a symphony orchestra based in Manchester, England - Halle (album), an album by the Japanese fusion band Casiopea
- Halle Brothers Co.Halle Brothers Co.Halle Brothers Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, commonly referred to as Halle's, is a defunct department store chain. During most of time of operations, Halle's focused on higher-end merchandise, which it combined with personal service. The company was the first major department store in Cleveland to open...
, a defunct department store chain - Halle concentration campHalle concentration campThe Halle concentration camp was a Nazi Germany Buchenwald subcamp that provided forced labor for the Siebel aircraft manufacturer in July 1944 under agreement with the SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt...
, a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp - University of Halle, now part of University of Halle-WittenbergUniversity of Halle-WittenbergThe Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg , also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg within Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
See also
- Hall (disambiguation)Hall (disambiguation)Hall can mean:* Hall, architectural term* Hall , for the development of the meaning of the word* Hall -Places:* Hall Island , also known as Gallya, an island in the Franz Josef Land archipelagoAustria...
- Hel (disambiguation)
- Hell (disambiguation)Hell (disambiguation)Hell, according to many religious beliefs, is a place of suffering during afterlife where the wicked or unrighteous souls are punished.Hell, in the context of religion, may refer to:* Hell in Christian beliefs* Hell in popular culture...
- HellHellIn many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
- Helle (disambiguation)