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Windisch is situated at the site of the Roman legion camp Vindonissa. Originally a Celtic God, the name Vindos points to a widespread prehistorical cult of Vindos and the most likely origin of the Windisch place name. [3] In 1064 the current municipality was mentioned as Vinse, and in 1175 as Vindisse.
Windisch may refer to: Windisch (surname) (including a list of people with the name) Windisch, Switzerland, a municipality in the canton of Aargau; Windisch (ethnonym), German word Wends for Slavs; Windisch Kamnitz, German name of Srbská Kamenice, a village in the Czech Republic, Ústí nad Labem Region
The name Windic is derived from Wends (German: Wenden), the name for Western Slavs settling in the Germania Slavica contact zone. The medieval German term Windisch referred to the Slovene language, but also to Slavic languages in general.
Karl Gottlieb von Windisch. Karl Gottlieb von Windisch (Latin: Carolus Theophil Windisch, Hungarian: Windisch (Vindis) Károly, January 28, 1725, Pressburg – March 30, 1793, Pressburg) was a Hungarian German writer who produced a series of letters that were published as "Briefe über den Schachspieler von Kempelen nebst drey Kupferstichen die diese berühmte Maschine vorstellen", translated ...
Maximilian Hugo, Hereditary Prince of Windisch-Graetz (b. 1990) Prince Alexis Ferdinand (1991–2010) Larissa Maria Grazia Helen Leontina Maria Luisa (b. 1996) Prince Manfred (b. 1963) Prince Nicolò (b. 1997) Prince Brando (b. 2008) Prince Alfred Weriand (1890–1972), married Princess Marie Isabella zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Christiane Anna
Vindonissa (from a Gaulish toponym in *windo-"white") was a Roman legion camp, vicus and later a bishop's seat at modern Windisch, Switzerland. The remains of the camp are listed as a heritage site of national significance. [1] The city of Brugg hosts a small Roman museum, displaying finds from the legion camp.
Otto and Elisabeth Marie of Windisch-Graetz. Prince Otto of Windisch-Graetz (born 7 October 1873 in Graz [1] [2] as Otto Weriand Hugo Ernst Prince of Windisch-Graetz, from 1902 Fürst of Windisch-Graetz; died 27 December 1952 in Lugano) [1] [2] was an Austrian nobleman, who became known through his marriage to Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, the so-called “Red Archduchess”.
Windisch is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Windisch (1878–1967) German painter and typographer; Alois Windisch (1888–1958), Austrian military officer; Erich Windisch (1918–2007), German ski jumper; Ernst Windisch (1844–1918), German scholar, linguist and Celticist