In 2006, Günter Leifheit, an honorary citizen of Nassau, wanted to show the significance of the name NASSAU and donated this monument for this purpose.
The settlement name "Nassau" (today's town of Nassau an der Lahn) was first documented in 915 as the farm "Nassau". The origin of this name is not certain.
Nassau in the Osterzgebirge
The small village of Nassau in the Osterzgebirge received its name in the 19th century from a hereditary judge of Nassau, Herr Steiger. Under his leadership, compulsory labour was abolished there. The Silbermann organ in the village church is famous.
Nassau, district of Weikersheim an der Tauber
The name of the town is derived from "nass" - i.e. wet - because the town lies on the river (Tauber).
Baarle-Nassau-Hertog
Curiosity in the border area between the Netherlands and Belgium. The village lies on the territory of both states. The area used to belong to the Duke of Braband, then to the landlords of Breda, NL. The founded village did not want to be divided, so until today they decide together what concerns everybody, otherwise there are two administrations, two police stations, two fire brigades. The border runs partly through the houses. The house numbers in the national colours show whether they belong to Belgium or the Netherlands.
Cape Nassau, shelter on the Russian island
In the 16th century, the Dutch navigator Barents was looking for a shorter route to Asia in a northerly direction. Because of the onset of winter, he built a shelter on a Russian island Novaya Zemlya.
Nassau, capital of the Bahamas
In 1688, the Stadtholder William III of Orange ruled Nassau in the Netherlands. He was summoned to England and crowned king there. In his honour, on the colony of Bahamas founded by England, the capital was renamed from Charles-Town to Nassau. Today it is the most famous city named Nassau
Nassau River Nassau- Sund
river in the north of Forida In North Florida, the Nassau River flows into the Nassau Sound
Nassau Plantation, Texas
Traces of German emigrants Nassau County, area in New York State. Fertile area in the vicinity of New York, the John F. Kennedy Airport is located in the county.
Nassau Street
Street parallel to Wall Street in New York
Fort Nassau
Securing trading posts on the African west coast Due to the spice trade in the Middle Ages, which was firmly in Dutch hands, several forts were founded in the 17th century
Fort Nassau in Indonesia
In 1607, a Fort Nassau was founded on Molucca Island, now Indonesia.
Nassau, Coral Island of Polynesia
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a small coral island called Nassau, now administered by New Zealand
Nassau Mountains
Mountain range in New Guinea
Nassau Mountains
300km long mountain range with heights over 5000m. Then the Oranie Mountains with the highest altitude of 4750m, the Wilhelmina Mountain.
Nassau Bay
Bay in the northwest of New Guinea
Nassau Gulf
Sea part of a southern tip of South America
Nassauers
True "Nassauers" only lived in Göttingen from 1816 - 1892. At that time, the Duchy of Nassau had no state university of its own and therefore declared the university in Göttingen as such. Since there were poor students even then, the benevolent Duke Wilhelm donated a free table for his Landeskinder. But it was not only students from Nassau who had a tight purse and a hungry stomach. Others pretended to be from Nassau and undeservedly enjoyed a free meal.