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Wittgenstein (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)
Wittgenstein, once a county (pop. 29,264 in 1959) in the province of North Rhine-Westphalia and later merged with Siegen to form the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein (pop. 295,787 in 2001), in the 18th and 19th centuries a principality ruled by the counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein. For the small Amish Mennonite congregation here, see Waldeck. 
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 969. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website. ©1996-2009 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page: MLA style: "Wittgenstein (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2009 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/wittgenstein_nordrhein_westfalen_germany> APA style: (1959). "Wittgenstein (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2009 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/wittgenstein_nordrhein_westfalen_germany> Document Actions |
