Search results for 'germany' (6)

Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany--Daimler Truck AG (FWB: DTG), headquartered in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany, develop and produce trucks and buses that are marketed under the Freightliner, Thomas Built Buses, Western Star, Mercedes-Benz, FUSO, BharatBenz, RIZON and Setra brands; it has over 35 main locations worldwide and approximately 100,000 employees, thus setting the world record for being the World's Largest Commercial Vehicle Manufacturer, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

MIAMI, Florida, United States--Giant vegetable grower Patrick Teichmann (also known as 'Patrick The Carrot'), from Pößneck in Thuringia, Germany, who managed to set the world record for the Most giant vegetable varieties cultivated in one garden, has been included into the World Record Academy's Hall of Fame for his his Dedication and Commitment in Gardening and promoting the Giant Vegetables growing, in recognition of outstanding achievements in sharing his lifelong passion and knowledge of giant vegetable growing, for his willingness to share his knowledge and plants with others throughout the world, for his contribution to the profession of gardening and to the greater public good.

Danube Delta, Romania--The Danube River, which originates in the town of Donaueschingen, in the Black Forest of Germany, flows southeast for 2,850 km (1,770 mi), passing through or bordering 10 countries in Europe (Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine), before draining into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine, sets the world record for the Most countries passed by a river, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

Pößneck, Thuringia, Germany--Giant vegetable grower Patrick Teichmann (also known as 'Patrick The Carrot') from Pößneck in Thuringia, Germany has 33 different varieties of vegetables in his 200 m² garden, thus setting the world record for the Most giant vegetable varieties cultivated in one garden, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

BRAILA, Romania --The reinforced concrete and prefabricated slabs were used, for the first time in the world, for the construction of Docks and Cereal Silos in Braila, Romania; the works were carried out, between 1888-1891, by companies from the Netherlands, Germany and France, under the supervision of the Romanian engineer Anghel Saligny, aided by the engineers S. Yarca and C. Sion, who thus set the world record for the construction of the World's First Concrete Grain Silo, according to the World Record Academy.