Sans Souci
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Sans Souci sometimes spelled Sans-Souci, Sans-souci, SansSouci or Sanssouci, may refer to:
Amusement Park: Sans Souci Park (1905 to 1970)
previously Hanover Park (1893 to 1904)
previously Hanover Grove (1880 to 1892)
Address: Sans Souci Parkway
Location: Hanover Twp., (Wilkes Barre), Pennsylvania, USA
Status: Defunct
Operated from 1880 to 1970
Location: Today, the Hanover Area Junior-Senior High School exists where the park was.
Timeline: The WB&WV Transit Co. connected the park to Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke trolley lines. The park was expanded by 150 acres and renamed to Hanover Park. The park is expanded again with more rides and renamed to Sans Souci Park. Park razed.
Defunct Roller Coasters (4):
Name, Type , Design , Opened , Closed---
Ariel Railway, Wood, Sit Down, 1905, 1927---
Bear Cat, Wood, Sit Down, 1928, 1970---
Kiddie Roller Coaster, Wood, Sit Down, 1928, ?---
Wild Mouse, Steel, Sit Down, 1958, 1970
Other
Place names
United States- Sans Souci, MichiganSans Souci, MichiganSans Souci is an unincorporated community in Clay Township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan at . Located on the eastern shore of Harsens Island at the mouth of the St. Clair River, it lies at the edge of the St. Clair Flats Wildlife Area. M-154 is the primary road on Harsens Island...
, unincorporated community - Sans Souci, South CarolinaSans Souci, South CarolinaSans Souci is a census-designated place in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,836 at the 2000 census...
, census-designated place - Sans Souci IslandSans Souci IslandSans Souci Island is an island in the Cedar River in the city of Waterloo, Iowa. The island has a population of between 40 and 50 residents and is in size, with most of the land area being woodland. The island was severely affected by the Iowa flood of 2008. By June 10, 2008 the island's entire...
, an island located in the Cedar River at Waterloo, Iowa - Sans Souci, Virginia, located on the beach
- Sans Souci Parkway, Hanover Twp., Pennsylvania, located just outside of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Sans Souci Park, Hanover Twp., Pennsylvania, located just outside of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,
Amusement Park: Sans Souci Park (1905 to 1970)
previously Hanover Park (1893 to 1904)
previously Hanover Grove (1880 to 1892)
Address: Sans Souci Parkway
Location: Hanover Twp., (Wilkes Barre), Pennsylvania, USA
Status: Defunct
Operated from 1880 to 1970
Location: Today, the Hanover Area Junior-Senior High School exists where the park was.
Timeline: The WB&WV Transit Co. connected the park to Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke trolley lines. The park was expanded by 150 acres and renamed to Hanover Park. The park is expanded again with more rides and renamed to Sans Souci Park. Park razed.
Defunct Roller Coasters (4):
Name, Type , Design , Opened , Closed---
Ariel Railway, Wood, Sit Down, 1905, 1927---
Bear Cat, Wood, Sit Down, 1928, 1970---
Kiddie Roller Coaster, Wood, Sit Down, 1928, ?---
Wild Mouse, Steel, Sit Down, 1958, 1970
Other
- Sans Souci, New South WalesSans Souci, New South WalesSans Souci is a southern Sydney suburb in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sans Souci is 17 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Rockdale and the Municipality of Kogarah. It is part of the St George area.Sans...
, a suburb of Sydney, Australia - Sanssouci ParkSanssouci ParkSanssouci Park is a large park surrounding Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany. Following the terracing of the vineyard and the completion of the palace, the surroundings were included in the structure. A baroque flower garden with lawns, flower beds, hedges and trees was created. In the hedge...
, surrounding Frederick the Great's summer palace in Potsdam, Germany (see below) - Sans Souci, Mahé, SeychellesMahé, SeychellesMahé is the largest island of the Seychelles, lying in the north east of the nation. The population of Mahé is 80,000. It contains the capital city of Victoria and accommodates 90% of the country's total population...
, a district near Victoria - Sans Souci, KwaZulu-NatalSans Souci, KwaZulu-NatalSans Souci is a village located on the right bank of the Lower Tugela river, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The name is originally French and means without worries; it shares this name with the nearby farm of Sans Souci...
, a settlement near the lower Tugela River, South Africa - Sans Souci Terminal, redevelopment of the Port of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic
- Sans Souci, Trinidad, a coastal village on the north-eastern corner of the Caribbean island
Palaces
- SanssouciSanssouciSanssouci is the name of the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it too is...
, Frederick the Great's summer palace in Potsdam, Germany - Sans Souci, colonial-era name of Istana BogorIstana BogorIstana Bogor is one of 6 Presidential Palaces in Indonesia. The palace is noted for its distinctive architectural, historical, features, as well as the adjoining botanical gardens. Istana Bogor was opened to the public in 1968 to public tour groups , with the permission of the then President of...
, one of the presidential palaces of Indonesia - Sans-Souci PalaceSans-Souci PalaceThe Sans-Souci Palace was the royal residence of King Henri I of Haiti, Queen Marie-Louise and their two daughters. It was the most important of nine palaces built by the king, as well as fifteen châteaux, numerous forts, and sprawling summer homes on his twenty plantations. Construction of the...
, a Haitian palace erected by freed slaves in early 19th century
Music
- "Sans Souci" (album)Sans Souci (album)Sans Souci is a 2003 album by Australian punk band Frenzal Rhomb. It was released by Epitaph Records in Australia and Fat Wreck Chords elsewhere around the world.-Track listing:#"Stand Up & Be Cunted" – 0:52#"Russell Crowe's Band" – 1:12...
, 2011 album by British band Brontide - Sans Souci (album)Sans Souci (album)Sans Souci is a 2003 album by Australian punk band Frenzal Rhomb. It was released by Epitaph Records in Australia and Fat Wreck Chords elsewhere around the world.-Track listing:#"Stand Up & Be Cunted" – 0:52#"Russell Crowe's Band" – 1:12...
, 2003 album by Australian band Frenzal Rhomb - "Sanssouci" (song)Sanssouci (song)"Sanssouci" is a song written by Rufus Wainwright; appearing as a track on his fifth studio album, Release the Stars . The name is a reference to the Sanssouci palace built by Frederick the Great in Potsdam, Germany....
, a song by the singer-composer-musician Rufus Wainwright, from his album Release the Stars, named for the German palace - "Sans Souci", the alma mater (song) of Columbia College, Columbia University, New York City
Other
- USS Sans Souci II (SP-301)USS Sans Souci II (SP-301)USS Sans Souci II was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919.Sans Souci II was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1907 by the shipyard of Frank Tregoning at Seattle, Washington...
, a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 - Sans Souci, an Italian pale lager brand owned by Heineken International
See also
- San SouciSan SouciSan Souci , sometimes spelled Sansouci or SanSouci, may refer to:*Emery J. San Souci , Lieutenant Governor then Governor of Rhode Island...
(including "Sansouci" spelling), a variant that is common as a surname