Edelweiss
Edelweiss means:
- Alpine edelweiss , a type of plant
- Edelweiss (genus) , a genus of plants
- the symbol of the alpine clubs of the Eastern Alps (ÖAV, DAV and AVS)
- Edelweiß (Prize) , a German folk music prize (1989-1993)
- Call sign of the Bavarian Police Helicopter Squadron
- Company Edelweiss , a German military operation in the Soviet Union during World War II (1942)
- Edelweiss , song from the musical The Sound of Music
Edelweiss means:
- EDELWEISS , a European experiment to search for non-baryonic, dark matter (WIMPs)
- Edelweiss (2001) , a film by Xaver Schwarzenberger
- Edelweiss (band) , an Austrian pop music project
- Edelweiss (beer) , an Austrian wheat beer brand from the Brau Union
- Edelweiss (building) , a skyscraper in Moscow
- Edelweiss (grape variety) , an American grape variety
- Edelweiss (company) , a Kempten cheese dairy
- Edelweiss (train) , a luxury train that ran between the Netherlands and Switzerland (1928-1979)
- Edelweiss Air , a Swiss airline
- Siren C.30 Edelweiss , a French glider
- String music Edelweiss , a Swiss (Appenzell) folk music ensemble
- a former brand name for mountain sports articles from Teufelberger
See also:
- Alpenverein Edelweiss , Vienna branch of the PES
- Edelweiss pirates , youth resistance groups in the "Third Reich" (especially in the Rhineland and the Ruhr area)
- Villa Edelweiß , the name of several villas
