Etzel
Etzel denotes:
- Etzel (mountain) , a mountain south of Lake Zurich
- Etzel (Friedeburg) , a village in the municipality of Friedeburg
- Irgun Tzwai Le'umi , Jewish terror organization (Hebrew ארגון צבאי לאומי, abbreviated אצ"ל "Etzel")
- the Hun Etzel from the MHG heroic epic (including Nibelungenlied , Dietrichepik ) responsive to the historical King Attila based
Etzel is the name of:
- Etzel I (Ortenburg) († 1446), Imperial Count of Ortenburg (1422–1446)
Etzel is the family name of the following people:
- Edward Etzel (* 1952), American marksman and professor of psychology
- Franz Etzel (1902–1970), German politician (CDU)
- Franz August von Etzel (1784–1850), Prussian major general, geodesist, pioneer of telegraphy in Germany
- Friedrich August von Etzel (1808–1888), Prussian officer, most recently general of the infantry and politician
- Gerhard Etzel (* 1936), German federal labor judge
- Gisela Etzel (1880–1918), German writer and translator
- Gottlieb Christian Eberhard von Etzel (1784–1840), German senior building officer
- Gustav Etzel (1877–1938), Prussian officer and district administrator
- Günther von Etzel (1862–1948), German officer, most recently general of the cavalry
- Hermann Etzel (1882–1978), German politician (BP, GVP)
- Johann Etzel (1870–1937), German major general
- Karl Etzel (1812–1865), German railway engineer
- Oskar von Etzel (1862–1934), Bavarian lieutenant general
- Otto von Etzel (1860–1934), Prussian officer and military attaché
- Roy Etzel (1925–2015), German trumpeter, composer, lyricist and band leader
- Stefan Etzel (* 1965), German industrial and organizational psychologist
- Theodor Etzel (1873–1930), German writer
- Wilhelm Etzel (1871–1922), Oberamtmann in Württemberg
See also:
- Etzelpass , a mobile crossing between Pfäffikon and Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz
