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Leipzig
German words:
Leipzig
keywords: town, world cup
related web sites:
http://www.leipzig.de
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http://www.leipzig-picture.com
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http://www.leipziger-messe.de
explanation: Located in Saxony region near Czech border, Leipzig has had always a merchant vocation since the middle ages and the famous Leipzig trade fair began at this epoch. Johann Sebastian Bach worked as cantor at St. Thomas church for 27 years. In 1813, Schwarzenberg defeated Napoleon just outside Leipzig (Battle of the Nations). In 1839, Leipzig became the starting point of the first long distance railroad in Germany and its station is still one of the largest in Europe. The population is about a half million.
Loreley
German words:
Loreley
alternative words: Lorelei
keywords: human heritage, rhine valley, tourist resort
related topics:
Koblenz
related web sites:
http://www.loreley-touristik.de
explanation: Loreley is the name of a rock hanging over the Rhine above 120m, where due to a narrowness of the valley and underwater reefs, many shipwrecks happened. The name comes from the old German words "lureln" (murmuring) and "ley" (rock) because of echos provoked by surrounding cliff. The poem of Heinrich Heine, " I cannot explain the sadness", immortalized this rock. The stretch of the Rhine river from Bingen to Koblenz along with medieval castles and vineyards was enlisted into UNESCO's human heritage in 2002.
Lorsch
German words:
Lorsch
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Kloster Lorsch.
alternative words: Lorsch Abbey
keywords: human heritage, tourist resort
related topics:
Heidelberg
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Mainz
related web sites:
http://www.lorsch.de
explanation: Located on Bergstrasse (mountain road) which links Heidelberg and Darmstadt along the edge of Odenwald, the abbey of Lorsch was founded by a Frankish Count Cancor and his mother in 764 and had become one of the major monasteries in Carolingian Empire until 1232 when it was absorbed by diocese of Mainz. During Thirty Years' War, followed by a French invasion in 17th century, all the buildings were destroyed excepting for Königshalle (Gatehouse), which has been enlisted in UNSECO's world heritage since 1991.
Lubeck
German words:
Lübeck
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Hansestadt Lübeck
keywords: baltic sea, human heritage, tourist resort, town
related web sites:
http://www.luebeck.de
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http://www.lauritzen-hamburg.de/fotos_luebeck.html
explanation: Located in northern Germany on Baltic sea, Lubeck is the second largest city of Schleswig-Holstein region with population 214,000. Though there had been a settlement of Slavic people beforehand, Lubeck was officially founded in 1143 by Adolf II, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein and became the prosperous capital of Hanseatic League. Brick built Gothic style buildings such as Dom and Marienkirche of old town allowed Lubeck to be enlisted in World's human heritage in 1987. Thomas Mann was born there in 1875.
Mainz
German words:
Mainz
keywords: rhine valley, tourist resort, town
related topics:
Frankfurt
related web sites:
http://www.mainz.de
explanation: Situated at the confluence of the Rhine and the Main rivers near Frankfurt, Mainz originated from a Roman camp, Moguntiacum, built in 13 BC. After being devastated by barbaric invasions, Mainz had been reborn as a center of Germany christianisation. In 746, the first German archbishop was named and his successors were one of the 7 electors of Holy Roman Empire. Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of printing, was born in 1398 in Mainz. The French revolution gave birth to a Mainz republic in 1793 for a short period
Maulbronn Abbey
German words:
Kloster Maulbronn
alternative words: Maulbronn
keywords: human heritage, tourist resort
related web sites:
http://www.maulbronn.de
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http://www.klickpunkt.de/kloster/eng/Kloster/
explanation: Located on the outskirts of Maulbronn in Baden-Württemberg region, Maulbronn Abbey is one of the oldest and well preserved Cistercian abbeys in Europe. It was founded in 1147 by the first Cistercian pope, Eugenius III and contains a mixture of Romanesque and Gothic architectures. After the reformation of 16th century, the abbey has passed under protestants' administration. Nobel prized writer, Hermann Hesse was educated by its seminary. Maulbronn Abbey was enlisted into UNESCO's human heritage in 1993.
Munich
German words:
München
keywords: tourist resort, town, world cup
related web sites:
http://www.muenchen.de
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http://www.oktoberfest.de
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http://www.mvv-muenchen.de
explanation: Located in south Germany near Bavarian Alps, Munich has been the capital of Bavaria since 1503. It was founded in 1158 by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, and developed as the political centre of an independent Bavarian dukedom until German unification in 1871. In 1923, Hitler organized a putsch to throw down the Weimer republic. In 1972, a summer Olympic games took place. Munich is rich in Gothic and Renaissance monuments such as Frauenkirche, Peterkirche and Rathaus. The population is about 1.3 million.
Neuschwanstein castle
German words:
Schloss Neuschwanstein
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Schloß Neuschwanstein
alternative words: Castel of Neuschwanstein
keywords: alps, castle, tourist resort
related web sites:
http://www.neuschwanstein.de
explanation: Located at the southern terminus of so called "Romantic Road" just near the Bavarian Alps, Neuschwanstein castle was build by Bavarian King, Ludwig II, in his delirium of an idealized chivalry, as described in Wagner's works. Its construction started in 1869 with Christian Jank as designer and he began to live there in 1886 but soon house-arrested before dying mysteriously. Ironically, Neuschwanstein castle has become one of the most popular tourist spots in Germany. Neuschwanstein means "new roc of swan".
Nuremberg
German words:
Nürnberg
keywords: castle, tourist resort, town, world cup
related web sites:
http://www.nuernberg.de
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http://www.panorama-cities.net/nuremberg/nuremberg.html
explanation: Located on the northern Bavaria, Nuremberg played an important role in the middle ages because the parliament of Holy Roman Empire has its seat there. It was also one of the largest trade centers between Northern Europe and Italy. Though the imperial castle (Kaiserburg) looks over the town, its picturesque medieval city seems lost forever by a bombing of the allied power in 1945. Between 1945 and 1948, a trial to judge Nazi's war criminals (Nuremberg Trials) took place. The population is at a half million.
Potsdam
German words:
Potsdam
keywords: castle, human heritage, tourist resort, town
related topics:
Berlin
related web sites:
http://www.potsdam.de
explanation: Located on the south-western suburb of Berlin, Potsdam was founded around 10th century by a Slavic folk but had remained modest until 1660 when Duke of Prussia, Frederick William I settled his hunting house there, then it became a residence of Prussian royal family. The Sanssouci Palace built in 1747 by Frederick the Great was enlisted in the human heritage of UNESCO in 1990 as a Rococo master piece. On August 2, 1945, the Allied Powers met at Potsdam to send an ultimatum to Japan (Declaration of Potsdam).
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