Online dictionary of Germany travel and tourism: town

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Karlsruhe

German words: Karlsruhe
keywords: rhine valley , tourist resort , town
related web sites: http://www.karlsruhe.de
explanation: Located south-east of Germany in Bade-Wurtemberg region and near French boarder, Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as a residence of Margrave Karl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach and had been its capital until 1771 then that of Baden until 1945. The town was built following an original plan of Italian architect, Mauritio Pedetti, which consists in surrounding the castle by 32 radial roads. Karlsruhe is also well known as the seat of German constitution court and a technical university. Its population is about 286,000

Kiel

German words: Kiel
keywords: baltic sea , town
related web sites: http://www.kiel.de
explanation: Situated in northern Germany, Kiel is the capital of Schleswig-Holstein and also a major harbour on the Baltic Sea, thanks to its exceptional geographic position, at the head of Kiel canal opened in 1895 and which links the Baltic Sea with the North Sea. Founded in 1233, Kiel had been an area disputed between Denmark and Germany until recently because Danish king was at the same time the count of Schleswig-Holstein. Being the main base of U-boats, Kiel was severely bombed by the allied powers during WWII.

Koblenz

German words: Koblenz
keywords: human heritage , rhine valley , tourist resort , town
related topics: Trier , Loreley
related web sites: http://www.koblenz.de
explanation: Located at the confluence of the Rhine river with the Moselle, Koblenz has originated from a military post built by Romans in 9 B.C. During Carolingian times, it was a residence of Frankish kings, then became a fief of Trier's archbishops from 1018 to 18th century. It had been occupied by France in 1794 until the Napoleon's defeat in 1815 when the Congress of Vienna gave the town to Prussia. The old center of Koblenz along with the middle Rhine valley has been enlisted in UNESCO's world heritage since 2002.

Leipzig

German words: Leipzig
keywords: town , world cup
related web sites: http://www.leipzig.de , http://www.leipzig-picture.com , 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.

Lubeck

German words: Lübeck , Hansestadt Lübeck
keywords: baltic sea , human heritage , tourist resort , town
related web sites: http://www.luebeck.de , 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

Munich

German words: München
keywords: tourist resort , town , world cup
related web sites: http://www.muenchen.de , http://www.oktoberfest.de , 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.

Nuremberg

German words: Nürnberg
keywords: castle , tourist resort , town , world cup
related web sites: http://www.nuernberg.de , 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).

Regensburg

German words: Regensburg
keywords: danube river , human heritage , tourist resort , town
related web sites: http://www.regensburg.de
explanation: Built in 90 AD as an outer post of the Roman Empire at confluence of the Danube and the Regen rivers, Regensburg had been the capital of Bavaria between 6th and 13th century and very prosperous thanks to its location at a crossroad of trade routes and a stone bridge built over the Danube in 12th century. The council of Holy Roman Empire (Reichstag) had been used to open there until it was disbanded in 1806 by Napoleon. Well conserved Regensburg's old city was enlisted into UNESCO's world heritage in 2006.

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