Online dictionary of Germany travel and tourism: rhine valley

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Bonn

German words: Bonn
keywords: rhine valley , tourist resort , town
related topics: Cologne , Berlin
related web sites: http://www.bonn.de
explanation: Situated in North Rhine-Westphalia region on the Rhine river, Bonn originated from a Roman fort built in 9 A.D. Little has remained from this epoch, for a medieval city, Bonnburg, was built, by using its wall stones. Between 1288 and 1803, Bonn was the capital of Principality of Cologne and many baroque buildings were added. Bonn was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1990. After the reunification, the essentials of governmental functions have been moved to Berlin. Beethoven was born there in 1770

Cologne

German words: Köln
keywords: human heritage , rhine valley , tourist resort , town , world cup
related topics: Bonn
related web sites: http://www.stadt-koeln.de , http://www.koeln.de , http://www.domforum.de
explanation: Located on the west bank of Rhine river in North Rhine-Westphalia region, Cologne is one of the largest cities of Germany. Built as a Roman colony, Cologne had developed as the seat of an archbishop then a member of Hanse league during the middle ages. The famous Eau de Cologne was invented by an Italian immigrant in 18th century. After WWII, Cologne was rebuilt quickly thank to a vicinity to Bonn, West-Germany's capital. Its population is at 960,000. The cathedral of Cologne is a UNESCO's human heritage.

Dusseldorf

German words: Düsseldorf , Duesseldorf
keywords: rhine valley , town
related web sites: http://www.duesseldorf.de
explanation: Though prehistoric bones were discovered in a suburb at Neanderthal, Dusseldorf was first mentioned in 1135 as a tiny village. During the middle ages, it was the capital of Jülich Duchy then given to Palatine count before occupied by French troops in 1795. Located on the east bank of the Rhine, Dusseldorf is the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia region and also the center of German fashion industry: luxurious shops run alongside Königsallee. Heinrich Heine was born there in 1797. Its population is 570,000.

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

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.

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.

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

Speyer

German words: Speyer
alternative words: Spires
keywords: human heritage , rhine valley , tourist resort , town
related web sites: http://www.speyer.de
explanation: Originated from one of forts built along the Rhine by Romans to protect the frontier, Speyer got a Bishop's seat in 4th century, but its influence increased considerably when Konrad II, a seignior of nearby was elected Emperor of Holy Roman Empire in 1024. The imperial Diet held in 1526 at Speyer let each seignior choose freely countries' religion while that of 1529, by rescinding it, provoked a huge protestation of protestants. Speyer cathedral, a human heritage of UNESCO, holds tombs of 8 German emperors

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