Bamberg: Fascination World Cultural Heritage

3 January 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  5 minutes

View from Michaelsberg © Bodo Kubrak

View from Michaelsberg © Bodo Kubrak

Bamberg is a city in Bavaria located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is home to eight breweries, Brauerei Fässla, Brauerei Greifenklau, Brauerei Heller-Trum, Brauerei Kaiserdom, Keesmann Bräu, Klosterbräu, Mahrs Bräu and Brauerei Spezial, and one brewpub, Ambräusianum – an unusually high number for a city of 70,000.   read more…

Füssen, on the Romantic Road and the Via Claudia Augusta

4 October 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

© Daniel71953

© Daniel71953

Füssen is a town in Bavaria, in the district of Ostallgäu situated 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the Austrian border. It is located on the Romantic Road and on banks of the Lech river. The River Lech flows into the Forggensee. The Forggensee is a man-made lake which was built to prevent flooding. It is the catchment area for all the melting snow in the spring. After the middle of October the lake is drained ready for the next spring melt.   read more…

Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria

20 August 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Max-Josefs-Platz © Rufus46

Max-Josefs-Platz © Rufus46

The independent city of Rosenheim is located in the centre of the district of Rosenheim (Upper Bavaria), and is also the seat of administration of this region. It is located on the west bank of the Inn at the confluence of the rivers Inn and Mangfall, in the Bavarian Alpine Foreland. It is the third largest city in Upper Bavaria with over 61,000 inhabitants and one of 23 administrative centres in Bavaria. Rosenheim is therefore the economic centre and the busiest place in the region.   read more…

Starnberg in Five-Lake-Land

3 August 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Lake Starnberg © Ascea

Lake Starnberg © Ascea

The city of Starnberg is in Bavaria, Germany, some 30 km south-west of Munich. It lies at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the “Five Lakes Country“, and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg. Recording a disposable per-capita income of € 26,120 in 2007, Starnberg regained its status as the wealthiest town in Germany from the Frankfurt suburb of Hochtaunus.   read more…

Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria

26 July 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Aerial view of Cloister Fürstenfeld © Bernd Hagmeier

Aerial view of Cloister Fürstenfeld © Bernd Hagmeier

Fürstenfeldbruck is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. It has a population of 34.000. Since the 1930s, Fürstenfeldbruck has had an air force base. Fürstenfeldbruck covers an area of 32.53 km². It is located halfway between Munich and Augsburg, and along the Amper river.   read more…

The mountain resort town Garmisch-Partenkirchen

21 April 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, with the mountains Alpspitze, Zugspitze and Daniel in the background © Octagon

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, with the mountains Alpspitze, Zugspitze and Daniel in the background © Octagon

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria. Nearby is Germany’s highest mountain, Zugspitze, at 2961 m (9714 ft.). The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies is also located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The Marshall Center is an internationally funded and mostly U.S.-staffed learning and conference center for governments from around the world, but primarily from the former Soviet Union and Eastern European countries. It was established in June 1993, replacing the U.S. Army Russian Institute. Near the Marshall Center is the American Armed Forces Recreation Centers (Edelweiss Lodge and Resort) in Garmisch that serves U.S. and NATO military and their families. A number of U.S. troops and civilians are stationed in the town to provide logistical support to the Marshall Center and Edelweiss Recreation Center.   read more…

The medical and university town of Erlangen

16 April 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Erlangen Castle, seat of the Friedrich-Alexander University © Selby

Erlangen Castle, seat of the Friedrich-Alexander University © Selby

Erlangen is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria. It is located at the confluence of the river Regnitz and its large tributary, the Untere Schwabach. Erlangen has more than 100,000 inhabitants.   read more…

The Wagner city of Bayreuth

29 March 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Richard Wagner Festival Hall on the Green Hill © rizi-online.de - Rico Neitzel

Richard Wagner Festival Hall on the Green Hill © rizi-online.de – Rico Neitzel

Bayreuth is a sizeable town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Franconian Jura and the Fichtelgebirge Mountains. The town’s roots date back to 1194 and it is nowadays the capital of Upper Franconia with a population of 73,000. It is world-famous for its annual Bayreuth Festival at which performances of operas by the 19th century German composer Richard Wagner are presented.   read more…

Kempten in Allgäu

13 March 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Town Hall © TH Korr

Town Hall © TH Korr

Kempten (Allgäu) is the largest town in Allgäu, a region in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. The population was ca 61,000 in 2006. The area was possibly settled originally by Celts, but was later overtaken by the Romans, who called the town Cambodunum. Archaeologists consider Kempten one of the oldest urban settlements in Germany.   read more…

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