Wipperfürth, the oldest town in the Bergisches Land

14 December 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Town Hall © J. Berger

Town Hall © J. Berger

Wipperfürth is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, about 40 km north-east of Cologne, and the oldest town in the Bergischen Land. Wipperfürth lies on the flow Wupper which is designated in the upper reaches to the east of the town Wipper.   read more…

Germany’s Hotel of the Year 2012: Burg Schlitz

14 December 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Hotels, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  2 minutes

© burg-schlitz.de

© burg-schlitz.de

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The city of Bergisch Gladbach

13 December 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Konrad-Adenauer-Platz © Frank Vincentz

Konrad-Adenauer-Platz © Frank Vincentz

Bergisch Gladbach is a city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district). Bergisch Gladbach is located east of the river Rhine, approx. 10 kilometers east of Cologne.   read more…

Michelstadt in the Odenwald

5 December 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Timber-framed houses at the market square with the market well © Joachim Köhler

Timber-framed houses at the market square with the market well © Joachim Köhler

Michelstadt in the Odenwald is a town in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in southern Hesse, Germany between Darmstadt and Heidelberg. Michelstadt is the biggest town in the Odenwaldkreis and borders on the district seat of Erbach.   read more…

The North Sea city of Wilhelmshaven

29 November 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Welcome to Wilhelmshaven © Uwe Karwath

Welcome to Wilhelmshaven © Uwe Karwath

Wilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea.   read more…

Bundeswehr Military History Museum

12 November 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  5 minutes

MHM Dresden © Kolossos

MHM Dresden © Kolossos

The Bundeswehr Military History Museum (German: Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr) is the military museum of the German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr, and one of the major military history museums in Germany. The museum is under the technical and administrative chain of command of the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office. It is located in a former military arsenal in the Albertstadt neighborhood of Dresden. The arsenal, an enormous, neo-classical building, was decommissioned and became a military museum.   read more…

Country overview

9 November 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

In addition to the regular search function, a country overview is available here. Click on the country name to see all currently available blog entries.   read more…

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Eberbach Abbey in the Rheingau

5 November 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Environment Reading Time:  4 minutes

© Fritz Geller-Grimm

© Fritz Geller-Grimm

Eberbach Abbey (German: Kloster Eberbach) is a former Cistercian monastery near Eltville am Rhein in the Rheingau. On account of its impressive Romanesque and early Gothic buildings it is considered one of the most significant architectural heritage sites in Hesse. In the winter of 1985/86 the interior scenes of the film The Name of the Rose were filmed here.   read more…

The Pied Piper city of Hameln

28 October 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Cruisship Hameln on River Weser in front of Hotel Stadt Hameln © Thomas Fietzek

Cruisship Hameln on River Weser in front of Hotel Stadt Hameln © Thomas Fietzek

Hamelin (German: Hameln) is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont and has a population of 59,000. Hamelin is also the gateway to the surrounding Weserbergland mountains, which can be visited by hikers and bikers. Embedded into the gentle hills of the Weser Mountains Region lies, to the left and the right of the river Weser, the town of Hamelin. Amongst Cinderella and the Lying Baron of Münchhausen this is the home of the darkest fellow from the German Fairy-tale Route – the Pied Piper. More than a million day tourists are drawn to Hamelin each year.   read more…

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