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NASA and ESA

12 August 2015 | Author/Destination: Editorial / Redaktion | Rubric: General Reading Time: 9 minutes

NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the United States government agency responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958 with a distinctly civilian (rather than military) orientation encouraging peaceful applications in space science. The National Aeronautics and Space Act was passed on July 29, 1958, disestablishing NASA’s predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The new agency became operational on October 1, 1958. read more…

The wine village Schengen

7 March 2015 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, EU blog post series, European Union, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time: 6 minutes

Schengen Esplanade – Monument commemorating the Schengen Agreement in 1985 – The Agreement was signed on the riverboat M.S. Marie-Astrid anchored at the quai seen here © Cayambe

Schengen is a small wine-producing village and commune in far south-eastern Luxembourg, near the tripoint where the borders of Germany, France, and Luxembourg meet. Other villages within the commune include Remerschen and Wintrange. As of 2005, the village has a population of 1527 with an area of 10.63 km² (4.1 sq mi). read more…

The Greater Region Luxembourg, Lorraine, Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate and Wallonia

16 October 2012 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, European Union, European Capital of Culture Reading Time: 5 minutes

Großregion map © Staatskanzlei des Saarlandes

The Greater Region is the area of Saarland, Lorraine, Luxembourg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Wallonia, the French Community of Belgium and the German-speaking Community of Belgium. It is not identical with the SaarLorLux Euregio, being in the same territory. read more…

The Way of St. James

22 August 2012 | Author/Destination: Knut Wingsch | Rubric: General, Editorial, EU blog post series, European Union, Bon voyage, Museums, Exhibitions, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time: 12 minutes

Ways of St. James in Western Europe © Manfred Zentgraf/CC-BY-SA

The Way of St. James or St. James’ Way (Spanish: El Camino de Santiago) is the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried. The Way of St. James has existed for over a thousand years. It was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during medieval times, together with Rome and Jerusalem, and a pilgrimage route on which a plenary indulgence could be earned; other major pilgrimage routes include the Via Francigena to Rome and the pilgrimage to Jerusalem. read more…

Overview Theme Weeks

27 December 2011 | Author/Destination: Around the World / Rund um die Welt | Rubric: General, Bon voyage, Theme Weeks Reading Time: 20 minutes

(Latest addition: March 2024) In irregular intervals we publish Theme Weeks about cities, regions, and countries. Here you can find the complete list. read more…

Tags: Abruzzen, Abruzzo, Abu Dhabi, Ägypten, Al Andalus, Alentejo, Algarve, Algeria, Algerien, Alsace, Amsterdam, Andalusia, Andalusien, Apulia, Apulien, Argentina, Argentinien, Armenia, Armenien, Asturias, Asturien, Äußere Hebriden, Australia, Australien, Austria, Autonomes Gebiet Tibet, Auvergne, Bahrain, Balearic Islands, Balearische Inseln, Bangladesch, Bangladesh, Basilicata, Basilikata, Bavaria, Bayern, Beirut, Belarus, Belgien, Belgium, Berkshire, Berlin, Bhutan, Birma, Bolivia, Bolivien, Bon voyage, Bretagne, Britische Kanalinseln, Brittany, Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, Brüssel, Brussels, Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, Bulgarische Schwarzmeerküste, Burgenland, Burma, Calabria, Canary Islands, Caribbean, Carinthia, Castila-La Mancha, Catalonia, Champagne, Channel Islands, Chateaux of the Loire Valley, Chile, co co, co cork, Colombia, Cornwall, Corsica, Côte d'Azur, County Cork, County Galway, County Mayo, Croatian Adriatic coast, Cuba, Cyclades, Cyprus, Deutschland, Djibouti, Dordogne, Dschibuti, Dubai, East Anglia, East Frisian Islands, East Jerusalem, Ecuador, Egypt, Eivissa, Elsass, Emilia-Romagna, England, Estland, Estonia, EU, Florida Coasts, Floridas Küsten, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, French Riviera, Frisian Islands, Gascogne, Gascony, Georgia, Georgien, Germany, Greenland, Grönland, Guatemala, Gute Fahrt, Bon voyage, Guyana, Hamburg, Holland, Honduras, Hungary, Ibiza, Iceland, India, Indien, Indonesia, Indonesien, Iran, Ireland, Irland, Island, Israel, Istanbul, Istria, Istrien, Italian Riviera, Italienische Riviera, Japan, Jerusalem, Jordan, Jordanien, Jütland, Kalabrien, Kanarische Inseln, Karibik, Kärnten, Kasachstan, Kastilien-La Mancha, Katalonien, Katar, Kazakhstan, Kolumbien, Korsika, Kroatische Adriaküste, Kuba, Kuwait, Kykladen, La Rioja, Laos, Lapland, Lappland, Latvia, Lebanon, Leinster, Lettland, Libanon, Libya, Libyen, Ligurian Riviera, Litauen, Lithuania, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Madrid, Malaysia, Marokko, Mazedonien, Mexico, Mexiko, Miami, Moldau, Moldawien, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Moscow, Moskau, München, Munich, Myanmar, Navarra, Navarre, Nepal, Neuengland, Neukaledonien, Neuseeland, New Caledonia, New England, New York City, New Zealand, Niederlande, Nordfriesische Inseln, Nordkorea, Normandie, Normandy, North Frisian Islands, North Korea, NYC, Oman, Österreich, Ostfriesische Inseln, Ostjerusalem, Outer Hebrides, Overview of all Theme Weeks, Pakistan, Palaestina, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Paris, Patagonia, Patagonien, Peru, Philippinen, Philippines, Potsdam, Provence, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Queensland, Republic of China, Republik China, Rom, Rome, Russia, Russland, San Francisco, Sardinia, Sardinien, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-Arabien, Schlösser an der Loire, Schottland, Schweiz, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Sicily, Sizilien, South Africa, South Korea, Steiermark, Styria, Südafrika, Südkorea, Swiss, Sylt, Taiwan, Tel Aviv, Tessin, Thailand, The Netherlands, Theme Week, Themenwoche, Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, Ticino, Tokio, Tokyo, Toskana, Tunesien, Tunisia, Türkei, Turkey, Türkische Riviera, Turkish Riviera, Tuscany, UAE, Übersicht aller Themenwochen, Ukraine, Ulster, Umbria, Umbrien, Ungarn, United Arab Emirate, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, USA, VAE, Vatican, Vatican City, Vatikan, Vatikanstadt, Venedig, Venetien, Veneto, Venezuela, Venice, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Verenigtes Königreich, Vienna, Vietnam, Wales, Warsaw, Warschau, Washington D.C., Weißrussland, West Jerusalem, Westjerusalem, Wien, Zeeland, Zypern

Country overview

9 November 2011 | Author/Destination: Around the World / Rund um die Welt | 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…

Tags: European Union, United Kingdom, Ägypten, Albania, Albanien, Algeria, Algerien, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua und Barbuda, Argentina, Argentinien, Armenia, Armenien, Aserbaidschan, Äthiopien, Australia, Australien, Austria, Autonomes Gebiet Tibet, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesch, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgien, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnien und Herzegowina, Brasilien, Brazil, Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Bulgarien, Canada, Cape Verde, Caribbean, Chile, China, Colombia, country overview, countrys, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dänemark, Denmark, Deutschland, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estland, Estonia, Ethiopia, EU, European Union, Finland, Finnland, France, Frankreich, Germany, Greece, Griechenland, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hongkong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indien, Indonesia, Indonesien, Iran, Ireland, Irland, Island, Israel, Italien, Italy, Jamaica, Jamaika, Japan, Jemen, Jordan, Jordanien, Kanada, Kap Verde, Karibik, Kasachstan, Katar, Kazakhstan, Kenia, Kenya, Kirgisistan, Kolumbien, Kroatien, Kuba, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Länder, Länderübersicht, Latvia, Lebanon, Lettland, Libanon, Libya, Libyen, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madagaskar, Maldives, Malediven, Malta, Marokko, Mauretanien, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mazedonien, Mexico, Mexiko, Moldawien, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Neukaledonien, Neuseeland, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niederlande, Nordkorea, North Korea, Norway, Norwegen, Oman, Österreich, overview, Palaestina, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Papua-Neuguinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippinen, Philippines, Poland, Polen, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of China, Republik China, Romania, Rumänien, Russia, Russland, Salomonen, Sambia, Samoa, San Marino, Sansibar, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-Arabien, Schweden, Schweiz, search, Serbia, Serbien, Simbabwe, Singapore, Singapur, Slovakia, Slovenia, Slowakei, Slowenien, Solomon Islands, Sonderverwaltungszone Hongkong, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Spanien, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vincent und die Grenadinen, Suche, Südafrika, Südkorea, Sweden, Swiss, Switzerland, Syria, Syrien, Tadschikistan, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tansania, Tanzania, Thailand, The Netherlands, Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, Tschechien, Tunesien, Tunisia, Türkei, Turkey, Tuvalu, UAE, Übersicht, UK, Ukraine, Ungarn, Union for the Mediterranean, Union for the Mediterranean, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, USA, VAE, Vanuatu, Vatican, Vatikan, Venezuela, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Vietnam, Weißrussland, Yemen, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe, Zypern

Luxembourg, Gibraltar of the north

13 December 2010 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, European Union, European Capital of Culture Reading Time: 11 minutes

Luxembourg Fortress from Adolphe Bridge © Cayambe

Whilst the Luxembourg fortress was a true textbook example of European military architecture, it has changed hands many times over its existence. Italian, Spanish, Belgian, French, Austrian, Dutch and Prussian engineers have been involved in progressively extending the fortifications of this stronghold. Traces of their work remain, and what traces! Since 1994, the fortifications and the old city have been classed as a UNESCO world heritage site. read more…

Tags: Court of Justice of the European Union, European Capital of Culture, Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union, Gibraltar des Nordens, Gibraltar of the North, European Capital of Culture, Luxembourg, Luxemburg