Chalet Cuckoo Clock with Animated Dancers and Teeter-Totter. Pader (river) Paderborn. Paderborn (German pronunciation: [paːdɐˈbɔʁn] ( History[edit] Paderborn was founded as a bishopric by Charlemagne in 795. In 799 Pope Leo III fled his enemies in Rome and reached Paderborn, where he met Charlemagne. Charlemagne reinstated Leo in Rome in 800 and was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by Leo in return. The bishop of Paderborn became a Prince of the Empire in 1100. The city was taken by Prussia in 1802, then by the French vassal state Kingdom of Westphalia from 1807 to 1813 and then returned to Prussia.
Native Friedrich Sertürner, a pharmacist's apprentice in Paderborn, was the first to isolate morphine from opium in 1804. The tree Irminsul was supposedly located near Paderborn.[3] Paderborn was the seat of the Bishopric of Paderborn, today the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paderborn. 60% of the population are Catholics, 20% Lutherans and 20% "other". Paderborn in 1647. St. Geography[edit] Neighbouring places[edit] Division of the town[edit] Population[edit] Industry[edit] Education[edit] Bremen. The City Municipality of Bremen (German: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, German pronunciation: [ˈbʁeːmən] ( )) is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany.
A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the River Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region (2.4 million people). Bremen is the second most populous city in Northern Germany and tenth in Germany. History[edit] The marshes and moraines near Bremen have been settled since about 12,000 BC. Burial places and settlements in Bremen-Mahndorf and Bremen-Osterholz date back to the 7th century AD.
Charlemagne, the King of the Franks, made a new law, the Lex Saxonum. The city's first stone walls were built in 1032. Germania, in the early 2nd century (Harper and Brothers, 1849) View from the Bremen Cathedral in the direction of the Stephani-Bridge Advent of territorial power[edit] In 1362, representatives of Bremen rendered homage to Albert II, Prince-Archbishop of Bremen in Langwedel. Bremen and the Reformation[edit] Oberammergau. Culture[edit] Passion Play[edit] The Oberammergau Passion Play was first performed in 1634 and is the result of a vow made by the inhabitants of the village that if God spared them from the effects of the bubonic plague then sweeping the region they would perform a passion play every ten years.
The play is now performed in years ending with a zero, as well as in 1934 which was the 300th anniversary and 1984 which was the 350th anniversary (though the 1940 performance was cancelled because of the intervention of the Second World War). It involves over 2000 actors, singers, instrumentalists and technicians, all residents of the village. Oberammergau Passion Play 2010[edit] About half the inhabitants of Oberammergau took part in the once-a-decade Passion Play in 2010. This means that over 2,000 villagers brought the story of Jesus to life for the audiences that flocked in from around the world. Traditional art[edit] Tongue-twister[edit] Military[edit] Gallery[edit] References[edit] Hohenschwangau Castle. Schloss Hohenschwangau Hohenschwangau Castle at night Hohenschwangau Castle or Schloss Hohenschwangau (lit: High Swan County Palace) is a 19th-century palace in southern Germany. It was the childhood residence of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and was built by his father, King Maximilian II of Bavaria.
It is located in the German village of Hohenschwangau near the town of Füssen, part of the county of Ostallgäu in southwestern Bavaria, Germany, very close to the border with Austria. History[edit] Hohenschwangau Castle was built on the remains of the fortress Schuangau, which was first mentioned in historical records dating from the 12th Century. In April 1829, Crown Prince Maximilian (the later King Maximilian II of Bavaria) discovered the historic site during a walking tour and reacted enthusiastically to the beauty of the surrounding area.
King Maximilian died in 1864 and his son Ludwig succeeded to the throne, moving into his father's room in the castle. References[edit] Jump up ^ Hans F. Neuschwanstein Castle. Coordinates: Neuschwanstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, pronounced [nɔʏˈʃvaːnʃtaɪn], English: "New Swanstone Castle"[1]) is a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage to Richard Wagner. Ludwig paid for the palace out of his personal fortune and by means of extensive borrowing, rather than Bavarian public funds. Location[edit] The municipality of Schwangau lies at an elevation of 800 m (2,620 ft) at the south west border of the German state of Bavaria. Its surroundings are characterized by the transition between the Alpine foothills in the south (toward the nearby Austrian border) and a hilly landscape in the north that appears flat by comparison.
In the Middle Ages, three castles overlooked the villages. The ruins above the family palace were known to the crown prince from his excursions. Palas roof. Hohenschwangau. Village on left, Schloss Hohenschwangau on right, as viewed from the Neuschwanstein Hohenschwangau is a village in the municipality of Schwangau, Ostallgäu district, Bavaria, Germany. Hohenschwangau is bordered by the Alpsee in the West. Coordinates: Lindau. History[edit] Lindau in winter The name Lindau was first mentioned by a monk from St. Gallen in a document of 882, stating that Adalbert, count of Raetia, had founded a nunnery on the island.
However remains of an early Roman settlement dating back to the 1st century have been found in the district of Aeschach. In 1180 the St. Stephan's church was founded. After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, Lindau lost its status as an Imperial Free City in 1802. In 1922 the independent districts of Aeschach, Hoyren and Reutin merged with the district. Lindau is located near the meeting point of the Austrian, German and Swiss borders. Tourist attractions[edit] The famous harbour entrance of Lindau The reverse side of the old town hall of Lindau tower: Mangenturm Port entrance with lighthouse and Bavarian Lion sculptureChurch of St. Economy[edit] Cooperations[edit] Schools[edit] Lindau has two main high schools: Bodensee-Gymnasium and Valentin-Heider-Gymnasium.
Genealogy[edit] Lindau is twinned with: Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Town Hall of Rothenburg Medieval town wall and Klingentorturm, a defensive tower Southern view of Rothenburg from the castle garden Rothenburg ob der Tauber (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːtənbʊɐ̯k ɔp deːɐ̯ ˈtaʊbɐ] ( Rothenburg was a Free Imperial City from the late Middle Ages to 1803. Name[edit] The name "Rothenburg ob der Tauber" means, in German, "Red fortress above the Tauber". This is so because the town is located on a plateau overlooking the Tauber River. History[edit] Middle Ages[edit] In 950 the weir system in today’s castle garden was constructed by the Count of Comburg-Rothenburg. In 1070, The Counts of Comburg-Rothenburg, who also owned the village “Gebsattel”, built Rothenburg castle on the mountain top high above the River Tauber.
The Counts of the Comburg-Rothenburg dynasty died out in 1116. In 1170 the city of Rothenburg was founded at the time of the building of Staufer Castle. In 1274 Rothenburg was accorded privileges by King Rudolf of Habsburg as a Free Imperial City. Town[edit] Kaiserslautern. Kaiserslautern (German pronunciation: [kaɪ̯zɐsˈlaʊ̯tɐn] ( History[edit] Prehistoric settlement in the area of what is now Kaiserslautern has been traced to at least 800 BC.
Some 2,500-year-old Celtic tombs were uncovered at Miesau, a town about 29 kilometres (18 miles) west of Kaiserslautern. The recovered relics are now in the Museum for Palatinate History at Speyer. In 1375, the city of Kaiserslautern was pledged to Electoral Palatinate and therefore became subsequently part of the Wittelsbach inheritance. In 1519, Franz von Sickingen became the owner of Nanstein Castle. Count of the Electoral Palatinate Johann Casimir, came to Kaiserslautern during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). Conflict did not end with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. As French power declined after 1815, Kaiserslautern and the Palatinate became a Bavarian province and remained so until 1918. In World War II, more than 60% of Kaiserslautern was destroyed by bombs from Allied aircraft.
Sites and buildings[edit] Hotels, Tickets, Beer - everything about the world's biggest fair | Oktoberfest.de - The Oktoberfest Website. Munich. Munich (/ˈmjuːnɪk/; German: München, pronounced [ˈmʏnçən] ( ),[2] Bavarian: Minga) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg. About 1.5 million [3] people live within the city limits. Its inhabitants are sometimes called Munichers in English. The city's native name, München, is derived from the combined Late Latin and Old High German term ad Munichen, meaning "by the monks(' place)". History[edit] Origin as medieval town[edit] The year 1158 is assumed to be the foundation date, which is the earliest date the city is mentioned in a document. In 1175, Munich was officially granted city status and received fortification.
Duke Louis IV was elected German king in 1314 and crowned as Holy Roman Emperor in 1328. Capital of reunited Bavaria[edit] Banners with the colours of Munich (left) and Bavaria (right) with the Frauenkirche in the background.