Spišský hrad is one of the largest castle complexes in Europe. The ruin towers over the place Spišské Podhradie (Kirchdrauf) on a 634 m high hill. The castle was built in the 11th / 12th. Built in the 19th century and expanded several times. The late Romanesque basilica Spišská kapitulá and the Church of the…
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United Kingdom Economy: Service Sector
The vocation to trade is fundamental in the history of the United Kingdom. A tradition that has reached its heights over the course of the century. XVIII and XIX with the development of the great merchant companies (East India Company and Hudson’s Bay Company), colonial expansion and the establishment of the Empire. The preferential ties…
St. Sophia Cathedral and Pechersk Lavra in Kiev (World Heritage)
In the Middle Ages, Russia was evangelized from Kiev. The St. Sophia Cathedral was built in the middle of the 11th century and was one of the largest buildings in Europe at the time. The monastery has been a museum complex since 1926, which consists of several churches, monasteries and monks’ caves. St. Sophia Cathedral…
Stari Ras and Sopoćani Monastery (World Heritage)
Stari Ras (old city) was the capital of the Serbian empire Raszien in the Middle Ages. Remains of various fortresses, monasteries and churches can still be found from this time. The Sopoćani Orthodox Monastery from the 13th century has significant frescoes and is a reminder of the contacts with the Byzantine culture. Stari Ras and…
Rock Carvings in Portugal and Spain (World Heritage)
The Côa Valley in northeastern Portugal is a Stone Age picture gallery. The rock walls have been provided with pictures and stone carvings over a distance of around 17 km for thousands of years. Some of them are over 25,000 years old. They document the long history of settlements and the way people live. Rock…
United Kingdom Politics
Great Britain and Northern Ireland have neither a codified constitution nor a constitutional law of higher rank than ordinary statute law. The constitutional order is largely based on unwritten law (Common Law) or on individual laws, including Magna Charta Libertatum (1215), Petition of Right (1628), Habeas Corpus Act (1679), Bill of Rights (1689), Act of…
Finland Geography
(Suomen Tasavalta; Republiken Finland). State of Northern Europe (338,435 km²). Capital: Helsinki. Administrative division: provinces (6). Population: 5,517,919 (2018 estimate). Language: Finnish and Swedish (official), Lappish, Russian. Religion: Protestants 75.3%, non-religious / atheists 22.1%, Orthodox 1.1%, other religions 1.5%. Monetary unit: euro (100 cents). Human Development Index: 0.92 (15th place). Borders: Norway (N), Russia (E-SE), Sweden…
Old City of Istanbul (World Heritage)
At the intersection of Asia Minor and the Balkans, the Black and Mediterranean, the history of the more than 2500-year-old city has shaped the cityscape of the old town in a unique way. History was made here especially as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, as Byzantium or Constantinople, and as the center of…
Goslar and Rammelsberg (World Heritage)
The first imperial assembly took place in Goslar in 1009. As the residence of German kings and emperors, according to franciscogardening, Goslar made history until 1253. The mighty imperial palace still reminds of this today. The old town with its artfully carved half-timbered houses and towers of the churches and chapels indicate that Goslar was…
Luther Memorials (World Heritage)
The former electoral residence in Wittenberg was once the center of intellectual life in Europe. The old town has outstanding historical evidence of the Reformation period, such as B. the town church, the castle church or the Lutherhaus. Martin Luther (1483–1546) was born and died in Eisleben. The house where he was born is one…