Category: Germany

The climate of Bavaria Bavaria (German: Bayern) is a fairytale region. Not only the landscape and nature are beautiful, but also the castles that Ludwig II of Bavaria had built. The castles of Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee almost resemble castles from a fairytale park. The environment doesn’t lie either. Bavaria is above all a country…

Ruhr area South of Münster lies the Ruhr area, an industrial and urban center made up of several large cities that have more or less grown together. The Ruhr area is not only Germany’s most important industrial center, but also impresses with its fascinating, wide-ranging cultural offerings. Countless museums, theatres, art galleries and operas make…

The Federal Union of German Industry (FSNP) is the head federal organization that unites 34 industry unions of entrepreneurs. The vast majority of industrial firms are members of one or more business associations. The main traditional task of the FSNP is the expression and protection of the common interests of entrepreneurs and their unions, the…

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…

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…

With the Speicherstadt and the neighboring Kontorhausviertel, Hamburg was the last German state to receive a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. The historic warehouse district is one of the largest contiguous ensembles of port warehouses in the world. UNESCO pays tribute to the office complexes of the Kontorhausviertel from the 1920s to 1940s around…

The opera house, built as a box theater between 1745-1748, is one of the most beautiful baroque theaters in Europe with its splendid interior design by Guiseppe and Carlo Bibiena. Opera house in Bayreuth: facts Official title: Margravial Opera House Bayreuth Cultural monument: Impressive baroque opera house built between 1745 and 1748, commissioned by the…

The six caves in the Ach and Lone Valley of the Swabian Alb are where the world’s oldest mobile works of art were found and a unique example of human history. The works of art and musical instruments found show the impressive craftsmanship that the first modern humans were capable of and demonstrate the importance…

Archaeological border complex Haithabu and Danewerk (World Heritage) The archaeological site of Haithabu (Old Norse Haiðaby “settlement on the heath”) consists of the remains of a trading town with streets, buildings, cemeteries and a harbor. The early medieval, Viking Age settlement was on the west bank of a Schleibucht bay, near the present-day city of…

The city of Naumburg an der Saale, in the south of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, has one of the most important cathedral buildings of the European High Middle Ages with its St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral. Its architectural structure shows the stylistic transition from late Romanesque to early Gothic. The west choir (construction started…