Best known to most Germans as the locale of Georg-August University, Gottingen has about 130,000 residents, about a quarter of whom are students. Gänseliesel (Goose Girl) is the city's most famous resident, a 1901 fountain built in front of the 14th century Rathaus (Town Hall), which today houses the city's tourist office. But even Goose Girl can't escape the college students, who by tradition upon receiving their PhDs must climb and kiss her, making her "the most kissed girl in the world."
Discover the best top things to do in Palatinate Forest, Germany including Altes Rathaus, Stadtmuhle Annweiler, Gradierwerk Bad Durkheim (Saline), Burg Hohenecken, Romisches Weingut Weilberg, Kaiserslautern Synagogue Monument, Burgruine Beilstein, Burg Wilenstein-Florsheim, Schlossplatz, Schipkapass Annweiler.
Though probably best known as the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 (and of reunified Germany until 1999), Bonn actually has a history dating back to the 1st century BC. Roman soldiers were stationed here and the largest known Roman fort was built at Bonn. In medieval times, the town gained prominence when the Archbishop of Cologne transferred his seat to Bonn. The city's most famous son is Ludwig van Beethoven, born in 1770 at Bonngasse, where a museum now honors him.
Lower Saxony (German: Niedersachsen [ˈniːdɐzaksn̩], Low German: Neddersassen) is a German state (Land) situated in northwestern Germany. It is the second largest state by land area, with 47,624 square kilometres (18,388 sq mi), and fourth largest in population (7.9 million) among the sixteen Länder federated as the Federal Republic of Germany. In rural areas Northern Low Saxon, a dialect of Low German, and Saterland Frisian, a variety of the Frisian language, are still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining.
Discover the best top things to do in Hannover, Germany including Welfenschloss, Aegidienkirche, The New Town Hall, Altes Rathaus, Monument Gottingen Sieben, Leibnizhaus, Ballhofplatz, Altstadt, Schleuse Anderten, Broyhanhaus.
Pirmasens is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It was famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called Landkreis Pirmasens from 1818 until 1997, when it was renamed to Südwestpfalz.
Völkermarkt (Slovene: Velikovec) is a town of about 11,000 inhabitants in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the administrative capital of Völkermarkt District. It is located within the Drava valley east of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt, north of the Karawanken mountain range.
Lahnstein (German pronunciation: [ˈlaːnʃtaɪn]) is a verband-free town of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Lahn River with the Rhine, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Koblenz. Lahnstein was created in 1969 by the merger of the previously independent towns of Oberlahnstein (or Upper Lahnstein) on the south side of the Lahn (above the river mouth) and Niederlahnstein on the north side (below the river mouth).
Discover the best top things to do in , Germany including Bronzezeithof, Evangelisch Reformierte Kirche, Rathaus Uelsen, Altes Rathaus, Pickmaijer statue, Eventcenter ZAK.
Discover the best top things to do in Weissenburg in Bayern, Germany including Martin Luther, Ellinger Tor, Altes Rathaus, Kriegergedachtnisstatte, Sankt Gunthildis-kapelle, Hohenzollernfestung Wulzburg, Evangelisch-lutherische Kirche St. Andreas, Seeweihermauer, romische Therme, Historische Altstadt.
Discover the best top things to do in Weissenburg in Bayern, Germany including Martin Luther, Ellinger Tor, Kriegergedachtnisstatte, Altes Rathaus, Sankt Gunthildis-kapelle, Hohenzollernfestung Wulzburg, Evangelisch-lutherische Kirche St. Andreas, Seeweihermauer, romische Therme, Historische Altstadt.
Like Rome, Bamberg sits on seven hills, though these are lush, green Bavarian ones. You’ll find all sorts of architecture here, so enjoy exploring the cobbled streets. Plenty of shopping and museums await you, as do nine different breweries. The city loves markets and festivals, especially around Christmas.
Discover the best top things to do in Upper Palatinate, Germany including Cathedral of St Peter's, Haidplatz, Kurfurstenbad, Historisches Museum, Altes Rathaus, Walhalla Temple, Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady Regensburg, Basilica, Cistercian Monastery and Library, Wallfahrtskirche Maria Hilf, Flossenburg Concentration Camp and Museum.
Lahnstein (German pronunciation: [ˈlaːnʃtaɪn]) is a verband-free town of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Lahn River with the Rhine, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Koblenz. Lahnstein was created in 1969 by the merger of the previously independent towns of Oberlahnstein (or Upper Lahnstein) on the south side of the Lahn (above the river mouth) and Niederlahnstein on the north side (below the river mouth).
Discover the best top things to do in , Germany including Die Postkutsche, Stadtkirche St. Veit, Altes Rathaus, Katholisches Pfarramt St. Martinus, Kirchturm, Dannecker-Haus, Der "Junge mit Tuba".
Sonneberg is a town in Thuringia, Germany, which is seat of the district Sonneberg. It has long been a centre of toy making and is still well known for this. It is the home of PIKO, a model railway manufacturer which became one of the few such enterprises in the Warsaw Pact countries and as such supplied model trains depicting railway stock of all the Soviet bloc countries. Sonneberg is home to the German Toy Museum ("Deutsches Spielzeugmuseum").
Discover the best top things to do in Ohringen, Germany including Stiftskirche Ohringen, Oberes Tor, Tiergehege mit Streichelzoo, Hamballe-Brunnen, Ohringer Schloss, Altes Rathaus, Blasturm.
Discover the best top things to do in Toenisvorst, Germany including Tonisvorst - Haus Donk, Altes Rathaus, Tonisvorst - Mertenshof, Tonisvorst - Haus Brempt, Tonisvorst - Haus Neersdonk.
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