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KÖNIGSWINTER – Drachenfelsbahn
The Drachenfels ('Dragon's Rock') is a mountain (321 m) in the Siebengebirge mountain range near Bonn. One German legend recounts, that Siegfried – the hero of the Nibelungenlied – killed a dragon living in a cave in the mountain. After taking [...]

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KÖNIGSWINTER – Schloss Drachenburg
The Castle Drachenburg is a romantic castle surrounded by the wonderful nature of the Siebengebirge, which is definitely worth seeing. Built between 1882 and 1884 by Stephan Sarter, a wealthy stock broker known as the 'Baron of Sarter', the ca [...]

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KONZ – Rathaus
The city of Konz couches on the confluence of Saar and Mosel and is the biggest wine producing community in the Mosel Saar Ruwer agricultural area. Konz is an ideal starting point for trips in the at trips at the place where Germany, France an [...]

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Konzer Doktor
The 'Konzer Doktor' statue by sculptor Willi Hahn represents the characters from Konz' folk tales, such as the 'Fotschelgeist' or the 'Breesterfrauchen'. The main character in this sandstone sculpture, however, is the historical figure of the [...]

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LA LOUVIERE – Les Gilles
La Louvière - Les Gilles refers to an important cultural event in Belgium, particularly associated with the city of La Louvière and the Gilles, a key feature of the Carnival of Binche. Here's a brief overview: The Gilles are a central figure i [...]

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LA LOUVIERE – Mother Wolf
La Louvière, known as "The City of Wolves," features a notable statue known as "The Mother Wolf." This statue is a symbolic representation of the city's nickname and its historical or cultural ties to wolves. Situated prominently in the city, [...]

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LA ROCHE-EN-ARDENNE – Château de la Roche-en-Ardenne
Dominating the valley ans nestled between a curve of the river Ourthe and the steep slopes of the Deister hill, the ruins of the medieval castle built between the XI-XIIIth and the XIVth century tower over the town of La Roche.The catsle was b [...]

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LABOE – Marine Ehrenmal
Originally erected as a memorial for the German sailors killed in World War I, it has changed to an internationally accepted peace monument after World War II. It is maintained by the Deutscher Marinebund, the German Naval Association. The Ger [...]

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LABOE – Technisches Museum U-995 in Laboe
U995 was laid down as a type VIIc/41 U-boat on 25th November 1942 at Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, and was launched on July, 22nd. Despite damage inflicted by an allied bomb raid, the boat was commissioned on September 16th, 1 [...]

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LAHNSTEIN – Burg Lahneck
Burg Lahneck is a 13th century castle on the banks of the Rijn, at Lahnstein.The castle is well-known by the death of Idilia Dubb in June 1851. In her holidays the 17 year old girl mounted the high tower of castle Lahneck, when suddenly the wo [...]

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LANGEOOG – Inselbahn Langeoog
Cars are not allowed to drive on Langeoog. People on the Island use bikes. The port and the village are linked with a small railway, the so called 'Inselbahn' (Island's Rail). The Railway is about 2.4 kilometers long. The harbour of Langeoog i [...]

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LANGEOOG – Nordinsee Insel Langeoog – Weltnaturerbe Wattenmeer
As one of the most beautiful North Sea Islands, Langeoog has simply everything to offer, which is every holiday maker's dream come true.Langeoog has a beautiful 14 km long sandy beach and a spectacular dune landscape. The island is known as a [...]

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LAROCHETTE – Château de Larochette – Buurg Fiels
On the banks of the River Clerve, which cuts its way through Clervaux, the impressively large château of Clervaux is easily one of the most beautiful castles in Luxembourg. In the very heart of town, the former fortifications now house three m [...]

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LAROCHETTE – Larochette
Veilz, Velz, Feltz, Fels, Rupes, Roketa, La Roiche, La Rochette, Larochette - During the past 800 years of the Felser castle and town history many names an manner of writing were used. The name 'Fiels' appears for the first time in the Luxembo [...]

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LAVAUX-SAINTE-ANNE – Château de Lavaux-Saint-Anne
The Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne is located in Belgium near Rochefort, in the province of Namur, Wallonia.Built in the 15th century, the castle of Lavaux was designed to seriously impede the advancing enemy: it has deep-water moats, curved ca [...]

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LE ROEULX – Ascenseur de Strépy-Thieu
The Strépy-Thieu boat lift lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium. In 1963, when modernisation works were taking place on the Canal du Centre opening out the Meuse and Scheldt river basins, a [...]

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LE ROEULX – Canal du Centre Historique
The Canal du Centre is a canal in Belgium, which, with other canals, links the waterways of the Meuse and Scheldt rivers. It has a total length of 20.9 km. It connects the artificial lake Grand Large near Nimy, with the Brussels-Charleroi Cana [...]

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LEIPZIG – Palmgartenwehr
The Palm Garden is located about two kilometers west of Leipzig city center in Lindenau. He is in the north of the Jahnallee, the east by the Richard-Wagner-Hain, in the south of the Karl and in the west of the little ones and the Luppe Lützne [...]

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LEIPZIG – Cospudener See – Leipziger Seenland
The Cospudener See (sometimes translated as Lake Cospuden) is a lake situated south of Leipzig. It is on the site of a former open cast mine. The lake has become highly popular with the local population, with long stretches of sand beaches (so [...]

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LEIPZIG – Highlights
Leipzig is the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. Leipzig, one of Germany's top 10 cities by population, is located about 160 kilometers (99 miles) southwest of Berlin at the confluence of the White Elster, Pleisse, and Part [...]

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LEIPZIG – Nikolaikirche
The St. Nicholas Church is one of the major churches of central Leipzig, Germany. Construction started in Romanesque style in 1165, but in the 16th century, the church was turned into a Gothic hall church. Baroque elements like the tower were [...]