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KÖLN – Eau de Cologne
Eau de Cologne or simply Cologne (German: Kölnisch Wasser, 'Water of Cologne') is a toiletry, a perfume in a style that originated from Cologne, Germany. The original Eau de Cologne is a spirit-citrus perfume launched in Cologne in 1709 by Gio [...]

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OSCHERSLEBEN – Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
The track measures a total length of 3.696 kilometres (A course) and 11 to 14 metres width. As an additional feature, it can be split into two sections of 2.435 kilometres (B course) and 1.155 kilometres (C course) length, making two separate [...]

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POTSDAM – Filmpark Babelsberg – The Story of Little Muck Set
Today, Studio Babelsberg remains operational mainly for feature film productions.You will experience the tricks used by film and television professionals as you explore the many sets and exhibitions or during a tour of the original outdoor set [...]

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POTSDAM – Filmpark Babelsberg – Movie Sets
Located just outside Berlin, the Filmpark Babelsberg will sweep you away to the world of film and television. Visitors can explore everything related to the film industry: sets, props, costumes and technical equipment of yesterday and today. B [...]

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ORANIENBURG – Schlosspark Oranienburg
The estate was a gift from the Great Elector to his wife Louise Henriette, Princess of Orange-Nassau. The palace was named 'Oranienburg' in her honor as early as 1652, and a year later the village of Bötzow, where the estate was located, also [...]

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ORANIENBURG – Schlosspark Oranienburg – Louise Henrietta of Nassau
Louise Henrietta of Nassau (7 December 1627 – 18 June 1667) was a Countess of Nassau, granddaughter of William I, Prince of Orange, 'William the Silent', and an Electress of BrandenburgLouise Henriëtte was born in The Hague, the eldest daughte [...]

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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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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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NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN – Naturpark Teutoburger Wald – Externsteine # 1
The Externsteine are a distinctive rock formation located in North Rhine Westphalia (Germany) in the Southern part of the Teutoburg Forest. The formation is a tor consisting of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the [...]

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NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN – Naturpark Teutoburger Wald – Externsteine # 2
The Externsteine are a distinctive rock formation located in North Rhine Westphalia (Germany) in the Southern part of the Teutoburg Forest. The formation is a tor consisting of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the [...]

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KLEWITTZ – DTM – Am Lausitzring
DTM – the magical three letters stood for 'Deutsche Tourenwagen-Meisterschaft' (German Touring Car Championship) in former times. Today they are the trademark of Europe's most popular touring car race series, which began in 1984 with productio [...]

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BARSINGHAUSEN – Klosterstollen Barsinghausen
The Besucherbergwerk Klosterstollen Barsinghausen is a part of the Gemeindebergwerk im Bullerbachtal which was opened in 1847. The tunnel was started on 01-SEP-1856 and reached the coal seam at a length of 1,474m on 07-OCT-1869. One month late [...]

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WILLINGEN – Wild und Freizeitpark Willingen – Parrots
In the timber forest of the park, which is situated in a nature reserve, you will find a wildlife enclosure with hoofed game (fallow, red and sika deer), exotic animals (Barbary Macaques, parrots) and predators (brown bears, wildcats). The pet [...]

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BERLIN – Reichstag
The Reichstag building is a historical edifice in Berlin, Germany, constructed to house the Reichstag, parliament of the German Empire. It was opened in 1894 and housed the Reichstag until 1933, when it was severely damaged in a fire supposedl [...]

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BÜCKEBURG – The Cornu Helicopter
Cornu first built an unmanned experimental design powere by a 2 hp Buchet engine.It was powered by a 24 horsepower (18 kW) Antoinette engine. He piloted this construction himself at Normandy, France on November 13, 1907. Previously, a French h [...]

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BÜCKEBURG – 40 Jahre Drehende Flügel
The Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg (Bückeburg Helicopter Museum) is located in the German town of Bückeburg, 30 miles (50 km) to the west of Hannover. The world's only and unique helicopter museum has been located since 1971 in the historical li [...]

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SCHARNEBECK – 35 Jahre Schiffshebewerk
The Scharnebeck twin ship lift is on the Elbe-Seitenkanal, which connects the Elbe (at Artlenburg) and the Mittellandkanal (near Wolfsburg).The boat lift was built in Scharnebeck to the North-east of Lüneburg in 1974 and was at that time the l [...]

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EBERGÖTZEN – Max und Moritz
Max and Moritz (A Story of Seven Boyish Pranks) (original: Max und Moritz - Eine Bubengeschichte in sieben Streichen) is a German language illustrated story in verse. This highly inventive, blackly humorous tale, told entirely in rhymed couple [...]

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GREETSIEL – Greetsieler Zwillingsmühlen
The twin smock mills in Greetsiel make a popular photo image. The two-storey Dutch windmills are very similar, but of different ages: the red mill was built back in 1856 whereas the green one was not built until 1921. Both mills had predecesso [...]

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LICHTERFELD – Besucherbergwerk F60
The F60 was built by VEB TAKRAF Lauchhammer. It's contruction started in 1989 and was finished in 1991. This bridge is the last of five bridges built. She was active from March 1991 untill June 1992. The steel structure is also known as 'The L [...]

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WAREN – Die Müritz
The Müritz is a lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. Its area is 117 km², which makes it the second largest lake of Germany (after Lake Constance). Its maximum depth is 31 metres. It is fed and drained by the river Elde. Part of t [...]