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BILZEN – Alden BiesenThe Landcommandery Alden Biesen was built by the German Order (Teutonic knights). Nowadays this castle is a cultural centre of the Flemish Community. Alden Biesen did not only set up historical and European activities but the Landcommandery is [...]
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BILZEN – Stadhuis en Kerk BilzenThe old town hall, a jewel of Maaslandse style, was built in 1686 by architect Derrick Lambert from Hoei. The building also testifies today in the rich tradition of the city: a facade with double staircase, a limestone facade in Maasland. In 1 [...]
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BLANKENBERGE – Belgium PierFormerly, Blankenberge was a simple fishing village, but now it is one of the country's most popular seaside resorts. The Pier of Blankenberge dominates the entire beach. The Pier has an unique structure: consisting of a 350 meters long pedest [...]
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OOSTENDE – Fort NapoleonNapoleon built this fort as a defence against a possible invasion from England. A British invasion never came, and the fort was completed only upon the fall of Napoleon in 1814. During the two world wars, the fort was used by the German milita [...]
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SABABURG – Tierpark SababurgSababurg Zoo (Tierpark Sababurg) is one of Europe's oldest and largest wildlife parks.The history of the Tierpark in Sababurg goes back to 1571. Set on 130 hectares (321 acres) of lush countryside, the park features dozens of animal exhibits a [...]
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HANN. MÜNDEN – WelfenschlossThe first Mündener castle 1501 was finished by Herzog Erich I as a Gothic construction. It concerned a residence castle with administrative seat. After almost entire destruction in case of a fire in 1560 Herzog Erich II. built up the castle in [...]
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HANN. MÜNDEN – WesersteinThe Weser stones are two memorial stones in Hann.The (old) Weser is a memorial stone on placed on the 2nd September of 1899. It has a patriotic text of four lines: "Wo Werra sich und Fulda küssenSie ihre Namen büssen müssen, Und hier entsteht [...]
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COCHEM – MarktplatzIf you amble from the Moselpromenade through the winding alleys of the historical old town, you will inevitably come upon the market square – probably the most visited spot on the Terrassenmosel. In the centre of the rectangular market square [...]
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RUMELANGE – MNM Rumelange Mine MuseumThe collection in the national mining museum consists of tools, machines, equipments and archive documents from the era of iron ore which lasted from the beginning of the19th century until the Eighties. The principal part of the collection is [...]
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RUMELANGE – MNM Rumelange – LogoThe collection of the National Mining Museum includes tools, machinery and archive documents in relation to iron ore mining in Luxembourg from the mid-19th century until the 1980s. The largest part of the collection is on display in the mine's [...]
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BAD ESSEN – BlütenbertBlütenbert is the mascot of the national garden show in Bad Essen 2010.Stefanie Ludwig came up with the idea for the costume of this garden gnome. While Sigrid Schütte gave the gnome a name.On the 12th of March 2009 the council of Bad Essen de [...]
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ECHTERNACH – Villa RomaineOn the periphery of the small idyllic town of Echternach, there is a Roman villa - one of the largest and richest rural properties in the surrounding areas of Roman Trier - Augusta Treverorum. Amongst vast tracts of agricultural land, the farm [...]
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OOSTENDE – MercatorThe barquentine Mercator lies at anchor in Oostende, Belgium. She was named after Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594), Flemish cartographer. She was designed by the Antarctic explorer Adrien de Gerlache (1866-1934) as a training ship for the Belgian [...]
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HANN. MÜNDEN – Weser Renaissance RathausThe magnificent town hall is one of the most important examples of Weser Renaissance architecture in North Germany. In the lower town hall chamber, murals portray moments from the town's history. The upper town hall chamber, the former Hochtie [...]
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REINHARDSWALD – Dornröschenschloss SababurgSababurg fairytale castle of Brothers Grimm's Sleeping Beauty was founded in 1334 by the Archbishop of Mainz under the name of Zappenborgk to protect the pilgrims on their way to the nearby holy site of Gottsbüren. There, in the heart of Reinh [...]
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POTSDAM – Schloss SanssouciSanssouci is the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its [...]
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HANN. MÜNDEN – Dokter Johann Andreas EisenbartJohann Andreas Eisenbarth (March 27, 1663 in Oberviechtach – November 11, 1727 in Hann. Münden) was a German physicianEisenbarth was baptized as a catholic on the 27th of March in Oberviechtach. His father, Mathias Eisenbarth was an oculist. B [...]
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NÜRBURG – Nürburgring – Volles ProgrammThe Nürburgring is currently being expanded into a year-round leisure and business centre in order to provide visitors with better service, more offers and even more possibilities when it comes to motor sport. When you arrive you will be welco [...]
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NÜRBURG – Neue Nürburgring 2009The 'Nürburgring 2009' project was an ambitious project in which the famous race track was transformed into a year-round business and leisure centre. The Nürburgring is now equipped with a high-performance, fail-safe network that fulfils the t [...]
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LUXEMBOURG – Musée National d’Histoire et d’Art – MasqueThe Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art (MNHA) is situated at the Fish Market in the oldest part of the city of Luxembourg. The museum has undergone a substantial extension and refurbishment. Three levels of 700 square metres each have been car [...]
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