Other interesting places or events - Germany
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Halberstadt | Rating: 7.00 |
| A small historic town, which was the capital of the eponymous bishopric and the principality of Halberstadt from the 9th century to 1807. In 1815 the town was annexed by Prussia, and in 1871 passed to Germany, read more... |
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Ippenburg Castle | Rating: 6.80 |
Ippenburg Castle is 600-year-old ancestral home of a noble family Bussche-Ippenburg. The descendants live there today, the castle is ..., read more... |
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Bad Essen | Rating: 6.80 |
Bad Essen is not included in touristic guides, and it's quite logical: there are no important attractions in the town. ..., read more... |
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Braunschweig | Rating: 6.80 |
| Braunschweig is the second largest city in Lower Saxony. Until November 1918 it was the capital of the Duchy of ..., read more... |
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Palace in Nordkirchen | Rating: 6.80 |
Palace in Nordkirchen was built on the site of the Renaissance "Castle on the Water" from 1703 to 1734 by Münster bishops ..., read more... |
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Muenster | Rating: 6.80 |
Münster is worth a visit to see the City Hall and the Hall of Peace inside it. This is the ..., read more... |
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Bodenwerder, the Town of Baron Munchausen | Rating: 6.80 |
2013
Title Bodenwerder is not as known as the name of its most famous resident - Baron Karl Friedrich ..., read more... |
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Eisenach | Rating: 6.80 |
Eisenach is known first of all for the Wartburg Castle, which is located nearby, and due to which the ..., read more... |
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Dortmund | Rating: 6.80 |
According to the "expert opinion" of Internet travelers, Dortmund is not interesting at all. But, as in Düsseldorf, we found what to do here, read more... |
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Gustrow Castle | Rating: 6.80 |
In the city of Gustrow stands perfectly preserved Renaissance castle. Its construction began by Duke Ulrich of Mecklenburg in 1558 ..., read more... |
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Bad Nenndorf | Rating: 6.80 |
Bad Nenndorf is a small town near Hannover. The prefix Bad tells us that we are in a spa town, read more... |
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Ansbach | Rating: 6.80 |
| Ansbach is best known as the former residence of the Margraves of Ansbach-Brandenburg. Last Margrave Alexander conceded both principalities in ..., read more... |
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Weser-Skywalk - observation deck over the Weser River | Rating: 6.80 |
| Weser-Skywalk is an observation deck, which allows you to look at the river Weser and the Teutonburg Forest from a ..., read more... |
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Kyffhauser Monument | Rating: 6.80 |
| After Napoleon captured Germany and made political fragmentation, the public was looking for characters and events that could personalize the idea of national unity and greatness of the German nation. Therefore, from the beginning of the 19th century giant monuments began to appear in different places in Germany, read more... |
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Castle Westerburg | Rating: 6.80 |
| The oldest water castle in Germany, read more... |
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Worbis bear park | Rating: 6.80 |
| The park was created in 1996 to protect nature on the site of a former zoo. Since 1955 there existed ..., read more... |
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Adlerhorst Observation Deck (Aussichtsplattform Adlerhorst) | Rating: 6.80 |
| Family nature park on the island of Rügen. It consists of a wooden path in the crowns of trees and a huge observation deck, read more... |
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Sondershausen Palace and Park (Schloss Sondershausen) | Rating: 6.80 |
| An important palace and park complex in Thuringia. It was rebuilt many times and therefore contains elements of many different architectural styles, read more... |
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Salzgitter | Rating: 6.80 |
| Salzgitter, one of the cities in Germany with a special administrative structure. It consists of many separate towns, so you just can't find the city of Salzgitter on the map, read more... |
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Ippenburg Castle (Schloss Ippenburg) | Rating: 6.80 |
| Aristocratic residence in the neo-Gothic style, built on the site of older, ruined estates, in 1862 - 1867. Belongs to the von dem Bussche-Ippenburg family for over 600 years. The castle and the park are known as a place of annual garden festivals, read more... |
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Dragon in Magdeburg (Bruecke Lindwurm) | Rating: 6.80 |
| In 2005, for the 1200th anniversary of the city of Magdeburg, a dragon sculpture appeared on one of the pedestrian bridges, read more... |
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Fulda | Rating: 6.80 |
| We stopped in Fulda just for an hour, to rest during the trip and take a walk in the city center. All the main attractions are located around the Palace Park (Schlossgarten), you can see them quite quickly. The entire ensemble of structures was built in the early 18th century, read more... |
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Ettelsberg Mountain | Rating: 6.80 |
| In winter, Ettelsberg is a popular local winter resort. There is a lake and a children's playground, but the summit is completely flat, so it is not easy to find panoramic views, read more... |
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Wilhelmstein Island on Lake Steinhude | Rating: 6.80 |
| In the middle of Lake Steinhude, there is a small artificial island built by Count Wilhelm Schaumburg-Lippe in 1761, read more... |
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Wolkenstein castle (Schloss Wolkenstein) | Rating: 6.80 |
| Castle Wolkenstein was first mentioned in documents in the 13th century. From 1378, Wolkenstein was the seat of the Waldenburg family. After the death of the last Waldenburger in 1473, the estate passed to the territorial rulers of Wettin, read more... |
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Concordia artificial lake | Rating: 6.80 |
| A large artificial lake in the foothills of the Harz mountains in Saxony-Anhalt. There are already quite a few such lakes in Germany and many new lakes are planned for the next ten years, read more... |
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Park in Luetetsburg | Rating: 6.60 |
In a small town of Lütetsburg in northern Germany lies a beautiful old park. It was founded by Baron Edzard Mauritz ..., read more... |
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Wienhausen Abbey | Rating: 6.60 |
In the small town of Wienhausen there is an abbey (monastery) founded in 1230 by Agnes von Landsberg, daughter-in-law of Henry ..., read more... |
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Movie Park in Bottrop | Rating: 6.60 |
The concept of the theme park Movie Park are Hollywood boulevards and studios. All arrtactions are related to various movies ..., read more... |
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Paderborn | Rating: 6.60 |
2023
We stopped again in Paderborn, just on the way, and walked around the centre for a few hours. I noticed that the centre had somehow changed, but I couldn't figure out what was changed. Already at home, I looked at satellite images and indeed, most of the trees have disappeared in the last year. I have made this gif, click and see the difference.
At first I thought it was a reconstruction, but this is Germany and it is not easy to cut down trees here, especially in the city centre. It turned out that in May 2022 a powerful tornado passed through the centre (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkQrZ15L_GE).
The parks downtown look like this now. I can't say they look worse, I'd say quite the opposite.
More photos of the centre.
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Paderborn appeared in 777, when the Frankish king Charlemagne founded the residence here. The place was not chosen by chance, there are more then 200 water sources in this area. In the heart of the city, the water comes to the surface and flows into the Pader river, read more... |
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Castle in Stadthagen | Rating: 6.60 |
Stadthagen is a small town near Hannover. It belongs to the towns of Weser Renaissance, mainly because of an ancient ..., read more... |
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Halle | Rating: 6.60 |
Halle is one of those cities that are not small by the standards of Germany, but is still considered as ..., read more... |
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Winsen (Luhe) | Rating: 6.60 |
| Winsen is a town near Hamburg with a small old center. You can stop by to see the 700-year-old castle ..., read more... |
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Iburg Castle | Rating: 6.60 |
| Iburg Castle is a former abbey where prince-bishops of Osnabrück lived for 600 years. There is small garden near the castle designed by Martin Charbonnier, better known for the Royal Gardens in Hanover. Gardens in Hanover, by the way, was ordered by Princess Sophia, who was born and grew up in this castle and later became the first Prussian Queen. And her brother George I, who also spent all his childhood in this castle, in 1714 became king of the Great Britain and Nothern Island, read more... |
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Sylt Island | Rating: 6.60 |
| If you think that the most expensive real estate in Germany is in Munich or in Hamburg, you think wrong. The three most expensive streets of the country are located on the island of Sylt in the North Sea, read more... |
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Arndt Ernst Moritz Tower | Rating: 6.60 |
| The highest point of the island of Rügen. The tower was built from 1869 to 1877 in honor of the German poet Ernst Moritz Arndt, who devoted his works to the beauty of the island, read more... |
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Kuchlbauer Tower | Rating: 6.60 |
| Tower of the Austrian architect Hundertwasser in the town of Abensberg, read more... |
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Magdeburg Water Bridge | Rating: 6.60 |
| The longest water bridge in the world (as of 2019), 918 meters long. Such bridges appear because of the construction of water channels, which sometimes pass at a different height than the rivers, read more... |
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Westerwinkel castle | Rating: 6.60 |
| One of the earliest baroque castles in Westphalia, built in the 17th century. Was not rebuilt, so now you can see the original, 350-year-old castle, read more... |
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Leuchtenburg castle | Rating: 6.60 |
| The picturesque castle on the hill, first mentioned in 1221. Throughout the history, it took part in many battles and was a refuge during the wars, read more... |
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Huelshoff castle | Rating: 6.60 |
| Beautiful water castle near Münster. From 1417 belonged to the noble family of von Hulshoff, the castle hosts their museum , read more... |
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Lippepark in Hamm | Rating: 6.60 |
| A large park on the site of the former mine. Such parks are now very popular in the Ruhr region, which already been transformed from an industrial region into a cultural one. Construction began in 2009, when the mine was dismantled. The main part of the park was completed in 2014, read more... |
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Otter center (Otter-Zentrum) | Rating: 6.60 |
| In 1979, an otter research project was launched in the Harz Mountains. It lasted until 1986 and then it was decided to open a full-fledged nursery, which was done in 1988 in the town of Hankensbüttel, read more... |
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Greetsiel | Rating: 6.60 |
| A small fishing village in East Frisia on the shores of the Wadden Sea. Recently it has turned into a popular resort, mainly because of the historical center, which has been preserved in excellent condition. The village is a great base for cycling and hiking. We spent the night here to take a walk in the area and see the Pilsum lighthouse, read more... |
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Castle Gross Schwansee | Rating: 6.60 |
| We found this castle by accident, just saw a road sign. The territory here is small, you will go around it in 20 minutes. In addition to the castle, the seashore is just around the corner, so you can also take a walk there, read more... |
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Oder Reservoir (Oderteich) | Rating: 6.60 |
| The Oder Reservoir is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with several neighboring sites. In summer you can swim in the reservoir, but we came in winter, as there is always snow. The circular trail is about about 4.5 km long, read more... |
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The Wild West-style town of Pullman City in the Harz Mountains | Rating: 6.60 |
| In 2000, a Wild West-style town opened in the Hartz Mountains. "Megapolis" of the 19th century offers a wide range of entertainment with shows that change every hour. Just be aware that the shows are completely non-violent, there is no shooting or glorification of violence, read more... |
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Groemitz | Rating: 6.60 |
| We came to the seaside resort Grömitz for a weekend, to relax with a small child. Stayed at Carat Apartments Grömitz (booking.com), but in general the whole seafront is full of hotels, read more... |
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Dinosaur footprints in Obernkirchen (Dinosaurierfaehrten) | Rating: 6.60 |
| In 2007 and 2008, paleontologists from the State Museum of Lower Saxony in Hanover discovered dinosaur tracks in one of the sandstone quarries in Oberkirchen. The footprints were found in sandstone 6 to 9 meters thick, which here lies beneath younger layers, read more... |
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City Park in Hamburg | Rating: 6.60 |
| Hamburg's city park was opened in 1914 and appeared due to the expansion of the city and the absorption of the surrounding forests and garden farms, read more... |
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