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#Aachen is one of the oldest and most important cities in #German #history. Founded as a spa town by the Romans,... https://t.co/PxB2VVjPvc

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Dominated by its Romanesque cathedral, #Speyer is one of #Germany's oldest cities and the resting place of eight medieval emperors and kings of the Salian, Staufer and Habsburg dynasties.

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Bad Münstereifel (pop. 19,000) is a historical spa town in the Eifel mountain range. It is one of the rare towns in the #Rhineland region to have kept its #medieval ramparts intact.

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#Cologne is one of the oldest cities in Germany, having been founded by the Romans in the year 38 BCE. The University of Cologne, established in 1389, is the second oldest German university (after Heidelberg), and one of the largest.

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Cultural capital of the German Enlightenment, first democratic capital of Germany, and cradle of the Bauhaus movement, #Weimar has a lot to be proud of.
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Think of #Germany and images of romantic #castles perched on an outcrop overlooking the Rhine or on the Alpine foothills spring to mind. The castles on this page are listed by chronological order. https://t.co/DCiYCZwMAc

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26 signs that you've been in #Germany too long... (as an #expat)

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Trier is the oldest city in #Germany. In Roman times, it grew to become the largest city north of the Alps, and served briefly as the capital of the Western Roman Empire in the 4th century. https://t.co/9p6lEAfp6O

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Built by the Counts of Berg in the 12th century, Burg Altena was the seat of the influential House of the Marck. In 1912, it became the world's first youth hostel established within a #castle, which is is still used as such today.

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Hesse is the richest German non-city state in terms of GDP per capita. Its largest city is Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany's financial capital.

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Baden-Württemberg is third largest German state both in terms of area and population. It was created in December 1951 by the merger of the states of Württemberg-Baden, Württemberg-Hohenzollern and South Baden. Its capital is Stuttgart.

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Founded over 2000 years ago, Xanten is one of the oldest cities in #Germany. According to the legend, Xanten was the birthplace of the Germanic mythological hero Siegfried, the dragon slayer in the Nibelungenlied.

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#Eupedia's Germany Travel Guide:
- over 100 tourist destinations in Germany
- amazing facts and historical tidbits about #Germany

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