Muskauer Park | Germany

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Muskauer Park is a landscaped park of 560 ha astride the Neisse River and the border between Poland and Germany. The park was created by Prince Hermann von Puckler-Muskau from 1815 to 1844.

Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Classical Weimar | Germany

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In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the small Thuringian town of Weimar witnessed a remarkable cultural flowering, attracting many writers and scholars, notably Goethe and Schiller. This development is reflected in the high quality of many of the buildings and of the parks in the surrounding area. Classical Weimar is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The World Heritage properties comprises twelve separate buildings or ensembles:
- Goethe's House and Goethe´s Garden and Garden House
- Schiller's House
- Herder Church
- Herder House and Old High School
- Residence Castle and Ensemble Bastille
- Dowager's Palace (Wittumspalais)
- Duchess Anna Amalia Library
- Park on the Ilm with the Roman House
- Belvedere Castle and Park with Orangery
- Ettersburg Castle and Park
- Tiefurt Castle and Park
- and Historic Cemetery with Princes' Tomb.

Aula Palatina | Germany

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The Aula Palatina, also called Basilica of Constantine, at Trier, Germany is a Roman palace basilica that was commissioned by the emperor Constantine I (AD 306–337) at the beginning of the 4th century.

Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Together with the Aula Palatina, nine monuments are listed: Ampitheatre, Moselle Bridge, Barbara Baths, Igel Column, Porta Nigra, Imperial Baths, Cathedral and Church of Our Lady (Liebfrauenkirche).

Walkenried Monastery | Germany

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Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Why is the Cistercian monastery of Walkenried included in this site?

In the early 13th century the monks of Walkenried, as important owners of mines and smelting works, developed the first systems for supplying water to their own mining and pond installations, which the miners of the Harz continued to develop over the following centuries. The Cistercian monks of Walkenried can therefore be regarded as "the fathers of the Upper Harz Water Management System".

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Hanseatic city of Merseburg | Germany

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Merseburg is a town in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt located near the river Saale. In 1426 Merseburg joined the League of Hanseatic Cities.

The Hanseatic League dominated commercial activity in the Baltic Sea in the Middle Ages. The League was founded by north German towns and German merchant communities abroad to protect their mutual trading interests.

Reichenau Island | Germany

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Reichenau Island in Lake Constance bears outstanding testimony to the religious and cultural role of a great Benedictine monastery of the Middle Ages.

Monastic Island of Reichenau is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The churches of St Mary and Marcus, St Peter and St Paul, and St George, mainly built between the 9th and 11th centuries, provide a panorama of early medieval monastic architecture in central Europe. Their wall paintings bear witness to impressive artistic activity.

Schiller's House | Germany

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In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the small Thuringian town of Weimar witnessed a remarkable cultural flowering, attracting many writers and scholars, notably Goethe and Schiller. This development is reflected in the high quality of many of the buildings and of the parks in the surrounding area. Classical Weimar is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The World Heritage properties comprises twelve separate buildings or ensembles:
- Goethe's House and Goethe´s Garden and Garden House
- Schiller's House
- Herder Church
- Herder House and Old High School
- Residence Castle and Ensemble Bastille
- Dowager's Palace (Wittumspalais)
- Duchess Anna Amalia Library
- Park on the Ilm with the Roman House
- Belvedere Castle and Park with Orangery
- Ettersburg Castle and Park
- Tiefurt Castle and Park
- and Historic Cemetery with Princes' Tomb.

Augsburg fountain | Germany

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The water management system of the city of Augsburg has evolved in successive phases from the 14th century to the present day.

It includes a network of canals, water towers dating from the 15th to 17th centuries, which housed pumping machinery, a water-cooled butchers’ hall, a system of three monumental fountains and hydroelectric power stations, which continue to provide sustainable energy today.

Water Management System of Augsburg is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Müritz National Park | Germany

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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This transboundary property stretches over 78 locations in 12 countries. Five of these are located in Germany.

The five forests are Jasmund National Park and the Serrahner beech forest in the Müritz National Park, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the Grumsin beech forest in Brandenburg, the Hainich National Park in Thuringia and the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park in Hesse.

Maulbronn Monastery | Germany

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Over a period of around 400 years, the monks built a remarkable monastery at Maulbronn, which became a distinguishing feature of the surrounding landscape.

Maulbronn Monastery Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Founded in 1147, the Cistercian Maulbronn Monastery is considered the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastic complex north of the Alps.

Upper Middle Rhine Valley | Germany

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The 65km-stretch of the Middle Rhine Valley, with its castles, historic towns and vineyards, graphically illustrates the long history of human involvement with a dramatic and varied natural landscape. It is intimately associated with history and legend and for centuries has exercised a powerful influence on writers, artists and composers.

Upper Middle Rhine Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Hansestädte der Altmark | Germany

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The Altmark is a historic region in Germany, west of the Elbe river between the cities of Hamburg and Magdeburg.

The Hanseatic League, also called Hanse was founded by north German towns and German merchant communities abroad to protect their mutual trading interests. The league dominated commercial activity in northern Europe from the 13th to the 15th century.

The card picturing the Hanseatic towns of Salzwedel, Osterburg, Gardelegen, Seehausen, Stendal, Havelberg, Werben and Tängermunde.

The Cathedral of Trier | Germany

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The Cathedral of Trier is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Trier Germany. It is the oldest church in Germany, a seat of a bishop continuously since the third century.

Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Here you see the Roman monuments Porta Nigra and the Imperial Baths.

St Mary's Cathedral - Hildesheim | Germany

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St Mary's Cathedral in Hildesheim is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral, built between 1010 en 1020. The cathedral was completely destroyed during a WWII air raid and rebuilt from 1950 to 1960. 

St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Here you see the Church of St. Michael.

Imperial Baths | Germany

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The Imperial Baths are a large Roman bath complex in Trier, Germany.

Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Together with the church and the cathedral, nine monuments are listed: Ampitheatre, Moselle Bridge, Barbara Baths, Igel Column, Porta Nigra, and Imperial Baths.

Hanseatic city of Lemgo | Germany

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The 800 year old Hanseatic city of Lemgo lies at a crossroads of medieval trade routes, surrounded by green hills and floral splendour.

Lemgo was a member of the Hanseatic League, a medieval trading association of free or autonomous cities in several northern European countries such as the Netherlands, Germany and Poland.

Sirgenstein Cave | Germany

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Modern humans first arrived in Europe 43,000 years ago during the last ice age. One of the areas where they took up residence was the Swabian Jura, a mountain range in southern Germany.

Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Excavated from the 1860s, six caves have revealed items dating from 43,000 to 33,000 years ago. Sirgenstein Cave,  located in the Ach River valley, is one of three caves that bear evidence of prehistoric human presence.

Flags of the World | Germany

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The flag of Germany was first adopted as the national flag of modern Germany in 1919, during the short-lived Weimar Republic, until 1933.

Maisons de la Weissenhof-Siedlung | Germany

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Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (1887 – 1965), known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture.

The Maisons de la Weissenhof-Siedlung (or Weissenhof Settlement) in Stuttgart is a housing estate built by Le Corbusier for exhibition in Stuttgart in 1927. (bottom left picture)

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The site comprises 17 locations in 7 countries.

Messel Pit Fossil Site | Germany

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Messel Pit Fossil Site is a UNESCO World Heritage site. According to UNESCO, Messel Pit is the richest site in the world for understanding the living environment of the Eocene, between 57 million and 36 million years ago.

With more than 40,000 finds to date, the Messel Pit is one of the world's most productive fossil sites.