Online dictionary of Germany travel and tourism: tourist resort

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Hallstatt

German words: Hallstatt , Hallstättersee
alternative words: Hallstätter Lake, Hallstätter See
keywords: alps , austria , human heritage , tourist resort
related topics: Salzburg
related web sites: http://www.hallstatt.at , http://www.hallstatt.net
explanation: Located south-east of Salzburg, on the shore of Hallstätter Lake, Hallstatt has known human activities since prehistoric times for salt rocks extracted nearby, though its approach was not easy: until the 19th century, it had been accessible only by ship. Surrounded by high mountains and a lake, Hallstatt offers one of the most picturesque alpine landscapes: some scenes of "Sound of Music" were filmed there. Along with the mountains of Dachstein, it was added to the list of UNESCO's world heritage in 1997.

Hamburg

German words: Hamburg
keywords: tourist resort , town , world cup
related web sites: http://www.hamburg.de
explanation: Located on the estuary of Elbe river near North Sea, Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and the second largest harbour in Europe. Hamburg originated from a castle built in 808 by Emperor Charlemagne. During the middle ages, Hamburg had been a prosperous city of Hanse league, until the discovery of a new world by Christopher Columbus, though Hamburg still remains a member state of German federation. Reeperbahn street is well known for its night attractions. The population is about 1.7 million.

Heidelberg

German words: Heidelberg
keywords: castle , tourist resort , town
related topics: Stuttgart , Frankfurt
related web sites: http://www.heidelberg.de , http://www.heidelberg-schloss.de
explanation: Located between Stuttgart and Frankfurt, on the Neckar river, a confluent of the Rhine, Heidelberg is the 5th largest city (population 143,000) of Baden-Württemberg and attracts many tourists thanks an old castle overlooking the medieval town saved from the allied bombing in WWII. The name of Heidelberg was first mentioned in 1196 and it was a strong hold of the protestant movement during the middle ages. Its university built in 1386 is the oldest in Germany and has good reputations in cancer research.

Heiligendamm

German words: Heiligendamm
keywords: baltic sea , tourist resort , town
related topics: Rostock
related web sites: http://www.heiligendamm.de , http://www.bad-doberan.de , http://www.g-8.de
explanation: Situated on the Baltic coast near Rostock, Heiligendamm is the oldest sea resort in Germany. Founded in 1793 by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Frederick Francis I, it had become a center of German high society and received many prestigious visitors such as German emperors. Unfortunately, after WWII, the communist regime (GDR), which administered the town, had replaced many beautiful classic buildings by more practical ones. From 6 to 8 June 2007, G7/G8 summit will take place at Heiligendamm.

Innsbruck

German words: Innsbruck
keywords: alps , austria , tourist resort , town
related web sites: http://www.innsbruck.at
explanation: Located in the heart of Tyrol, west of Austria, Innsbruck had been already served as a Roman military camp due to its strategic position on a road which connected Italy and Germany by passing Brenner Pass. Innsbruck was first cited 1187 in Latin name, "Oeni Pontum", i.e. "Bridge over the Inn (river)", corresponding to its German translation counter-parts. Innsbruck is the capital of Tyrol region and its population is at 118,000. Owing many ski resorts, it organized Winter Olympic Games in 1964 and 1976.

Karlsruhe

German words: Karlsruhe
keywords: rhine valley , tourist resort , town
related web sites: http://www.karlsruhe.de
explanation: Located south-east of Germany in Bade-Wurtemberg region and near French boarder, Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as a residence of Margrave Karl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach and had been its capital until 1771 then that of Baden until 1945. The town was built following an original plan of Italian architect, Mauritio Pedetti, which consists in surrounding the castle by 32 radial roads. Karlsruhe is also well known as the seat of German constitution court and a technical university. Its population is about 286,000

Koblenz

German words: Koblenz
keywords: human heritage , rhine valley , tourist resort , town
related topics: Trier , Loreley
related web sites: http://www.koblenz.de
explanation: Located at the confluence of the Rhine river with the Moselle, Koblenz has originated from a military post built by Romans in 9 B.C. During Carolingian times, it was a residence of Frankish kings, then became a fief of Trier's archbishops from 1018 to 18th century. It had been occupied by France in 1794 until the Napoleon's defeat in 1815 when the Congress of Vienna gave the town to Prussia. The old center of Koblenz along with the middle Rhine valley has been enlisted in UNESCO's world heritage since 2002.

Loreley

German words: Loreley
alternative words: Lorelei
keywords: human heritage , rhine valley , tourist resort
related topics: Koblenz
related web sites: http://www.loreley-touristik.de
explanation: Loreley is the name of a rock hanging over the Rhine above 120m, where due to a narrowness of the valley and underwater reefs, many shipwrecks happened. The name comes from the old German words "lureln" (murmuring) and "ley" (rock) because of echos provoked by surrounding cliff. The poem of Heinrich Heine, " I cannot explain the sadness", immortalized this rock. The stretch of the Rhine river from Bingen to Koblenz along with medieval castles and vineyards was enlisted into UNESCO's human heritage in 2002.

Lorsch

German words: Lorsch , Kloster Lorsch.
alternative words: Lorsch Abbey
keywords: human heritage , tourist resort
related topics: Heidelberg , Mainz
related web sites: http://www.lorsch.de
explanation: Located on Bergstrasse (mountain road) which links Heidelberg and Darmstadt along the edge of Odenwald, the abbey of Lorsch was founded by a Frankish Count Cancor and his mother in 764 and had become one of the major monasteries in Carolingian Empire until 1232 when it was absorbed by diocese of Mainz. During Thirty Years' War, followed by a French invasion in 17th century, all the buildings were destroyed excepting for Königshalle (Gatehouse), which has been enlisted in UNSECO's world heritage since 1991.

Lubeck

German words: Lübeck , Hansestadt Lübeck
keywords: baltic sea , human heritage , tourist resort , town
related web sites: http://www.luebeck.de , http://www.lauritzen-hamburg.de/fotos_luebeck.html
explanation: Located in northern Germany on Baltic sea, Lubeck is the second largest city of Schleswig-Holstein region with population 214,000. Though there had been a settlement of Slavic people beforehand, Lubeck was officially founded in 1143 by Adolf II, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein and became the prosperous capital of Hanseatic League. Brick built Gothic style buildings such as Dom and Marienkirche of old town allowed Lubeck to be enlisted in World's human heritage in 1987. Thomas Mann was born there in 1875.

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