Category: German history

The Villa Hügel & Krupp Stahl

Just outside Essen, and right alongside the railway tracks (appropriately) lies a stately manor house called The...

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Die Langen Kerls

As far as Prussian King Frederick Wilhelm the First was concerned, size mattered. For his army, that...

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Der Hoff

Germany is certainly a land of cultural surprises; you learn to expect strange connections and differences and...

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The Wilhelm Gustloff

If you asked someone what the worst maritime disaster in history was (in terms of loss-of-life) most...

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The Cologne Cathedral

The first time I heard about the city of Cologne, was when I had a French teacher...

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Mandatory German Naturalization Test for Germans Planned

The ministry for foreign affairs of the Freistaat Obersachsen (Free State Upper Saxony, the counterpart to Niedersachsen...

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Brothers Grimm: the famous stories

Learning German does not just help you get a job with Lufthansa or book a hotel in...

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The Pinakothek Museum in Munich

The Pinakothek Museum: Munich has a wealth of superb museums, of which three stand out as particularly...

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The life of Helmut Schmidt – An Obituary

Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of West Germany between May, 1974, and October, 1982, died 10 November 2015.  Yesterday...

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The Fabergé Museum in Baden-Baden

While the superb boutiquey Fabergé museum was established in Baden-Baden eight years ago (2009) to honor the...

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