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|  Schloss Hohenzollern
in Castles Ancestral castle of the Hohenzollern family, the same that produced the Prussian Kings and founded the dynasty of the 2nd German Empire. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 4/17/2006 last visited: 7/7/2006 |
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|  Hechingen-Stein Archeological Park
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Roman estate at Hechingen-Stein was founded in the last decade of the 1st century AD and was abandoned by its inhabitants in the middle of the 3rd century AD. A part of the villa has been reconstructed along the floorplan of the original. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 4/7/2007 last visited: never |
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|  The Atomkeller-Museum at Haigerloch
in World War II Sites In the last days of WWII, German scientific experiments into nuclear fission were carried out in this underground room dug into the side of a cliff. As the allies invaded Germany, the American forces were focused on capturing this sensitive location. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 4/7/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Bärenhöhle - Sonnenbühl
in Natural Cave Entrances One of two caves in the area which are easily accessible to the public. This one is named after bears which lived there. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 6/18/2006 last visited: never |
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|  Nebelhöhle - Sonnenbühl
in Natural Cave Entrances With artificial lighting and a maintained walking trail this is one of two caves in the area open to the public, and is a popular week-end destination for the surrounding communities. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 6/18/2006 last visited: never |
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|  Roman Bath in Rottenburg
in Ancient Roman Civilization The ruins of a Roman bath below a High School in Rottenburg. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 12/3/2006 last visited: never |
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|  Sumelocenna Museum Rottenburg
in Ancient Roman Civilization The city of Rottenburg was built on top of the remains of the Roman city of "Sumelocenna". The museum contains an excavated section of the ancient city as well as a notable collection of Roman sculpture and monuments.
posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 12/3/2006 last visited: never |
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|  Sumelocenna Museum Rottenburg
in History Museums The museum contains an excavated section of the Roman city of "Sumelocenna". It also includes a notable collection of Roman sculpture and monuments. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 12/3/2006 last visited: never |
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|  Obernau Roman Aquaduct
in Ancient Aqueducts This excavated trace of a roman aquaduct is found in southwest Germany along the Neckar river valley near the city of Rottenburg am Neckar. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 2/11/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Obernau Roman Aquaduct
in Ancient Roman Civilization Springs for an ancient Roman aquaduct were located in the idyllic Rommelstal. This was a long distance canal for the water provisionment of the Roman city Sumelocenna (Rottenburg) and is, until now, the longest aquaduct found west of the Rhine. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 2/11/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Lichtenstein Castle
in Castles A fairy-tale castle less than an hours drive from Stuttgart. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 6/18/2006 last visited: 2/25/2007 |
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|  Kilchberg Celtic Burial Mound
in In Search of the Celts A celtic burial mound in the residential village of Kilchberg in the Tübingen administrative district. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 2/11/2007 last visited: 10/19/2009 |
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|  Museum Schloß Hohentübingen
in History Museums This museum features exhibits on Pre- and Protohistory, Classical Antiquity, Egypt and the Near East and Ethnology. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 12/3/2006 last visited: never |
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|  Museum Schloß Hohentübingen
in In Search of the Celts This museum has a room dedicated to Keltish artifacts collected from archeological finds around the area. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 12/3/2006 last visited: never |
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|  Hohentübingen
in Castles In 1078 the castle of the Counts of Tübingen was mentioned for the first time. The existing castle, which hosts numerous institutes and collections of the university, derives mainly from the 16th century. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 12/3/2006 last visited: 12/8/2006 |
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|  Stiftskirche Tübingen
in Medieval Churches In the context of the foundation of the university in 1477 the former parish church which had been mentioned for the first time in 1191 was transformed into a collegiate church. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 12/3/2006 last visited: never |
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|  Tübingen Rathaus Astronomical Clock
in Town Clocks This clock has been ticking for more than 490 years. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 12/2/2006 last visited: 5/14/2009 |
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|  Tübingen, Germany
in City and Town Halls The visually dominating City Hall was built with three stories in 1435, in 1508 heightened by a fourth level, and in 1511 decorated with an artfully made astronomical clock by Johannes Stöffler. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 12/2/2006 last visited: never |
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|  Castle Sigmaringen
in Castles Castle Sigmaringen was first mentioned in the year 1077 in the chronicles of the Petershausen monastery.
posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 7/31/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Sigmaringen Castle and the end of Vichy
in World War II Sites On September 7, 1944, following the Allied invasion of France, Henri Philippe Pétain and members of the Vichy government cabinet fled to Germany and established a government in exile at Sigmaringen. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 8/1/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Kirchentellinsfurt Grabmal
in Ancient Roman Civilization This site with interpretive panels in German describes a Roman tomb which was found in the area. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 12/2/2006 last visited: never |
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|  Rottweil Roman Bath
in Ancient Roman Civilization Excavation of an ancient Roman Bath in the area of the old Roman city. This is the only visible remains of the Roman city. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 1/7/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Cloister Clock, Bebenhausen, Germany
in Town Clocks Beautiful clock on the grounds of the cloister/castle complex. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 11/11/2006 last visited: 11/12/2006 |
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|  Schloss Bebenhausen
in Castles In 1807, King Friedrich I of Württemberg converted the Abbot's house into a hunting castle. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 11/11/2006 last visited: 3/9/2008 |
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|  Book Crossing Zone Tübingen - Bebenhausen, Germany
in Bookcrossing Zones BCZ-Tuebingen in the village of Bebenhausen near Tübingen is the Book Crossing Zone Tübingen in Southwest Germany. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Germany date listed: 11/11/2006 last visited: 11/11/2006 |
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