Lage Die Stadt Bad Driburg liegt im Kreis Höxter (Regierungsbezirk Detmold, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen), im Naturpark »Eggegebirge-Südlicher Teutoburger Wald«. Sie liegt 146,6 bis 434,6 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel. Größe Einwohnerzahl: 18.938 (30.06.2020)Fläche: rd. 115 km²Bevölkerungsdichte: 159 Einwohner je km² Weitere Informationen: Wikipedia – Bad DriburgInteressanter Wikipedia-Eintrag über Bad Driburg Stadtwappen Seit dem frühen Mittelalter bezeichnet ein […]
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Der Name Bercha – Berchaha – Birka bedeutet „Ort der Birken am Wasser“ oder „am Birkenwasser“. BAD BERKA – DAS GOETHE-BAD IM GRÜNEN Im Herzen Thüringens liegt die kleine Kurstadt Bad Berka, direkt in dem 150 km² großen Landschaftsschutzgebiet „Mittleres Ilmtal“ – einem der schönsten Gebiete des Ilmtales überhaupt – nur 12 km von der […]
Herzliche Barockstadt Bad Arolsen Zentral in Deutschland, ca. 45 km westlich der Nordhessenmetropole Kassel und inmitten des Waldecker Landes gelegen, befindet sich Bad Arolsen mit der Ferienregion Twistesee. Erfahren Sie mehr über die einstige Residenz der Fürsten zu Waldeck und Pyrmont im Wandel der Zeit zu einem einzigartigen Archiv- und Bibliotheksstandort und belebtem Mittelzentrum im Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg. Barockstadt […]
Edessa until 1923 Vodena is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name. Edessa holds a special place in the history of the Greek world as, according to some ancient sources, it was here that Caranus established the first capital of […]
Nea Smyrni is a municipality and a southern suburb of Athens, Greece. At the 2011 census, it had 73,076 inhabitants. It was named after the former Greek city Smyrna (today’s İzmir in Turkey), whence many refugees arrived and settled in the Nea Smyrni area following the 1922 catastrophe of Asia Minor and the Great fire of Smyrna, as a result of the Greco-Turkish […]
Chalandri is a suburb in the northern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is a municipality of the Attica region. Geography Chalandri is a suburb in Northern Athens, around 12 kilometres (7 miles) from the centre; its location corresponds with one of the 10 ancient demes (boroughs) of Athens, known as Phlya. The municipality has an area of 10.805 km2. Chalandri was a small […]
Das Mittelalter war schon weit fortgeschritten, als 1019/1020 erstmals der Name Bachercho in einer Urkunde genannt wird. Doch die Region war schon seit Jahrtausenden kontinuierlich besiedelt. Jungsteinzeitliche Hämmer und Beile sowie zahlreiche Äxte, Messer, Sicheln, Nadeln, Dolche und Schwerter der Bronzezeit wurden im 19. Jh. im Rhein gefunden. Im Wald haben sich Hügelgräber als sichtbarer […]
Agia Paraskevi is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the North Athens regional unit. Agia Paraskevi was named after the main church of the town, which is dedicated to Saint Paraskevi of Rome. History Agia Paraskevi was part of the community of Chalandri until 1931, when it became a separate community. It […]
Nea Filadelfeia is a suburb of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Filadelfeia-Chalkidona, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 2.850 km2. It was named after the Anatolian city Filadelfeia, now Alaşehir in Turkey, and it was settled by Greek refugees from Asia Minor after the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922). Geography Nea […]
Eleusis is a town and municipality in West Attica Regional unit in Greece. It is situated about 18 kilometres (11 miles) northwest from the centre of Athens and is part of its metropolitan area. It is located in the Thriasian Plain, at the northernmost end of the Saronic Gulf. North of Eleusis are Mandra and Magoula, while Aspropyrgos is to the northeast. It is the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries and […]
ALSFELD DIGITAL ERLEBEN – AUCH IN CORONA ZEITEN! Wir laden Sie ein, Alsfeld von zu Hause aus zu erleben. In unseren Videos bekommen Sie einen virtuellen Eindruck von unserer Stadt und unserem Märchenhaus.Alsfeld digital erleben.Schauen Sie doch auch mal auf der Website von CrAiLSFELDen vorbei. Nachdem der Alsfelder Kinofilm „Die Wolf-Gäng“ im Februar 2020 in den Kinos […]
Geschichte der Stadt Die Geschichte der Stadt Alsdorf geht weit zurück. Bis ins Mittelalter hinein reichen die Alsdorfer Wurzeln. Die erste Besiedlung ist in der Römerzeit nachgewiesen. In der Schreibweise »alstorp« findet der Ortsname 1191 erstmals Erwähnung in einer kirchlichen Urkunde. Ein Teil des Herzogtums Limburg war Alsdorf bis zum Jahre 1789. Die Mitte des […]
Loutraki is a seaside resort on the Gulf of Corinth, in Corinthia, Greece. It is located 81 kilometres (50 miles) west of Athens and 8 kilometres (5 miles) northeast of Corinth. Loutraki is the seat of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi. The town is known for its vast natural springs and its therapeutic spas. There are many tourists who visit Loutraki every year […]
Kalymnos is a Greek island and municipality in the southeastern Aegean Sea. It belongs to the Dodecanese island chain, between the islands of Kos (south, at a distance of 12 km (7 mi)) and Leros (north, at a distance of less than 2 km (1 mi)): the latter is linked to it through a series of islets. Kalymnos lies between two and five hours away by sea from Rhodes. In 2011 […]
Herzlich wilkommen in Aken (Elbe) Imagebroschüre der Stadt Aken (Elbe) Am Südufer des malerischen Stroms Elbe, nur wenige Kilometer westlich von Dessau-Roßlau,liegt die Stadt Aken (Elbe) in einem ausgedehnten Tieflandgebiet. Von dichten Auenwäldern umgeben, bietet die Wasser- und Schifffahrtsstadt ein vielfältiges Programm für jeden Besucher. Bestaunen Sie nicht nur die wunderschöne Natur und Landschaft, sondern […]
Entdecken Sie die Stadt Ahrensburg mit ihrem berühmten Renaissance-Schloss, das 1595 erbaut wurde. Die Stadt Ahrensburg liegt direkt vor den Toren Hamburgs und ist ein tolles Ziel für Stadt- und Naturliebhaber. Nicht weit entfernt finden Sie das Naturschutzgebiet Stellmoor-Ahrensburg-Tunneltal, in dem Sie wandern und die Natur genießen können. Ahrensburg ist mit mehr als 34.000 Einwohnern […]
„Ahaus geht ab!“ – Das digitale Stadtportal Einkaufen, Essen & Trinken oder Aktivitäten – unser digitaler Cityguide macht Ihren Aufenthalt in Ahaus noch schöner! Was passiert wann und wo in Ahaus? Alle Termine, Angebote und Veranstaltungen gibt es hier auf einen Bilck. Kultureinrichtungen Fürstensaal – Schlosskonzerte Vor allem die seit 1952 im Fürstensaal stattfindenden Schlosskonzerte haben den Namen Ahaus weit ins […]
Adelsheim – architektonisch auffallend, reich an Kultur, umgeben von Natur Wir freuen uns, Sie auf der Internetseite der Stadt Adelsheim begrüßen zu dürfen. Hier finden Sie alle wichtigen Informationen zu unserer Stadt, unseren Freizeitangeboten und kulturellen Highlights wie „Adelsheim leuchtet„. Wir heißen Sie herzlich willkommen im staatlich anerkannten Erholungsort im Norden von Baden-Württemberg. Wir sind […]
Herzlich Willkommen in Achim, der „Stadt am Wasser“ Sie kommen auf dem Weser-Radweg zu uns?Sie haben in Achim geschäftlich zu tun?Sie suchen Erholung, lieben den weiten Blick und Abwechslung vom Alltag?Sie möchten sich von Achims Charme verzaubern lassen?Dann besuchen Sie unsere schöne und gemütliche Stadt. Achim liegt direkt an der Weser, inmitten einer herrlichen Marschlandschaft. Die Stadt bildet das nördliche Tor zur Mittelweser-Region und grenzt unmittelbar an den […]
Die Stadt Abenberg wird 1071 erstmals urkundlich genannt als „Abinberch“. Unter Kaiser Heinrich II. (1002 bis 1024) bildet sich hier am Kreuzungspunkt alter Handelsstraßen eine Grafschaft unter den Hohenstaufern. Die Grafen von Abenberg (bereits 1045 wird ein Graf Wolfram genannt) erbauten die Burg. Von 1072 bis 1200 waren die Abenberger die Schirm- und Schutzvögte von […]
If you’re stuck for somewhere to go on a rainy day this leisure and shopping centre is just south of the centre of the city. It goes back to 1996, but got an expensive overhaul ten years ago. There are more than 160 shops in a clean, airy building. But if you’re here with family […]
Ierapetra is a Greek town and municipality located on the southeast coast of Crete. Education In 2003, the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Marketing and Commerce was opened in Ierapetra. In the wake of the Greek financial crisis, in early 2013, the government had to decide whether to merge or close several schools (in a plan named „Athena“ after the […]
The largest green space in the city is a soothing oak and chestnut forest where the people of Viseu go to recharge their batteries and get active. The park has an interesting history as it was part of a huge estate belonging to the bishops of the city. They built a palace here in the […]
Missolonghi or Messolonghi is a municipality of 34,416 people in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Polis Messolongiou (Sacred Town of Messolonghi). Missolonghi is known as the site of a dramatic siege during the Greek War of Independence, and of the death of poet Lord Byron. Transport National Transport The new Greek National Motorway […]
The other striking landmark on the Adro da Sé is this church opposite the cathedral and constructed in the 18th century. It combines Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical design, and if it weren’t for the cross you could almost mistake this building for a palace; the facade grabs you with its pilasters, pediments, shell motifs and […]
Nafpaktos known as Lepanto during part of its history, is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, situated on a bay on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, 3 km (2 mi) west of the mouth of the river Mornos. It is named for Naupaktos an important Athenian naval station in the Peloponnesian war. As a strategically crucial possession controlling access to the Gulf […]
Named for one of the most important painters of the Portuguese Renaissance (Grão Vasco), this absorbing museum has painting, sculpture and applied arts from the 1200s to the 1900s. The venue is also exciting, in that seminary by the cathedral. The obligatory works here are the 16th-century painting composed in the 16th century by the […]
Sparta is a town and municipality in Laconia, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta. The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population (as of 2011) of 35,259, of whom 17,408 lived in the city. Tourism Main sites In the center of the city is the Archaeological Museum. Built by architect […]
This wonderful building was started in the 12th century, during the reign of Portugal’s first king, Afonso Henriques. Seen from the square in front there’s a 17th-century Baroque facade flanked by two towers; the south is medieval, while the north, like the facade, needed to be rebuilt in the 1600s after a storm. That fusion […]
On the northwest limits of the city is a protected mountainous region of granite and schist peaks encompassing more than 70 square kilometres. The highest summits are more than 1,000 metres and the higher ground is enveloped in fresh deciduous forest with oaks, hazel and chestnut trees. If you’re up for some hiking you’re in […]
Nicolau Nasoni, the man who had a lasting impact on Portuguese Baroque architecture, helped design this noble estate in Vila Real. The palace is agreed as one of the finest Baroque civil buildings, constructed in extravagant style for the 3rd Morgado of Mateus in the first half of the 18th century. The property is still […]
The visitor centre for the Tagus Estuary Natural Reserve is the place to get up to speed on the wildlife of the park. It’s a modern complex raised on wooden piles, and smartly designed to have an observation space with a large window facing the marshes. The centre is in 70 hectares of its own […]
Preveza is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epirus. The Aktio-Preveza Immersed Tunnel – the first and so far only undersea tunnel in Greece – was completed in 2002 and connects Preveza […]
Portugal’s largest wetland zone, and one of the top ten in Europe, lies within the Vila Franca de Xira municipality. This reserve is more than 14,000 hectares and was created to ensure a haven for the many thousands of birds that either breed here, winter here or stop by on their migration between African and […]
Kos or Cos is a Greek island, part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Kos is the third largest island of the Dodecanese by area, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 33,388 (2011 census), making it the second most populous of the Dodecanese, after Rhodes. The island measures 40 by 8 kilometres (25 by 5 miles). Administratively, Kos constitutes […]
Vila do Conde has several Atlantic beaches, but Praia Azul, about 500 metres from the old town is the cream of the crop. This Blue Flag beach has a generous swathe of golden sand traced by a promenade and bikeway that runs several kilometres up to Póvoa de Varzim in the north. And despite having […]