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Thuringia. English for OBS Engineering students. 30.04.2010. The green heart of Germany. Inhabitants: 2,254,000 Area: 16,172 m 2 GDP: 48.9 million euros. Coat of arms and its meaning. Lion of Thuringia 8 stars the 8 former districts in Prussia. Important sights, towns and cities.
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Thuringia English for OBS Engineering students 30.04.2010
The green heart of Germany Inhabitants: 2,254,000 Area: 16,172 m2 GDP: 48.9 million euros Project 6
Coat of arms and its meaning • Lion of Thuringia • 8 stars the 8 former districts in Prussia Project 6
Important sights, towns and cities • Nordhausen • Barbarossa Monument • Weimar • Erfurt • Wartburg • (Eisenach) • Jena • Gera • Suhl Project 6
Erfurt - Capital of Thuringia Merchants’ Bridge Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Severus Church Project 6
Erfurt Petersberg EGA Project 6
Suhl The town of Suhl has become famous for its tradition of weapons. Project 6
Barbarossa Monument Project 6
Wartburg Eisenach and its fortress of Wartburg are world renowned. The fortress is included in the list of UNESCO world cultural heritage sites. Project 6
Important people Thuringia is rich with various monuments and sights. These people lived and worked here: Johann Wolfgang Goethe Johann Sebastian Bach Richard Wagner Friedrich Schiller Martin Luther Project 6
Thuringian Forest Project 6
Thuringia Zoo Project 6
Countryside Harz Kyffhäuser Brocken railway Kyffhäuser Project 6
Thuringia´s museums and theatres Bach's birthplace in Eisenach - light show Project 6
Museums Panorama Museum, the Sistine Chapel of the North. A painting by Werner Tübke. Project 6
Theatres Thuringia has the densest network of theatres. Nordhausen Weimar Jena Project 6
Thuringian Churches Kirschkau 1751-1753 Erfurt 1153-1465 Ichtershausen 1150 Neuhaus 1892 Suhl 1753-1756 Bad Klosterlausnitz 1157-1181 Romanesque Baroque Gothic Project 6
Famous beers and spirits from Thuringia Project 6
Spirits of Nordbrand Nordhausen Eiskorn Doppelkorn Eiskräuter Project 6
Thuringian cuisine Thuringian sausage Thuringian dumplings Project 6