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Old August 23rd, 2011, 08:11 PM   #1
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Germany's Heartland (ERFURT / WEIMAR / EISENACH / COBURG)

3 of these cities (Erfurt, Weimar and Eisenach) are located in the former GDR. They've undergone an amazing transformation over the last 20 years. Not (or hardly bombed) during WW2 and removed from the post-WW2 construction boom in West Germany, they've managed to preserve their old charm with plenty of beautiful architecture and narrow alleys. Coburg is located just south of the Thuringian-Bavarian border. After WW1 they decided to join Bavaria which would turn out to be a smart move roughly 25 years later when the US and USSR divided up Germany.



ERFURT

State capital of the German state of Thuringia. Full of old architecture and incredibly clean.

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Old August 23rd, 2011, 08:37 PM   #2
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Those cities promise a very beautiful photo thread!
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Old August 23rd, 2011, 08:59 PM   #3
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I hope so.

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Old August 23rd, 2011, 09:35 PM   #4
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NICE!
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Old August 23rd, 2011, 10:04 PM   #5
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I hope so.
Yeah, I forget to add: if you don't blow it!
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Sorry, double post!
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Old August 23rd, 2011, 11:23 PM   #7
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WEIMAR

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Old August 23rd, 2011, 11:29 PM   #8
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Great!
Wonderful pics!
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Old August 24th, 2011, 01:00 AM   #9
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Old August 24th, 2011, 11:52 AM   #10
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COBURG

aka "stud farm of Europe." Members of the house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha would go on to marry into a number of royal families. Both the royal families of the UK and Belgium are branches of the house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

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Old August 24th, 2011, 01:20 PM   #11
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Nice new thread...thanks for the beautiful pics.
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Old August 24th, 2011, 02:17 PM   #12
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Thanks. More of

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Monument to Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria:

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Old August 24th, 2011, 07:58 PM   #13
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Very nice

Although I did expect THE REAL GERMANY to lead me to photos of Gypsy ghettos in commieblock areas of the East Germany
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Old August 24th, 2011, 08:23 PM   #14
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At least you got to see an old German guy in hotpants.

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Yeah that was sexy but no socks kind of ruined it
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Old August 25th, 2011, 12:40 AM   #16
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ERFURT

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"Barfüßerkirche", destroyed during a British raid in November of 1944:

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EISENACH

Martin Luther grew up in Eisenach and translated the New Testament into German while hiding in the Wartburg Castle which sits atop the city.

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Georgenkirche...Luther preached here just after he started the Reformation. It is one of the oldest Protestant churches in the world. "Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott" means "A mighty fortress is our God", one of Luther's most famous hymns.
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Absolutely amazing!
Sachsen and Thüringen are in some ways even more beautiful than Bayern and Baden-Württemberg!
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Old August 25th, 2011, 07:36 PM   #19
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Don't forget that Coburg is located in Bavaria though.
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Old August 25th, 2011, 08:06 PM   #20
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