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History & ­stories

... from the Teutoburg Forest

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European history as discovered

  • Explore Palatinate castles of Charlemagne and the legends of his adversary Widukind.
  • Climb the Hermann monument, which commemorates the Varus Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in the year 9 AD.
  • In historical Hanseatic towns, you will experience how the medieval trade brought wealth to the region and in magnificent monasteries discover the most beautiful treasures of cultural history - not least in the UNESCO world heritage centre at Corvey.

 

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after Christ the famous battle took place at the Teutoburg forest

Romans & Teutons (DE)
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cities belonged to the Hanseatic League until the 16th century

The Hanse (DE)
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Charlemagne came to Westphalia for the first time

Saxony & Franconia (DE)
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