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German state capitals

  • StuttgartIn the year 950, Duke Liudolf of Swabia established a stud farm on the banks of the Nesenbach river. This small agricultural settlement would eventually grow…
  • HamburgCharlemagne ordered the construction of a fortress called Hammaburg in 808. This structure rose on rocky terrain between the River Alster and the River Elbe…
  • MunichThe first record of Munich dates to 1158. A tiny monastic settlement named zu den Munchen sat on the river Isar north of the Alps.
  • BremenIn 787, a bishopric was established in Bremen, marking the city's formal entry into recorded history. This ecclesiastical foundation laid the groundwork for…
  • DüsseldorfThe small river Düssel flows into the Rhine at a point where a few Germanic tribes clung on in marshy territory during the 7th and 8th centuries.