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Holocaust locations in Germany
- 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…
- FrankfurtIn 794, a document first mentioned the settlement known as Franconofurd. This name meant ford of the Franks on the river Main.
- HeidelbergHeidelberg sits in a narrow valley where the Neckar River cuts through the Oden Forest. This specific geography creates an oceanic climate that is warmer…
- JenaThe first unequivocal mention of Jena appears in an 1182 document. Before that year, the Saale river served as a border between Germanic regions to the west…
- MannheimOn the 17th of March 1606, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine laid the foundations of a fortress that would become Mannheim.
- GöttingenThe River Leine runs through a city that first appeared in documents as the village of Gutingi in 953 AD. Holy Roman Emperor Otto I granted property there to…
- UlmThe Danube River flows past the eastern edge of Ulm, meeting two smaller waterways at a single point. The Blau Stream arrives from the west, emerging from…