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  2. Münnerstadt - Wikipedia

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    With the establishment of East Germany, businesses from Thuringia relocated to Münnerstadt. Some of them have attained international importance. Some of them have attained international importance. In 1990, traffic on the Bundesstrasse 19 [ de ] was rerouted from the town center to the west side of town and the railway to Erfurt was opened ...

  3. Münster - Wikipedia

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    Münster's wealth was underpinned by wealthy merchant families such as the Merfelders, Rüschkamps, and Berens. Berens Bank was founded in 1630 in Münster, Germany, by Hermann Berens. Berens was a successful merchant and banker, and he founded the bank to provide financial services to other businesses and individuals in the city.

  4. WMF Group - Wikipedia

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    WMF was originally called Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer and was opened as a metal repairing workshop. Through mergers and acquisitions, by 1900 they were the world's largest producer and exporter of household metalware, mainly in the Jugendstil, or Art Nouveau style, designed in the WMF Art Studio under Albert Mayer, sculptor and designer, who was director from 1884 to 1914.

  5. Mittelwerk - Wikipedia

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    After the reunification of Germany the tunnels were frequently looted by treasure seekers who gained access via the private mine in the north of the Kohnstein. Willi Kramer , a German archaeologist and scientist who dived in the tunnel system in 1992 and 1998, estimated that 70 tons of material was stolen.

  6. List of World Heritage Sites in Germany - Wikipedia

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    Germany holds the third-highest number of World Heritage Sites in the world, after Italy and China with 59 and 57 sites, respectively, [5] and the second most in terms of cultural significance. The Dresden Elbe Valley , which was listed as endangered in July 2006, was eventually delisted in June 2009, making it one of the only three sites in ...

  7. Rosenthal (company) - Wikipedia

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    Rosenthal was the market leader for high-quality porcelain and glassware in Germany. In the year 2000, the company took over the Hutschenreuther brand and Hutschenreuther-Werk B in Selb. [9] In June 2008, the Waterford Wedgwood Group wanted to divest the Rosenthal share package due to liquidity difficulties.

  8. Grafenwoehr Training Area - Wikipedia

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    The military training area was established in 1907 by clearing at least 58 smaller villages, [3] and used to train troops for the III Royal Bavarian Corps. [1] [4] Undergoing a major expansion from 96 to 230 square kilometres (37 to 89 square miles) in 1938 and forcibly evicting more than 3,500 people from their villages, [3] the base was used by the Wehrmacht to practice blitzkrieg tactics.

  9. Munster Training Area - Wikipedia

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    The Munster Training Area (German: Truppenübungsplatz Munster) is a military training area in Germany on the Lüneburg Heath.It comprises two separate areas with different purposes: Munster North (Munster-Nord) (size: 102 square kilometres (39 sq mi)) and Munster South (Munster-Süd) (size: 74 square kilometres (29 sq mi)).