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The archaeological site of Herxheim, located in the municipality of Herxheim in southwest Germany, was a ritual center and a mass grave formed by people of the Linear Pottery culture (LBK) culture in Neolithic Europe. The site is often compared to that of the Talheim Death Pit and Schletz-Asparn, but is quite different
Germany, [e] officially the Federal Republic of Germany, [f] is a country in Central Europe.It lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen constituent states have a total population of over 82 million in an area of 357,596 km 2 (138,069 sq mi), making it the most populous member state of the European Union.
Thus at 9× Gold, 2.25 million copies of the album have been shipped across Germany. 1 by The Beatles was certified 11× Gold in 2007. [21] Since this album was released prior to January 1, 2003, every Gold certification it receives denotes 150,000 copies shipped. Thus at 11× Gold, 1.65 million copies of the album have been shipped across Germany.
March 30: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992; April 13: The 5.3 M w Roermond earthquake affects Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). June 13-September 20: Documenta 9; July 6–8: The 18th G7 summit is held in Munich. August 22–24: Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots.
Extending north from the 1-square-kilometre (0.4 sq mi) "GVZ Freienbrink" logistics centre, [70] [71] [72] the area was an undeveloped 3-square-kilometre (1.2 sq mi) greenfield land site designated industrial zone. [73] It was planned as a location for a BMW car factory around the year 2000, but BMW chose Saxony instead. [74]
March 21: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991; June 17: The Treaty of Good Neighbourship is signed by Germany and Poland; June 20: The capital decision is made over which city will be the German capital city. August: Launch of the MK3 Volkswagen Golf, which replaces the MK2 model which was in production for eight years.
The Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) provided the framing cameras for the Dawn spacecraft, which arrived at asteroid 4 Vesta in mid-2011. [9] [10] The DLR, which is Germany's space agency took on Hansjörg Dittus as an executive Board member for space research and development in June. [11]
The history of the small town (without Town privileges) of Lilienthal goes back to its founding as a nunnery by the prince-archbishop Gerhard II. In 1232 construction was begun on a convent of the Order of the Cistercians under the name of Vallis Liliorum (St. Mary's Nunnery in the Valley of Lilies []), and the finished building was sanctified in 1264.