Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Baden-Württemberg is formed from the historical territories of Württemberg, Baden and Prussian Hohenzollern. [14] Baden spans along the flat right bank of the river Rhine from north-west to the south (Lake Constance) of the present state, whereas Württemberg and Hohenzollern lay more inland and hillier, including areas such as the Swabian Jura mountain range.
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]
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.
DR or DB class former class Rail gauge Axle arrangement; 99.00: Palatine L 2: 1,000 mm metre gauge: B n2t 99.00 II: Chemin de fer Départementaux-Réseau d'Indre et Loire No. 5: 1.000 mm
April 1 - German company Infineon Technologies was founded. April 12: Wuppertal Suspension Railway accident; April 19: Reichstag building in Berlin opens the public for the first time in 66 years. June 18–20: The 25th G8 summit is held in Cologne. July 1: The final parliamentary meeting in Bonn marks the government is officially moved to Berlin.