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Halle: Germany

Halle: Germany Halle (also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish from Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia) is the largest town in the German Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. It lies in the southern part of the state, on the river Saale. - Sights in Halle - Giebichenstein Castle, first mentioned in 961, west of the city centre on a hill above the Saale river. - Moritzburg, a newer castle, built in 1503; residence of the bishops of Magdeburg; destroyed in the Thirty Years' War, then a ruin for centuries, rebuilt in 1904; today an Art Gallery. - Cathedral, a steepleless building, originally a church

Magdeburg: Germany

Magdeburg: Germany Magdeburg, the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, lies on the Elbe river. As of 2004 it had a population of 226,200. Cathedral of Magdeburg Magdeburg's most impressive building, the cathedral of Saints Catherine and Maurice, has a height of 104 m. -- the highest church building of eastern Germany. The predecessor of the cathedral was a church built in 937 within an abbey, called St. Maurice. Emperor Otto I was buried here beside his wife in 973. St. Maurice burnt to ashes in 1207. The exact location of that church remained unknown for a long time. The foundations

Siegen: Germany

Siegen: Germany Siegen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Siegen-Wittgenstein. As of December 31, 2003 it has a population of 106,143. Twinned cities: Berlin-Spandau, Germany, since 1952 Rijnsburg, the Netherlands, since 1963 Leeds, since 1966 Ypres, Belgium, since 1967 Zakopane, Poland, since 1989 Plauen, Saxony, Germany, since 1990

Saxony: Germany

Saxony: Germany

Lower Saxony: Germany

Lower Saxony: Germany