Also in Germany there is a very close relationship between the nature of the country and the materials of which the houses are built. According to the different lithological nature of the country, the construction material is different: basaltic lavas in the volcanic zone, as in Hesse, Triassic or Cretaceous sandstones where these rocks (middle…
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Leipzig, Germany History
Leipzig, city in Saxony at the confluence of the Parthe, Pleiße and Weißer Elster rivers, with (2019) 593 100 residents. Seat of a university, several colleges and museums. As the location of the German National Library and the spring book fair, Leipzig continues its tradition as a book city. Leipzig also became world famous for…
Germany 2008
Yearbook 2008 Germany. At the beginning of the year, three state elections were held that were seen as a thumbs-up for the 2009 election. Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic CDU lost ground in all three elections while the result became more mixed for the national-level coalition partner, the Social Democratic SPD. The elections were…