Even the relations between Austria and Prussia, from 1725 had deteriorated due to the age-old question of the inheritance of the Duchy of Jülich-Berg, and to Prussian ambitions over Silesia. The new acquisitions, the possession of the Baltic coast, the…
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Low German (Plattdeutsche) can be divided into West Low German and East Low German. West Low German includes the dialects of Lower Saxony (Westphalian, East Faelic and North Low German). East Low German can be divided into Mecklenburgisch (with the Western Pomeranian), Märkisch-Brandenburgisch, Middle…
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Middle High German covers the period from around 1050 to 1350. It can be divided into Early Middle High German (around 1050 to around 1180), Classical Middle High German (around 1180 to around 1250) and Late Middle High German (around…
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With the end of the GDR and the establishment of national unity in Germany, there was also a fundamental change v. a. in the East German, but also in the West German literary scene. The sometimes very emotional debate about…
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Augsburg’s Fuggerei is like a city within a city. The blocks surrounded by walls live their own lives. Augsburg Churches and Palaces Many of Augsburg’s attractions are related in one way or another to the city’s long history. Augsburg is…
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