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MAIN CONTRIBUTORS: JOANNA EGERT-ROMANOWSKA AND MAŁGORZATA OMILANOWSKA

CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6 PRODUCED BY Wydwnictwo Wiedza i Życie, Warsaw CONTRIBUTORS Małgorzata Omilanowska, Marek Stańczyk,

Tomasz Torbus, Hanna Köster, Teresa Czerniewicz-Umer CARTOGRAPHERS Kartographie Huber (Munich), Magdalena Polak, Dariusz Romanowski PHOTOGRAPHERS Adam Hajder, Dorota and Mariusz Jarymowiczowie, Wojciech Mędrzak, Tomasz Myśluk, Paweł Wójcik ILLUSTRATORS Lena Maminajszwili, Paweł Marczak, Andrzej Wielgosz, Bohdan Wróblewski, Magdalena Żmudzińska DTP DESIGNERS Paweł Pasternak, Paweł Kamiński EDITORS Teresa Czerniewicz-Umer, Joanna Egert-Romanowska PRODUCTION Anna Kożurno-Królikowska DESIGNERS Ewa Roguska, Piotr Kiedrowski Dorling Kindersley Limited EDITORS Sylvia Goulding, Irene Lyford TRANSLATORS Magda Hannay, Ian Wisniewski DTP DESIGNERS Jason Little, Conrad Van Dyke PRODUCTION Marie Ingledew Printed and bound by South China Printing Co. Ltd., China First American Edition 2001 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Copyright © 2001, 2008 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UNDER INTERNATIONAL AND PAN-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONS. NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING, OR OTHERWISE WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER.

Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited.

INTRODUCING GERMANY

Heraldic shield over the entrance to the Nuremberg town hall

DISCOVERING GERMANY 10 PUTTING GERMANY ON THE MAP 14 A PORTRAIT OF GERMANY 18 GERMANY THROUGH THE YEAR 40 THE HISTORY OF GERMANY 46

BERLIN AREA BY AREA INTRODUCING BERLIN 64

ISSN 1542-1554 ISBN 978-0-75662-635-8

EASTERN CENTRE 66

Front cover main image: Rheinstein Castle, Rheingau, Hessen, Germany

WESTERN CENTRE 82

THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK, FLOORS ARE REFERRED TO IN ACCORDANCE WITH EUROPEAN USAGE, I.E., THE “FIRST FLOOR” IS THE FLOOR ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

FURTHER AFIELD 94

The information in this Dorling Kindersley Travel Guide is checked regularly.

Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Great Britain. Church in Bavaria nestled at the foothills of the Alps

SHOPPING IN BERLIN 106 ENTERTAINMENT IN BERLIN 108

EASTERN GERMANY INTRODUCING EASTERN GERMANY 122

BRANDENBURG 128 SAXONY-ANHALT 142 SAXONY 158 THURINGIA 182

SOUTHERN GERMANY INTRODUCING SOUTHERN GERMANY 200

Picturesque landscape in Mecklenburg

NORTH RHINEWESTPHALIA 382

SHOPPING IN GERMANY 558

NORTHERN GERMANY

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND SPECIALIST HOLIDAYS 560

INTRODUCING NORTHERN GERMANY 418

SURVIVAL GUIDE

MUNICH 206 SHOPPING IN MUNICH 230

LOWER SAXONY, HAMBURG AND BREMEN 424

TRAVEL INFORMATION 576

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN 454

GENERAL INDEX 584

MECKLENBURGLOWER POMERANIA 466

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 604

Statue of a dancing figure, Stadtmuseum in Munich (see p214)

TRAVELLERS’ NEEDS

ENTERTAINMENT IN MUNICH 232

WHERE TO STAY 484

BAVARIA 238

PRACTICAL INFORMATION 566

WHERE TO EAT 520

BADENWURTTEMBERG 288

WESTERN GERMANY INTRODUCING WESTERN GERMANY 330 RHINELAND-PALATINATE AND SAARLAND 336 HESSE 360

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the main sights and attractions of the different regions and major cities. Feature spreads, with maps and photographs, focus on important sights. Information on accommodation and restaurants is provided in Travellers’ Needs, while the Survival Guide has useful tips on everything you need to know from money to getting around.

his guide will help you to get the most out of a visit to Germany, providing expert recommendations as well as thoroughly researched practical information.The first section, Introducing Germany, locates the country geographically and provides an invaluable historical and cultural context. Succeeding sections describe

     
   



   










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