Since its foundation by the Roman Emperor Augustus between 15 BC and 8 BC, Augsburg is the crossroads for the most important traffic connections on the continent. Augsburg also owed its great importance to this privileged position in the Middle Ages. The wealthy Fugger family and sea-trading Welser ...
The city of Bielefeld is located in Ostwestfalen-Lippe and is home to 325,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in the region. At the same time, it is the economic center of the region. Surrounded by natural landscapes and close to the Teutoburg Forest, the small metropolis is a popular excurs...
The city of Bochum with its 375,000 inhabitants is the second largest city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The musical Starlight Express made the metropole internationally known and as numerous steel works had to close their doors during the steel crisis, Bochum developed into a city with a ...
The city of Dresden is the state capital of the Free State of Saxony and, with its population of over 500,000, is one of the medium-sized German cities. The history of the settlements dates back to the Stone Age, the city was founded in 1206. Today, Dresden is both the cultural and economic center o...