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Western Germany at a Glance Detmold is best known for its
magni ficent castle (see p419) – one of
Famed for its excellent wines and the festivities of Cologne’s the most beautiful examples of the
annual carnival, Western Germany is the country’s “Weser Renaissance” style of architecture.
wealthiest and most heavily industrialized region. The
Ruhr district still harbours enormous industrial potential,
while Frankfurt am Main is Germany’s largest financial
centre. The region is also rich in tourist attractions – visitors
are drawn to the romantic castles which line the Rhine and
Mosel valleys, to Cologne with its majestic twin-towered
cathedral, the spa town of Aachen, the museums of Locator Map
Frankfurt and Kassel and the imposing Romanesque
cathedrals of Speyer, Worms and Mainz. RheineRheine MindenMinden
GronauGronau

BielefeldBielefeld The Museum Fridericianum in Kassel (see
MünsterMünster
CoesfeldCoesfeld pp368–9), originally built to house Friederich II’s
DetmoldDetmold
art collection, has hosted the documenta, an
WiedenbrückWiedenbrück exhibition of contemporary art that has
KleveKleve
NORTH RHINE-NORTH RHINE- achieved international acclaim, every four to
WESTPHALIAWESTPHALIA HammHamm PaderbornPaderborn five years since 1955.
(See pp386–419)(See pp386–419)
DortmundDortmund
EssenEssen WarburgWarburg
DuisburgDuisburg
HagenHagen
MeschedeMeschede KasselKassel
DüsseldorfDüsseldorf WuppertalWuppertal
SolingenSolingen
CologneCologne
SiegenSiegen HESSEHESSE BadBad
HersfeldHersfeld
Cologne Cathedral (see pp406–7), AachenAachen HennefHennef (See pp364–85)(See pp364–85)
which was not completed until the BonnBonn MarburgMarburg AlsfeldAlsfeld
19th century, is generally considered
one of the most outstanding Gothic
buildings in Germany. WetzlarWetzlar GiessenGiessen
FuldaFulda
0 kilometres 100 KoblenzKoblenz Fulda Cathedral (see p372) is one
of the finest Baroque churches in
0 miles 100
PrümPrüm Hesse. It was built on the site of
FrankfurtFrankfurt the previous Romanesque church
WiesbadenWiesbaden am Mainam Main and follows the original layout.
WittlichWittlich
MainzMainz
BadBad
KreuznachKreuznach
DarmstadtDarmstadt
TrierTrier RHINELAND-RHINELAND-
PALATINATE &PALATINATE &
SAARLANDSAARLAND WormsWorms
(See pp340–63)(See pp340–63)
LudwigshafenLudwigshafen
KaiserslauternKaiserslautern The old town in
Frankfurt am Main
Maria Laach (see pp362–3) SaarbrückenSaarbrücken SpeyerSpeyer (see p379) is centred
is a charming, beautifully PirmasensPirmasens around the Römerberg –
preserved Romanesque LandauLandau a square surrounded by
abbey in a tranquil, attractive half-timbered
isolated setting on the houses, with the Fountain
shores of the Laacher See. of Justice as a focal point.
The Saar river bend, near Mettlach, Saarland

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