by Leiermann | May 5, 2022 | History, The city of Madrid
Water ! by Thomas Büser Madrid may be located on a dry plateau. But if you think there is no river here, you are mistaken. A look at the virtual map is not exactly encouraging: the much-travelled Spanish coasts are between 350 and 600 kilometres away. Larger...
by Leiermann | Feb 26, 2022 | History, The city of Augsburg
History of the city of Augsburg by Christian Schaller Antiquity and the Middle Ages: From Roman Provincial Capital to Medieval Imperial City Since ancient times, the foothills of the Alps have been considered an important crossroads for numerous supra-regional...
by Leiermann | Aug 24, 2021 | Fine Arts, The city of Augsburg
The Mercury Fountain and the Hercules Fountain by Christian Schaller The Mercury Fountain and the Hercules Fountain by Adriaen de Vries in Augsburg In the Middle Ages, Augsburg had grown into one of the most important cities of the Holy Roman Empire and was...
by Leiermann | Aug 15, 2021 | The coffee
Glass of water with coffee by Thomas Stiegler Many stories entwine themselves surrounding the glass of water with the coffee! The most widespread assumption is certainly that it should serve to compensate for the loss of fluid caused by coffee. Which is not entirely...
by Leiermann | Aug 20, 2020 | History, The city of Augsburg
Augusta Vindelicum by Christian Schaller Augusta Vindelicum – Augsburg in the Roman period The Bavarian-Swabian Augsburg is – next to places like Trier, Kempten or Worms – one of the oldest cities in Germany. A legion camp on the Wertach...