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Christmas Market in Aachen (Weihnachtsmarkt)
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When:
Nov 21, 2008
- Dec 23, 2008
Where: Aachen, Germany
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The preparations for Christmas in Aachen which are felt from the second half of November reach its climax a day before the holiday when a colorful shining Christmas market appears out of nowhere. The market's activities near the Cathedral and the town hall turn the place within a day to a Christmas village. The beautiful stands, the hot wine and the traditional ginger cookies (Aachen Printe) strengthen the atmosphere of the coming holiday. In addition, the visitors can enjoy unique shows with choirs and bands playing holiday songs.
Opening hours: 11 a.m. until 9.00 p.m.
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Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
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Country background and overview:
As Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France, and the Soviet Union in 1945. With the advent of the Cold War, two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR). The democratic FRG embedded itself in key Western economic and security organizations, the EC, which became the EU, and NATO, while the Communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact. The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German unification in 1990. Since then, Germany has expended considerable funds to bring Eastern productivity and wages up to Western standards. In January 1999, Germany and 10 other EU countries introduced a common European exchange currency, the euro.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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 Location: Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. |
Languages:
German . |
Climate:
Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind. |
Capital:
Berlin |
Time Zone:
CET (UTC+1)
UTC+1 , (Summer (DST) UTC+2) |
Currency (code):
Euro (EUR) |
Call Code:
+49 |
Electric Power:
230V 50Hz |
Tourist office:
Deutsche Zentrale f?r Tourismus e.V. (DZT) (German National Tourist Board)
Beethovenstrasse 69,
60325 Frankfurt/M, Germany
Tel: (49) 69 974 640
Fax: (49) 69 751 903.
Ruhrgebiet
Ruhrgebiet Tourismus GmbH
Service-Center
K?nigswall 21
44137 Dortmund
Tel: (49) 231 1816-186
Fax: (49) 231 1816-188 |
Tourist website:
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