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| Christmas Market in Freiburg (Weihnachtsmarkt) |
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When:
Nov 21, 2012
- Dec 23, 2012
Where: Rathausplatz, Freiburg , Germany
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Christmas market in Freiburg is held, every year, from the second half of November till Christmas.
The market is located in Rathausplatz in the center of the ancient quarter of the city. The houses around the square create a marvelous decoration to the charmed market.
In tens of wooden huts the visitors can buy various handmade crafts, presents and decoration for the holiday, side by side with hotdogs, hot chestnuts, apples and candied almonds, hot cider, Glühwein and punch that warm the body and soul in the cold winter days.
Wooden crafts and toys, unique to the Black Forest area, are sold. In a workshop, wax candles are made to order. All those create a festive atmosphere and a genuine fiesta for the whole family. Opening hours:
Mon-Sat 10am-9.30pm
Sun 11.30am-8.30pm
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IMPORTANT:
Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
before making any travel arrangements.
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Germany -
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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Germany details
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:
German National Tourist Board (GNTB) Beethovenstraße 69 60325 Frankfurt/Main Fax: +49 (0) 69/75 19 03 |
Tourist website:
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