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La Décapole: Rosheim

Dietrich and the dragon on the Church of Peter and Paul in Rosheim. Source.

La Décapole: Haguenau

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La Décapole: Seltz

If you thought that perhaps seltzer water comes from Seltz, it doesn't, it comes from Selters in Hesse. Source.

Himmelserscheinung

On this date in 1561 residents of Nurenburg observed a UFO battle in progress. Carl Jung later wrote a book about it. Source.

La Décapole: Wissembourg

Maison de Sel, Wissembourg.

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La Décapole: Landau

The landau was invented in Landau. Source.

Brunonia

Brunonia is the personification of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony. Source.

Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line

The recent coup plot in Germany has shone a light on Reuss, which was the smallest principality within the Germany Empire (it was about half the size of Kings County, Nova Scotia) and was divided into Younger and Elder halves to accommodate the two branches of the ruling house, a family that for centuries had only ever named its male children Heinrich. This coin worth two marks was struck in 1884 in the time of Heinrich XIV of the junior line. Source.

Sylvester (1924)

Lupu Pick's 1924 film Sylvester takes place on New Year's Eve, or Sylvester as they call it in Germany. Source.

Dragon's Teeth

Moss-covered tank obstacles near Saarbrücken, a remnant of the Seigfried Line. Source.