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Erfurt, the capital of state thuringia is one of the few city´s presenting a big medieval core of the city in very good restauration. The symbol of the city, the cathedral of st.mary and the church of severi you can already see from far away, mighty and beutiful. Beeing a medieval crossroad of two very important european roads from east to west and north to south the city was located perfectly to benefit of the traders and merchants on travelling them.The big role in this sales business had a plant called waid,which was carrying the blue colour used to color textiles until the indigo colour was invented, which was just cheaper in production. Many improtant and history- writing personality´s had their stay here during the centuries, such as the bible translator Marthin Luther, the matehmatic genious Adam Ries, the poet´s and componists Goethe, Schiller, Bach, the world explorer and scientist Humboldt, the russian Tsar Alexander 1st and last but not least the famous warlord and conquerer Napoleon Bonaparte. Erfurt often get´s called the thuringian rome, it´s well reconstructed medieval buildings breathe the historyof centuries.Don´t miss to feel the magic and impression our city has to offer. You´ll be fascinated by our cultural and culinaric highlights and the beutiful surrounding. |


