German cities
Weimar
A German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933.
Chemnitz, Karl-Marx-Stadt
A city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing
Leipzig
A city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center.
Dresden
A city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945.
Solingen
A city in west central Germany noted for cutlery.
Aachen, Aix-la-Chapelle, Aken
A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital.
Bremen
A city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; in the Middle Ages it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League.
Bremerhaven
A port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea; has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center.
Dortmund
An industrial city in northwestern Germany; flourished from the 13th to 17th century as a member of the Hanseatic League.
Berlin
The capital of Germany, in the NE part: constitutes a state. 341 sq. mi. (883 sq. km). Formerly (1948-90) divided into a western zone (West Berlin) a part of West Germany; and an eastern zone (East Berlin) the capital of East Germany.
