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Historical development of xenophobia
Prejudices against foreigners have already been handed down from ancient times. The ancient Greeks called foreigners "barbarians". At first, this only referred to everyone who did not speak Greek. Author: 3sat/nano/SPIEGEL TV GmbH /Denise Dismer, John A. Kantara/Jakob Kastner/Ezra Tsegaye/Jochen Sc
ScienceCasts: Historic Vegetable Moment on the Space Station
Astronauts recently experienced an historic vegetable moment when they ate a salad made from lettuce grown on board the International Space Station. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. http://www.nasa.gov/station How Mold on Space Station Flowers is Helping Get Us to Mars: http://www.nasa.go
alugha Points | Mehlinger Heide - Jewish cemetery_Vertical
The Jewish cemetery on the edge of the Mehlinger Heath in Rhineland-Palatinate was built in the 18th/19th century and served as a cemetery for the surrounding Jewish communities in Ottenbach, Mehlingen, Sembach, Frankenstein and Kaiserslautern. It has been destroyed and restored several times in his
alugha Points | Water Tower Mannheim_Vertical
Mannheim’s water tower certainly shares some traits with the strong, silent type, but like most deep waters (pun intended), there’s more to it than meets the eye… Who is this old giant who watches over the city of Mannheim and how did it come to be? Watch and learn! Watch exciting videos about inte
How does federal cooperation work in monitoring environmental radioactivity?
As a direct consequence and lesson from the catastrophic accident in Chernobyl, the "Integrated Measurement and Information System" (IMIS for short) was developed in Germany. It collects and evaluates all measurement data from official bodies on environmental radioactivity. In the video, Martin Neum
Special weapons depot Area One in Fischbach near Dahn_Vertical
The Area One special weapons depot near Fischbach, close to Dahn, was a large ammunition depot belonging to the US Army. It was built by NATO during the Cold War. Today, it is open to the public. 🗺️ Address: Parkplatz an der K43 (bend between Ludwigswinkel and Fischbach industrial park). 66996 Fis
alugha Points | Borg - Roman Villa_Vertical
The Roman Villa Borg is an active excavation and research site, open-air museum and event location at the same time. Here, there is something for everyone in archaeology, history, culinary delights and many other topics. 🗺️ Address: Archaeology Park Roman Villa Borg In Meeswald 1 66706 Perl-Borg
alugha Points | Berwartstein Castle_Vertical
Berwartstein Castle is located in the German part of the Wastingau in the southern Palatinate Forest. It brings a lot of history with it and offers an extensive experience for all medieval fans. 🗺️ Address: Berwartstein Castle 76891 Erlenbach 📫 contact: Phone: +49 (0) 6398 210 e-mail: burgberwar
alugha Points | Lemberg Castle_Vertical
The history of Lemberg Castle dates back to 1198 and still offers an exhibition worth seeing, as well as the deepest shaft cisterns in the region. 🗺️ Address: Lemberg Castle Landgrafenstraße 66969 Lemberg 🕑Opening hours: Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Admission is free! Well adit
alugha Points | Tawern - Roman temple district_Vertical
The area around Trier is known for its long history and the time when the Romans lived here. In Tawern, located to the north, there are various reminders of this period, such as this reconstruction of a Roman temple district. 🗺️ Directions: Roman temple district of Tawern 54456 Tawern A sign from
Marchivum - Mannheim City Archive
From the words Mannheim and archive originated the Marchivum, city archive of the university city Mannheim. Here you can find all kinds of documents from days gone by and many other treasures. Anyone interested in the city's history, but also different temporary exhibitions or National Socialism, c