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<body topmargin="5" leftmargin="10" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <p><font size="1" face="Verdana" color="#71879A"> <font face="Verdana" color="#71879A"><b> <font size="1"> Thuringia</font></b><font size="1"> Travel News</font></font></font><table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0"> <tr> <td vAlign="top"> <table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0"> <tr> <td vAlign="top" colSpan="2"> <font id="content" face="Arial" size="2"> <table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="130" align="left" border="0"> <tr> <td width="130"> <img alt="Foto: TI Thueringen "Kunstfest"" hspace="0" src="3.jpg" align="left" vspace="4" border="0" width="240" height="153"> </td> <td> <img height="10" src="blind.gif" width="14" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img height="3" src="blind.gif" width="5" border="0"></td> <td><img height="3" src="blind.gif" width="5" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <font id="smalllink" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"> Arts Festival in Weimar </font></td> <td><img height="5" src="blind.gif" width="5" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img height="5" src="blind.gif" width="5" border="0"></td> <td><img src="blind.gif" border="0" width="1" height="1"></td> </tr> </table> </font><font id="content" size="2" face="Verdana"> <p><b> <font SIZE="2"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hotel.de/Search.asp?HotelAgentNr=875241&pcon=1&hcid=C18589871CD043A9B6C7296C07889F07&hs_validate=2&hs_searchmode=1&hs_nrl=1&hs_city=Thüringen&hs_landnr=79&hs_locationnr=30056"> <img border="1" src="hotel-de_logo_k.gif" width="63" height="16" longdesc="Hotel.de zur Suche von freien Hotels" alt="Hotelsuche" align="right"></a></font>Weimar </b></p> <p> <font size="2" lang="2" style="background-color: #ffffff" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" face="Verdana"> <b> <font SIZE="2" face="Verdana"> <a onmouseover="window.status='Ticketservice von getgo für Veranstaltungen und Konzerte dieser Stadt oder Region'; return true;" target="_blank" href="http://www.zanox-affiliate.de/ppc/?1307120C1511658743T&ULP=[[Gotha]]"> <img border="0" src="bayern/getgo-ticketservice-icon.jpg" width="56" height="31" align="right"></a></font></b></font><font id="content" color="black" size="2">When you think of "Thuringia" and "culture", the first names that spring to mind are of course Bach and Goethe, Schiller and Wieland – or perhaps the Wartburg and Weimar. </font></p> <p><font id="content" color="black" size="2">But Thuringia has much, much more to offer. Every square kilometre is brimming with history. There is simply an endless list of monuments and museums to visit. </font></p> <p><font id="content" color="black" size="2">Where to start? A visit to Castle <b>Friedenstein</b> in Gotha or <b> Heidecksburg</b> Castle in Rudolstadt comes highly recommended. </font> <p><font id="content" color="black" size="2">Did you know that <b>Heinrich Schütz</b>, the pre-eminent German composer of the 17th century, was born on 14 October 1585 in Köstritz (near Gera), or that the inventor of the kindergarten, <b>Friedrich Fröbel</b>, was born on 21 April 1782 in Oberweissbach? </font> <p><font id="content" color="black" size="2">That the famed encyclopaedist of the animal kingdom, <b>Alfred Brehm</b>, was born on 2 February 1829 in Renthendorf near Jena and writer <b>Theodor Storm</b> was county judge from 1856-1864 in Heiligenstadt?</font></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <font face="Verdana" size="2"> <b> <br> </b></font> <font id="content" face="Arial" size="2"> <font id="content" face="Verdana" color="black" size="2"><b>Live and let live</b><br> <br> The Thuringians are not only diligent workers – they also know how to have fun. And they know how to show our guests a good time.<br> <br> </font></font> <font face="Verdana" size="2"><span lang="EN-US"> <img border="0" src="Ekhof-Theater_k.jpg" align="right" width="262" height="208"></span></font><font id="content" face="Arial" size="2"><font id="content" face="Verdana" color="black" size="2">In addition to the traditional folk festivals, a broad spectrum of cultural events has taken root here, attracting visitors from well beyond state borders. Highlights such as the Arts Festival in Weimar, the Jena Kulturarena open-air festival, Erfurt’s Domstufenfestspiele (Festival on the Cathedral Steps), the Thuringian Bach Festival, Thuringian Summer Organ Festival and the Dance and Folk Festival in Rudolstadt provide something for everyone. </font></font> <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">TOP event in 2004 is the Landesausstellung in the ehemaligen Residenzstadt Sondershausen from <b>may, 15 to october, 3 2004</b></font></p> <p><font id="content" face="Arial" size="2"> <font id="content" face="Verdana" color="black" size="2">Thuringia enjoys an invaluable advantage: the close proximity of nature and culture. Rest and relaxation in the great outdoors, cultural offerings and opportunities to celebrate and enjoy fine dining go hand-in-hand here.<br> <br> A particularly appealing mixture of culture, entertainment and politics is on offer at the annual state festival, <b> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thueringen.de/de/index.asp?oben=/de/tsk/mainnav.html&unten=/de/tsk/veranst/tt2003"> Thuringia Day</a></b>. </font></font></p> <p><font id="content" face="Arial" size="2"> <font id="content" face="Verdana" color="black" size="2">This celebration takes place in a different region each year – always on the Day of German Unity at the beginning of October.<br> <br> Thuringia is a state where living well comes easily. We Thuringians place great importance on the quality of day-to-day life and the simple joy of living. And we do our best to make sure our guests and any newcomers to the area quickly feel at home – no matter where they come from. After all, one of the premier Thuringian traditions is our hospitality. </font></font></p> <font size="2"> <p><font face="Verdana">More information comes from: Thüringen Tourismus GmbH, Service-Center, Postfach 100519, 99005 Erfurt, phone ++49-361-37420, Fax ++49-361-3742388 or in the internet <a href="http://www.thueringen-tourismus.de" target="_blank"> www.thueringen-tourismus.de</a>, <a href="mailto:service@thueringen-tourismus.de?subject=Order for the free Thuringia holiday brochure 2004 (German News Leseranfrage)"> service@thueringen-tourismus.de</a> </font></p> </font> <p> <font id="content" face="Arial" size="2"> <font id="content" face="Verdana" color="black" size="2"> <a href="http://www.ratscher.de/country.htm" target="_blank"><b> Country Festival at Ratscher mountain lake</b></a><br> <br> Music around the campfire, Native American and Western shows: this festival in southern Thuringia is Germany’s biggest open-air country festival. </font></font></p> <p> <font face="Verdana" size="1">29.12.03</font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><font size="2"> </font><a target="_top" href="http://reisemagazin.germannews.de"><img border="0" src="germannews_cybernex_logo.jpg" width="150" height="50"></a></body>