German Highlights 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rothenburg ob der Tauber

My picture actually focuses on the Last Supper segment of the altar, from which the figure of Judas Iscariot can be removed. The altar is kept on the second floor of the St. James Church (St Jakobskirche). Although Riemenschneider lived from 1460 to 1531, his work encompasses the time period of only 1483 to 1525, when he was tortured and his hands were broken as the result of the complicity of the Würzburg city council, of which he was a member, in the German Peasants' War.

Rothenburg as a whole is a must-see for anyone visiting Germany. Stay overnight and spend some time leisurely walking around the town on Rothenburg's complete medieval wall or walk one of the Night Watchman's tours.

Answer: Munich

Funny thing, but the same knight always wins. The New Town Hall is located in Munich's Marienplatz, which has been the city's main plaza since 1158. Just to the west is Munich's symbol, the magnificent Frauenkirche, with its twin onion towers. Munich is the capital of Bavaria.

Answer: Zugspitze

I took this picture from the restaurant near the summit. Since the wife and I were in our 60s and the weather wasn't warm or sunny, she wouldn't let me climb up the last few meters. The Zugspitze is not terribly tall (9,718 feet compared to Grossglockner's 12,461 in Austria or the Matterhorn's 14,462 in Switzerland), but it is a great excursion if you are staying in Munich for a few days.

Answer: Salzburg

Of course, Oberammergau is not in Austria and is worth a visit for sure when the Passion Play is performed, but Salzburg is worth a visit all the time. Besides the Salzburg fortress, it is also fun to visit locations used in filming "The Sound of Music".

Answer: the Rhine (der Rhein)

Youth hostels (Jugendherberge) are great places to stay when traveling through Germany. We took backpacks and traveled via a German railpass. We also took a Rhine steamer to view the beautiful castles in the Rhine valley. Highly recommended.

Answer: Aachen

Near the Aachen Rathaus in the "Altstadt" or "Old City" is the cathedral built by Charlemagne, with its eight-sided chapel. In the summer of 2010, when I was here, Charlemagne's throne was in an area of the cathedral being renovated, so I was forced to take a photo of the canvas which protected the throne from the effects of renovation within the church.

Answer: Lübeck

Lübeck's old town is situated on an island in the Trave River, which is connected with the Elbe by the Elbe-Lübeck Canal. As the largest German port on the Baltic Sea, Lübeck was the capital of the Hanseatic League for several centuries. In 1375 the city was classified by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV as one of the five "Glories of the Empire", along with Rome, Venice, Florence, and Pisa.

Answer: Berlin

"Berlin ist eine Reise wert" was a slogan encouraging tourism in Germany's capital going back to before the sixties when I was in college. "Berlin is worth a trip" is what the expression means, and it's true. If you're into history, "Museuminsel", or "Museum Island", is an island in central Berlin housing five world famous museums which include, among other things, Babylon's Ishtar Gate and the bust of Nefertiti.

Answer: Dresden

Beautifully restored, the city of Dresden is definitely a highlight of any German tour. The Fürstenzug, for example, is the largest porcelain artwork in the world. In many buildings, such the Frauenkirche, one can see how the original stones were incorporated into the reconstruction which was done after the reunification of Germany in 2004.

Answer: Nürnberg (Nuremberg)

Nuremberg is also home to the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (German National Museum), and is the birthplace of German artist Albrecht Dürer. Located across the street from Nuremberg's Hauptbahnhof, the Frauentor dates back to the Fifteenth Century and is often the first major structure a visitor to Nuremberg sees.