you from berlin, you can find lots more on our website. just go to d w dot com. ah, ah, ah, ah, welcome to a special edition of check in. today we'll pay a visit to germany's world heritage sites by drawn. in this episode we'll focus on those sites that were added to the unesco list as of the year, 2000, all of which were named world heritage sites from the year 2000 onwards. unesco promote science, education and culture. that's why every year it's select natural and cultural heritage sites that have extraordinary universal value. heritage that should be

preserved for present and future generations. the monastic island of vice now in lake constant southern germany was declared a world heritage site and 2000. the origins of the islands monastery go back to the 8th century. in 724, st. peerman founded the monastery. it would become an important religious, cultural, and political center of medieval europe. ah, 3 romanesque churches have stood the test of time the saint peter and paul church, the triple named minister of saint mary, and mark. and the saint george church. ah ah, we fly on to the woo area to see that. so that hind coal mine industrial complex in ethan mm ah,

once the largest and most modern coal mining plant, it was an operation for a total of 135 years. ah, protected as a historic site. the industrial complex is now a space for cultural production. ah, the plants very own swimming pool is a symbol for the structural changes that occurred in the food area. it represents the ship from an industrial site to a cultural natural and recreational hotspot. ah, in the summer that sold behind complex is turned into an open air cinema with an industrial backdrop. the hine river is one of europe's most important waterways. and one of the continents biggest tourist attractions. the upper middle hind valley, which runs for around 65 kilometers from being into cobblins, was declared

a world heritage site in 2002 around 40 castles, palaces and fortresses are strewn across the valley. in the town of saint gore's house, in at the narrowest part of the rhine gorge lies the famous lorelei rock. legend has it that a beautiful siren below hill. i would sit on the wrong luring sailors to their death upon the rocks with her singing. lulu ta zoned and vis. mom whose historic centres display the wealth of the medieval hon . sciatic league share the next world heritage site. they boast virtually unchanged . medieval brick buildings that have been extensively preserved installs on the town hall on the old market square is definitely worth a visit. it's a prime example of architectural heritage from the brick gothic period in northern germany. blue,

the cityscape of his mouth is marked by late medieval architecture to the market square is a stunning example of this. whether you're after gothic architecture or classicism . this town has 500 years of architectural history on display. ah, ah, layman was part of the hon, sciatic league to the port cities. origins reach as far back as the 8th century to this day. the magnificent buildings built in the veins of renaissance architecture style or a testament to blame ins, wealth. mm. ah, sir, holland, this statue has been a symbol for brandon's freedom and sovereignty for over 600 years. ah, we continue on our journey flying to moscow,

a park located in the border region of germany and poland. it's one of the few world heritage sites to cross borders designed by him on 1st fund coupla moscow. this landscape ensemble brings together nature and architecture in smaller parks on either side of the border. its structure is heavily influenced by english style landscaped parks. ah next stop. an ancient roman border fortification, despite being 550 kilometers in length, the upper germanic ratio. leemis is not a standalone site, but part of the unesco world heritage site frontiers of the roman empire. blue moon, the reconstructed roman fort at zeile book, is located in the town for 600 soldiers used to be stationed here to protect the

roman empire. ah, legans berg and bavaria. the city was founded over 2000 years ago and is one of germany's best preserved medieval city. pagans book was a political center for the holy roman empire blue the city landmark is st. peter's cathedral. it's one of the most important gothic cathedral in germany. and was built in the 13th century blue. the cathedral is famous for its medieval stained glass windows. ah,

the district of shut am hope is part of the world heritage site. it used to be an independent city before it was incorporated into hagen's book and 1924. ah ah ah. we are off to our next stops berlin. to this day, these modern and social housing estates have been hugely influential in architecture and city planning. this world heritage site consists of 6 ensembles designed by architect laguna tower, hans shahan or vanity gopi us in the 1920s. ah, ah. the housing estates were well proportioned, had modern furnishing an were affordable marking,

a historic turning point in city planning with the warden. c. as one of europe's largest ecosystems, an area of 11500 square kilometers, connects germany, denmark, and the netherlands. ah, this world natural heritage site is a unique habitat for around $10000.00 different species of plants and wildlife.

lew, the ancient beach forests of germany were named the unesco world natural heritage site in 2011. ah, they present a fascinating picture of the original european landscapes. ah, due to their remarkable adaptability, beach trees spread out across the continent. in germany, there are just a few on touched beach forests. left 5 areas in germany are part of this cross border world heritage site called primeval beach, forests of the carpet, the ins and other european regions blue. the next destination for our drone is the faa goose factory and other oh,

this shoe last factory was built in 1911 and is widely regarded as a model for 20th century industrial architecture. it was designed by bozza globus, who would go on to become a star architect ah, the factories, glass and steel facade, and the huge wrap around corner windows free of supports became characteristic for the noise bowan style. and the building is protected as a historical site. ah, the pre historic pile dwellings around the alps. these remains of settlements from the mess olympic and bronze age war named a world heritage site by unesco in 2011. across

the alps. there are a total of $111.00 archaeological excavations of pile dwellings in until wielding and on lay constance. one of these settlements has been reconstructed. it provides a glimpse into what life was like for early hunter, gatherers and fishermen, and what they would trade with at the time. oh, the mar gravel opera house and buy hoyt is a showcase masterpiece of baroque theater architecture. lou, the opera house has remained almost completely unchanged since it was open in 1784

. ah, the highlight of this wooden box theatre with painted canvas. backdrops is its lavishly stuccoed, carved and painted interior decoration mm . commissioned by margaret vien village mina fontainebleau. corn buck. it was designed by to set the galley bibiana, one of the leading theatre architects and his day, ah, our next stop on this drone flight. his castle rising high up above the city vill helms who a park is one of europe's largest hill side parks. construction on this baroque landscaped garden started in 1696, and the palace was home to the land graves and princes of has the castle.

ah castle's most famous landmark is the mighty statue of hercules at 70 meters. in height. hercules has an unparalleled view of the park and the city below ah, on we go, our next destination being where the former benedictine monastery, a poor vi became the 39th location in germany to be awarded the unesco world heritage title, founded by french benedictine months in 822. this former abbey is over 1200 years old cove. i soon became a popular place of pilgrimage and is regarded as one of the most important monastic

foundations of medieval germany. oh, the carol indian west work on the church facade is almost perfectly preserved. ah, the historical spacious thought and contort house district in homburg, as well as the famous sheila house have also been named a world heritage site. built on 3500000 oak piles. bush by shot is a historical collection of warehouses that provided storage space for merchants to keep their goods in the 19th century. coffee, tea and spices were mostly stored here. ah,

the office buildings known as contort boys are also part of this world heritage site. mm. ah, the most famous contort house is that sheila house built in the 1920s next up is the vice and hall housing estate in stuttgart to model houses designed by local susie known as one of the most influential city planners. for modernist architecture can be found here. ah, a total of 17 of local boozy aids buildings in 7 different countries were named

world heritage sites. ah, ah ah, ah ah, wherein the sway be and you are now where 6 caves from the i said revealed a stunning discovery. the oldest figurative art made by humans 6 caves have revealed some items that are more than 40000 years old. the caves and the sway be in euro and the ice age are found within them were made a unesco world heritage site in 2017

in 2018. the archaeological border complex of hight hubble and the donna vehicle, ford of occasion lines were added to you next goes list. some of the best preserved archaeological material from the viking age was found in the remains of the trading town of hight hubbub. high tub, who was one of the most important settlements and a trading hub in northern europe. at the open air museum, you can see what life was like for the vikings more than 1000 years ago. 7 houses of the former wealthy trading town have been reconstructed. true to the original. as high table was located on the sled big isthmus, it had access to the baltic sea as well as being close to the north sea. this strategic location made it the perfect place for trading with weapons. precious metals and fir. the donovan, which stretches for 30 kilometers, is also considered one of the most important arcade,

logical testaments to the viking age. ah. the line afford of vacation is more than 1000 years old and consists of walls, earthworks, and digits. it was built to protect the jutland peninsula from attacks. ah ah ah ah now berg, the jewel was also named the unesco world heritage site in 2018 look, a federal was built in the 13th century and as an outstanding example of late

romanesque architecture. here nicholas for alms door was appointed as the 1st german protestant bishop by martin luther in 1542. ah another cross border world heritage site is the ads could be a good mining region located between germany southeast and the check republics northwest for more

than 800 years. this mining region was an important source of silver or tin, an uranium, ah, ah, the historic hammer mill called for now a hama, produced tools for mining and agricultural work until 19 o. 4. after was closed, it became germany's 1st museum for smithereens. the next destination on this special edition of check n is the city of alex book in bavaria. it's located at the convergence of the alpine rivers of lesh and via tough here people learned to make use of water

resources a long time ago. 3 an elaborate canal system supplied the city with drinking and service water. this led to an economic boom, hulu . there are numerous fountains and canals in the cities old town. ah, the water works at the red gate are proof of how intertwine alex books history is with water for almost 500 years. it's applied drinking water to the city. the whole hub last waterworks started operating in 1879, providing clean drinking water by a cast iron pipes to the cities households. blue

alps, blogs, water management system served as a model across europe in 2021. more of the once mighty roman empires frontier was added to the unesco world heritage list. ah. the western segment runs along the danube from the bavarian city of legans book to bulgaria. mm. mm. another 2021 newcomer is listed as the great spot towns of europe. mm. it comprises 11 spas located in 7 countries, including 3 in germany. bod kissing and bought ems

and barton botton. they are all considered excellent examples of 18th century spa culture, which include not only bads and wellness facilities, but also casinos and hotels. ah, ah, the artists colony, on the matilda and her in darmstadt, has also been recognized for its cultural value. once one of the most important centers of modern art and architecture in europe and the world, it was established in 1897 by grand duke and to ludovic. and meant to drive the local economy through a combination of art and trade. on the material who grounds is the russian chapel,

which was built on soil imported from russia at the behest of czar nicholas the 2nd . ah . in 2021, the lower german leemis was also declared a world heritage site as part of the border fortifications of the roman empire. this section stretches across parts of highland funds and north hind westphalia, before reaching the north sea in the netherlands. ah, the lower german leemis is also known as the wed leemis.

ah, and finally the last site in germany to be added to the unesco world heritage list in 2021 is the showroom sites of speier, bombs and mines. sham is an acronym of the 1st letters of the 3 cities, medieval hebrew names the 3 cities form, part of what was once referred to as jerusalem on the rhine. the site includes remains of a mix. huh? or ritual bath, inspire and the highly cassandra cemetery informs we hope you've enjoyed our air, ill tour of unesco world heritage sites in germany. ah ah ah

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