Historically important German Cities

Hosted a Conference, where Africa was divided between European Powers

Seat of the short lived parliament, which was founded after the Revolution of 1848

Home of Goethe and Schiller, gave the Republic of 1919 - 1933 its name

Leading members of the Nazi Gouverment were trialed in this city after WWII

City with an import sea port. The Beatles gave their first concerts there

The Battle of the Nations, where a coalition army defeated Napoleon, happened next to this city

Holy Roman Emperors were traditionally coronated in this city in Western Germany

The printing press was invented in this city by Johannes Gutenberg

Hosted the 1972 Olympic Games, where Palestinian terrorists killed 12 people

In this city a Councel ended the Western Schism of 1378 to 1417 and elected Martin V. as Pope

Bavarian city, home to the Fuggers and place where a religious peace treaty was signed in 1555

Industrial center at the Ruhr, home to the Krupp AG, the biggest weapon manufacturer of Nazi Germany

Leading city of the Hanseatic League and historically important trading city on the Baltic Sea

Capital of Saxony, which was destroyed by allied bombers in February 1945

City in Baden, which is the seat of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

The royal house of Great Britain was named after the city in Lower Saxony from 1714 - 1901

Romans founded this city, which became the birthplace of St Ambrose and Karl Marx

Martin Luther published his 95 theses in this city, thus sparking the Protestant Reformation

The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years War in this city (Catholics)

The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years War in this city (Protestants)