The Schneekoppe is the highest mountain in the Czech Republic and is located in the border region with Poland, about 180 kilometres northeast of Prague. In 2007, an Alpine Adventure World was opened in the village of Petzer, which houses an Alpine

Every year in November, the popular Martinikirmes takes place. It is a real highlight: every year many people in the Ruhr area and the Lower Rhine region look forward to this particularly beautiful fair.

The feast day of St. Martin of Tours on 11 November

The Frankenhof Wildlife Park in Reken in the Münsterland region is a popular destination for families, nature lovers and school classes. Numerous native wild animals such as red deer, fallow deer, wild boars, foxes and lynxes live in a spacious area of

Every year, the large gymnastics fair takes place on the Rennwiese in Zweibrücken. Originally, the fair was founded by the Männerturnverein (MTV), a predecessor of the previous organiser Vereinigte Turnerschaft Zweibrücken 1885 e.V. (VTZ). The

The Freiburger Mess' (Freiburg Fair) is held twice a year on the Neuer Messplatz. The Frühjahsmess' in May and the Herbstmess' in October. Over 110 showmen provide lots of fun and a good atmosphere.

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The city's zoo, also known as the mountain zoo, has been located in Halle an der Saale in the middle of the Reilsberg since 1901. Due to its size, it is one of the smaller zoos in Germany, but shows crocodiles, elephants, big cats and fur seals in

In Augustusburg, Saxony, about 10 km southwest of Freiberg, 17 km east of Chemnitz, you will find the Augustusburg Rost's Wiesn leisure centre. In the cold season, the leisure centre and its location are popular with skiers, cross-country skiers,

Water Country is a water park near Portsmouth in New Hampshire in the USA. It was opened in 1984 and is New England's largest water park. With 18 attractions, the park also includes New England's largest wave pool. Unlike many other water parks, you can

In the Vogelsbergkreis district of Hesse, or rather on the second highest peak of the Vogelsberg low mountain range, the Hoherodskopf in the Breungeshain district of Schotten, you will find the Hoherodskopf ski and toboggan arena, which belongs to the

In the town of Bernkastel-Kues, the 5 days around the first Sunday in September are something very special every year. This is when one of the most beautiful wine festivals on the Moselle takes place - the Middle Moselle Wine Festival.

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