TYSKA TURISTBYRS NYHETSBREV Innehl: -Saale-Unstrut, Tysklands nordligaste vinomre -Tysklands 31:a vldskulturarv: Limes -Jubileumsutstlning "50 Jahre documenta" -Bilmsan "IAA" i Frankfurt am Main -FIFA-Fotbolls-VM 2006 i Tyskland (del 9): Leipzig -"Madens fra" Saale-Unstrut, Tysklands nordligaste vinromre Vinomret Saale-Unstrut ( www.natuerlich-saale-unstrut.de ) ligger i den sra delen av den ttyska delstaten Sachsen-Anhalt runt orterna Naumburg ( www.naumburg.de ), Bad Ken ( www.badkoesen.de ), och Freyburg ( www.freyburg-info.de , d sedan 1894 det kda mousserande vinet "Rotkpchensekt" gs). Till det ca. 650 hektar stora vinomret h en tvomren i fbundslderna Brandenburg (runt 5 hektar) och Thingen (runt 40 hektar). Redan f er 1000 sedan ska man ha odlat vin i Saale-Unstrut-regionen. Fsta ggen en vinodling i denna region nndes i ett dokument var 998. P1500-talet ska vinodlingarna ha omfattat ett omre p10.000 hektar, innan krig, import av billigare vin fr andra regioner, missvt p.g.a. digt ver, drade dyckesvanor (infsel av toch kaffe), omorientering till potatis- och spannmsodling och en vinlus-epidemi gjorde att vinomret efterhand krympte till dagens mt. I vinomret Saale-Unstrut finns det, precis som i de andra tyska vinomrerna, mligheten till att besa vingdar (inklusive ernattning), och en vinv finns h ocks Nra av de ststa sevdheterna/attraktionerna i regionen domkyrkan i Naumburg ( www.naumburger-dom.de ), slottet Neuenburg vid Freyburg ( www.schloss-neuenburg.de ), den 20 kilometer lga vandringsleden "Mlenwanderweg", semesterven "Strasse der Romanik" och naturparken "Saale-Unstrut-Triasland" ( www.naturpark-saale-unstrut.de ). Mer information om delstaten Sachsen-Anhalt kan du hitta pwww.lmg-sachsen-anhalt.de . Tysklands 31:a vldskulturarv: Limes Runt 100 e.Kr. bjade romarna bygga en fsvarsanlgning, som skulle skydda det Romerska rikets norra grs fr de fientliga germanska stammarna. Utmed fsvarsanlgningen "Limes", som strkte sig mellan floderna Rhen och Donau, byggde romarna efterhand kasteller, av vilka mga blev bjan till ett antal tyska ster. Limes Europas lgsta arkeologiska minnesmke. Avsnittet "Obergermanisch-Rischer Limes", vilket utss till Tysklands 31:a vldskulturarv av UNESCO-komitt i juli 2005, strker sig fr Rheinbrohl (norr om Koblenz) till Hienheim (sydvt om Regensburg) och 550 km lgt. H finns bevarade romerska objekt, rekonstruktioner och utgrningar att titta p Semesterven "Deutsche Limesstrasse" ( www.limesstrasse.de ) binder samman alla viktiga stationer utmed Limes, bl.a. ligger h orten Aalen ( www.aalen.de ), d man arrangerar en romarfestival vartannat och d det ocksfinns ett Limesmuseum. Mer information om Tysklands UNESCO-vldskulturarv finns pwww.unesco.de/c_arbeitsgebiete/welterbe_deutschland.htm . Jubileumsutstlning "50 Jahre documenta" documenta vldens ststa utstlningen av samtida konst, som er rum i den tyska staden Kassel vart femte (futom 1959, 1968 och 1972, dutstlningarna redan de rum efter fyra ). 1955 de den fsta documenta, som hade skapats av maren och akademiprofessorn Arnold Bode, rum. Dvar utstlningen bara ett biprogram till den samtidigt i Kassel pnde Bundesgartenschau, men documenta blev direkt en vldssucc Mellan den 1:a september och den 20:e november i kommer man att arrangera en jubileumststlning vid namn "50 Jahre documenta" pmuseet Fridericianum i Kassel, d man kommer att presentera utstlningens historia s som konstverk, som har visats pde elva utstlningarna som hittills har arrangerats. Nta "riktiga" documenta kommer att a rum mellan den 16:e juni och den 23:e september 2007 ( www.documenta12.de ). Mer information om "50 Jahre documenta" finns phttp://www.kassel-tourist.de/cms03/veranstaltungen/highlights/01394/index.php . Bilmsan "IAA" i Frankfurt am Main 1897 arrangerades den fsta "IAA" ("Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung"") photell Bristol i Berlin, dta bilar presenterades. Det har ht mycket sedan dess, f pden senaste IAA f personbilar, som bestes av er 950.000 personer, visades 60 bilar upp...och denna siffra omfattar bara vldsnyheterna! ets IAA f personbilar kommer att a rum mellan den 15:e och den 25:e september pmsomret i Frankfurt (fackbesaredagar: 15:e och 16:e september, allmhetens bessdagar 17:e - 25:e september). Pdenna 61:a IAA f personbilar kommer man att kunna beska bilar, tuning, slvagnar, verkstads- & garageutrustning samt biltillbeh pen yta av 215.000 kvm, vilket g IAA till vldens ststa bilmsa. Mer information om IAA, som sedan 1951 arrangeras vartannat , finns phemsidan www.iaa.de . FIFA-Fotbolls-VM 2006 i Tyskland (del 9): Leipzig (I denna serie presenteras de 12 sterna i vilka fotbolls-VM 2006 kommer att spelas) 1015 nndes Leipzig ( www.leipzig.de ) f fsta ggen i ett dokument. Dhette orten "Urbs Libzi" vilket betyder "borgen Leipzig" (ordet "Libzi" hr fr det gammalsorbiska namnet f "lind": "Lipa"). Runt 150 senare fick orten stadsrtigheter, 1409 grundades universitetet, 1497 erhl staden det kejserliga msprivilegiet, 1631 de slaget vid orten Breitenfeld (som numera en fort till Leipzig) rum, 1813 fdes kompositen Richard Wagner i Leipzig, samma de "folkslaget" utanf Leipzig rum och 1989 de mdagsdemonstrationerna (som ledde till den fredliga revolutionen i Tyskland) rum i staden. Nra av de ststa sevdheterna/attraktionerna i Leipzig Gewandhaus ( www.gewandhaus.de ), Thomaskyrkan ( www.thomaskirche.org ), Folkslagsmonumentet ("Vkerschlachtdenkmal"), Stasi-museet "Museum in der Runden Ecke" ( www.runde-ecke-leipzig.de ), "Museum der bildenden Kste" ( www.mdbk.de , med er 2500 mningar, 750 skulpturer och 55.000 teckningar), nesparken BELANTIS ( www.belantis.de ), djurparken ( www.zoo-leipzig.de ) och musikfestivalen "Bachfest" ( www.bach-leipzig.de , som sedan 1999 er rum varje ). F oss svenskar intressant ocksminnesstenen f det ovan nnda slaget vid Breitenfeld (utanf orten med samma namn i norra utkanten av Leipzig) som b pinskriptionen: "Gustav Adolf, Christ und Held, rettete bei Breitenfeld, Glaubensfreiheit f die Welt" ("Gustav Adolf, kristen och hjte, rdade vid Breitenfeld, trosfrihet vlden"). 1956 invigdes "Zentralstadion" ( www.zentralstadion.de ) i Leipzig, som pden tiden -med en kapacitet p100.000 kare-, var den ststa arenan i Tyskland. Mellan 2000 och 2004 bygdes det nya Zentralstadion (45.000 sittplatser) psamma plats som den gamla arenan hade befunnit sig p Under FIFA-fotbolls-VM 2006 kommer 5 matcher (4 gruppspelsmatcher och en tondelsfinal) att a rum h. Den 9:e december 2005 kommer hela (fotbolls-)vldens on att riktas mot Leipzig. Dkommer nligen utlottningen till gruppspelet i FIFA-fotbolls-VM 2006 att arrangeras pLeipzigmsan. Vi pTyska Turistbyr hler tummarna satt det knakar, att Sverige kommer att befinna sig i en av lottningsskarna i Leipzig! Madens fra "Jag har ht att det ska finnas ernattingsmligheter pvandrarhem i Tyskland, som ligger pborgar och slott. Var kan jag hitta informationer om dessa vandrarhem?" Svar: "Ptyska vandrarhemsfeningens hemsida finns en smotor, genom vilken man kan hitta sana vandrarhem: http://www.jugendherberge.de/html/jugendherbergen/individual.jsp (kryssa f chloss/Burgunder rubriken aumangebotoch klicka sedan puche abschicken." www.tyskland-info.com ---------- Skulle du inte lgre vilja ha nyhetsbrevet st till dig, skicka oss ett e-mail, sstryker vi dig fr listan. Lzen - what's that, is it a place and where is it located? The Swedes and Germany Using an expression from the Middle Ages, Lzen is located just outside the gates of Leipzig. Furthermore, it is located on the route of the Swedes when travelling to Southern Europe. You may ask why? Because it is a site of pilgrimage for Swedish visitors. Their King Gustav-Adolf II fell in battle in Lzen on November 6, 1632 fighting on the Protestant side in Germany. Every child in Sweden is taught at school to commemorate this fateful day as a national highlight. In the thick morning mists the Swedish army moved forward fighting the imperial cuirassiers under their leader Wallenstein. The town of Lzen was at fire ordered by the imperial general Wallenstein. His cannons were located at the outskirts of Lzen on the road to Leipzig. However, nothing was to be seen. The Swedish King gathered his troops on the site beyond today's road. The imperial troops were somewhere in the thick fog. The Swedish army wanted to make a cavalry charge, but confusion broke out because of the mist. The King wanted to get the situation under control. He rode - just into the midst of the enemy's troops. A bullet hit him. His body was first taken to the nearest church located in the village of Meuchen because Lzen was occupied by the enemy. The King was placed on a simple kitchen table which is still to be seen in the church. Since the battle ended in a draw, the Swedish troops decided to retreat. They took the body of their King to Weissenfels, the nearest somewhat bigger town. Weissenfels had a well-known stately building, called 'Geleithaus'. Here the King's body was put to lie in state and subsequently he was prepared for transporting him back to his country. The whole event is both dreadful and solemn. Nowadays when the German Prote-stants commemorate this event every year on November 6th in the old church with trombone band and a festival service, they are mostly surrounded by the same mist or at least the same cold as in 1632. The mourners gather near Gustav-Adolf-Memorial Church located on the former battlefield. This is the place to which the Swedish veterans come. They take a seat under the memorial flags of the Swedish regiments. Not to forget the Finnish regiments. That is why a representative of the Finnish Embassy is present, too. "In those days we were still united, but it is different now" says the Lutheran pastor from Sweden who is dressed in the vestments of the High Church. He is in charge of the service. A German pastor dressed in a Luther cassock assists him. Again and again the trombone band plays tremendously loud... and again the cult song is sung as it was sung in the village of Meuchen, however, this time intertwined by words in Swedish: "A mighty fortress..." Woe betide any Protestant who in Eisleben or any other place says: "I can't hear it any more!" YoY-search - a web portal with ten types of search

And here they come: an endless queue, one after the other, with measured tread, in the bitter cold - the pilgrims lay their wreaths according to the stringent rules of protocol. The wreath laying ceremony takes place in front of the church under the cast iron baldachin. It is the place where the bullet hit the Swedish King. The baldachin was designed by Schinkel, but nevertheless it shows traces of corrosion. This is to some extent also true of the participants in this ceremony. The young generation today would say: The ceremony is undergoing a midlife crisis. Will it be continued? At GDR times, there was no doubt about that. The Swedes used to come every year. It was part of their self-defined position between west and east, so they used to come, the more so because the top brass of the former GDR did not like them to come. And the local people used to come because it was an opportunity to meet these foreigners. But nowadays? What a question? The answer can only be an invitation. The Swedes bought the former battlefield so that nothing can be built on it. And there is this risk of development because this area is part of the "fatty girth" of Leipzig, i. e. the area earmarked for the development of the city. "Social Democratic screwballs" from Weissenfels want to convert it into an open-air museum with lots of crosses. The mayor of Lzen: "We are against it!" The memorial is accommodated in houses in the Swedish style, reminding the visitor a bit of the 'Nyssen huts'. The Swedish version: It was a terrible battle and should never have taken place. The message of the exhibition is salutary for the German spirit: A terrible battle which should never have taken place, but nevertheless the Swedes are proud of it! Try to understand that! Despite the unique ceremony: Every year on November 6th Lzen is enveloped in mist and cold. So probably hardly anybody will come. But believe it or not, a new hotel opened in the town of Lzen at Easter 1997. It is a very nice place in August. German-Swedish-Days will be celebrated. The obvious thing to do is to pay a visit to Gustav-Adolf-Memorial; visiting the church in Meuchen is a must (it is part of the game that the visitor has to announce his arrival to the verger, but the latter is a very nice woman). Having visited these two places, Weissenfels will just round off the impression. But the visitor may also continue his trip going to Naumburg and Eisleben, both cities are quite near by. However, Lzen is important to our consciousness of historical tradition. This is underlined by the fact that the Swedes insisted on designing their own exhibition in Gustav-Adolf-Memorial. This can teach us something. It is just another way of looking at history. König Gustav II. Adolf stammte aus dem Hause Wasa, das bereits seit 1523 in Schweden regierte. Erst sechzehnjährig war er nach dem Tod seines Vaters, Karls IX., 1611 auf den schwedischen Thron gekommen. Bei seinen Untertanen galt er als gläubiger, gottesfürchtiger Mann, und so war es wohl auch seine protestantische Überzeugung, die ihn 1630 in den Dreißigjährigen Krieg eingreifen und den Marsch nach Deutschland antreten ließ. Aber auch dynastische und machtpolitsche Interessen spielten eine Rolle: Zum einen fürchtete er um die schwedische Vormachtstellung im Ostseeraum, die bei einem Sieg und einer weiteren Machfestigung der Habsburger gefährdet worden wäre, zum anderen gab es in Polen noch eine katholische Linie des Hauses Wasa, die mit Hilfe des katholischen Kaiserhauses ihren Thronanspruch hätte anmelden können.