Hall in Tyrol, Austria is located about 6 km north-east of Innsbruck. Hall has the largest and best-preserved medieval Old Town of Tyrol. The name goes back to the Middle High German word “hal”, which means salt source. Already in 13th Century the life of the city was determined by salt mining. Due to the […]
Odanak – Abenaki First Nations reserve
Odanak lies near the confluence of the Saint François River and the Lawrence River in the province Quebec. In Odanak, also called Saint Francis, a small group of about two hundred real Abanakis live on an area of 5.7 km ². Real Abanakis are those where both parents are Abanaki. The name Odanak comes from […]
Klosterneuburg Monastery – Lower Austria
Klosterneuburg Monastery in Lower Austria was founded by Margrave Leopold III and his wife Agnes of Germany in the year 1114. Due to his foundation of monasteries, such as Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Kleinmariazell Sancturay and Seitenstretten Abbey, Margrave Leopold III was canonized. Since 1663 he is patron saint of Austria. 1133 the monastery was handed to […]
Wels – Upper Austria
Wels is the second largest city in Upper Austria. The area around Wels has been settled since the Neolithic Age. Under the Romans, Wels developed into a city called Ovilava. Later, it became the capital of Ufernoricum, the province between the Danube and the main Alpine ridge, which arose from the division of Noricum by […]
Roman Quarry St. Margarethen – Austria
The Roman Quarry near St. Margarethen at Lake Neusiedl has a history of 2000 years. It was used by the Romans to build Carnuntum. Later, it delivered the stones for the construction of St. Stephen’s Cathedral and many buildings of the Ring Road in Vienna. It is one of the oldest quarries in Europe and […]
Fortress of Palamidi – Nafplio
The fortress of Palamidi towers over the city of Nafplio in Greece on a 216 m high rock. The over a long distance visible fortress on the Palamidi hill was built under Venetian rule. It is named after the Greek mythical hero Palamedes. Palamidi is one three fortresses in Nafplio, others are the Akronauplia fortress […]