The Hellweg is the most famous road in Westphalia. This historic region of Germany stretches from the Rhine to the Weser rivers. Following the Westphalian Hellweg today is a journey back in time more than 1,000 years when Charlemagne built this road. The Ruhr Area I was curios how much of the old Westphalian Hellweg …
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The Way to the Western Front – Aachen
Aachen was the main residence for Charlemagne, who’s empire covered most of central Europe. During the middle ages it was the coronation place for German kings and emperors. Today Aachen is where the areas of French, Dutch and German language intersect, the tripoint of Dutch, Belgium and German borders is only few kilometers from the …