Student fraternities start out with great expectations and aspirations: The original idea was for students to form an alliance to fight for political goals, or more specific to aim for a unified Germany through the alliance of the many individual German states (similar the U.S.A. almost a hundred years earlier – who adopted this Latin aphorism for their state motto).
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or is it?
A traditional half-timbered house with dark wood, white wash and white framed, rectangular windows with small panels
vs. a colourful half-timbered structure with green framed windows with one singular panel.
What do you like better?
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The bridge over the Weschnitz, a stream flowing from the Odenwald to the Rhine.
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Small devotional cenotaphs can be found in many places all over Europe, at least the more catholic ones. One in our area is at a particular windy spot between two valleys. It is known as “Kalter Herrgott” (cold god).
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