Friday, February 12, 2016

Freiburg


                  View over Freiburg

Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany with a population of about 220,000. In the south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgauregion on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain. A famous old German university town, and archiepiscopalseat, Freiburg was incorporated in the early twelfth century and developed into a major commercial, intellectual, and ecclesiastical center of the upper Rhine region. The city is known for its medieval minster and Renaissance university, as well as for its high standard of living and advanced environmental practices. The city is situated in the heart of the major Baden wine-growing regionand serves as the primary tourist entry point to the scenic beauty of the Black Forest. According to meteorological statistics, the city is the sunniest and warmest in Germany and held the all-time German temperature record of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) from 2003 to 2015.

                     Freiburg Münster medieval cathedral

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                                          Baele

            

                                   Freiburg VAG tram

              

                              The University of Freiburg

               

I was in this city 2 years ago with my exchange friends. It was very cool because thixs city have a lot of things to do. When I have time I want to visit this city again.


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