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Picture of the day
A twilight
panorama
of
Regensburg
,
Bavaria
,
Germany
with the 12th century bridge
Steinerne Brücke
and
Regensburg Cathedral
on the left and the river
Danube
in the foreground. Located at the
confluence
of the Danube and
Regen
rivers, the first settlements in the area date to the
Stone Age
. A
Roman
fort was constructed in 179. In contrast to almost all other major German cities, Regensburg had little damage from
Allied
air raids in
World War II
and thus has an almost intact medieval city center, which is listed as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
.
Photo credit:
Karsten Dörre
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