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Speyer, with its 50,000 inhabitants, is an old Roman town close to Mannheim. It was made a free imperial city in 1294, and a number of imperial conferences met here. At the Conference of Speyer in 1529 the followers of Martin Luther presented their protest. The city passed to Bavaria in 1815 and became part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate after World War II. The chief feature of Speyer is a Romanesque Cathedral. |
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iandsmith Fri Sep 26, 2008 22:33 UTC
Nice overview, thanks for sharing. Cheers | himalia11 Thu Sep 27, 2007 20:50 UTC
Speyer looks like a lovely city, it's a blame I've never been there! | german_eagle Sat Nov 22, 2003 12:09 UTC
Brilliant pictures. The cathedral is stunning, a must for me as an architecture fan. | Henkster Sun Apr 6, 2003 12:57 UTC
Great page of this nice little town! |
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