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MunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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BerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
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BrandenburgBrandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
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Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
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SaxonyThe Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
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ThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
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BavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
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MunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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BrandenburgBrandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
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Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
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SaxonyThe Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
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ThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
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BavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
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MunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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BerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
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BrandenburgBrandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
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Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
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SaxonyThe Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
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ThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
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BavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
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MunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
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SaxonyThe Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
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ThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
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BavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
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MunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
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SaxonyThe Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
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ThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
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BavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
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Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
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SaxonyThe Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
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ThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
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BavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
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MunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
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Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
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SaxonyThe Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
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ThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
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BavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
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PotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
|A|10|}}Berliner Ring
{{BAB-AS|2|Beelitz-Heilstätten}}
{{BAB-AS|3|
BeelitzBeelitz is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated about 18 km south of Potsdam, in a glacial sandur plain surrounded by extended pine woods...
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{{BAB-AS|4|
BrückBrück is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 29 km southwest of Potsdam, and 28 km southeast of Brandenburg. Parts of Brück are located in the High Fläming Nature Park....
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{{BAB-Rast|Fläming}}
{{BAB-AS|5|
NiemegkNiemegk is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 10 km southeast of Belzig, and 23 km north of Wittenberg. It is located in the High Fläming Nature Park....
}}{{BAB-B|102}}
{{BAB-AS|6|Klein Marzehns}}
{{BAB-AS|7|
KöselitzKöselitz is a village and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the town Coswig ....
}}{{BAB-B|107}}
{{BAB-AS|8|
CoswigCoswig can refer to two towns in Germany, both on the river Elbe:*Coswig, Saxony, in the district of Meißen, Saxony*Coswig, Anhalt, in the district of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt...
}}{{BAB-B|187}}
{{BAB-Brücke|Elbebrücke
654 m}}
{{BAB-AS|9|
VockerodeVockerode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Oranienbaum-Wörlitz. At Vockerode, there was a large coal fired power plant, the Vockerode Power Plant. On the area of this power plant was the static...
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{{BAB-AS|10|
Dessau-OstDessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:...
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{{BAB-Brücke|Muldebrücke
565 m}}
{{BAB-AS|11|Dessau-Süd}}{{BAB-B|184}}
{{BAB-AS|12|
BitterfeldBitterfeld is a town in the district Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2007 it has been part of the town Bitterfeld-Wolfen. It is situated approx. 25 km south of Dessau, and 30 km northeast of Halle...
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WolfenWolfen may refer to:In geography:* Wolfen, Germany, a town in Saxony-Anhalt, GermanyIn fiction:* The Wolfen, a 1978 horror novel by Whitley Strieber...
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{{BAB-Rast|Köckern}}
{{BAB-AS|13|Halle (Saale)}}{{BAB-B|100}}
{{BAB-AS|14|
Wiedemar}}
{{BAB-Kreuz-|15|Schkeuditzer Kreuz|A|14|}}
{{BAB-AS|16|Großkugel}}{{BAB-B|6}}
{{BAB-Brücke|Weiße-Elster-Brücke}}
{{BAB-Brücke|Neue-Luppe-Brücke}}
{{BAB-Brücke|Luppebrücke}}
{{BAB-Brücke|Saale-Elster-Kanal-Brücke}}
{{BAB-AS|17|
Leipzig-WestLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
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{{BAB-AS|18|
Bad DürrenbergBad Dürrenberg is a town in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 8 km southeast of Merseburg....
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{{BAB-Kreuz|19|Rippachtal|A|38|}}
{{BAB-AS|20|
WeißenfelsWeißenfels is the largest town of the Burgenlandkreis district, in southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, approximately south of Halle.-History:...
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{{BAB-Rast|Osterfeld}}
{{BAB-AS|21a|
NaumburgNaumburg is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. It is in the district Burgenlandkreis in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. It is approximately southwest of Leipzig, south-southwest of Halle, and north-northeast of Jena....
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{{BAB-AS|21b|
DroyßigDroyßig is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.-History:Droyssig was first mentioned in a document in 1170. Albrecht von Turt made an establishment of a branch of the Knights Templar in 1214, who beared the nickname Droyssig from 1190. In 1312, afters the...
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{{BAB-AS|22|
Eisenberg-In Germany:*Eisenberg, Thuringia, a town in the Saale-Holzland district, Thuringia.*Eisenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, a town in the Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate.*Eisenberg, Bavaria, a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria.-In Austria:...
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{{BAB-AS|23|
Bad KlosterlausnitzBad Klosterlausnitz is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany....
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{{BAB-Brücke|Tautendorfer Brücke
250 m}}
{{BAB-Kreuz-|24|Hermsdorfer Kreuz|A|4|}}
{{BAB-Rast|Hermsdorfer Kreuz}}
{{BAB-AS|25|Hermsdorf-Süd}}
{{BAB-AS|26|
TriptisTriptis is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 22 km southwest of Gera....
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{{BAB-AS|27|Dittersdorf}}
{{BAB-Brücke|Wiesentabrücke
108 m}}
{{BAB-AS|28|
SchleizSchleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany.- Location :Schleiz is in the Thuringian Vogtland area, an area of wooded hills on the borders of Thuringia, Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Republic...
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{{BAB-AS|29|
LobensteinLobenstein may refer to:In people:*Joe Lobenstein, English politicianIn places:*Reuss-Lobenstein, a state located in the German part of the Holy Roman Empire...
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{{BAB-Rast|Hirschberg
Ri. Norden}}
{{BAB-Brücke|Lehestentalbrücke
344 m}}
{{BAB-Brücke|Brücke der deutschen Einheit
265/296 m}}
{{BAB-Rast|Frankenwald}}
{{BAB-AS|30|Rudolphstein}}
{{BAB-AS|31|Berg/
Bad StebenBad Steben is a market town in the district of Hof in Bavaria in Germany. In 2007 Bad Steben celebrated its 175th anniversary as Bavarian State Spa....
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{{BAB-AS|32|
NailaNaila is a town in the Frankenwald hills, in the Hof district of Bavaria. Naila is situated some 18 km from the larger city of Hof.-History:...
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SelbitzSelbitz is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 12 km west of Hof....
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{{BAB-Dreieck|33|Bayerisches Vogtland|A|72|}}
{{BAB-AS|34|
Hof-WestHof is a city located on the banks of the Saale in the northeastern corner of the German state of Bavaria, in the Franconia region, at the Czech border and the forested Fichtelgebirge and Frankenwald upland regions....
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{{BAB-AS|35|
Münchberg-NordMünchberg is a small town in Upper Franconia , Germany. It is sometimes referred to as the Textile Town of Bavaria. Its sister city is Jefferson City, Missouri, USA.-The city district's:-History:...
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{{BAB-Brücke|Münchbergbrücke
495 m}}
{{BAB-AS|36|Münchberg-Süd}}
{{BAB-AS|37|
GefreesGefrees is a town in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Fichtelgebirge, 21 km northeast of Bayreuth. It was the site a of battle during the Napoleonic Wars....
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{{BAB-AS|38|
MarktschorgastMarktschorgast is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany.-City arrangement:Marktschorgast is arranged in the following boroughs:...
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{{BAB-AS|39|
Bad BerneckBad Berneck is a spa town in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the White Main river, in the Fichtelgebirge mountains, 13 km northeast of Bayreuth. Its official title is Bad Berneck im Fichtelgebirge. It lies in the northern part of the Bavarian province of Upper...
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HimmelkronHimmelkron is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany.-City arrangement:Himmelkron is arranged in the following boroughs:* Gössenreuth* Himmelkron* Lanzendorf...
}}{{BAB-B|303}}
{{BAB-Brücke|Talbrücke Lanzendorf
1.092 m}}
{{BAB-Dreieck|40a|
Bayreuth/
KulmbachKulmbach is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is famous for Plassenburg Castle, which houses the largest tin soldier museum in the world, and for its famous sausages, or Bratwürste.-Location:...
|A|70|}}
{{BAB-AS|40b|
Bindlacher BergBindlach is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Upper Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. The town is adjacent immediately north of the town of Bayreuth. The population count of December 2006 was 7197 inhabitants.-History:...
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{{BAB-AS|41|
Bayreuth-Nord}}{{BAB-B|2}}
{{BAB-Brücke|Roter-Main-Brücke}}
{{BAB-AS|42|Bayreuth-Süd}}{{BAB-B|2}}{{BAB-B|85}}
{{BAB-AS|43|
TrockauTrockau is a village in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany....
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{{BAB-Brücke|Talbrücke Trockau
602 m}}
{{BAB-Rast|Fränkische Schweiz-Pegnitz}}
{{BAB-AS|44|
PegnitzPegnitz is a town in the Bayreuth district in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 15,000 inhabitants. It is also the source of the river Pegnitz...
}}{{BAB-B|85}}{{BAB-B|470}}
{{BAB-AS|45|
WeidenseesBetzenstein is a town in the district of Bayreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Franconian Switzerland, 35 km northeast of Nuremberg....
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{{BAB-AS|46|
PlechPlech is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Bavaria in Germany....
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{{BAB-AS|47|
HormersdorfHormersdorf is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, inSaxony, Germany.-Dialect clock:In Hormersdorf a "" was installed that displays the time of day in the local Erzgebirgisch dialect which uses the word "Ziffer" for units of five minute intervals.The image of the clock at the left...
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{{BAB-Brücke|Hangbrücke Simmelsdorf
300 mHangbrücke Osternohe
360 m }}
{{BAB-Brücke|Talbrücke Schnaittach
1.284 m}}
{{BAB-AS|48|
Schnaittach-Geographical location:Schnaittach is on a river of the same name, a tributary of the Pegnitz.-Religions:Until 1806 the Christian population of Schnaittach was Catholic, in contrast to the surrounding areas. Schnaittach has had a large Jewish community since the 15th century...
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{{BAB-AS|49|
LaufLauf an der Pegnitz is a municipality near Nuremberg, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nürnberger Land, in Bavaria....
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HersbruckHersbruck is a small town in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, belonging to the district Nürnberger Land. Famous for the late-gothic artwork of the Hersbruck altar, the "Hirtenmuseum" and the beautiful landscape of the "Hersbrucker Schweiz".-History:...
}}{{BAB-B|14}}
{{BAB-AS|50|Lauf a.d. Pegnitz}}
{{BAB-Kreuz|51|Nürnberg|A|3|}}
{{BAB-AS|52|Nürnberg-Fischbach}}{{BAB-B|4}}
{{BAB-Kreuz|53|Nürnberg-Ost|A|6|}}
{{BAB-Rast|Nürnberg/Feucht}}
{{BAB-Dreieck|54|Nürnberg/
FeuchtFeucht is a municipality southwest of Nuremberg in the Middle Franconia of Bavaria, Germany. The name Feucht is derived from the Old High German noun "viuhtje" - "fichta", which is the tree spruce . As of July 31, 2005, had a population of 13,590...
|A|73|}}
{{BAB-AS|55|
AllersbergAllersberg is a municipality in the district of Roth, in Bavaria, Germany....
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{{BAB-Brücke|Main-Donau-Kanal-Brücke}}
{{BAB-AS|56|
HilpoltsteinHilpoltstein is a town in the district of Roth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 10 km southeast of Roth bei Nürnberg and 30 km south of Nuremberg.-History:* Origins of the castle and the town date back to the 10th century....
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{{BAB-Rast|Greding
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{{BAB intro|9}} is an autobahn in
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, connecting
BerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and
MunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.
Route
The southern terminus of the A 9 is in the district of
SchwabingSchwabing is a borough in the northern part of Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria. It is divided into the city borough 4 and the city borough 12...
in Munich. In the north at the Potsdam interchange it merges into the
A 10runs in Brandenburg and is an orbital motorway around Berlin and is therefore called the Berliner Ring. It should not be confused with the Berliner Stadtring ....
, also known the "Berliner Ring", 30 km away from Berlin city limits. The shortest route from there into Berlin would be the A 10 (east) and the
A 115is an autobahn in Berlin, Germany. It connects the Berliner Stadtring with the Berliner Ring, using parts of the old AVUS race track. AVUS was opened in 1921 as Germany's first limited access road. After World War II, the A 115 served an important function as a transit road between West Berlin...
. On its way, the A 9 passes through
BavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
,
ThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
,
Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, and
BrandenburgBrandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
. To the west of
LeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, the border between Saxony-Anhalt and
SaxonyThe Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
crisscrosses along the autobahn.
History
The A 9 was inaugurated in sections, beginning in 1936 with the part between what is today's Schkeuditz interchange (A 9 & A 14) and Bad Berneck, 164 km in length. In 1941, the second lane near Schnaittach was the last gap closed. This makes the A 9 one of Germany's oldest interregional autobahn. Until the introduction of a new numbering system in 1974, it was the A 3.
It served as one of three transit access roads through the GDR toward West Berlin during the
Cold WarThe Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
. Yellow signs with "TRANSIT" in black letters marked the allowed route. Distances were usually given towards "Berlin - Hauptstadt der DDR" (
Berlin - Capital of the GDREast Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
), not Berlin (West). Despite funding from West-Germany, road conditions were generally poor. The surface was concrete slabs rather than blacktop or continuously cast concrete. A section in
ThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
between Schleiz and Rodaborn had cobblestones, which were later paved over by the GDR until replaced by concrete in the 1980s.
Between 1945 and 1966 the A 9 was interrupted at the border between
BavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
and
ThuringiaThe Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
(the then inner-German border) since the bridge over the river
SaaleThe Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale and Thuringian Saale , is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.-Course:The Saale...
was destroyed near the end of
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Traffic to and from
West BerlinWest Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...
was diverted via
A 72is an motorway in Germany. Construction of the autobahn started in the 1930s, but was halted by the outbreak of World War II. Due to the division of Germany, a part of the autobahn lay in ruins until after German reunification.- Exit list :...
(until 1951) and
B 2 (from 1951 until 1966).
After the German reunification, the A 9 was to be rebuilt and upgraded, being the German Unity Transport Projects No. 12. The old two-lane profile without emergency lane was in no way suited to modern levels of traffic, speed, and expected safety. In 1990, 50.000 vehicles per day were counted near
Bayreuth, about as much as the motorway could handle. After the work was finished near Bayreuth in 2006, the only part of the old profile is in Thuringia between Schleiz and Triptis. Planning for this is in progress, as it is the last bottleneck on the A 9. Once this construction is finished, there will be at least three lanes plus emergency lane per direction for the whole route.
On June 30, 2004, Germany's oldest autobahn inn, Rodaborn, near Triptis, was closed due to the upgrading of the old two-lane to the modern three-lane profile. Rodaborn was opened in 1928 as a countryside inn for the local population and turned to rest area in 1936 when the autobahn was opened. During the days of the GDR, it was open only for transit travellers, not for the people of the GDR. In a loop of history, in 2009 it was rented by a local couple intending to re-open it as an inn for local daytrippers.
Current condition and future plans
With two exceptions, the A 9 has a profile of three lanes and one emergency lane per direction. Exceptions are a 19 km stretch in Thuringia, and the part between Munich-Nord and Neufahrn, north of Munich, which has been upgraded to four lanes each way. This part was surveyed in 2008 with an average number of 143,000 vehicles per day with a maximum of 184,000.
Since 2006 talks have started about turning the three-way interchange Holledau into a four-way, and extending the A 93 into the Pfaffenhofen area.
Further plans and visions include widening to six lanes between Triptis and Schleiz in Thuringia, and to eight lanes between interchanges Nuremberg and Nuremberg-East, and Holledau and Neufahrn, respectively.
Along the route
Close to exit 10, Dessau-East, a gravel pit had provided material for the construction of the autobahn. After 1939 the pit was renaturated and became the "Reichsautobahnbad Mildensee", with cabins to change, and eateries. It is still in use today as a beach, but not under the old name.
South of exit 11, Dessau-South, several kilometers were part of the "Dessauer Rennstrecke" (Dessau Racetrack), a highspeed track intended for races and record attempts. With its pillarless bridges, but especially with the straight alignment and the broad concrete surface without median, it was also intended as auxiliary airfield in WWII.
The four-way interchange at Schkeuditz was the first cloverleaf interchange in Germany, as well as the first autobahn interchange in Europe. It was opened in 1936, two years before construction was finished.
The Frankenwald rest area near exit Rudolphstein is one of two rest areas in Germany with a restaurant bridging the road.
In Lanzendorf near Bad Berneck, the autobahn passed right through the village on a bridge. The route was realigned during the construction after 1990. Right next to the old route, the autobahn church Lanzendorf was built. Sanctification took place October 6, 1996.
Exit 40b, Bindlacher Berg, was until after reunification no public exit, but used exclusively by the US Forces stationed on the Bindlacher Berg.
Until the upgrade to six lanes, from Bayreuth-Nord to Bindlach existed the last autobahn alley of trees in Germany. It has been replanted since.
Near Trockau, the former steep and curvy section also was realigned after 1990.
Exit 45, Weidensees, was called "Veldensteiner Forst" until the '70s and was probably built on behalf of
Hermann GöringHermann Wilhelm Göring, was a German politician, military leader, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. He was a veteran of World War I as an ace fighter pilot, and a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as "The Blue Max"...
, who had a hunt nearby. Weidensees itself did not merit its own exit.
Interchange 51, Nuremberg, was originally a cloverleaf. It had been improved by adding a long, sweeping bridge from the northern lane of the A9 coming from Munich towards the A3 in the direction of Würzburg and Frankfurt, since the traffic in that direction was much heavier than the traffic heading north. The old, small curve in the former south-east quadrant still shows what is probably the original 1930's cobblestone.
Despite the upgrade to six lanes total, some original bridges have been retained, but carry just one direction, like the bridge crossing the
SaaleThe Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale and Thuringian Saale , is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.-Course:The Saale...
at the old border crossing between Bavaria and Thuringia.
From 2000 until construction began to upgrade to four lanes for each direction, the section between Neufahrn and Munich-Nord was among the first in Germany where it was allowed in appropriately heavy (and correspondingly slow) traffic to legally use the emergency lane as an additional traffic lane. Since further adding of two more lanes north of Neufahrn towards Holledau is not in sight, a similar regulation is considered for this section.
Near exit 73, München-Fröttmaning, there's a Berlin Bear statue placed on the median (48°12′14"N 11°37′14"E). Its equivalent is placed on the median of the A 115 (as the extension of the A 9 into Berlin) near former rest area Dreilinden, north of the former
checkpoint BravoThe Berlin border crossings were created as a result of the postwar division of Germany. Prior to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, travel between the Eastern and Western sectors of Berlin was totally uncontrolled, although restrictions were increasingly introduced by the Soviet and East...
52°25′05"N 13°11′47"E.
At the entrance to the rest area "Köschinger Forst", direction Berlin, there's a milestone with the inscription Berlin - 500 km.
Culture References
- Spider Murphy Gang
The Spider Murphy Gang is a German band from Munich best known for their greatest hit "Skandal im Sperrbezirk". It was founded in 1977 by bank clerk Günther Sigl, together with Gerhard Gmell , Michael Busse and Franz Trojan...
song FFB is about a car accident between Nuremberg and Ingolstadt.
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