Welcome to Hamburg! the city of Hamburg has its foundations that go right back
to the ninth century when it was created as a mission settlement to convert the
Saxons and never since the Middle Ages it's been an important trading hub in
Europe Hamburg was a member of the Hanseatic trading league and it was a
free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire if you find that interesting then
stick around because I'm going to be sharing my top 10 favorite quirky facts
about the city of Hamburg that will make you want to visit have you ever eaten a
hamburger well there's a common belief the name Hamburg actually originates from
the city of Hamburg and it was nothing more than chopped myths meat that was
eaten raw and the hamburgers that we know and love today actually originated
in 1904 when they made their first appearance at the World's Fair in st.
Louis
so how'd this perfect handbag actually has more bridges than Venice London and
Amsterdam combined it's got over 2300 bridges and the night is just any
ordinary bridges a lot of them are very beautiful one of the nicest views here
in Hamburg is from this footbridge now I can't pronounce it so I'm just going to
point out the need for you so this is the name of the bridge and this is the
view that you'll get so the name Hamburg actually has two parts to the name Ham
actually means water meadow and Berg means sport or fortress which was named
after the original castle that had a moat here that was built in 825 so did
you know that Hamburg used to be part of Denmark yep that's right for almost two
centuries Hamburg was part of the Danish rule that was from 1640 to 1864 and
today he can still see the original border that runs through the borough of
Altona here in Hamburg the city of Hamburg was protected by the Virgin Mary
but then when the Protestant Reformation happened in the 16th century the city
needed a new patroness and Harmonia as she is the beautiful personification of
all the values of Hamburg city including its Hanseatic past Harmonia represents
peace harmony and freedom and you can see her image all over the city of
Hamburg including the Town Hall the
beautiful Town Hall here in Hamburg was built in the neo-renaissance style and
it was built as a symbol of the wealth and independence of this port city it's
built over 17,000 square meters the tower is a hundred and twelve metres
high and it's got more rooms than Buckingham Palace in London with a total
of 647 rooms that six more than Buckingham Palace just downriver from
Hamburg is vidole which is where the welcome huffed or the welcome point is
located every day there are 50 ships that come into Hamburg and they play the
national anthem aware the ship is registered in order to welcome the ship
into the port and when they leave they hoist the signal flag of the UW slag to
fit them a bon voyage
located in the heart of Hamburg is Lake after home to over 100 swans that have
been looked after ever since the 17th century by a son
invited for what is that well that literally means a swan father and his
job is to look after the Swans and escort them from their summer residence
into their winter residence this gamekeeper position is one of the oldest
government agency posts in the world and when this one's returned to Hamburg that
marks the start of spring if you're a fan of the Beatles then you have to come
to Hamburg before the whole world fell in love with the Beatles they were
playing here developing their style and slow writing skills between 1960 and
1962 they played a total of 273 shows and as John Lennon said it is himself
I was born in Liverpool but I grew up in Hamburg so there you have it my top ten
quirky facts about Hamburg which one was your favorite let me know in the
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