European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Bamberg Nch. Compact Gem of a town cd exploring history Rich compact of Bynoum Hiuer travel outdoor Wii ii a ii is i Only of ind winding Cobblestone streets 1 i Hurth spirt s Pierce in Skyline Altel in the i ii attained prominent i As .1 religious t Onur Lull it Biewer ios ill pubs Are a reminder Towl nor the centuries it has nut i n indifferent i Mote worldly i concerns. I bolter any other Weil Lily Bamburg embodies the word get Mill it i Eimoto a Bill it remains undiscovered by the Imi Rist masses partly Lur geographical reasons. Situated Llie i on Cuenco of the Regnil and main Rivers in East i enral Bavaria Bamberg is at the Edge of the Roget in know n As the s no franconian . To the East Access is effectively Ceil nit l \ the Walch Lowers and barbed wire of the i Asl German and czechoslovakian Borders Lmh Morgo about w Miles away. Though in can be roat Hod from several directions \ la so Condan roads in is not on a major Highway. A woman Felt firm produce in the marketplace. Al my i in Siva Bat and Ufa Nuli of the old Urc Triin no a Timberg. Above Law sign of the three crowns onto ice in s a Nav act cries. As .111 ext i Vii ill Iii Atilin. The i ily of is of Shai Lowed v its Uno larger it in Bors Milf Alteri to the South and Wiir big to Llie West. This is this his nov in h i i Gem of a ninth to offer. Llie lust Wilh ii n Ion of the i ily Dales from Kij and idlers Toast him 1 Aben Beri. .1 Settli Ideiil lie Onmani to inc counts of Labenberg who a fortress on the Sile of the present i Cathedral. Llie i its Iraq is ils Oft ii Ial history from 7 when ii made a nil l of the Sile to his be lie i Lei Iii h the Juan Elsome Duke of Havana. But it Undi a Lenni it s son. I ii. Thai Liam Vernrose to prom Zivni e. When he was made holy i emperor in him. Lian Berk s ten Tinninis growth and de Elo Ament were assured. La evil Desi Lopi a in two main set Lions thai remain air la i stint the . Ettles astir 11\. I ii sibling of the i Huri lies Cloisters and i i Al Palac e on the Hills in the Southwest and the a Iier to it i Ime the de to i of the Ems inc and was the Seal ill a Bishop. This latter hang Ewas important the i hint a the government and the military were inter i w mod and the prime Bishops of the i Only roman i Empire Esert ised Power Ami Influent e far beyond their Leli ious film Lions. As a bios Prii the t ils was assured a certain amount of important e even after i Weinrit h s death. In or c a Edenfi i outlines Leamberg s Prince Bishops promoted physical expansion of the cily As Well As i Anil cultural development. Ii lost its comparative Independent o in 1111 to when it was absorbed into the kingdom of Bavaria. Unlike most Geiman t Ilion Leamberg sustained Only minimal damage dining world War ii. Today its nearly intact medieval old City is one Complete historical Monument says assistant Louril Ditroi Tor the Many Sway Back roofs visible Iron tile Heights tallest to the fac i thai the houses Are original unlike carefully rebuilt neighbourhoods in Urnberg our Hurt and i Liburt More than too build Lings in the Voltl of Are Olivit tall protect to to under hut Inonu Mobil Szalus ii is the most extensive mini i old 11 \ in c . Says Linsell in recon lion of this. it of Vin i Uil Monu Innel in 1 ill. I Hanks loan of tens o ii Stor Alion Florl thai began about Lri v los ago the old cily is in sparkling t Odilion. Ii is As Beautiful As Rothenburg of Dor Lauber. But Bilboul the artificial to Saint no is. Unlike Rothenburg in is a vital Community with a Lite of ils own not j stage set for tourist Hamberg is a c ily Lor strolling along the regal Mil Over the Many Bridges through the narrow alleyways and up and Down the Hills. The River sols the mood relaxed and smooth flowing As it courses through the downtown area Uthof which is a pedestrians Only one. Since the cily has Little heavy Industry n is very clean and you will find none of Llie stress and hot tit activity of Commerce centers Sut h As Stuttgart Anil i rank furl. 1 he daily Pace m Isa Beig is purposeful but unhurried with plenty i l Cunt inuit on pig 12 september 14, 1989 stripes Magazine 11
