Tag: Germany

Andorra’s 44 Years of World War finally Ended, 1958

The time one disregarded European state forgot to end the 'Great War' For its main belligerents, World War One lasted from 1914 until 1918, yet bizarrely Germany remained technically at war with one country for another 39 years. Modern Andorra is a European minnow state of 468 km (181 sq mi) and just 76,000 call... Continue Reading →

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The History of Wuppertal’s Suspension Railway

The 120-year history of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn, Germany's 'steampunk train' Railway from The Future This is the story of the oldest suspension railway in the world, an engineering marvel whose origins go back much further than when it first opened for business at the turn of the 20th Century. Film footage (below) from its first... Continue Reading →

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