The place is said to be as rich as Rome, and its sinking in a storm surge was a punishment from God. Many myths surround the North Frisian Rungholt. Even scientists argue about where the sunken place was. by Levke Heed On January 16, 1362, disaster was brewing on the North Frisian North Sea coast.
Maritime trade led to the rise of port cities in the Middle Ages, making the merchants involved rich. Around 1280, an economic heyday began in northern Germany:the Hanseatic League era. The Association of Cities developed from a loose interest group of merchants. Under the leadership of Lübeck trad
by Susanne Abolins-Aufderheide Crusade against the Stedinger - wood engraving from around 1870 after a drawing by Friedrich Hottenroth. Lewer dod as Sklav, rather dead than a slave, is the motto of the Stedinger farmers in their two-year struggle for freedom against the Archdiocese of Bremen. In Ma
A good 800 years ago, the first Marcellus flood on the North Sea coast in 1219 claimed the lives of thousands of people. It is the first storm surge of which there is an eyewitness account. by Irene Altenmüller The Frisian North Sea coast in January 1219. A light breeze has been blowing from the s
by Kathrin Weber, NDR.deDer Guelph Emperor Otto IV. Detail of a painting in the Braunschweig State Museum. When Otto von Brunswick was born in 1175 or 1176 as the third son of Henry the Lion and his wife Mathilde of England, he did not have a glorious future ahead of him. His father, the Guelph duk
by Tabea TschöpeRainer-Maria Weiss, director of the Archaeological Museum, at the place of origin in Hamburg. Crumbs of earth under the microscope - after long, uncertain years, they play the leading role in this story. When archaeologists apparently unsuccessfully ended the search for Hamburgs his
The Vikings built excellent ships, sailed the great seas and traded worldwide. In the 8th century, wild seafarers set out from Scandinavia for foreign lands:the Norsemen or Vikings, famous and feared. They spread fear and terror throughout Europe when their sails appeared on the horizon. With their
by Irene Altenmüller, NDR.deTo this day, the Stadtpark in Hamburg has retained its character as a public park. A garden not to be walked through, but to be owned, is how Fritz Schumacher, Hamburgs great urban planner, describes his idea of a park for Hamburg. At the beginning of the 20th century,
On October 19, 1913, the age of rescuers in red and yellow begins:The German Life Saving Society (DLRG) is founded. Swimming becomes fashionable. The DLRG has already saved the lives of tens of thousands of people. When it was founded on October 19, 1913, the DLRG made it its mission to save people
Nationwide, the DLRG is deployed thousands of times a year when it comes to rescuing people from an emergency situation in the water - its foundation dates back to a tragic accident. In 1912, 16 people drowned in an accident on Rügen. July 28, 1912 is a hot summer day on Rügen - high season in the
On February 15, 1912, the first subway line opened in Hamburg - a technical masterpiece after only six years of construction. A success story literally takes its course. by Irene Altenmüller, NDR.de We Hamburgers are not always quick to make decisions, but whatever we tackle tends to turn out well
It is the first river tunnel in Europe - and a technical sensation:the St. Pauli-Elbtunnel in Hamburg. It goes into operation on September 6, 1911. Since 2003, the landmark of civil engineering has been a listed building. by Kathrin Weber A huge domed roof, three imposing stone portals with pillar
A legend of steel is back home:built in Hamburg in 1911, the Peking sailed the seas as a cargo ship until 1932. From 1974 she was a museum ship in New York. The Peking has been back in her home port since 2020. This is maritime history that is returning to the heart of the Port of Hamburg, said Ham
Hamburg Airport celebrated its 110th birthday:on January 10, 1911, the first airship hangar was built near the village of Fuhlsbüttel. Zeppelins are quickly replaced by airplanes. by Axel Franz Hamburg, January 10, 1911, a Tuesday:merchants and politicians meet to create the basis for a project wh
by Britta ProbolThe ornithological station on Helgoland was damaged during the war and rebuilt in the 1950s. Heligoland thrush soup, wood pigeon on green cabbage - today hardly anyone on Germanys only offshore island knows how to prepare such delicacies. But as late as the 19th century, the feather
by Dirk Hempel, NDR.de Around 1900 voting rights in Hamburg were anything but democratic. The wealthy determine politics and try to keep the little people out of power. Only citizens with an income of more than 1,200 marks a year, landowners and notables, i.e. citizens with honorary posts such as c
by Cornelia WumkesThe invention of the record and the gramophone fulfilled an old wish of mankind:to preserve language. For centuries people have dreamed of recording and playing back the voice or other sounds. You did it. But it was a long way to the series production of records. At the end of the
by Dirk Hempel, NDR.de October 26, 1897 is a Tuesday, but a holiday in Hamburg. Public buildings and ships in the harbor are flagged. The children have no school and since nine in the morning chorales have been sung from the towers of the five main churches. In this painting, Hugo Vogel captured th
125 years ago the Warenhaus Hermann Tietz opened in Hamburg as the citys first modern department store. Since then it has experienced an eventful history:the Jewish founders are expropriated, the Alsterhaus and the Hertie group are created. by Daniel Sprenger, NDR.de A high atrium with four floors
Exploitation and wage cuts were the order of the day in many places at the end of the 19th century. On March 2, 1896, the Lauterberg chair workers went on strike. A brutal labor dispute begins - and at 32 weeks it was the longest at the time. by Irene Altenmüller Lauterberg im Harz, late 19th cent
In 1029, King Olaf II of Norway returned from exile to recover the lost throne against the Danes. The following year, at the battle of Stiklestad , he was mortally wounded. Along with Olaf, his brother Harald Hardrada fought. that he was able to flee with a group of faithful. They were hired as me
If a comic fan is asked about manga, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the image of Son Goku or any other character with an impossible hairstyle, ethereal features and enormous round eyes. Who has not vibrated when they were little when they returned from school every afternoon with The
The Spanish Civil War occurred between 1936 and 1939, caused by a climate of internal turmoil due to the countrys economic, political and social situation. There is a coup détat by General Primo de Rivera, in which measures are taken such as the suspension of the 1876 Constitution, the end of parli
Terror of the year 1000, story of a fabrication. “It was a universal belief in the Middle Ages that the world was to end with the year one thousand of the incarnation […] This end of such a sad world was all together the hope and the dread of the Middle Ages. » Jules Michelet (1798-1874), Histo