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Bielefeld

Bielefeld, Deutschland,1 is the center of a metropolitan area of 1.4 million, although the city proper has less than 400 thousand. It is located by the Teutoburger Wald2 in the north center of the country. It boasts a 13th century castle and a church that yielded some of its altar pieces to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art; its highest buildings are a TV and a cooling tower.

External references

Altes Rathaus (Old town hall) at night

Historical maps

map of Deutschland, the Benelux countries and Danmark (part), 2000 CE

Footnotes

1. Germany in English.
2. Teutoburg Forest in English.