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Lawrence's
Sister City
"Eutin: The City of Roses"
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Eutin
(pronounced oy-teen), located east of Hamburg, between Lubeck and
Kiel in northern Germany, was founded as a colonial settlement in
1143. Thanks to its geographical position, Eutin offered a maximum
of safety and thus developed so quickly that it acquired the status
of a town in 1257.
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"Der
Kurort im Herzen der Holsteinischen Schweiz!"
"The Health Resort in the
Heart of Holstein's Switzerland!"
At
the beginning of the fourteenth century, the bishop of the diocese
of Luebeck transferred his residence from Luebeck to Eutin. In
1803 the Lutheran diocese was secularized. |
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The
history of the palace of Eutin goes back to the Middle Ages. After
many transformations it became a museum that contains an impressive
collection of relics of courtly culture. Because the ruling family
in Eutin, represented by the duke of Holstein-Gottorp, was related
to the royal family of Russia, the museum has treasures of international
significance. The most famous member of this family was Catherine
the Great. The museum brings to life this exciting era of Eutin's
history.
Until
1937 Eutin was the governmental seat for the Luebeck area of Oldenburg.
Today it is the administrative seat of the county of East Holstein.
In
the latter part of the eighteenth and first part of the nineteenth
centuries Eutin enjoyed the cultural heyday that led to its reputation
as the "Weimar of the North." Intellectual life in the
city was dominated by such personalities as the authors Johann
Heinrich Voss and Eriedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, and the artist
Johann Tischbein.
The
Ostholstein
museum also features works by Lawrence artists Albert Bloch,
Robert Green, and Robert Sudlow.
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The
palace gardens, which are styled in the English tradition and still
contain elements of the original Baroque park, are of considerable
historical value. |
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The
community—in which the composer Carl Maria von Weber was born—is
proud of its long musical tradition.
The music scene is dominated by the annual Eutin Summer Festival,
which is dedicated mainly to open-air romantic-opera productions
against the magnificent natural background of the palace gardens. |
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the twenty-six years in which the festival has been held, more than
530,000 visitors have come to see these performances. In the summer
there arc also musical evenings and concerts. In the winter the
arts association arranges a series of theatrical productions and
concerts. |
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Because
of its surroundings and its proximity to the Baltic coast, Kiel,
Luebeck and Copenhagen, the town is particularly attractive to
tourists.
Along with concerts, dances, and other forms of entertainment,
Eutin has parks and gardens, a spa, and a large indoor swimming
pool.
Approximately 30,000 visitors come to Eutin every year. About
10,000 of these visitors are Danes who have grown to appreciate
the attractive features of this city. Like Lawrence, Eutin boasts
a number of hills in a landscape that is otherwise flat; for this
reason the Eutin area has earned the name "Holstein's Switzerland."
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Eutin
is surrounded by a number of lakes, which provide opportunities
for recreation. Hiking and biking paths around the lakes are abundant
and attractive a modern purification helps keep the lakes clean
and pure.
Hiking and hiking paths around the lakes are abundant and attractive.
A modern purification plant helps keep the lakes clean and pure.
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Convenient and swift modes of transportation are available
to and from Eutin, which is situated about half way between the
cities of Luebeck (22 miles) and Kiel (28 miles) on Federal Highway
76. Just outside the city this road joins Federal Highway 207, which
is also known as Europe Road 4 and is of vital importance for traffic
to and from the Scandinavian countries. The ferries from Puttgarden
to Roedby and from Travemuende to many Scandinavian ports are within
easy reach of Eutin. The train connection is excellent; Eutin is
one of the stops on the Kiel-Luebeck express route. |