Get your engines roaring! Here are the two following routes of Tramprennen 2013: Toad and Peach. Get ready to select driver!
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Route Toad (Mainz)
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Route on Google Maps
Start: Mainz, D
Fact: Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg manufactured the first books with his invention, the moveable type printing press, in the middle of 15th century.
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Photo: Welt-der-Form
1st Stage: Kiel, D
Fact: Student city which is famous for the ferries leaving to Scandinavia and the Baltic region, but nothing else ;)
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Photo: Jess
1 1/2th Stage: Kiel,D to Klaipeda,LT
Fact: The shipping company DFDS Seaways is supporting Tramprennen with a boat trip for Route Toad on ferry Regina. Awesome!
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Photo: DFDS
2nd Stage: Riga, LV
Fact: Tramprennen is setting trends again: In 2014 Riga will be European Capital of Culture. Lucky us, that we’re already going in 2013.
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Photo: Pascal
3rd Stage: Võru, EST
Fact: To be honest, we couldn’t find out much about the city, but that makes it even more interesting. The surrounding nature looks awesome!
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Photo: gemeinfrei
4th Stage: Jēkabpils, LV
Fact: Due to wars, the ancient castle of Jekabpils was often destroyed, but you can now visit the wine cellar again, hooorray!!
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Photo: Lidingo11
5th Stage: Vilnius, LT
Fact: Vilnius was the first in the world to offer language classes while you travelled on public transport. While you whiled away the time getting around the city, the “language buses” played a collection of phrases in Polish, Lithuanian and English.
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Photo: Wojsyl
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Route Peach (Freiburg)
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Route on Google Maps
Start: Freiburg, DE
Fact: 2008 Freiburg was the destination of the first Tramprennen stage. And Prof. Pokelsek is living there.
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Photo: Hofec
1st Stage: Würzburg, D
Fact: In 1952 the first pizzeria ever in Germany was opened in Würzburg called “Sabbie di Capri”
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Photo: Daderot
2nd Stage: Usti nad Labem, CZ
Fact: its a centre for tourism owing to the romantic landscape of the Bohemian Highlands and the České Švýcarsko national park.
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Photo: Ondrej.konicek
3rd Stage: Zbąszyń,PL
Fact: You could also take the train starting in Berlin, stop here and end up in Moscow. This railway line was already established in 1870. But we prefer hitchhiking anyway…
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Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki
4th Stage: Kazimierz Dolny, PL
Fact:The town is part of the so-called tourist triangle Puławy – Kazimierz Dolny – Nałęczów. It does not have a rail connection, the nearest station is located in Puławy, so hitchhiking must work there pretty well!
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Photo: Jacek Karczmarz
5th Stage: Bielsk Podlaski, PL
Fact: Bielsk Podlaski has a rich Jewish history which sadly was wiped out in the Holocaust. Fight Facism!
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Photo: Brosen
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Final Stage: Masuria, PL
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Photo:Sicherlich
Release of the month: Tramprennen Kart
/in Tramprennen 2013This year Tramprennen graduated Kindergarten and is now going to elementary school.
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Tramprennen 2013 starts August 16th and (officially) ends August 30th.
Destination: Masuria, North East Poland
Registrations have begun!
Ever since its first birthday, two loyal supporters have accompanied the Tramprennen:
The mobile phone provider “blau.de” and the marker manufacturer “Edding“.
We’d like to express our appreciation for 5 years of support!
Thank you!
Routes 5 & 6 – Donkey Kong & Yoshi
/in News, Tramprennen 2013Get your engines roaring! Here are the two last routes of Tramprennen 2013: Donkey Kong and Yoshi. Get ready to select driver!
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Route Donkey Kong (Flensburg)
Route on Google Maps
Start: Flensburg, D
Fact: Flensburg is famous for the company Beate Uhse, Handball and the “Kraftfahrtbundesamt” in Germany
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Photo: VollwertBIT
1st Stage: Göttingen, D
Fact: Students, student parties, university….
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Photo: Daniel Schwen
2nd Stage: Usti nad Labem, CZ
Fact: in late 90s a 150m long wall was build to keep safe respectable citizens from Gypsies living across the street. It lasted only 6 weeks before being destroyed!
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Photo: Ondrej.konicek
3rd Stage: Česká Skalice, CZ
Fact: there is barrier lake close to the small and old town
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Photo: Matěj Baťha
4th Stage: Poznan, PL
Fact: famous football club, the supporters are doing the craziest pyro-shows (video)
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Photo: Radomil
5th Stage: Ciechanów, PL
Fact: The grad numbered approximately 3,000 armed men..
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Photo: Kaczorgw
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Route Yoshi (Breda)
Route on Google Maps
Start: Breda, NL
Fact: “day of red-haired” celebrated annualy
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Photo: Bart Rowuenhorst
1st Stage: Bleiwäsche, D
Fact: Situated in the middle of Germany, it won’t get any more proper german
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Photo: Witold Grzesiek
2nd Stage: Greifswald, D
Fact: The bigger (by far) one of the two nuclear power plants of the GDR was located very close to Greifswald, in Lubmin (“Kombinat Kernkraftwerke Greifswald”). It was closed in 1990 even before reunification. Since then it’s being decommissioned.
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Photo: Caspar David Friedrich (* 1774 in Greifswald)
3rd Stage: Szczecin, PL
Fact: There should be the last bridge over the Oder before it’s mouth
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Photo: włodi
4th Stage: Kołobrzeg, PL
Fact: a basketball team from Kołobrzeg (Kotwica Kołobrzeg) plays in the highest league of Poland
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Photo: I, D.kwiatek
5th Stage: Hel, PL
Fact: located at the end of a 34 km long and quite narrow peninsula with the same name, the only road leading there can turn in summer into a 34 km long traffic jam :)
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Photo: Bartłomiej Bulicz
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Final Stage: Masuria, PL
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Photo: Sicherlich
Routes 3 & 4 – Toad & Peach
/in News, Tramprennen 2013Get your engines roaring! Here are the two following routes of Tramprennen 2013: Toad and Peach. Get ready to select driver!
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Route Toad (Mainz)
Route on Google Maps
Start: Mainz, D
Fact: Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg manufactured the first books with his invention, the moveable type printing press, in the middle of 15th century.
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Photo: Welt-der-Form
1st Stage: Kiel, D
Fact: Student city which is famous for the ferries leaving to Scandinavia and the Baltic region, but nothing else ;)
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Photo: Jess
1 1/2th Stage: Kiel,D to Klaipeda,LT
Fact: The shipping company DFDS Seaways is supporting Tramprennen with a boat trip for Route Toad on ferry Regina. Awesome!
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Photo: DFDS
2nd Stage: Riga, LV
Fact: Tramprennen is setting trends again: In 2014 Riga will be European Capital of Culture. Lucky us, that we’re already going in 2013.
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Photo: Pascal
3rd Stage: Võru, EST
Fact: To be honest, we couldn’t find out much about the city, but that makes it even more interesting. The surrounding nature looks awesome!
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Photo: gemeinfrei
4th Stage: Jēkabpils, LV
Fact: Due to wars, the ancient castle of Jekabpils was often destroyed, but you can now visit the wine cellar again, hooorray!!
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Photo: Lidingo11
5th Stage: Vilnius, LT
Fact: Vilnius was the first in the world to offer language classes while you travelled on public transport. While you whiled away the time getting around the city, the “language buses” played a collection of phrases in Polish, Lithuanian and English.
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Photo: Wojsyl
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Route Peach (Freiburg)
Route on Google Maps
Start: Freiburg, DE
Fact: 2008 Freiburg was the destination of the first Tramprennen stage. And Prof. Pokelsek is living there.
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Photo: Hofec
1st Stage: Würzburg, D
Fact: In 1952 the first pizzeria ever in Germany was opened in Würzburg called “Sabbie di Capri”
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Photo: Daderot
2nd Stage: Usti nad Labem, CZ
Fact: its a centre for tourism owing to the romantic landscape of the Bohemian Highlands and the České Švýcarsko national park.
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Photo: Ondrej.konicek
3rd Stage: Zbąszyń,PL
Fact: You could also take the train starting in Berlin, stop here and end up in Moscow. This railway line was already established in 1870. But we prefer hitchhiking anyway…
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Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki
4th Stage: Kazimierz Dolny, PL
Fact:The town is part of the so-called tourist triangle Puławy – Kazimierz Dolny – Nałęczów. It does not have a rail connection, the nearest station is located in Puławy, so hitchhiking must work there pretty well!
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Photo: Jacek Karczmarz
5th Stage: Bielsk Podlaski, PL
Fact: Bielsk Podlaski has a rich Jewish history which sadly was wiped out in the Holocaust. Fight Facism!
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Photo: Brosen
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Final Stage: Masuria, PL
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Photo:Sicherlich
Routes 1 & 2 – Mario & Luigi
/in News, Tramprennen 2013Get your engines roaring! Here are the two first routes of Tramprennen 2013: Mario and Luigi. Get ready to select driver!
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Route Mario (Hamburg)
Route on Google Maps
Start: Hamburg, D
Fact: Hamburg is the homebase of Viva con Agua and part of the race since 2008
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Photo: Graf zu Pappenheim
1st Stage: Bleiwäsche, D
Fact: Situated in the middle of Germany, it won’t get any more proper german
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Photo: Witold Grzesiek
2nd Stage: Hrádek nad Nisou, CZ
Fact: In ancient days, the Romans already passed Hradek on their way to the Baltic Sea
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Photo: Lutz Maertens
3rd Stage: Olomouc, CZ
Fact: Legend claims that the city was founded by Julius Caesar (but it is actually unknown if Caesar ever visited the town)
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Photo: Michal Maňas
4th Stage:Częstochowa, PL
Fact: Seems to be a catholic place: Hometown of a famous “Black Madonna Painting” and they have a 14 meters statue of Pope John Paul II
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5th Stage: Łódź, PL
Fact: Łódź is polish for boat. Legend says that Łódź was named by fisherman who landed on a meadow and covered himself with his boat and waited there until the thunderstorm was over. When the sun appeared again, fisherman saw the beautiful area and decided to live there. He named the area “Lodz” – because the boat saved his life
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Photo: Sicherlich
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Route Luigi (Eisenach)
Route on Google Maps
Start: Eisenach, D
Fact: Marco writes this about his hometown, sounds promising: “There is a famous castle, which you can reach on a donkey!” WOW, Tramprennen Crew is highly excited
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Photo: Metilsteiner
1st Stage: Passau, D
Fact: Passau is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or “City of Three Rivers,” because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north
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Photo: Aconcagua
2nd Stage: Neusiedl am See, A
Fact: The city is the biggest city on the lake Neusiedl, which also boarders in Hungary and is Austria’s biggest natural lake
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Photo: Badener
3rd Stage: Banska Stiavnica, SK
Fact: The cosy village was voted best visited town of Tramprennen 2012!!
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Photo: avemundi
4th Stage: Częstochowa, PL
Fact:Seems to be a catholic place: Hometown of a famous “Black Madonna Painting” and they have a 14 meters statue of Pope John Paul II
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5th Stage: Toruń, PL
Fact: Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who formulated a heliocentric model of the universe. Got it?
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Photo: DerHexer
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Final Stage: Masuria, PL
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Photo: Sicherlich
Latest information for the easter-competition
/in Events & ProjectsAlright, just some hours to go… time to get the important informations:
The ultimative joker is waiting for you in Leteln (23432 Minden). If you arrive in minden first, just call 01745307996 .
The bazar ist well prepared in Eisenach (99817), Bergstraße 2. Pretty nice SOMETHINGS are waiting for you! Just go there with your something, exchange it and go for a coffee with Marco’s grandma.
“Tauschbörsen” are set up in Bad Wünnenberg, Copenhagen, Henstedt-Ulzburg, Kiel, perhaps Leipzig and Berlin tonight! For more informations have look at the facebook-event.
The final meeting point is the ” Musikkneipe Krokodil”, Weidenhäuser Str. 25, 35037 Marburg
Every team or participant has to start with one egg and one apple! “Kinder Überraschungseier” are forbidden…
Are there any further questions?
Looking forward to see all of you guys in Marburg!!! Its going to be fu… awesome!