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Hugo Knümann and Phoenix Contact in Essen, 1923
1. The Foundation (1923) In 1923, amidst the industrial density of Essen, Hugo Knümann established a commercial agency for electrical products. This venture rapidly…
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Max Conrad and the Rise of Conrad Electronic, 1923
1. The Foundation (1923) In 1923, against the backdrop of the Weimar Republic's hyperinflation, Max Conrad founded a small radio components shop in Berlin.…
September 2026
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Inception of Georgian Public Broadcasting, 1925
1. The Foundation (1925) In 1925, the very first radio transmissions echoed from Tbilisi, marking the official establishment of Georgian Radio (now the Georgian…
September 2026
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UNESCO Heritage Sites Near Upper Middle Rhine Valley
The Upper Middle Rhine Valley between Bingen and Koblenz is a 65-kilometre Rhine gorge with more than forty medieval castles, steep Riesling vineyards, and…
September 2026
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UNESCO Heritage Sites Near Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe above Kassel combines a 71-metre Baroque Hercules monument with a 850-metre gravity-fed water cascade system, built from 1696 for Landgrave Karl of…
September 2026
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UNESCO Heritage Sites Near Speicherstadt in Hamburg
The Speicherstadt in Hamburg is the world's largest historic warehouse complex, built between 1883 and 1927 on artificial islands in the Elbe as part…
September 2026
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UNESCO Heritage Sites Near Medieval Town of Toruń, Poland
Toruń is the best-preserved medieval city in north-central Poland: a Teutonic Knights foundation of 1233, one of the founding cities of the Hanseatic League,…
September 2026
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Kagoshima City Transport Bureau: Heritage 1928
1. The Foundation (1928) In 1928, the Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau (Kagoshima-shi Kōtsūkyoku) was established, municipalizing the city's tram network and laying the foundation…
September 2026
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Minolta: Kazuo Tashima and Camera Heritage, 1928
1. The Foundation (1928) In November 1928, Kazuo Tashima founded the Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōkai (Japan-Germany Camera Company) in Osaka. This enterprise, which eventually adopted…
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