Caption

The Striezelmarkt, which has been held since 1434, is the oldest Christmas market in Germany and takes place on the Altmarkt. In 2009 the market was redesigned, a special landmark is for example the world's largest candle arch

Date

Dec 16, 2010

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich

Reference

BRK24G11_206

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No

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Rights managed

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40,7Mb (2,3Mb) / 13,4in x 11,8in / 4015 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

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