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Do soup and integration have anything in common? In Marburg they do! At the Fifth Soup Festival at the Thomas Church on February 20 in the Richtsberg neighbourhood, over 20 cooks from different nationalities offered their soup to some 450 hundred visitors, who came to taste their creations. "Every culture has its own soup. It’s a tradition and at the same time it’s a good souvenir when you’re far from home", said Helga Pukall who organised the event for the Network Richtsberg and the association Culture-Cultures.
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The twinning project will be continued during the next two years.
Press releases about the most important events in the University town Marburg and its six twin cities are sent in French, English and German to the local press in the partnership towns. They are also published in English and German on the website of the University City of Marburg.
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"Just remember!" This was the goal of the January 27 2010 event in Marburg. On this day, the city on the Lahn commemorated its Jewish citizens who fell victim to the Nazi regime. In the crypt of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in the city centre, the dead were honored; the names of the deported were read aloud. Especially the young were challenged to understand this difficult part of German history.
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Marburg gets in touch- tactile city map and business card in Braille script Crossing the Market Place in Marburg, you can hear people chatting on
the terraces of cafes and restaurants. The fluttering of pigeons fills the air and you can feel the uneven pavement under your feet. This is the impression of Marburg’s thousand visually impaired persons who live, work and study in the university town.
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