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Nürburg

Nürburg is a town in the German district of Ahrweiler, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is also the name of the local castle, Nürburg Castle, which was built in the High Middle Ages. The name is derived from Latin niger, meaning "black", and High German burg, meaning "castle". The castle is made of basalt which usually has black color. The well-known 24-kilometre (15 mi) racing track Nürburgring is nearby.

The river divides the old city into northern Zebalderstadt and southern Lorenzstadt. Although both parts of the city were destroyed by more than 90% during World War II, key sights were restored from ruins. Many richly decorated burgher mansions (for example, Topler 1591-1600 and Peller 1602-05) were irretrievably lost. The outskirts of Mogeldorf, located in the east of the city, near Mount Kirchberg, are better preserved.

Several old bridges are thrown across Pegnitz, including the Butchers Bridge (1596-98) and the 1824 pedestrian chain bridge.

In the XIX century, in connection with the further democratization of urban life, many parks began to pass from private to public ownership. These include Faberpark, the park near the city castle Hummelstein, etc. Collectively owned are peculiar urban areas that are peculiar country plots that are part of the quarterly development.

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53520 Nürburg
The Nürburgring is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer Nordschleife "North loop" track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains.
Zeppelinstraße
The Zeppelinfeld is located east of the Great Road. It consists of a large grandstand (Zeppelinhaupttribüne) with a width of 360 metres (390 yards) and a smaller stand. It was one of Albert Speer's first works for the Nazi party and was based upon the Pergamon Altar. Its square piers are inspired by the work of Franco-American architect Paul Philippe Cret. The grandstand is famous as the building that had the swastika blown from atop it in 1945, after Germany's fall in World War II. The name "Zeppelinfeld" or "Zeppelinwiese" refers to the fact that in August 1909 Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin landed with one of his airships (LZ6) in this location.
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