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Dinkelsbühl is a historic town in Central Franconia , a region of ___MASK11___ that is now part of the state of ___MASK37___ , in southern ___MASK11___ . Dinkelsbühl is a former Free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire . In local government terms , Dinkelsbühl lies near the western edge of the Landkreis ( or local government district ) of district of Ansbach , north of Aalen . Regierungsbezirk ( abbreviated Reg .- Bez .) is an administrative region at federal state level in ___MASK11___ . The regional authority is called a " Regierungspräsidium " or " Bezirksregierung " ( district government ) and is headed by a " Regierungspräsident " ( district president ). Monheim is a municipality in the Donau - ___MASK59___ district , in ___MASK37___ , Germany . It is situated 15 km northeast of Donauwörth , and 27 km east of Nördlingen . It lies in the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben . ___MASK11___ , officially the Federal Republic of ___MASK11___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK11___ is the ___MASK13___ populous member state of the ___MASK66___ . After the United States , it is the second ___MASK13___ popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK11___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , ___MASK68___ , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and ___MASK23___ . The Thirty Years ' War was a series of wars in Central ___MASK10___ between 1618 and 1648 . It was one of the longest and ___MASK13___ destructive conflicts in European history , ___MASK44___ well ___MASK44___ the deadliest European religious war , resulting in eight million casualties . Initially a war between various Protestant and Catholic states in the fragmented Holy Roman Empire , it gradually developed into a more general conflict involving ___MASK13___ of the great powers . These states employed relatively large mercenary armies , and the war became less about religion and more of a continuation of the France  Habsburg rivalry for European political pre - eminence . In the 17th century , religious beliefs and practices were a much larger influence on an average European than they are today . During that era , almost everyone was vested on one side of the dispute or another , which was also closely tied to people ' s ethnicities and loyalties , ___MASK44___ religious beliefs affected ideas of the legitimacy of the political status of rulers . Weißenburg - Gunzenhausen is a " Kreis " ( district ) in the ___MASK85___ of ___MASK37___ , Germany with au population of 95 . 000 . Neighboring districts are ( from the north clockwise ) Ansbach , Roth , Eichstätt and Donau - Ries . It is located in the south of Middle Franconia , 50 kilometers south of Nuremberg . Largest city and the administrative center is Weißenburg in Bayern . Nördlingen is a town in the Donau - ___MASK59___ district , in Swabia , ___MASK37___ , Germany , with a population of approximately 24 , 000 . It was first mentioned in recorded history in 898 , and in 1998 the town celebrated its 1100th anniversary . The town was the location of two battles during the Thirty Years ' War , which took place between 1618  1648 . Today it is one of only three towns in Germany that still has a completely established city wall , the other two being Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Dinkelsbühl . The Romantic Road is a " theme route " devised by promotion - minded travel agents in the 1950s . It describes the of highway between ___MASK75___ and Füssen in southern Germany , specifically in ___MASK37___ and Baden - Württemberg , linking a number of picturesque towns and castles . In medieval times it was a trade route that connected the center of Germany with the south . Today this region is thought by many international travellers to possess " quintessentially German " scenery and culture , in towns and cities such as Nördlingen , Dinkelsbühl and Rothenburg ob der Tauber and in castles such as Burg Harburg and the famous Neuschwanstein . The Romantic Road is marked along the way with brown signs . ___MASK7___ ( also in British English ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of ___MASK37___ , on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps . ___MASK7___ is the third largest city in Germany , after Berlin and Hamburg , and the 12th biggest city of the European Union , with a population of above 1 . 5 million . The ___MASK7___ Metropolitan Region is home to 5 . 8 million people . Recorded history or written history is a historical narrative based on a written record or other documented communication . Recorded history can be contrasted with other narratives of the past , such ___MASK44___ mythological , oral or archeological traditions . Donau - ___MASK59___ (" Danube - ___MASK59___ ") is a district in Swabia , ___MASK37___ , Germany . It is bounded by ( from the north and clockwise ) the districts of Ansbach , Weißenburg - Gunzenhausen , Eichstätt , Neuburg - Schrobenhausen , Aichach - Friedberg , Augsburg and Dillingen , and by the state of Baden - Württemberg ( districts of Heidenheim and Ostalbkreis ). Donauwörth ) is a city and the capital of the Donau - ___MASK59___ district in Swabia , ___MASK37___ , Germany . It is said to have been founded by two fishermen where the Danube ( Donau ) and Wörnitz rivers meet . The city is part of the scenic route called " Romantische Straße " ( Romantic Road ) The Danube (, known by various names in other languages ) is ___MASK10___ ' s second - longest river , after the Volga River , and also the longest river in the ___MASK66___ region . It is located in Central and Eastern ___MASK10___ . Neuburg - Schrobenhausen is a district in ___MASK37___ , Germany . It is bounded by ( from the east and clockwise ) the districts of Pfaffenhofen , Aichach - Friedberg , Donau - Ries and Eichstätt , and by the city of Ingolstadt . The Ostalbkreis is a district (" Kreis ") in the ___MASK33___ of ___MASK38___ - Württemberg , Germany , on the border to ___MASK37___ . Neighboring districts are ( from the north clockwise ) Schwäbisch Hall , Ansbach , Donau - Ries , Heidenheim , Göppingen and Rems - Murr . ___MASK38___ - Württemberg is a state in Germany located in the ___MASK8___ , east of the Upper Rhine . It is Germany  s third largest state in terms of size and population , with an area of and 10 . 8 million inhabitants . The state capital and largest city is Stuttgart . ___MASK37___ is a federal state of Germany . Located in the German southeast with an area of 70 , 548 square kilometres ( 27 , 200 sq mi ), ___MASK37___ is the largest German state . Its territory comprises roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany , and , with 12 . 9 million inhabitants , it is Germany ' s second most populous state . Munich , ___MASK37___ ' s capital and largest city , is the third largest city in Germany . ___MASK32___ ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken ( ___MASK50___ ), the Franconia region of ___MASK37___ , Germany . It is well known for its well - preserved medieval old town , a destination for tourists from around the world . It is part of the popular Romantic Road through southern Germany . Aichach - Friedberg is a district in ___MASK37___ , Germany . It is bounded by ( from the northwest and clockwise ) the districts of Augsburg , Donau - Ries , Neuburg - Schrobenhausen , Pfaffenhofen , Dachau , Fürstenfeldbruck and Landsberg , as well as by the city of Augsburg .