Bavaria
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Adolf Hitler began his rise to power in Bavaria.
The area is famous for its beer and automobiles. BMW stands for Bavarian Motor Works.
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Two men aged 20 and 22 drowned in lakes in Bavaria, and a 79-year-old woman died in the Baltic Sea.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
The country's health ministry has said all four, who are not currently showing symptoms, were being transferred to their homes in Berlin, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
In this case, the team monitored a much larger area, covering 2,400 square kilometers in Northern Bavaria, using Sentinel-1 radar satellites.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
Michael Hetzl, mayor of Mühldorf am Inn in southern Bavaria, isn’t holding his breath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
In Ofnet Cave in Bavaria, archaeologists discovered the remains of thirty-eight foragers, mainly women and children, who had been thrown into two burial pits.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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