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
Stephan Protschka, an AfD lawmaker, represents the state of Bavaria, which is expected to be hit hard by the planned drawdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
No arrests were made in Wednesday's raids, which took place in 12 states, mainly in the east and south of Germany, including Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony.
From BBC ● May 6, 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
He was in the service of Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, a Catholic, and the terrible pan-European conflict afterwards known as the Thirty Years War was just beginning.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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