GERMAN WORLD MAGAZINE » european capital of culture http://www.germanworldonline.com GERMAN SWISS AUSTRIAN US | Magazine & Portal for the German speaking world Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:34:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 2010 European Capital of Culture http://www.germanworldonline.com/index.php/2010-european-capital-of-culture-ruhr/ http://www.germanworldonline.com/index.php/2010-european-capital-of-culture-ruhr/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:40:40 +0000 GW Editorial Staff http://www.germanworldonline.com/?p=457 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> The Ruhr is the European Capital of Culture 2010. The cultural capital year was officially kicked off yesterday at the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site Zeche Zollverein, the region’s main landmark, by German President Horst Köhler with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and other political heavyweights in attendance. More than 100,000 Ruhr residents braved icy temperatures to celebrate the grand opening until the early morning hours.

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