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challenges: The recent history of the city of Pirmasens is closely linked to the development of the footwear industry in Germany: Emerging from necessity – after the withdrawal of the garrison of Landgrave Louis IX. In the 18th century – the production of shoes developed from the utilization of the old uniforms. In the age of industrialization, this resulted in a modern footwear industry, which raised up to 30,000 people…
challenges Wilhelmsburg, located between Hamburg city center and southern Harburg, is a shrinking district in the growing city of Hamburg. Wilhelmsburg is located on a marsh island in the Elbe, on which up to the 19th century mainly agriculture was operated. With the establishment of the free port in 1888 began the industrialization and, consequently, a fundamental structural change in the district. Commercial land at Reiherstieg In the Wilhelmsburger West,…