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Nuremberg, Germany

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    (1219- )
    Population nearly ½ million
    Famous denizens: Adam Kraft, Hans Behaim the Elder (architect), Anton Koberger, Conrod Paumann and Hans Sachs

Why Nuremberg, Germany might be annoying:

    Holy Roman Emperors held Diets and courts at Nuremberg's castles (1050-1571).
    During the Thirty Years War, It was almost destroyed.
    It held rallies for the Nazi Party during the 1930s.
    It was the home of Nazi Leader Julius Streicher.
    It was a center of anti-Semitic propaganda during the Nazi regime.
    American and British bombers pummeled it during WW II.
    Although a notable industrial center, it is still associated with the production of gingerbread products and handmade toys.

Why Nuremberg, Germany might not be annoying:

    It was an early center of humanism, science, printing, and mechanical invention.
    Pocket watches were invented in Nuremberg (16th Century).
    Ironically, it was the place where Nazi leaders were tried and punished after WW II (the Nuremberg Trials).
    It was rebuilt to its former glory after WW II.
    It was declared an Imperial Free City by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (1219).
    It was the center of the German Renaissance (15th-16th Century).
    It accepted the Reformation (1525).
    Germany's first railroads were built in Nuremberg (1835).

Credit: Jeff


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    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
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    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 57 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 138 Votes: 62.32% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 238 Votes: 55.88% Annoying