Fredericksburg is a city in central Texas, known for its wineries. The city’s German heritage is on display at the Pioneer Museum, which features settlers’ homesteads and artifacts. In the nearby town square, Marktplatz, the Vereins Kirche is a replica of a 19th-century German church that once stood in the city.
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Texas is the second-largest U.S. state by area and population. Texas is nicknamed the “Lone Star State” for the single star on its flag, symbolic of its former status as an independent country, the Republic of Texas.
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Kalimantan is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, comprising three quarters of the island’s area.
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Surabaya is a port city on the Indonesian island of Java. A vibrant, sprawling metropolis, it mixes modern skyscrapers with canals and buildings from its Dutch colonial past.
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Malacca City is the oldest Malaysian city on the Strait of Malacca, having become a successful entrepôt in the era of the Malacca Sultanate. The city was founded in 1396 by Parameswara, a Sumatran prince who escaped to the Malay Peninsula.
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