Locate Germany on the map for today's Geo Quiz...and look west. The city we're aiming for today is Germany's western-most city. It's about as close to Germany's border with Belgium and the Netherlands as you can get.
photo credit: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:%D7%90
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The city's medieval churches still have battle scars from World War II. Then, the city was damaged by American artillery fire and by German SS forces, which were determined to prevent it from falling into allied hands.
The annual equestrian competition there is one of the biggest events of its kind in the world. It's to horse lovers what Wimbledon is to tennis fans.
A local specialty is something called Printen. It's a type of sweet bread -- kind of a German version of gingerbread. So name this German city famous for its horse riding and sweetbread.
Printen
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We'll talk with one horse-rider who's training there for the 2008 Olympics...when we reveal the answer...