2004年4月24日
ドイツで人口100万人を越える大都市は、ベルリン、ハンブルクとミュンヘンの3つしかない。逆に圧倒的に多いのが、人口5万人以下の小都市だ。
ドナウエッシンゲンを後に、ドナウ川に沿ってドイツ南部のドナウ源流の小都市をめぐった。田園を貫く街道を走ると、ところどころにこうした小都市が現れる。市街地は2,3キロメートルくらいの広がりだから、車でちょっと走るとすぐに突き抜けてしまう。都市の真ん中に教会や市役所が広場に面してあり、町のどこへでも歩いて行ける。町外れには川が流れ、緑地でピクニックができる・・・。ドナウエッシンゲンが人口2万1千人、トットリンゲンが3万5千人、ジグマリンゲンが1万7千人。それがヒューマン・スケールのドイツ・小都市だ。
ヨーロッパの夏は日が長い。ドナウエッシンゲンを昼過ぎにでて、トットリンゲンでドナウ祭りに遭遇。ジグマリンゲンでは古城を取り囲む古い市街地を歩いた。この日の宿泊地ウルムに着いた頃にはまだ外は明るい。ウルムの教会の尖塔は161メートルあり、ケルンを抜いて世界で一番高いのだそうだ。高いところには必ず登る私なのだけれど、残念ながら時間の関係で上がれなかった・・・。
There are only a few large cities with more than 1 million population, i.e. Berlin, Hamburg. and Munich. On the contrary, there are a number of small cities with less than 50,000 population.
Leaving Daueschingen behind, we set out for such small cities in the southern part of Germany along the Danube river. Driving on a interstate road, you encounter such small cities here and there. As the urban area extends in an area of a few kilometers wide, driving through the city does not take long. In the center of the city is a square with the church and the City Hall on its sides, and every place in the city is accessible on foot. The river is just outside of the city, where people can picnic on a green play ground. Donaueschingen has a population of 21,000, Tuttlingen 35,000 and Sigmaringen 17,000 - these are such small cities having the human scale.
The day in Europe in the early summer is very long. We left Donaueschingen after lunch, took part in the Danube Festival by chance at Tuttlingen, and took a walk around the old Sigmaringen city. We arrived in Ulm to lodge in the evening, but it was still bright outside. The church in Ulm has the world's highest tower - higher than the Koln church tower. Normally I go up for a high place, but here in Ulm I could not make it due to the open hours.
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34-1 The Danube, Tuttlingen, Germany June 1996/ Pentax MX Takmar 50mm Kodak EB-2
34-2* The Dabune Festival, Tuttlingen, Germany June 1996/ Nikon Teletouch 35 - 65 mm KDK G100-5
34-3 Sigmaringen, Germany June 1996/ Pentax MX Takmar 50mm Kodak EB-2
34-4 Sigmaringen, Germany June 1996/ Pentax MX Takmar 50mm Kodak EB-2
34-5 Sigmaringen, Germany June 1996/ Pentax MX Takmar 50mm Kodak EB-2
34-6 Sigmaringen, Germany June 1996/ Pentax MX Takmar 50mm Kodak EB-2
34-7 Sigmaringen, Germany June 1996/ Pentax MX Takmar 50mm Kodak EB-2
34-8 Sigmaringen, Germany June 1996/ Pentax MX Takmar 50mm Kodak EB-2
34-9 Sigmaringen, Germany June 1996/ Pentax MX Takmar 50mm Kodak EB-2
34-10 Sigmaringen, Germany June 1996/ Pentax MX Takmar 50mm Kodak EB-2
34-11* The Danube, Ulm, Germany June 1996/ Nikon Teletouch 35 - 65 mm KDK G100-5
34-12 The Church, Ulm, Germany June 1996/ Pentax MX Takmar 50mm Kodak EB-2