Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Straße is a street in
Frankfurt (Oder),
Germany
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Named after the 18th-century German musician and composer
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and sec ...
, ''Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Straße'' is indeed one of the longest street names in the world, certainly Germany.
Apart from being very close to the
Oder river and the
border crossing
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to
Słubice
Słubice is a border town in the Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Located on the Oder river, it lies directly opposite the city of Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany, which it was a part of as ''Dammvorstadt'' until 1945. As of 2019, the town ha ...
,
Poland
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, Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Straße is home to part of the
Viadrina
European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (german: Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)) is a university located at Frankfurt (Oder) in Brandenburg, Germany. It is also known as the University of Frankfurt (Oder). The city is on th ...
Museum in the
Junker
Junker ( da, Junker, german: Junker, nl, Jonkheer, en, Yunker, no, Junker, sv, Junker ka, იუნკერი (Iunkeri)) is a noble honorific, derived from Middle High German ''Juncherre'', meaning "young nobleman"Duden; Meaning of Junke ...
house and Museum for ''
Junge Kunst''.
External links
Museum ViadrinaAerial view of Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Straße
Roads in Brandenburg
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