Sorry folks, I have another question that is kind of off-topic.
well you know our topic is either multipointing or anything else you like
so this question is only nominally kind of off topic & in fact not really kind of off topic at all
so you have no right to be sorry
hahahaha
(Those of you who feel they cannot tolerate this better don't go on reading)hahahahaha
hahahahahaha
etc
& very tastefully done maestro
& not in the least disturbing
As you may know, "my" boundarypoints are highpoints. The fluidum comes of
the fact that boundaries often change, even may oscillate. In this regard I
have a puzzle that I am unable to solve, that concerns even the history of
my own country, and is presented below on purely egoistic grounds, I humbly
admit.
(Again, those who feel offended by a topic off the regular scheme: Switch
off here, by all means!)hahahahaha
thank you
this is exactly what we need more of
flags of whats coming designed for all of our known sensibilities
but again
lovely presentation & question
to which i for one however cant lend a bit of help in answer
When Germany was established as the Deutsche Reich in 1871, the highest
point was the Zugspitze.
14 July 1884, as far as my research goes, Kamerun was placed under German
custody. If I consider colonies as part of one single country, the Germany's
highest peak was the the Kamerunberg (today named Fako).
27 February 1885 German East Africa was unilaterally declared protectorate,
but only in 1886 was it that the German colony included the Massai territory
with the Meruberg (today named Socialist Peak), which then became
"Germany's" highest. This timepoint is a little shaky since it all happened
not de facto, and maybe not even de jure.
1887, however, the usual documents were produced to make this region German,
so the Meruberg advanced to a real highpoint.
Since it were Germans who had discovered Kilimanjaro, emperor William II
always demanded that this mountain be placed under German rule, and so it
happened on 27 January 1886 that Qeen Victoria made the Kilimanjaro a
birthday present to her nephew, emperor Wilhelm II, to his 27th birthday -
"because he always wanted to have something high" (sic)
The highest point in "greater" Germany was then called
"Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze" (today Uhuru Peak).
That chapter was over when Germany lost WWI, and we fell back to the
Zugspitze for a while.
1938 - 1945 the highest peak in Germany became the Grossglockner.
And from 1945 onwards it is the Zugspitze again.
(Not to mention that 21 August to end of 1942 the highest point in German
occupied territories was Mt. Elbrus in the Caucasus)
My question now touches only the colonial period: Is my calendar correct or
did I omit something? I'm not quite sure, whether, in particular, the story
re: Meruberg is correct, or whether Mt. Karisimbi on the Ruanda-Uganda
border may also play a role as Germany's highest in the period when today's
Ruanda was German.
The reason why I'm bringing this up here is only that I feel there is a
chance that I may suck wisdom from a group of - on average - well educated
people that you are. My apologies for having disturbed you with my sort of
"gaga".
Wolfgang