The people whose Hanseatic Dortmund commercial vitality and Westphalian ham and pumpernickel culinary pride made them the most robustly grounded regional community in the industrious heart of northwestern Germany.
Westphalians — the people of northwestern Germany whose Münster and Osnabrück hosted the negotiations that produced the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, the treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War and established the principles of national sovereignty and religious tolerance that became the foundation of the modern international order, making Westphalia's contribution to civilized coexistence among the most consequential diplomatic achievements in human history. The same region that gave Europe its framework for peace built in the nineteenth century the Ruhr Valley's coal and steel industries into the most productive industrial complex on the continent, Westphalian engineers, miners, and entrepreneurs transforming the landscape into the engine of German economic power while maintaining in their farmhouses, their Pumpernickel bread, their Korn schnapps, and their famously direct, unadorned character a regional identity as solid and reliable as the oak-framed Fachwerk houses that dot the Teutoburg Forest, a people whose quiet confidence in their own values produced both the architecture of world peace and the steel that built a modern nation. This interactive sweatshirt connects you to that foundational legacy with a QR code linking to the full story.
HERITAG is a purpose-driven brand that celebrates cultural diversity and awareness. Wear and share your social identity and cultural heritage with a unique collection of interactive sweatshirts that carry flags of ethnic groups in Germany. Create informative and fun moments by inviting people to scan the visible QR code and learn about the diverse population in Germany.
Making products on demand instead of in bulk also helps reduce overproduction, and this quality sweatshirt is made especially for you as soon as you place an order.
Few more things to know about this sweatshirt: • Scannable QR code printed on the back for an interactive and fun experience • Designed to educate about a nation's proud history milestones and rich culture • Custom print-on-demand • 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Unisex regular fit, sturdy and warm, pre-shrunk soft-feel fabric • Double-needle stitched spandex collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem
