Tag: Germany

Germany – the most populous country in the EU On the eastern border of Germany, shortly after the end of World War II and until November 1989, the two major political systems that had divided the world faced each other irreconcilably. What hardly anyone thought was possible on November 9, 1989, the border between the […]

Shopping Overview In many larger cities, pretty pedestrian zones with cozy cafés and bistros invite you to go shopping. The Königsallee in Düsseldorf, the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin and the Zeil in Frankfurt are particularly well known. Popular souvenirs are optical devices such as binoculars and cameras, porcelain, hand-blown glass and crystal, silver and steel goods, […]

Frankfurt The trade fair city of Frankfurt am Main in Hesse is a banking and trading metropolis and the most important transport hub in the Federal Republic. The city’s skyline has earned it the nickname »Mainhattan«. Frankfurt was almost completely destroyed in 1944. The Römer, the town hall and the coronation site of the German […]

According to ezinereligion.com, many of the traditions of the German Länder have a religious origin; they are divided between those of Catholic origin and those inspired by Protestant principles and manifest themselves on the occasion of the most important festivities of the year. On all of them dominates that of Christmas, which is the prelude […]

HYDROGRAPHY On the northern coasts open the deep estuaries of the Germanic rivers (Germany has a hydrographic network of great importance): the Oder on the Baltic Sea, the Elbe, the Weser and the Ems on the North Sea. All these rivers, like the Rhine, have a direct course from S to N, with the typical […]