Located in the heart of Europe, Germany has played a central role in countless political, social, and cultural developments in the region and in the world. It is still Europe’s most industrialized and populous country. Largely responsible for the outbreak of WWI and guilty of provoking WWII, Germany has successfully overcome its legacy of National Socialist injustice and maintains a stable democracy, boasting the third most powerful economy in the world and a vibrant cultural climate. Today, Germany strives to secure its position as a leader in artistic and scientific advancement.
Germany’s diverse landscapes offer travelers a wide range of vistas, from long beaches by lake and sea to vast lowland plains, to Alpine peaks. Denmark lies to the north of Germany, The Netherlands ...more
With over 82.5 million inhabitants, Germany is the most densely populated state of the European union. Apart from the city-states Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, the most populous states are North Rhine-Westphalia ...more
By 58 BC, the Roman Republic had expanded its borders to the Rhein, forcing pagan clans of the Germanic peoples in Central Europe (including the Saxons, Franks, Frisians, and Thuringians) to join forces ...more
Germany has the third largest economy in the world that is particularly influential on the overall EU economy and on central and eastern Europe. It also remains the biggest exporter in the world, with ...more
German food gets bad press. Maybe it isn’t as “gourmet” as French cuisine or “delicato” as Italian fare, but deutsche Küche has a robust charm that meat-and-potato lovers find especially satisfying ...more
Germany is the land of Dichter und Denker —poets and philosophers. German humanities have had an enormous influence on the world and German research has produced innumerable advances in the natural ...more
Imagining technology without the Germans is like making cake without the flour. Foundational discoveries by inventors, physicists, chemists, and biologists have profoundly altered world history in unimaginable ...more
German Culture
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