Germany Country Overview Where is Germany located? Germany is a federal state made up of 16 federal states. Germany can be found in Central Europe and borders on nine other European countries. Like many other European countries, the time zone in which Germany is located is called “Central European Time” and is one hour ahead…
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Germany Economic Conditions in the 1990’s
The German economy continued to suffer from the burdens of the reunification process until the second half of the nineties, in particular due to the difficulty of absorbing the labor supply coming from Eastern Europe (see above) and of containing the public deficit., which, from the values below 0, 5 % recorded by the Federal…
Bavaria and Brandenburg, Germany
Bavaria Probably the proudest and also the most internationally known state is the Free State of Bavaria. Not least because of the soccer club FC Bayern Munich or the Oktoberfest, which together with the Bavarian costume in the foreign countries always with Germany inlinkis brought. They are also proud of their brewing skills and the…
Upper German Dialects
Upper German includes East Franconian as well as the dialectal areas of Bavarian and Alemannic. The first feature of Upper German is the full implementation of the High German phonetic shift. The only exception is in large parts the incomplete shift from West Germanic k to kch and in certain phonetic contexts to ch. The East…
German Theater: 19th/20th Century
German Theater German theater, in the broader sense scenic presentations in German (German-speaking theater); in the narrower sense – from the formation of the idea of national theater – linked to the idea of Germany’s national identity. 19th/20th Century On the threshold of the optical 19th century, Goethe’s lamented urge for sensual and true stage and lighting…
Early New High German Language
Early New High German extends from around 1350 to 1650. One can distinguish between three periods: older (around 1350 to around 1500), middle (around 1500 to 1580) and more recent (around 1580 to around 1650) Early New High German. The political and cultural situation is characterized by a number of factors that are also significant…
Old High German Literature
In the broadest sense, the term “German literature” encompasses everything written in the German language. However, this only applies to the early days of German literary history, when even the most modest written notes are of interest. With the increase in literary evidence, the meaning of the term is more and more restricted to the…
SIGHTS OF FRANKFURT
The city has several good vantage points. Skyscrapers and the greenery of the parks The skyline, dominated by skyscrapers, is one of Frankfurt’s most impressive sights, especially in the evening. In addition to modern tower blocks, the city also has beautiful churches, old merchant houses and other lower buildings from different eras. Architecturally, Frankfurt is…