Germany
Welcome to our 2019-2020 destination
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Germany, Das Land der Dichter und Denker-The Land of Poet and Thinkers!
Join us as we journey across the border. Here, you’ll find resources to help you take a adventure to Germany. Enjoy!
DID YOU KNOW?
Germans refer to their country as Deutschland, which comes from an old High German word meaning "of the people."
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The capital of Germany is the city state of Berlin.
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From Bach to Wagner, Germany's wealth of composers have defined the course of western music.
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Germany's famous nature reserve, The Black Forest, gets its name from its canopy of evergreens.
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Germany shares borders with nine countries-Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
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The Grimm brothers, from Germany, wrote the famous tales,
Hansel and Gretel and Little Red Riding Hood.
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There are over 20,000 castles in Germany. Most of them are at least 100 years old.
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The first book ever printed was in Germany in the 1400's by Johannes Guttenberg.
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The most popular sport activities in German schools are: soccer,
basketball,volleyball, dancing, and ballet.
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Oktoberfest in Germany is the largest folk festival in the world.
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There are over 400 zoos in Germany, the most in the world!
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