GERMANYGERMANY

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GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY• Germany lies in the center of Europe• Germany shares borders with 9 countries

DENMARKDENMARK

POLANDPOLAND

CZECH REPUBLICCZECH REPUBLIC

AUSTRIAAUSTRIA

SWITZERLANDSWITZERLAND

FRANCEFRANCE

LUXEMBURGLUXEMBURG

BELGIUMBELGIUM

NETHERLANDNETHERLAND

POPULATIONPOPULATION• In Germany live 82 million people.• In capital city Berlin live 3.5 million people.• Other cities with more than 1 million population

are:

• Munich• Hamburg• Hannover

NATURAL BEAUTYNATURAL BEAUTY• Germany is rich in natural beauty• 31 % of country - forests and woodlands• The highest mountain is “Zugspitze“ – 2963

meter• The longest river is “Rhine“

ZUGSPITZEZUGSPITZE

RHINERHINE

HISTORYHISTORY• Humans settled Germany 10.000 years ago• Many states ruled by dukes and kings• In 1871 country was united• In 20th century Germany started the First and the

Second World War• Germany was defeated in both wars• Germany was divided to West and East • Germany is now reunited again

INTERESTINGFACTSABOUT

GERMANY

FAMEOUS GERMANS IN FAMEOUS GERMANS IN

HISTORY HISTORY

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • Grimm brothers• Albert Einstein• Robert Koch

• the "Land der Dichter und Denker" (country of poets and thinkers)

JOHANN WOLFGANG von JOHANN WOLFGANG von

GOETHEGOETHEJohann Wolfgang von

Goethe German poet

GRIMM BROTHERSGRIMM BROTHERSBrothers Grimm Red riding hood

ALBERT EINSTEINALBERT EINSTEINAlbert Einstein scientist

ROBERT KOCHROBERT KOCHRobert Koch Tuberculosis bacillus

SPORT IN GERMANYSPORT IN GERMANY• The most popular sports in Germany are:• Football• Tennis• Swimming • Skiing

VVSS

CELEBRATIONSCELEBRATIONS• Germans love celebrating, getting together• many famous wine and beer festivals• Oktoberfest• Germans are the second largest beer consumers

in world after the Irish

OKTOBERFESTOKTOBERFEST

GERMAN FOODGERMAN FOOD• Sauerkraut• Sausages• Pretzels

• Germans love their bread• There are 300 kinds od bread in Germany• BREAD museums !!!

SAUERKRAUTSAUERKRAUT

SAUSAGESSAUSAGES

BREZELNBREZELN

BREAD MUSEUM BREAD MUSEUM

IMAGESFROM

GERMANY

BRANDERBURG GATE - BerlinBRANDERBURG GATE - Berlin

BERCHTESGADENER ALPEN BERCHTESGADENER ALPEN

NATIONAL PARK, BAVARIANATIONAL PARK, BAVARIA

OLD VILLAGE, OLD VILLAGE, FREDENBERGFREDENBERG

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