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Berlin. When Germany was divided into West and East the capital of West Germany was Bonn, while East Berlin was the capital of East Germany.
Frankfurt. Frankfurt has been a major commercial and financial center since the Middle Ages. It also has Germany's busiest airport and is the seat of European Central Bank - the Central Bank of the Euro.
16. The states are: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein and Thüringen.
Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland). The name 'Deutsche Bundesrepublik' was that used for the Federal Republic (West Germany) by the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) - and is best avoided.
Munich . Other major cities in Bavaria include: Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Augsburg, Regensburg, Passau, Würzburg, Bamberg.
82 million. This figure includes foreigners resident in Germany.
The Elbe. The Elbe rises in the Czech Republic as the Labe and flows into the North Sea near Cuxhaven. Other major cities on the Elbe include Dresden and Magdeburg. The other rivers are all well to the West of the Elbe.
| The capital of the state (Land) of Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein- Westfalen) is? | Germany - Essentials
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Duesseldorf. Duesseldorf is also a financial center of some significance.
9. Germany borders on: Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.
| Which river is traditionally regarded as the dividing-line between North and South Germany? | Germany - Essentials
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Main . Obviously, like all such dividing-lines, this is only a very rough guide.
Saxony (Sachsen). The capital of Saxony is Dresden, which was bombed exceptionally severely in February 1945 for no good military reason.
Black-red-gold. This has been the flag of Germany since 1949 and was the flag of the Weimar Republic (1919-33). The flag of 'Bismarckian' Germany was black-white-red, which were also used in the flag of the Third Reich.
Lake Constance . Switzerland and Austria also border on Lake Constance. The Rhine flows through the lake.
| Which major European river rises in the Black Forest and flows across southern Germany before continuing on its long course to the Black Sea? | Germany - Essentials II
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Danube . Major German cities on the Danube include Ulm, Regensburg and Passau.
Bavaria (Bayern). Bavaria (Bayern) has a population of about 12 million. The most populous state (Land), however, is Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen), with about 17 million inhabitants.
Bremen. This state (Land) consists of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The two have a combined population of about 682,000.
Schleswig-Holstein. It is the only state that has a coastline on both the North Sea and the Baltic. Jütland is the name of the Jutland Peninsula, and isn't the name of any of the German states.
Berlin. Ahhh.. Berlin: The Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Zoo Station, Kurfuerstendamm. Not to mention a thriving atmosphere and some of the best clubs in Europe!
| Home of the DAX, Germany's busiest airport and the financial heart of Germany? | Cities of Germany
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Frankfurt. Not to be confused with Frankfurt an der Oder, Frankfurt am Main has been a meeting place of trade guilds for centuries.
| Germany's major northern seaport, home of the German production of 'Phantom of the Opera' and the country's second largest city? | Cities of Germany
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Hamburg. Hamburg has over 2500 bridges.
Hamelin. Allegedly the Pied Piper lured the rats of Hamlin away from the city in 1284, and when the townsfolk refused to pay him for it, he lured their children away as well.
Munich. I would be loathe to comment on Berlin and not Munich so here goes: Munich is a great city too!
| University town, birthplace of Beethoven and former capital of the Federal Republic of Germany? | Cities of Germany
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Bonn. The foreign embassies in Bonn were gradually moved to Berlin after reunification.
| City located in Bavaria and location of famous war trials after World War II? | Cities of Germany
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Nuremberg. Nuernberg (Nuremberg just doesn't sound right) has a population exceeding half a million and is among other things one of the world's largest producers of gingerbread men.
| Alleged origin of a certain 'eau', site of a Roman settlement and situated directly on the Rhine? | Cities of Germany
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Cologne. Also home of arguably Germany's most magnificent cathedral.
| A former member of the Hanseatic League, home of Werder, Germany's oldest port city and capital of Germany's smallest state? | Cities of Germany
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Bremen. Werder Bremen have a proud tradition and were champions in the 1992/93 season.
| You land directly at Munich's Franz Josef Strauss Airport. Which place of interest can you not visit during your stay in the city ? | Travelling Through Germany
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Neuschwanstein Castle. Neuschwanstein was built for recreation, thus built outside the Bavarian capital.
| Near Munich you take a trip to the darkest era of German history when you visit the Concentration Camp in Dachau. In what year was it installed? | Travelling Through Germany
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1933. It was built to discourage political opposition in the year the Nazis took power. It was thus the first of its kind in Nazi Germany.
| From Dachau you travel northwestward to the city of Augsburg. Besides having been the residence of the mighty Fugger family during the renaissance, this is also the native city of a famous German poet. Who? | Travelling Through Germany
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Bertolt Brecht. Brecht may arguably be called the world´s most famous socialist poet.
| Of course a visit to Germany would be incomplete without a stop at the fairy-tale like castle of Neuschwanstein. Which Bavarian ruler had it erected? | Travelling Through Germany
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Ludwig II. Ludwig later lost his senses and is said to have drowned himself (or was he drowned?) in the lake by the castle.
| You make a trip to the river Rhine and visit the rock that the Loreley sat on, luring boatmen into death with her enchanting voice. Which German poet wrote a famous poem about this mythical figure? | Travelling Through Germany
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Heinrich Heine. 'Ich weiss nicht, was soll es bedeuten, dass ich auf einmal traurig bin' - All Japanese tourists know that one by heart before they come to Germany.
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