Tuesday, October 15, 2024

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Some facts about Germany.

Germany shares borders with nine countries – France, Luxembourg, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Poland.
 
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* One-third of Germany is still covered in forests and woodlands;
* Germany is the seventh largest European country, covering an area of 357,168 square kilometers;
* Berlin is nine times bigger than Paris;
* Germany has 20,000-25,000 castles;
* The Cologne Cathedral is the second largest religious building in Germany and took 632 years to build;
* The first printed book was printed in Germany, a Latin language Bible by Johann Gutenberg;
* Germans celebrate the start of school by giving their children sweet-filled cardboard cones known as “Schultüte,” containing sweets, toys, school supplies, etc;
* Germany is the birthplace of figures such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Albert Einstein;
* German is the fifth most taught language worldwide;
* German is an official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and  Liechtenstein;
* Many public German universities have high-quality education with low or no tuition fees, aside from administrative costs;
* About 1,300 breweries in Germany produce over 5,000 brands of beer;
* Oktoberfest is Germany’s most famous festival and the world’s largest beer festival;
* Germany is one of the top countries that consume the most beer;
* Germany has over 1,500 different kinds of sausage;
* In Bavaria, beer is called “liquid food” due to its nutrition and importance in the local culture. - in:
https://www.studying-in-germany.org

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