Articles about Germany
Continent : Europe
Region : Western Europe
Local name : Deutschland
Capital : Berlin
Surface Area : 357022.00 sq km
Population : 82164700 people
Life Expectancy : 77.4 years
Year of Independence : 1955
Government Form : Federal Republic
Head of State : Johannes Rau
Main Languages : German 91.3 %. Greek 0.4 %. Italian 0.7 %. Polish 0.3 %. Southern Slavic Languages 1.4 %. Turkish 2.6 %.
Experience the past history of vast area ruled by two of most powerful families in Europe, Austrian Habsburg and Bavarian House of Wittelsbach. An air-conditioned coach takes you to the tour through medieval towns, old villages, Royal residences and centuries old capitals of several European countries.
More than 30,000 years ago the territory of present day Germany has been habited by the humans named after the village Neander Gorge near Düsseldorf, where remains of them were found in 1856. The cave dwellers were later replaced by Homo Sapiens tribal groups, active there during the Stone Age and Bronze Age.
The best time to visit Germany is May to October. The average summer daytime temperature is 22°C (72°F) and although during some days may exceed 30 C it is still more comfortable than the climate in Italy or Spain.
Transportation Every big town and city in Germany features the airport, and the biggest ones with international connections are in Münich, Fankfurt, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Berlin. Be aware, that many of the cheap airlines flight to the small airports only, that may be located quite far away from the big cities. There are plenty of [...]
Germany consists of dozen of separate ‘lands’ which only in 1871 formed the present country. Each land was once the independent kingdom, thus the present Germany features several big cities scattered around its territory, each one with centuries of tradition and small satellite towns and outposts around.
Germany is the country with the strong Christian tradition. The majority of its citizens belong to either Roman Catholic, or Protestant Evangelical Church. The tradition is strong in western and southern Germany, while has been seriously weakened by communists in East Germany. Please, note that some of the feasts (Easter, All Saints and Christmas ) [...]
Pergamonmuseum One of the most famous museums in Europe hosts enormous collection of art and large pieces of ancient buildings excavated by the German expeditions at the beginning of 20th century. The exhibition is split into three sections: Ancient world (Greek and Roman cultures) Oriental art ( including Istar Gate from Babylon) and the Art [...]
The castles of Bavarian King Almost everyone has seen the picture of Schloss Neuschwanstein immortalized by Disney Studio. But Neuschwanstein is only one of numerous Ludwig’s residences. In the neigbourhood are the king’s birthplace – castle Nymphenburg, yellow castle Hohenschwangau, the hunting lodge Schachenhaus, and palace Herrenchiemsee.
