Facts about Germany
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1. About a quarter of the Americans affirm the fact that they have at least partially
German ancestors.
2. Classical music is widely represented by German-speaking composers like Bach,
Handel, Beethoven, Schuman, Wagner, Brahms or R.Strauss.
3. Germany is famous for the highest number of half-timbered houses(about 2.5
million). This was because most people couldn’t afford to build their whole house
out of wood because of the expensive price, so in order to save money, they build
just a frame of wood, then filled in with lath, plaster.
4. In Saxony-Anhait you can find the oldest Sun Observatory (built 7000 years ago).
5. In Oldenburg(Lower Saxony) is located the oldest savings bank in the
world(founded in 1786).
6. Ulm Cathedral is the world’s tallest church (about 161 metres height).
7. The most popular German surname is considered to be Muller.
8. German is the third most commonly learned language in the world(after English
and French).
9. The largest railway station is located in Berlin(Berlin Central Station).
10. The custom of the Christmas tree started in early modern Germany.
11. “Adidas” was developed by the Bavarian Adolf Dassler and his brother, Rudolf
Dassler founded “Puma”.
12. Germany is the 17th most populated nation in the world and the most populous in
the European Union (81 million).
13. The well-known festival called Oktoberfest actually starts in September.
14. Germans are famous for the variety of bread (over 300 varieties).
15. Germans answer the phone not with “Hello”, but with their surname.
16. There are more than 400 parks and zoos in Germany and the Berlin Zoo is the
oldest in the world.
17. Gummy Bears called Haribo (an acronym of HansRiegel Bonn) w ere founded in
Bonn in 1920 by Hans Riegel.
18. It is good to know that more than 50 % of German highways have no speed limit.
19. The largest lake in Germany is called The Constance Lake and it is located on the
southern Baden-Wurttemberg.
20. Germany is the biggest exporter in the world (large Germans companies are
BMW, Adidas, SAP, Mercedes-Benz, Nivea, Audi, Bayer, Volkswagen, Siemens
etc).
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http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/world/half-timber-house.html
http://confessedtravelholic.com/2011/02/69-fun-facts-about-germany.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree
http://www.mapsofworld.com/germany/facts-about-germany.html
http://www.10-facts-about.com/Germany/id/23
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/germany-facts-interesting-facts-about-germany.html
http://www.germany-insider-facts.com/interesting-facts-aboutgermany.html#.UYjvzaKLAqs
http://infactcollaborative.com/places/germany-facts.html
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/germany.html
1. About a quarter of the Americans affirm the fact that they have at least partially
German ancestors.
2. Classical music is widely represented by German-speaking composers like Bach,
Handel, Beethoven, Schuman, Wagner, Brahms or R.Strauss.
3. Germany is famous for the highest number of half-timbered houses(about 2.5
million). This was because most people couldn’t afford to build their whole house
out of wood because of the expensive price, so in order to save money, they build
just a frame of wood, then filled in with lath, plaster.
4. In Saxony-Anhait you can find the oldest Sun Observatory (built 7000 years ago).
5. In Oldenburg(Lower Saxony) is located the oldest savings bank in the
world(founded in 1786).
6. Ulm Cathedral is the world’s tallest church (about 161 metres height).
7. The most popular German surname is considered to be Muller.
8. German is the third most commonly learned language in the world(after English
and French).
9. The largest railway station is located in Berlin(Berlin Central Station).
10. The custom of the Christmas tree started in early modern Germany.
11. “Adidas” was developed by the Bavarian Adolf Dassler and his brother, Rudolf
Dassler founded “Puma”.
12. Germany is the 17th most populated nation in the world and the most populous in
the European Union (81 million).
13. The well-known festival called Oktoberfest actually starts in September.
14. Germans are famous for the variety of bread (over 300 varieties).
15. Germans answer the phone not with “Hello”, but with their surname.
16. There are more than 400 parks and zoos in Germany and the Berlin Zoo is the
oldest in the world.
17. Gummy Bears called Haribo (an acronym of HansRiegel Bonn) w ere founded in
Bonn in 1920 by Hans Riegel.
18. It is good to know that more than 50 % of German highways have no speed limit.
19. The largest lake in Germany is called The Constance Lake and it is located on the
southern Baden-Wurttemberg.
20. Germany is the biggest exporter in the world (large Germans companies are
BMW, Adidas, SAP, Mercedes-Benz, Nivea, Audi, Bayer, Volkswagen, Siemens
etc).
