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  Germany - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Germany's social welfare system has deep roots to the early industrialization, to the strong bonds between individual and state/society that followed Reformation and later signified the Prussian revival after the 30 Years War and remain one of the aspects of the German society most Germans are the most proud of.
Germany stretches from the high mountains of the Alps (highest point: the Zugspitze at 2,962 m) in the south to the shores of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea in the north.
Germany is today often regarded as an open and tolerant country, although conservative politicians have voiced strong criticism against the Islamic minority after the murder of the Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh, and said the multi-cultural idea have failed.
open-encyclopedia.com /Germany   (3851 words)

  
 Bavaria [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Aichach-Friedberg Aichach-Friedberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany.
Amberg-Sulzbach Amberg-Sulzbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany.
Donau-Ries Donau-Ries is a district in Bavaria, Germany.
www.wikimirror.com /Bavaria   (6564 words)

  
 Germany at AllExperts
Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, whose unexpectedly high demands were perceived as humiliating in Germany, as a continuation of the war by other means and a breaking of traditional post-war diplomacy that included negotiations between the victors and vanquished.
Germany is located in Central Europe and shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East.
Germany is the largest European economy and the third largest economy in the world in real terms, placed behind the United States and Japan, and fifth behind China and India counted by purchasing power parity.
en.allexperts.com /e/g/ge/germany.htm   (7585 words)

  
 Settler International - Germany
As is the case in most countries, Germany differs greatly from north to south and in the various areas.
Northern Germany has interesting harbour-towns and marvelous coastal areas with picturesque islands; the area around Dusseldorf, in contrast, is much more urban, one big city flows into another and big fares are held in that area.
Likewise there are countless activities in Germany you can pursue in your free time: for example hiking and skiing in the mountainous regions of the south or sailing in the north.
www.settler-international.com /germany/Germany.htm   (353 words)

  
 GERMANY
Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, whose unexpectedly high demands were perceived as humiliating in Germany and as a continuation of the war by other means.
Germany is located in Central Europe and shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Swiss in the South and Poland and Czechia in the East.
Germany's climate is temperate overall and marine in the northern reaches; characterised by cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers and occasional warm föhn winds.
www.solarnavigator.net /geography/germany.htm   (5101 words)

  
 Bremen. Who is Bremen? What is Bremen? Where is Bremen? Definition of Bremen. Meaning of Bremen.
Bremen is a city in northern Germany (official name: Freie Hansestadt Bremen, referring to its membership in the medieval Hanseatic League) situated along the river Weser.
Bremen is one of two towns belonging to the Bundesland of Bremen, the other being Bremerhaven.
Many of Germany's space technology exports are manufactured in EADS Space Transportation facilities in Bremen, such as the Columbus module of the International Space Station, Europe's Arianespace rocket upper stages and many space probes and communication satellites.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Bremen   (619 words)

  
 States of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Germany is a federation of 16 states commonly called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as "country") or officially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state).
Gemeinden are ruled by elected councils and an executive, the mayor, who is chosen by either the council or the people, depending on the Bundesland.
List of cities in Germany includes a table of cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants (Städte) and a general listing of cities, other municipalities, and villages.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/States_of_Germany   (1238 words)

  
 Bundesland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bundesland (plural Bundesländer), also known as Land (plural Länder) is the German language name for the federal states of Austria and Germany.
For Länder of Germany, see States of Germany.
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bundesland   (106 words)

  
 A year as a "German"
Germany can be divided up similarly to the USA; into states, counties and towns.
I explained this region in the section above "Where I lived in Germany." I lived with a host family consisting of a mother, step father, son, and a daughter who was in Arkansas participating in the same program as I was, going the other way.
Well, in Germany the teachers (with the exception of the math teachers) expected the students to write essays for all tests, asking an often very vague question and expecting us to write everything that we knew and had learned about the subject of the test.
www.geocities.com /ryaningermany/wallhausen.html   (1512 words)

  
 Berlin Information - TextSheet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Berlin is the national capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,389,450 inhabitants (as of 2002; down from 4.5 million before World War II, and on the decline since German reunification in 1990).
It remained Germany's capital in the Weimar Republic and under the Nazis; it was therefore a primary target in the air raids of World War II.
After the city's separation in two, East Berlin was the capital of the GDR (East Germany), while the FRG (West Germany), had its capital in Bonn.
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 Magdeburg Cathedral - Magdeburg, Germany
It was the first Gothic cathedral in Germany and with a height of 104 m, it is the tallest cathedral in former East Germany.
Hence they learned by doing, and their progress can be seen in small architectural changes over the construction periods, which started with the Sanctuary in the east side of the church near the river Elbe and ended with the top of the towers.
The towers rise to 104 meters, and are the highest church towers in eastern Germany.
www.sacred-destinations.com /germany/magdeburg-cathedral.htm   (2830 words)

  
 Bonn
Bonn is a city in Germany (Population (2002 est): 310 930), in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, located ca.
It was the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 to 1994.
In 1949 Bonn was declared the provisional capital of West Germany.
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 Berlin
Berlin is the national capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,389,450 inhabitants (as of 2002; down from 4.5 million before World War II, and generally on the decline since German reunification in 1990).
It is enclosed by the German state (Bundesland) of Brandenburg, and it constitutes a state of its own.
Signs of this expanding role were the 2003 announcement that the annual Popkomm, the world's largest music industry convention, would move to Berlin after 15 years in Cologne and shortly thereafter the decision of German MTV to move its headquarters and main studios from Munich to Berlin.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/be/berlin.html   (1691 words)

  
 Berlin - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
It remained Germany's capital during the Weimar Republic and under the Nazis' Third Empire; it was therefore a primary target in the Allied air raids of World War II.
Berlin was in the middle of the Soviet sector of Germany and became a natural focal point of the opposing sides in the Cold War.
By the time Germany reunified in 1990, the Wall was almost completely demolished, with only small sections of ruins remaining, and once again Berlin was made the capital of a unified Germany.
www.free-definition.com /Berlin.html   (2751 words)

  
 Germany - Where can I go - English language assistants abroad - British Council - Language Assistants
Germany offers a variety of contrasts – from the scenic highlights of the Bavarian Alps to the lively cities of Hamburg, Frankfurt, Dresden and Berlin, to the new Bundesländer in the east that host some of the most attractive, yet unexplored areas of Europe.
Posts in Germany are in secondary schools, with a very small number in the primary and adult sectors.
Second year applicants who are currently should e-mail our partner organisation in Germany, the PAD directly to request an application form for a second year.
www.britishcouncil.org /languageassistants-germany.htm   (444 words)

  
 Germany - School Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Saarland is one of the 16 Bundesländer (federal states) in Germany.
Lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the country's sixteen Bundesländer (federal states).
The capital of Germany and its largest city,located on the river Spree in the northeast of Germany.
www.teachingabroad.net /artman/publish/cat_index_14.shtml   (385 words)

  
 Germany travel guide - Wikitravel
While relatively small by world standards, Germany's attractions tend to be bigger than in the surrounding European neighbour countries, which is no surprise as Germany is the biggest country in Central Europe, runs Europe’s biggest economy, and has the largest population on the continent (excluding Russia).
Berlin, though, because of the country's decentralized structure, is not as dominant in Germany as London is in England or Paris in France.
Germany is part of the European Union and the Eurozone; as such it replaced German marks with the euro (symbol: €) in the year 2002.
wikitravel.org /en/Germany   (12206 words)

  
 Bambooweb: Berlin
Berlin [bɛrˈliːn] is the national capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004; down from 4.5 million before World War II, and generally on the decline since German reunification in 1990).
It remained Germany's capital during the Weimar Republic and under the Nazis; it was therefore a primary target in the Allied air raids of World War II.
By the time Germany reunified in 1990, the Wall was almost completely demolished, with only small sections of ruins remaining, and once again Berlin was made the capital of a complete, unified Germany.
www.bambooweb.com /articles/b/e/Berlin.html   (2036 words)

  
 States of Germany - Iridis Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Germany is a federation of 16 provinces (or states) called Länder (singular Land) or officially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state).
Gemeinden ("municipalities"): Every district and every Amt is subdivided into municipalities; there are 13,912 municipalities, which are the smallest administrative units in Germany.
Most of these functions are currently (2003) under threat since the communities are notoriously badly financed; the fact that they receive most of their money from the other levels instead of from taxes they themselves set the rates of and collect is a big factor in this.
www.iridis.com /States_of_Germany   (1118 words)

  
 Germany
Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary state, made up of 16 federal states (Länder), which in certain spheres act independently of the Federation.
Germany is divided into sixteen states (in German called Bundesländer, singular Bundesland).
However, according to Bert Rürup, head of Germany's Council of Economic Advisers, reunification is to blame for two-thirds of Germany's growth lag compared to its EU neighbours.
www.fenceunlimited.com /search.php?title=Germany   (5004 words)

  
 YLD Proposal
Eastern and western Germany have become progressively more economically integrated since unification in 1990, although it is estimated that the eastern region will remain dependent on subsidies funded by Western Germany until well into the next century.
Western Germany, with three times the per capita output of the eastern states, has an advanced market economy and is a world leader in exports.
Germany, then known as the German Empire, established its first system of federal law in the 19th century.
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 flag descriptions
Berlin Flag-the flag of the Bundesland Berlin, one of three city states -This flag has a bear in the middle, which is the the symbol of Berlin.
Mecklenburg-West Pomerania-flag of the Bundesland This Bundesland was a part of the former East Germany.
Brandenburg flag of the Bundesland-This Bundesland was a part of the former East Germany.
www.dsd.k12.wi.us /dhs/german/flag_descriptions.htm   (220 words)

  
 States of Germany - ArtPolitic Encyclopedia of Politics : Information Portal
Germany is a federation of 16 states called Länder (singular Land) or Bundesländer (singular Bundesland).
The city-states of Berlin and Hamburg are not subdivided.
Gemeinden: Every district and every Amt is subdivided into municipalities; there are 13,912 municipalities, which are the smallest administrative units in Germany.
www.artpolitic.org /infopedia/st/States_of_Germany.html   (284 words)

  
 Bonn, Germany, free pictures
It was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990.
Following World War II Bonn was in the British zone of occupation, and in 1949 became the capital of West Germany.
This was only concluded by the Bundestag (Germany's parliament) on June 20, 1991, after a heated debate.
www.bigfoto.com /europe/germany/bonn/index.htm   (557 words)

  
 jobsabroad.com search results- English Camp -Counselors Europe
Bundesland Tirol: Hall in Tirol, Imst, Innsbruck, Jenbach, Kirchberg, Kufstein, Landeck, Lienz, Otz, Polling, Reutte, Sankt Johann, St.Johann, Tefls, Wattens, Worgl, Zirl
The children between the ages of 6 and 12 attend the camps for one week sessions with the main goal of learning or improving their English.
Experience in animation or drama is an asset as well as experience with youth clubs, boy scouts etc. Camp Locations are throughout Austria and some parts of Germany.
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 Oberosterreich --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It borders Germany and the Czech Republic on the west and north and is bounded by Bundesländer Niederösterreich (Lower Austria) on the east and Steiermark (Styria) and Salzburg on the south.
Oberösterreich lies between the Inn and the Enns rivers and is traversed by the Danube River.
Its Baroque parish church on 13th-century foundations was consecrated in 1723, and the town hall dates from 1659.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9056639   (401 words)

  
 Elbe [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Part of the Augustinian monastery in which Luther dwelt, at first as a monk and in later life as owner with his wife and family, is stil...
The Havel is a river in Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
It is well-known for its viticulture, a museum dedicated to writer Karl May and a local narrow-gauge railway line connecting Radebeul with the castle of Moritzburg and the town of Radeberg.
www.wikimirror.com /Elbe   (3150 words)

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