INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT GERMANY
| Fact 1Over 82 million persons living in Germany and therefore it is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. However the Germans have succeeded in keeping almost 1/3 (31%) of the country covered with forests and woodlands. And, as you rarely see buildings on top of the mountains, you have the feeling of being surrounded by green vegetation and of wilderness close by. Which makes Germany one of the most beautiful countries in Europe.
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Fact 2 In Germany there is one of the best public transport systems in the world. However a lot of Germans own a car. They simply love cars! Just think of famous German cars such as BMW, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. On the Autobahn (highway) one can drive at 300 km per hour!!
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| Fact 3Germans really do love beer. Beer is officially considered a food in Bayern. The normal size of a beer glass in Bavaria is the 1 litre glass. The Oktoberfest is the biggest beer festival in the world. This festival takes place in the city of Munich, in Bavaria. Bavaria has the oldest Brewery in Germany still in operation. It was founded in 1040 by the Benedictine monks in Freising. It is called the Weihenstephan Brewery. In Germany beer is very cheap, but it is not easy to choose a beer, as there are over 1,500 different sorts of beer in Germany.
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| Fact 4In Germany, you can practically take your dog everywhere with you: in the restaurant, on trains and buses, bookstores, etc. But you cannot take it in the Metzgerei (butcher). There are even pools for dogs |
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Fact 5Germans do not sleep between two sheets. They like to sleep with one sheet underneath and a duvet directly on top of them. And their pillows are not rectangular: they like big very fluffy and soft square pillows.
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| Fact 6 In Germany one can find hundreds of castles. Some of them have been changed into hotels or restaurants. Others have been left in ruins. Others are still the home of noble families. The most famous castle in Germany is castle Neuschwanstein, a 19th century castle, which lies on a hill above the village of Hohenschwangau, in Bavaria. It is assumed that more than 1.3 million people visit this castle every year, up to 6000 people per day in summer. |
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Fact 7 There are over 1,500 types of sausages, such as the Frankfurters (milder), Nuremberg (which are served barbequed) and Bavaria sausages (white). |
| Fact 8 The first cuckoo clock was made in Germany in the early 17th century. The world’s largest cuckoo clock (as reported in the Guiness Book of records) can be seen in the small Black Forest town of Schönach. |
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Fact 9It took more than 632 years (from 1248 to 1880) to build Germany’s most popular tourist attraction, the Cologne Cathedral.
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| Fact 10 Germany is a home to the Ulm Cathedral, the tallest church in the world, which is 161.53 meters (530 feet) high. |
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Fact 11Germany has over 300 kinds of bread! |
