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Tag der deutschen Einheit

Today, on 3 October 2019, Germany celebrates 29 years of reunification. On this day in 1990, the German Democratic Republic (DDR) was …

Top Ten Tongue Twisters

Known as “Zungenbrecher” in German (literally “jaw breakers!), tongue twisters are a fantastic way to really test your German pronunciation skills. See …

Universities

There about 70 universities in Germany including universities of technology (technische UniversitĂ€ten) which focus rather on engineering and natural sciences. Besides that, …

Beautiful Saarland

I spent my year as an English language assistant in beautiful Saarland (south-west Germany). Initially, I was very surprised to learn that …

Die Leiden des jungen Werther

What would German classic literature be without one of the greatest German writer Johann Wolfgang Goethe? The Sorrows of Young Werher was …

Tagebuch von Anne Frank

If you are interested in German history, especially in the Nazi period, the diary of Anne Frank is a must-have! Anne Frank …

Das ParfĂŒm

The Perfume – The story of a murder is an acclaimed bestseller novel by the German writer Patrick SĂŒskind in 1985. It …

MĂŒnster

MĂŒnster the lively city of peace, science, learning and
bicycles. This could be a simple description of the city. It is a city …

Religion

Religion in Germany Religion – for some people it might be not that important, yet for others it plays an essential role …

School life in Germany

School life in Germany „Schule ist LĂ€ndersache“- What does that mean? Since Germany is a Federal Republic, some topics- such as education- …