A | B |
Rhine | Germany's most important river |
Mosel | River known for it's vineyards & fine wines |
Elbe | Germany's 2nd longest river. Hamburg is situated on this river. |
Constance | The name of Germany's largest lake |
Alps | Germany's highest mountain range |
Black Forest | A favorite vacation spot, known for its many spas and casino |
Ruhr | Heavily industrialized region in Germany |
Berlin | Germany's capital & most populated city |
Munich | Capital of Bavaria, largest city in southern Germany |
Frankfurt | City where you'd find Germany's busiest airport; most important trade/finance city. |
Bonn | Beethoven was born here; former capital of West Germany (1945-1991) |
Hamburg | Germany's largest seaport; lies on the Elbe River |
Cologne | One of Germany's largest cities; known for its famous cathedral |
Denmark | Germany's neighbor to the north |
Poland | One of Germany's neighbors to the east |
Austria | Neighboring country southeast of Germany where they also speak German |
Switzerland | Neighboring country due south of Germany |
Netherlands | One of Germany's neighbors to the west |
France | Germany's largest neighbor; lies southwest of Germany |
Luxemburg | Germany's smallest bordering country |
Nordsee | This is what the Germans call the North Sea |
Ostsee | This is what the Germans call the Baltic Sea |
Oktoberfest | Huge celebration in Munich every Sept/Oct. |
Zugspitze | Name of Germany's tallest mountain |
Main | River that flows through Frankfurt |
Sixteen | The number of 'states' that Germany has |
Mercedes | One of Germany's leading car manufacturers (expensive) |
BMW | Large car manufacturer; located in Munich |
Volkswagen | Popular German car company (the "people's car") |
hops | grain used to produce beer |
Bodensee | What Germans call Lake Constance |
Forests | One-third of Germany is covered by these |
north | the direction in which the Rhine River flows |
Neuschwanstein | Bavaria's most-visited castle |
Nuremberg | German city known for its Christmas Market (Christkindlmarkt) |
Dresden | City known for its fine porcelain |
Liechtenstein | the smallest German-speaking country |
Vienna | capital of Austria, a German-speaking nation |
Bern | Capital of Switzerland |
south | The part of Germany where you'd find the Alps. |