Germany

About the country

 The German Flag

Their flag is black, red and

yellow, but it is called
schwarz, rot, gold
(= black, red and gold).

Symbolic meaning of
these symbols:
black: unity
red: law
yellow: freedom
 Their national anthem…
Unity and Rights and
Freedom
For the German Since 1949 this is their
Fatherland. national anthem
Let us all strive for that
Brotherly with heart and composed by
hand.
August Heinrich
Unity and Rights and Hoffmann von
Freedom
Are the foundation for Fallersleben …
happiness.
Bloom in the glow of
happiness
Bloom German Fatherland
The current president of Germany
• Horst Köhler serves as the current
President of Germany.
The current Chancellor of Germany:

The current Chancellor of Germany is Angela

Merkel.
 Currency of Germany

• In Germany, the Euro is used.

On the 1st of January, 2002, the Euro was
introduced into Germany
 The German National Airline
• The German National Airline is Lufthansa. In
English it means
‘The largest German airline’.
BERLIN!!
• Berlin is the capital of
Germany, with a
population of about
3.405.000 people. In
Berlin you can see
many important
sights…
Berlin was famous for its wall. The Berlin wall was
built in the night
on the 13th of August in 1961. It was
built by the East German Government
because most of the East German’s
were moving into the West Berlin or
West Germany because the East side was a
communist country and they wanted to live a
better life in the west.
The Berlin wall came down on the 9th of
November in 1989.
A Symbol of Germany

the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin often

represents country.

the skyline of Frankfurt with the Main

(Frankfurt’s River) by night as a
symbol of Germany.
 A famous
German sight

The famous symbol of Germany is

the Semperoper in Dresden.
It was build up from 1838 to 1841.
 The climate in Germany!!
+the climate in Germany is every year the same, in spring it’s sunny but cold,
the first flowers come.

+in summer it’s very hot, up to 35°C.

+in autumn, it’s not hot and not cold

The temperature is about 15°C…

+in winter it’s cold, till -5°C,

often it snows…
 A landscape of Germany

It consists of the forests with fresh climate ,lakes and the sea
• This is Heidelberg on
the Rhine.
Heidelberg is one of the
few cities that have not
been destroyed during
the second world war.
Here is an example of traditional food eaten in Frankfurt. The dish is called
„Rippchen mit Sauerkraut“. In English: „ribbs with Sauerkraut“.
Adults drink wine made from apples with it, the so-called „Apfelwein“.
Young people rather drink apple juice (Apfelsaft).
A product of the country
• The first picture is a brezel, is
a salted snack popular in
south Germany.

• The second picture is a

German bread that is eaten
for dinner when you usually
eat “belegtes Brot”, bread
with ham and cheese and
other various things.
 Other well known German food
Sauerkraut, Pumpernickel, Bratwurst and Schnitzel
are well known German food.
Sauerkraut =
Sauerkraut is made of pickled cabbage.
Pumpernickel =
Pumpernickel is a type of German sourdough bread
made with rye meal.
Bratwurst =
Bratwurst is a type of sausage made of beef, pork
and sometimes veal.
Schnitzel =
Schnitzel is a thin slice of veal coated in
breadcrumbs and is fried.
Famous persons from Germany
Einstein, a physicist
Goethe, the most important German writer

Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism

Benz, the inventor of gasoline automobiles

Freud, an important German Psychiatrist

Gutenberg, the inventor of printing machines.

• The Brothers Grimm are famous for publishing collections of
folk tales and fairy tales and for their work in linguistics
(language). Three of their works are Rapunzel, Hansel and
Gretel and Cinderella.
 Festival celeberated in Germany
• The festival that Munchen is famous for is Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is
held each year. Oktoberfest is a 2 week festival during late September and
early October. It is one of the most famous events in the city and is also
the world’s largest fair. They have approximately 6 million people who
attend the festival.
 Famous German cars
• The 3 German car names are BMW, Audi and
Porsche
• In 2006, Germany hosted the Football World
Cup
Vielen
danke