German culture Test 1

• Most populated state

  Nordrhein-Westfalen
• State with largest area

  Bayern
• Area of Germany

  357. 340 Quadrikilometer
• Length of Germany from north to south

  876 Kilometer
• Length of Germany from West to East

  640km
• Population of Germany

  82 Million
• Der hochste Berg Deutschlands

  Die Zugspitze
• Where is the German part of the Alps found?

  In South Bavaria
• Highest mountain in North Germany?

  Der Harz
• Where is Schwarzwald found?

  Mittelgebirge between Böhmerwald and Donau
• Highest mountain in Schwarzwald?

  D Große Arber
• Der längste Fluss in Deutschland

  Der Rhein
• Wichtige Stadte am Rhein sind:

  Karlsruhe, Mannheim, Dusseldorf, Berlin, Duisburg, Köln und Bonn
• Der wichtigsten Handlesweg Europas

  Der Donau
• Big cities near the Donau

  Ulm, Neu-Ulm, Ingolstatt, Dresden und Passau
• Important cities along die Elbe

  Meißen (Porzellanstadt), Hamburg (Hafenstadt) und Dresden (Florenz an der Elbe).
• Largest lake in Germany

  Bodensee
• Biggest German island?

  Rügen
• Nationalfeiertag

  3. Oktober
• Which states does the river Rhein flow through

  Baden-Wüttemburg, Bayern
• What countries does Lake Constance border

  Germany, Austria and Switzerland
• What countries does the Oder separate

  Polen und Deutschland
• Which is the longest tributary of the Rhein

  The Main
• Usedom

  An island in the Ostsee mostly part of Germany but a small part belongs to Poland
• Where do the north freezing islands lie?

  Off of Schleswig-Holstein.
• What are the 7 east freezing islands

  Norderney, Baltrum, Borkum, Juist, Langeoog, Spiekeroog und Wangerooge
• Where are the 7 east freezing islands found

  The coast of Niedersachsens
• Kiel Kanal

  Joins Nordsee mit Ostsee
• What does 3. Oktober celebrate

  The day of German Unity
• Who composed the German national anthem and who added the lyrics later?

  Composer: Joseph Haydn, lyrics: August Heinrich Hoffman