https://www.dialexy.com/en en https://www.dialexy.com/en/explore/facts-germany <div data-history-node-id="28" class="node node--type-blog-post node--view-mode-rss ds-2col-stacked-fluid clearfix"> <div class="group-header"> <div class="header-wrapper"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_img/public/2018-02/gummibarchen-1506173_1920.jpg?itok=GX5ZAlp2 1x" src="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_img/public/2018-02/gummibarchen-1506173_1920.jpg?itok=GX5ZAlp2" alt="Colourful Gummy Bears" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><h1 class="over-image"> 9 Fun facts about Germany </h1> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-reading-time field--type-duration field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Reading time</div> <div class="field--item">1 minute</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><h4 dir="ltr">Let's be German and get straight to the point.</h4> <h3 dir="ltr"><strong>9. The “Deutsches Currywurst Museum” in Berlin is dedicated to the popular fast food dish, the German currywurst.</strong></h3> <p dir="ltr"><img alt="Currywurst" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="72abed5a-aa81-4b76-bb21-c97ce98519e4" height="780" src="/sites/default/files/resize/inline-images/currywurst-142972_1920-1024x780.jpg" width="1024" loading="lazy" /></p> <h3 dir="ltr"> </h3> <h3 dir="ltr"><strong>8. German is the official language in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein, and one of the official languages in Switzerland, Luxembourg AND also Belgium.</strong></h3> <p dir="ltr"><img alt="Europe Map" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="b4c056ba-e442-4e2a-861a-54816b81bfdb" height="780" src="/sites/default/files/resize/inline-images/pexels-photo-269790-1024x780.jpeg" width="1024" loading="lazy" /></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <h3 dir="ltr"><strong>7. Oktoberfest actually starts in September and only ends in October.</strong></h3> <p dir="ltr"><img alt="Oktoberfest" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="0a69e513-4311-4219-beaf-c648a44b70ad" height="1546" src="/sites/default/files/resize/inline-images/quentin-dr-125010-1024x1546.jpg" width="1024" loading="lazy" /></p> <h3 dir="ltr"> </h3> <h3 dir="ltr"><strong>6. Germany has the most football clubs in the world.</strong></h3> <p dir="ltr"><img alt="German Football Clubs" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="75493848-6b2f-4883-a29d-1143bdc576af" height="682" src="/sites/default/files/resize/inline-images/crowd-2140590_1920-1024x682.jpg" width="1024" loading="lazy" /></p> <h3 dir="ltr"> </h3> <h3 dir="ltr"><strong>5. There are 35 dialects of the German language.</strong></h3> <p dir="ltr"><img alt="Germany Map" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="2a4fb7b1-3544-4c4f-9a47-576d644caf46" height="1374" src="/sites/default/files/resize/inline-images/republic-1237277_1280-1024x1374.png" width="1024" loading="lazy" /></p> <h3 dir="ltr"> </h3> <h3 dir="ltr"><strong>4. The world’s narrowest street is in Reutlingen, Germany and is called “Spreuerhofstraße” and ranges from 31 cm (12.2 in) to 50 cm (19.7 in) in width.</strong></h3> <p dir="ltr"><img alt="Narrowest street in the world sign" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="a45b91d6-5832-45b3-ad68-c64146197200" height="780" src="/sites/default/files/resize/inline-images/spreuerhofstrae-865_1920_0-1024x780.jpg" width="1024" loading="lazy" /></p> <h3 dir="ltr"> </h3> <h3 dir="ltr"><strong>3. The longest word published in German is: Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft (79 letters).</strong></h3> <p dir="ltr"><img alt="Steamboat" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="4f0a82aa-f432-4486-a157-331d2f6b25b9" height="489" src="/sites/default/files/resize/inline-images/steamboat-2676245_1920-1024x489.jpg" width="1024" loading="lazy" /></p> <p dir="ltr">In case you wonder what the longest German word means translated into English: "The Association for Subordinate Officials of the Head Office Management of the Danube Steamboat Electrical Services."</p> <h3 dir="ltr"><strong>2. In Germany every child gets a large cone filled with candy and toys on the first day of the first grade.</strong></h3> <p dir="ltr"><img alt="Large cone filled with candy and toys" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="dc312bc7-2537-44e0-9cde-529b467bd2ba" height="350" src="/sites/default/files/resize/inline-images/schultute-1499054_1920-1024x350.jpg" width="1024" loading="lazy" /></p> <h3 dir="ltr"> </h3> <h3 dir="ltr"><strong>1. Gummy bears were invented by Hans Riegel in Bonn, Germany (hence the name “Haribo”).</strong></h3> <h3 dir="ltr"><img alt="Gummy bears" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="20170844-2033-4664-8b88-09a4e0e91612" height="655" src="/sites/default/files/resize/inline-images/gummibarchen-1506173_1920-1024x655.jpg" width="1024" loading="lazy" /></h3></div> </div> <div class="group-right"> <div class="field field--name-node-author field--type-ds field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Author</div> <div class="field--item"><a title="View user profile." href="/en/user/7" lang="" about="/en/user/7" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">nuvaquahu</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-user field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><article typeof="schema:Person" about="/en/user/7"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/en/user/7" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/pictures/2017-12/team-3a.png?itok=NrQ-PpcO" width="172" height="220" alt="Profile picture for user nuvaquahu" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-description field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Nuvaquahu - ex Communication Coordinator</div> </article> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Blog tags</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><div about="/en/taxonomy/term/26" typeof="schema:Thing"> <h2><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/26"> <div property="schema:name" class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Germany</div> </a></h2> <span property="schema:name" content="Germany" class="hidden"></span> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"><div about="/en/taxonomy/term/58" typeof="schema:Thing"> <h2><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/58"> <div property="schema:name" class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Fun Facts</div> </a></h2> <span property="schema:name" content="Fun Facts" class="hidden"></span> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"><div about="/en/taxonomy/term/56" typeof="schema:Thing"> <h2><a href="/en/taxonomy/term/56"> <div property="schema:name" class="field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Culture</div> </a></h2> <span property="schema:name" content="Culture" class="hidden"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="group-footer"> </div> </div> Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:24:01 +0000 nuvaquahu 28 at https://www.dialexy.com