Germany by Marina Miller

Germany by Marina Miller https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s Country/State Discussion Board #6 en-us 2017-02-14 04:03:45 UTC 2017-02-14 04:03:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/50295001/f5ffcf8a5e15b43e57e784bfa623b85ab6ebfa5f/cc6b5cd1bca7650112e1bc9624eafd1c.png mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620262 2017-02-14 04:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620262 The Neuschwanstein Castle mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620291 The most photographed building in Germany, it is also one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations. Nestled among the breathtaking beauty of the Bavarian Alps near the town of Fussen, this fairy-tale castle served as the inspiration behind Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle.

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620291 Heidelberg mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620318 With historic treasures like the medieval Old Bridge, the Heidelberg Castle, the Church of the Holy Spirit and the Knight St. George House, it is no wonder that Heidelberg is a popular tourist attraction. The city center’s main street, Haupstrasse, is packed with pubs, restaurants, museums, art galleries, shops and markets selling the likes of beer steins, cuckoo clocks and German sausages.

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620318 Berlin Zoological Garden mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620362 The Berlin Zoological Garden is the oldest and best known zoo in Germany. It opened in 1844 and covers 86.5 acres. It is located in Berlin's Tiergarten and claims about 1,500 different species and almost 20,500 animals. The zoo presents the most comprehensive collection of species in the world.

The zoo and its aquarium had more than 3 million visitors in 2013. It is considered to be the most visited zoo in Europe and one of the most popular worldwide. Regular animal feedings are among its most famous attractions. Globally known animals like Knut, the polar bear, and Bao Bao, the Giant Panda have been a large contribution to the zoo's public image.

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The longest word published in the German language is Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft (79 letters).

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620391 Fun Fact mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620416 As of 2006, Germany had the highest corporate tax rate in Europe, close to 40%

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620416 Fun Fact mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620436 The German Autobahn is the oldest motorway network in the world (first section completed in 1932), as well as one of the densest. It is also the only one in Europe to have no general speed limit.

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620436 Brief History mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620460 History Timeline of Germany-Deutschland

936 A.D.- Otto the Great is elected king of East Francia, which is now Germany
1024-1125 - The German Empire becomes powerful under kings chosen from the Salian people
1618-1648 - The Thirty Years' War is fought almost entirely in Germany. The empire is divided into small principalities
1864-1871 - Prussian Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck unifies Germany in a series of wars. In 1871, King Wilhelm I of Prussia is named kaiser, or emperor, of Germany
1914-1918 - Germany goes to war against Russia and France. The conflict escalates into World War I. Germany is defeated
1933 - Adolf Hitler, an Austrian, takes power. Hitler and the Nazi party begin a reign of terror
1939-1945 - Germany invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II. The U.S. and its allies defeat Germany, Italy and Japan
1949 - Germany is divided into the Federal Republic of Germany, in the west, and the Communist German Democratic Republic, in the east
1989-1991 - The Berlin Wall, separating East and West Germany, is torn down. A unified Germany is formed with Berlin as the capital
1999 - Officials announce plans to create a $5.2 billion fund to pay the more than 1 million slave laborers forced to work under Nazi rule
2005 - Germany opens its first official Holocaust memorial dedicated to the nearly 6 million Jews that were killed between 1933 and 1945

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620460 Government mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620471 Germany has a federal republic. The president is Joachim Gauck, while the chancellor is Angela Merkel, who is Germany's first woman to be elected and re-elected as chancellor.

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620471 The German Flag mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620481 2017-02-14 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620481 Map of Germany mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620494 2017-02-14 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620494 Fun Fact mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620511 Germany has nearly 700 zoological gardens, wildlife parks, aquariums, bird parks, animal reserves, or safari parks, including 414 registered zoos!

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620511 Climate mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620520 Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain wind

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620520 Languages mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620532 Official language: German

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620532 Major Cities mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620543 1. Berlin 2. Munich 3. Frankfurt 4. Hamburg 5. Cologne

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620543 Currency mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620552 The Euro is Germany's current currency.

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620552 Capital mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620568 Berlin is the capital of Germany as well as its largest city. It hosts a number of places to visit from the famous Reichstag to the Holocaust Memorial to the Bradenburger Gate.

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620568 Population mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620576 80.62 Million

]]> 2017-02-14 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620576 Religions mcmiller0215 https://padlet.com/mcmiller0215/y9e049o9is0s/wish/153620582 Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%

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