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General Information about Germany

Germany is in Northern Europe with its Northern region on the North and Baltic Seas. It is bordered by Denmark to the North, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria to the North East and East, Switzerland to the South and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the South and North West. Over 3.5 million people live in Berlin, Germany's capital of the the total population of 83 million.

Germany has a varied climate due to influences from the Atlantic and Alpine areas with some regions experiencing snow, cold, wet and stormy winters to mild to warm summers. There is something for every visitor to Germany. It has a rich cultural history with many fine museums and art galleries where the works of the 19th century impressionists hangs with modern day artists. A visit to one of the hundreds of castles throughout Germany is a must with each well preserved and with its own history. For the outdoor visitors, Germany has a large number of nature reserves, national parks and biosphere reserves to visit, walk or cycle through. The biospheres are unique developments where a mix of man-made and natural land areas are used for research on the environment.

Accommodation in Germany provides plenty of choices to suit any budget from youth hostels through to apartments and five star hotels.

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Climate

Learn About The Climate In Germany

The summer months in Germany are typically mild with temperatures reaching up to 19 degrees, the winters are cooler with average lows of -2 degrees and highs of 2 degrees. During winter in Berlin you'll experience cold and damp plus frost weather conditions with snow being a common occurrence. Thunderstorms are frequent during winter in the north west part of the country while rainfall is rarely reaches 780 mm in the low-lying areas.

Geography

Geographical Information On Germany

You will find Germany in central Europe and covers over 357,000 square kilometres. The country is divided into four regions of North German Plain, Mid-German Highlands, South German Uplands and the Bavarian Alps. The country has many rolling plains as well as the highest mountain ranges in Europe which is the Alps and the Harz mountains. Germany has many rivers but some of the well known ones are The River Oder which is connected to Elbe by the Hohenzollern canal and the Rhine Gorge.

Economy

Find Out About The Economy In Germany

Exporting contributes largely to the economy in Germany with car making, mechanical, electrical, precision engineering, medical technology and genetic engineering contributing up to 29% of the economy. Trade exports bring in over $1 trillion into the country economy from products such as iron and steel, manufactured goods, food and apparel. Germany has one of the strongest economies in Europe and one of the leading country's in the world.

Festivals and Events

Find Out Whats On in Germany

There is something on every month in Germany ranging from the all famous Oktoberfest with some of the big events starting in September. October 3 is a national holiday and the festival can last well over a fortnight. May brings the celebration of May day with Der Maibaum where the Maypole made of tree trunk is decorated with colourful ribbons, flowers and carved figures. Traditional dances, music, and folk customs are usually the flavor of the the day. Christmas is known as Weihnachten and is a four week celebration with open-air markets in many cities.

Germany Destinations

Travel Guides for Destinations in Germany

* Bamburg * Berlin * Bonn
* Dusseldorf * Frankfurt * Hamburg
* Hanover * Helgoland * Koblenz
* Mainz * Nuremberg * Passau
* Rothenburg * Rugen * Sylt
* Wertheim * Wurzburg

Apartments in Germany

* Berlin Apartments* Bonn Apartments* Brandenburg Apartments
* Bremen Apartments* Dresden Apartments* Duesseldorf Apartments
* Frankfurt Apartments* Hamburg Apartments* Hannover Apartments
* Karlsruhe Apartments* Luebeck Apartments* Mannheim Apartments
* Munich Apartments* Nuremberg Apartments* Recklinghausen Apartments
* Ruegen Apartments* Stuttgart Apartments* Ulm Apartments
* Zwickau Apartments

Attractions, Activities and Tours in Germany

* Berlin Attractions* Bonn Attractions* Cologne Attractions
* Dusseldorf Attractions* Frankfurt Attractions* Hamburg Attractions
* Koblenz Attractions* Mainz Attractions* Munich Attractions

Guesthouses in Germany

* Albbruck Guesthouses* Bayerisch Eisenstein Guesthouses* Berlin Guesthouses
* Bremen Guesthouses* Cologne Guesthouses* Frankfurt Guesthouses
* Fussen Guesthouses* Hamburg Guesthouses* Hannover Guesthouses
* Heide Guesthouses* Huzenbach Guesthouses* Kobern-Gondorf Guesthouses
* Leipzig Guesthouses* Mannheim Guesthouses* Menzenschwand Guesthouses
* Munich Guesthouses* Noerdlingen Guesthouses* Rees Guesthouses
* Rothenburg Guesthouses* Sinzig Guesthouses* Titisee Guesthouses
* Titisee Neustadt Guesthouses* Wernigerode Guesthouses

Hostels in Germany

* Aachen Hostels* Augsburg Hostels* Baden-Baden Hostels
* Bad Brueckenau Hostels* Bad Essen Hostels* Bad Homburg Hostels
* Bad Krozingen Hostels* Bad Meinberg Hostels* Bad Sooden Hostels
* Bad Sulza Hostels* Bad Wurzach Hostels* Bautzen Hostels
* Bayrischzell Hostels* Berlin Hostels* Bibarac Hostels
* Bielefeld Hostels* Bochum Hostels* Bonn Hostels
* Bottrop Hostels* Bremen Hostels* Bremerhaven Hostels
* Cologne Hostels* Darmstadt Hostels* Dinkelsbuhl Hostels
* Dortmund Hostels* Dresden Hostels* Duisburg Hostels
* Dusseldorf Hostels* Erfurt Hostels* Erlangen Hostels
* Essen Hostels* Frankfurt Hostels* Freiburg Hostels
* Fussen Hostels* Garmisch-Partenkirchen Hostels* Geiselberg Hostels
* Gersfeld Hostels* Gottingen Hostels* Halle Hostels
* Hamburg Hostels* Hannover Hostels* Heidelberg Hostels
* Hohenlinden Hostels* Kassel Hostels* Kiel Hostels
* Kobern-Gondorf Hostels* Koblenz Hostels* Leipzig Hostels
* Limburg an der Lahn Hostels* Lubeck Hostels* Magdeburg Hostels
* Mainz Hostels* Mannheim Hostels* Muenster Hostels
* Munich Hostels* Nuremberg Hostels* Offenburg Hostels
* Osnabruck Hostels* Passau Hostels* Pfronten Hostels
* Plankenfels Hostels* Potsdam Hostels* Regensburg Hostels
* Rostock Hostels* Saarbrucken Hostels* Schmoelln Hostels
* Schweinfurt Hostels* Schwerin Hostels* Sindelfingen Hostels
* Stuttgart Hostels* Thossfell Hostels* Trier Hostels
* Vohenstrauss Hostels* Waldshut Hoechenschwand Hostels* Weimar Hostels
* Wernigerode Hostels* Wiesbaden Hostels* Wilhelmshaven Hostels
* Wuppertal Hostels* Wurzburg Hostels

Hotels in Germany

* Aachen Hotels* Aalen Hotels* Alsfeld Hotels
* Altenburg Hotels* Amberg Hotels* Augsburg Hotels
* Baden-Baden Hotels* Bad Bevensen Hotels* Bad Brambach Hotels
* Bad Bramstedt Hotels* Bad Doberan Hotels* Bad Homburg Hotels
* Bad Kissingen Hotels* Bad Kreuznach Hotels* Bad Laasphe Hotels
* Bad Malente Hotels* Bad Neuenahr Hotels* Bad Oeynhausen Hotels
* Bad Reichenhall Hotels* Bad Wildungen Hotels* Bad Woerishofen Hotels
* Baltic Sea Hotels* Bamberg Hotels* Bautzen Hotels
* Bavarian Alps Hotels* Bayreuth Hotels* Bensheim Hotels
* Berchtesgaden Hotels* Berlin Hotels* Bielefeld Hotels
* Bingen Hotels* Black Forest Hotels* Bochum Hotels
* Bonn Hotels* Boppard Hotels* Bottrop Hotels
* Braunlage Hotels* Braunschweig Hotels* Bremen Hotels
* Bremerhaven Hotels* Castrop-Rauxel Hotels* Celle Hotels
* Chemnitz Hotels* Coburg Hotels* Cologne Hotels
* Cottbus Hotels* Crailsheim Hotels* Darmstadt Hotels
* Deggendorf Hotels* Dessau Hotels* Dinkelsbuehl Hotels
* Dortmund Hotels* Dresden Hotels* Duesseldorf Hotels
* Duisburg Hotels* Eisenach Hotels* Erding Hotels
* Erfurt Hotels* Erlangen Hotels* Essen Hotels
* Flensburg Hotels* Frankfurt-Hahn Hotels* Frankfurt Hotels
* Frankfurt an der Oder Hotels* Freiburg Hotels* Friedrichshafen Hotels
* Fuerth Hotels* Fuessen Hotels* Fulda Hotels
* Garmisch-Partenkirchen Hotels* Gelsenkirchen Hotels* Gera Hotels
* Goehren Lebbin Hotels* Goerlitz Hotels* Goettingen Hotels
* Goslar Hotels* Gotha Hotels* Grafenau Hotels
* Greifswald Hotels* Guenzburg Hotels* Hagen Hotels
* Halle Hotels* Hamburg Hotels* Hameln Hotels
* Hamm Hotels* Hanau Hotels* Hannover Hotels
* Hauenstein Hotels* Heidelberg Hotels* Heidenheim an der Brenz Hotels
* Heilbronn Hotels* Heppenheim Hotels* Hildesheim Hotels
* Hockenheim Hotels* Hof Hotels* Ingolstadt Hotels
* Jena Hotels* Kaiserslautern Hotels* Kamen Hotels
* Karlsruhe Hotels* Kassel Hotels* Kempten Hotels
* Kiel Hotels* Kleve Hotels* Koblenz Hotels
* Konigswinter Hotels* Konstanz Hotels* Krefeld Hotels
* Kronberg im Taunus Hotels* Kulmbach Hotels* Landshut Hotels
* Lausitz Hotels* Leipzig Hotels* Leverkusen Hotels
* Lindau Hotels* Ludwigsburg Hotels* Ludwigslust Hotels
* Luebeck Hotels* Lueneburger Heide Hotels* Magdeburg Hotels
* Mainz Hotels* Mannheim Hotels* Masserberg Hotels
* Meerane Hotels* Melbeck Hotels* Merseburg Hotels
* Minden Hotels* Moenchengladbach Hotels* Much Hotels
* Muenster Hotels* Munich Hotels* Murnau Hotels
* Neubrandenburg Hotels* Neuss Hotels* Neustadt Weinstrasse Hotels
* Noerdlingen Hotels* Nuremberg Hotels* Oberhausen Hotels
* Oberstaufen Hotels* Offenburg Hotels* Osnabrueck Hotels
* Ostsee Hotels* Paderborn Hotels* Papenburg Hotels
* Passau Hotels* Pforzheim Hotels* Plau am See Hotels
* Potsdam Hotels* Quedlinburg Hotels* Regensburg Hotels
* Remscheid Hotels* Rosenheim Hotels* Rostock Hotels
* Rotenburg an der Fulda Hotels* Rothenburg Hotels* Rottach Egern Hotels
* Ruedesheim Hotels* Ruegen Hotels* Saarbruecken Hotels
* Sauerland Hotels* Schmallenberg Hotels* Schwarzheide Hotels
* Schweinfurt Hotels* Schwerin Hotels* Siegen Hotels
* Soltau Hotels* Speyer Hotels* Stadtoldendorf Hotels
* Stralsund Hotels* Stuttgart Hotels* Suhl Hotels
* Sylt Hotels* Thuringia Forest Hotels* Timmendorfer Strand Hotels
* Travemuende Hotels* Trier Hotels* Uelzen Hotels
* Ulm Hotels* Usedom Hotels* Vaschvitz Hotels
* Weimar Hotels* Weingarten Hotels* Weinheim Hotels
* Wesel Hotels* Westerburg Hotels* Wetzlar Hotels
* Wiesbaden Hotels* Winterberg Hotels* Wismar Hotels
* Wolfsburg Hotels* Wuerzburg Hotels* Wuppertal Hotels
* Zwickau Hotels

European Explorer would like to wish you an enjoyable stay in Germany.

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