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In this article, we will look at phrases in order to talk about your hometown or any other place of residence on German... In German it is called mein Wohnort. A selection of 85 phrases.

How to tell where the city is:

Ich lebe / wohne in Moskau.- I live in Moscow.
Ich lebe in Russland.- I live in Russia.
Ich lebe / wohne auf Mallorca / auf Korsika / auf der Krim / auf einer Insel.- I live in Mallorca / Corsica / in the Crimea / on some island.
Ich komme aus der Ukraine, aber ich lebe seit 2015 in Deutschland.- I am from Ukraine, but I have been living in Germany since 2015.
Ich lebe in einer Stadt / in einem Dorf / auf dem Land.- I live in a city / village / rural area.
Berlin liegt im Osten von Deutschland.- Berlin is located in the east of Germany.
Krasnodar ist im Süden Russlands.- Krasnodar is located in the south of Russia.
Die Stadt liegt im Norden / im Süden / im Westen / im Osten / im Zentrum von ...- The city is located in the north / south / west / east / center ...

Das Dorf liegt in der Nähe von Hamburg.- This village is located near Hamburg.
Erpel liegt bei Bonn.- Erpel is located next to Bonn.
Mein Dorf liegt / ist etwa 20 Kilometer von Wien entfernt.- My village is located 20 kilometers from Vienna.
Die Stadt / Das Dorf liegt an einem Fluss.- The city / village is located on the river bank.
Der Ort liegt am Rhein. Die Stadt liegt an der Elbe.- This place is located on the banks of the Rhine. This city is located on the Elbe.

How to tell about a house or apartment:

Ich wohne / lebe in einer Wohngemeinschaft / WG.- I live in a communal apartment (I shoot together / three together with someone).
Ich wohne mit meiner Familie in einem Haus am Stadtrand.- I live with my family in a small house on the outskirts of the city.
Ich wohne in einer Wohnung im Stadtzentrum.- I live in an apartment in the city center.
Wir haben eine kleine Wohnung im Zentrum.- We have a small apartment in the center.

How to tell with whom and for how long you live in this place:

Ich wohne / lebe schon immer in Berlin.- I have lived in Berlin all my life.
Ich bin hier geboren und aufgewachsen.- I was born and raised here.
Ich wohne / lebe seit dreizehn Jahren im Zentrum / am Stadtrand von Zürich.- I have been living in the center / on the outskirts of Zurich for 13 years.
Ich lebe seit 2015 mit meinem Freund / meinem Mann in Hamburg.- Since 2015 I have been living with a boyfriend / husband in Hamburg.
Ich wohne schon lange mit meiner Freundin / meiner Frau / meiner Familie in Dresden.- I have been living with a girlfriend / wife / family in Dresden for a long time.
Ich lebe seit zehn Jahren mit meinem Kind in Weimar.- I have been living with a child in Weimar for 10 years.
Ich wohne seit einem Jahr mit meinen Kindern in München.- I have been living in Munich with children for a year now.
Ich lebe / wohne bei meinem Vater / meiner Mutter / meinen Eltern.- I live with my dad / mom / my parents.
Unsere Kinder wohnen / leben nicht mehr bei uns. Sie sind vor ein paar Jahren ausgezogen.- Our children no longer live with us. They moved out a couple of years ago.

Ich lebe noch nicht so lange hier.- I have not lived here for very long.
Ich leben erst drei Monate hier und kenne noch nicht so viele Leute.“I've only been living here for three months and I don't know many people yet.
Ich lebe in Petersburg, aber arbeite in Moskau.- I live in St. Petersburg and work in Moscow.
Deshalb muss ich mit dem Auto / mit dem Bus / mit dem Zug zur Arbeit fahren.- Therefore, I go to work by car / bus / train.

How to tell about a move or a period of time

Vor drei Jahren bin ich von Bonn nach Berlin gezogen.- Three years ago I moved from Bonn to Berlin.
Mit 16 Jahren bin ich nach Deutschland gekommen / gegangen.- I came to Germany when I was 16 years old.
Früher / Vorher habe ich in Russland / in der Ukraine / in Belarus gelebt.- Before that I lived in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus.
Vor fünf Jahren bin ich / ist meine Familie von Petersburg nach München gezogen.- Five years ago I / my family moved from St. Petersburg to Munich.
Von 2008 bis 2013 habe ich in Frankfurt gelebt.- From 2008 to 2013 I lived in Frankfurt.
Ich habe lange (Zeit) in Süddeutschland / Nordrussland gelebt.- I lived for a long time in the south of Germany / north of Russia.
Ich habe ein Jahr (lang) in Paris gelebt.- I lived in Paris for a year.
Ich habe 4 Monate in Thailand gelebt.- I lived in Thailand for 4 months.

How to tell about the city / area / place of residence:

Mein Stadtteil / Stadtviertel heißt ...- My area is called ...
Die Stadt ist klein / groß.- The city is small / big.
Das Dorf nicht sehr groß.- The village is not very big.
Die Stadt hat ungefähr / fast / über eine Million Einwohner.- The city has approximately / almost / more than a million inhabitants.
In Freiburg leben etwa 230.000 Menschen / Einwohner.- Almost 230 thousand people / inhabitants live in Freiburg.
Die Stadt / Das Dorf ist (schon) sehr alt.- This is an old town / village.
Ich wohne / lebe gern in ...- I like living in ...
Ich wohne / lebe nicht gern in ...- I don't like living in ...
Die Stadt / Der Stadtteil gefällt mir (nicht).- I (do not) like this city / area.
Ich möchte / will (für) immer hier leben.- I want to live here all my life.
Ich lebe lieber auf dem Land als in der Stadt.- I like living in the countryside more than in the city.

What is in the city:

In… gibt es viele Hotels, Geschäfte, Supermärkte und ein großes Einkaufszentrum.“In… there are many hotels, shops, supermarkets and a large shopping center.
Ich wohne im Zentrum, deshalb gibt es viele Geschäfte in der Nähe.- I live in the center, so there are many shops nearby.
In dem Stadtteil gibt es viele Kneipen, Cafés und Restaurants. Es gibt auch ein Kino, einen Park und ein Museum.- There are many pubs, cafes and restaurants in this part of the city. There is also a cinema, a park and a museum.
Alles ist in der Nähe und ich kann immer zu Fuß gehen.- Everything is nearby, I can get to everything on foot.
Deshalb wohne ich gern im Zentrum.- That's why I like living in the center.
Die Stadt hat einen Flughafen.- There is an airport in the city.

Leider gibt es in meinem Dorf keinen Supermarkt. Deshalb brauche ich ein Auto.- Unfortunately, there is no supermarket in my village. So I need a car.
In… haben wir eine Bäckerei, eine Metzgerei und ein kleines Lebensmittelgeschäft.“In… we have a bakery, butcher's and a small grocery store.
Außerdem gibt es einen Arzt und eine Apotheke.- We also have a medical practice and a pharmacy.
Es gibt (leider) keine Apotheke. Es fehlt eine Apotheke.- We don't have a pharmacy. There is not enough pharmacy here.
In… gibt es viele Kindergärten und Schulen. Es gibt auch ein Krankenhaus.- In ... there are many kindergartens and schools. There is also a hospital.
Es gibt einen Kindergarten / eine Schule / eine Universität.- There is a kindergarten / school / university here.

What are the attractions:

In der Altstadt sieht man viele alte Gebäude, Plätze und Kirchen.- There are many old buildings, squares and temples in the historical part of the city.
Es gibt auch eine Moschee / eine Synagoge / eine Kathedrale.- There is also a mosque / synagogue / cathedral.
Es gibt viele Hochhäuser.- There are many skyscrapers here.
Hier kann man sehr viele Sehenswürdigkeiten wie das alte Rathaus und die Kathedrale besichtigen.- You can see many sights here, for example, the old town hall and the cathedral.
Es gibt eine Straßenbahn, viele Busse und auch eine U-Bahn. Deshalb brauche ich kein Auto.- There is a tram, many buses and a subway. So I don't need a car.

Things to do in the city:

In meiner Stadt / meinem Dorf kann man sehr viel / nicht viel machen.- There is a lot to do in my city / my village.
Im Stadtzentrum gibt es viele Geschäfte. Dort kann man gut shoppen gehen.- There are many shops in the city center. You can go shopping there.
Ich gehe dort oft mit meinen Freunden / meinen Freundinnen einkaufen / shoppen.- I often go shopping there with friends / girlfriends.
Ich fahre oft ins Stadtzentrum und gehe dort spazieren.- I often go to the city center and walk there.

Auf dem Marktplatz gibt es dreimal pro Woche einen Markt. Dort kann man immer frische Produkte kaufen.- The market is open in the market square three times a week. You can buy fresh food there.
Auf dem Markt kaufe ich oft frisches Obst und Gemüse.- I buy fresh fruits and vegetables at the market.

Das Freizeitangebot ist (sehr) groß und gut.- There is a lot of things to do here.
Man kann Sport treiben, mit Freunden ins Kino oder (ins) Theater gehen und mit der Familie im Park spazieren gehen.- You can go in for sports, go to the cinema or theater, or walk with your family in the park.
Ich gehe oft in den Park, um dort mit Freunden Volleyball oder Fußball zu spielen.- I often go to the park to play volleyball or football with friends.
Außerdem gibt es ein Schwimmbad. Im Sommer gehe ich mit meinen Freunden / meinen Freundinnen ins Schwimmbad.- There is also a swimming pool here. In the summer I go with my friends / girlfriends to the pool.

Die Stadt liegt am Meer und es gibt einen Strand.- The city is located by the sea and there is a beach here.
Ich gehe oft an den Strand.- I often go to the beach.
Ich mache gern Sport und trainiere dreimal pro Woche im Fitnessstudio.- I go in for sports and train three times a week at the fitness club.

Man kann in… abends gut ausgehen / essen gehen.- In the evenings at… you can go hang out / have dinner.
Es gibt viele Restaurants. Hier kann man gut essen.- There are many restaurants here. You can always sit well here.
Ich wohne gern hier,… I live here…
… Weil die Stadt sehr interessant ist.-… because the city is very interesting.
... weil meine Familie hier lebt.-… because my family lives here.
... weil ich hier gute Freunde habe.-… because I have good friends here.

Ich lebe gern hier, denn die Stadt ist sehr ruhig und gemütlich.- I like living here because the city is very calm and cozy.
Ich finde die Stadt langweilig. Deshalb will ich nicht mehr hier leben.- I think this city is boring. So I don't want to live here anymore.

Abbreviations: city - city, p. - river, peninsula, lake. - lake, state - state, ist. - historical name.

The transcription of individual words is given after them in Russian in parentheses.In my opinion, the method of conveying the sound of letters and letter combinations of geographical names in Russian letters, of course, is not ideal and carries a number of significant inaccuracies in pronunciation, but it is more convenient than the classical transcription.

In order to find the geographical name you need, for now we use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F(we drive in the desired name in the search line that appears (usually at the top right) and press Enter). A more convenient search method will appear a little later.

Aachen n Aachen
Abijan n (Abidjan) Abidjan (capital of the state of Côte d'Ivoire)
Abu Dhabi n (-dabi) Abu Dhabi (capital of the United Arab Emirates)
Accra n Accra (capital of Ghana)
Addis Abeba n Addis Ababa (capital of Ethiopia)
Adelaide n Adelaide
Aden n Aden
Adria f, Adriatisches Meer Adreatic Sea
Afghanistan n (-ha-) Afghanistan, Republik Afghanistan Republic of Afghanistan
Afrika n Africa
Ägäis f Aegean Sea
Ägypten n Egypt
Alaska n Peninsula Alaska
Albanien n Albania
Alёuten pl (Aleuten) Aleutian Islands
Alexandria n Alexandria
Algerien n Algeria (state)
Algier n (Algeria) Algeria (Capital of Algeria)
Al-Kuweit n Kuwait City (capital of Kuwait)
Alma-Ata n Alma-Ata
Alpen pl Alps (mountains)
Alster f R. Alster
Altai m Altai, Altai Territory; Altai mountains
Amazonas m p. Amazon
Amerika n America
Aman n Amman (capital of Jordan)
Amsterdam n Amsterdam
Amudarja m river Amudarya
Amur m R. Amur
Anden pl Andes (mountains)
Andorra n Adorra
Andorra la Vella n (-lya) Adorra and Andorra la Vella (capital of Andorra)
Angara f Angara R.
Angola n Angola
Anhalt n Anhalt and Anhalt (historical region in Germany)
Ankara n Ankara
Antananarivo n (-vo) Antananarivo (capital of Madagascar)
Antarktika f Antarctica
Antarktis f Antarctica
Antillen pl Antilles
Antwerpen n Antwerp
Apennin m, Apenninen pl Apennines, Apennine Mountains
Apenninenhalbinsel f Apennine Peninsula
Apia n Apia (capital of western Samoa)
Äquatorial-Guinea n (guinea) Equatorial Guinea
Arabien f, Arabische Halbinsel Arabia, Arabian Peninsula
Aralsee m Aral Sea
Archangelsk n (-kang-) Arkhangelsk
Argentinien n Argentina
Arktik m see Arktischer Ozean
Arktis f Arctic
Arktischer Ozean Arctic Ocean
Ärmelkanal m English Channel (strait)
Armenien n Armenia
Aschgabat n Ashgabat
Aserbaidschan n (-jan) Azerbaijan
Asien n Asia
Asowisches Meer Sea of Azov
Assyrien n East Assyria
Asuncion n (-sion) Asuncion (capital of Paraguay)
Athen n Athens
Äthiopien n Ethiopia
Atlantik m, Atlantischer Ozean Atlantic Ocean
Ätna m Etna (volcano)
Australien n (Australia)
Azoren pl (Azores)

Babel n, Babylon ist. Babylon
Baden n, Baden (part of the state of Baden-Württemberg)
Baden-Baden n Baden-Baden
Baden-Würtemberg n Baden-Württemberg (land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Bagdad n Baghdad
Bahamainseln pl Bahamas
Bahamas pl Bahamas (state)
Bahrein n Bahrain
Baikal m, Baikalsee Lake Baikal
Baku n Baku
Balaton n Lake Balaton
Balearen pl Balearic Islands
Balchaschsee m lake Balkhash
Balkan m Balkans (peninsula and mountains)
Balkanhalbinsel f Balkan Peninsula
Bamako n Bamako (capital of Mali)
Bandung n Bandung
Bangkok n Bangkok (capital of Thailand)
Bangladesh n (-desh) Bangladesh
Bangui n (bangui) Bangi (capital of the Central African Republic)
Banjul (-jul) Banjul (capital of Gambia)
Barbados n (island and state)
Barcelona n (-tce-) Barcelona
Barentssee f Barents Sea
Basel n Basel
Basse-Terre n (Basteur) Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)
Beyerische Alpen pl Bavarian Alps
Bayern n Bavaria (land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Beirut n (berut) Beirut
Belgien n Belgium
Belgrad n
Belize n (belize) Belize (state)
Belingshausensee f Bellingshausen Sea
Belorußland n, see Weißrußland Belarus
Bengasi n Benghazi (capital of Libya)
Benin n Benin (state)
Beringmeer n Bering Sea
Beringstraße f Bering Strait
Berlin n Berlin
Bermudainseln pl Bermuda
Bermudas f Bermuda (state)
Bern n Bern
Beskiden pl Beskids (mountains)
Bethlehem n ist. Bethlehem
Birmindham n (birmingham) Birmingham
Bischkek n Bishkek
Bissau n Bissau (capital of Guinea Bissau)
Bodensee m Lake Constance
Bogota n Bogota (capital of Colombia)
Böhmen n Czech Republic, historical Bohemia
Böhmerwald m Bohemian forest (mountains)
Bolivien n (-vi-) Bolivia
Bologna n (-Longa) Bologna
Bombay n (-bay) Bombay (Mumbai)
Bonn n Bonn
Bordeaux n (-to) Bordeaux
Borneo n Borneo, see Kalimantan
Bosnien und Herzegowina f Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosporus m Bosphorus (strait)
Boston n (-ten) Boston
Botswana n Botswana
Brahmaputra m r. Brahmaputra
Brandenburg n Brandenburg
Brasilia n Brasilia (capital of Brazil)
Brasilien n Brazil
Bratislava n (- VA) Bratislava
Braunschweig n Braunschweig (city and historical region outside of Lower Saxony)
Brazzaville n (-saville) Brazzaville (capital of Congo)
BRD see Bundesrepublik Deutschland Germany, Federal Republic of Germany
Bregenz n Bregenz
Bremen n Bremen (city and land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Breslau n Breslau (former German name for Wroclaw)
Brest n Brest
Bretagne f (-tanye) Brittany (historical region in France)
Bridgetown n (bridgeton) Bridgetown (capital of Barbados)
Bristol n (-steel) Bristol
Brno n Brno
Brocken m Brocken (summit in the Harz)
Brünn n German name for the city of Brno
Brüssel n Brussels
Buchara n Bukhara
Budapest n Budapest
Buenos Aires n Buenos Aires
Bug m R. Bug
Bujumbura n Bujumbura (capital of Burundi)
Bukarest n Bucharest
Bukowina f Bukovina
Bulgarien n Bulgaria
Bundesrepublik Deutschland (BRD) Federal Republic of Germany
Burgenland n Burgenland (land in Austria)
Burkina-Faso n Burkina Faso (state)
Burma n, see Myanmar
Burundi n Burundi (state)
Byzanz n East Byzantium

Calais n (kale) Calais
Cambridge n (cambridge) cambridge
Canberra n Canberra
Cannes n (can) Cannes
Caracas n Caracas (capital of Venezuela)
Cayenne n (cayenne) Cayenne (administrative center of Guiana)
Celebes n Celebes, see Sulawesi
Ceylon n (caylon) Ceylon, see Sri Lanka
Champagne f (chapanier) Champagne (historical region in France)
Changjiang n (tshan jian), see Jangtsekiang
Charkow n Kharkiv
Chemnitz n (cam-) Chemnitz (1953-1990 Karl-Marx-Stadt)
Chicago n (ch-) Chicago
Chile n (chile) Chile
China n (hina) China, Volksrepublik China People's Republic of China
Chisinau n Chisinau, see Kischinjow
Colombo n Colombo
Conakry n (-krie) Conakry (capital of Guinea)
Cookinseln pl (cook-) Cook Islands
Cookstraße f (cook-) Cook Strait
Cote d'Ivore n (cotdivoar) Cote d'Ivoire (state)
Cotonou n (-nu) Cotonou (Benin)
Cottbus n Cottbus
Curacao n (cuiraçao) island of Curacao

Dacca n (dhaka) see Dakka
Dahome n Dahomey, see Benin
Dakar n Dakar (capital of Senegal)
Dakka see Dacca
Damaskus n Damascus
Dänemark n Denmark
Danzig n Danzig (former German name for Gdansk)
Dardanellen pl Dardanelles (strait)
Daressalam n Dar es Salaam (capital of Tanzania)
DDR GDR
Delhi n (Delhi) Delhi
Den Haag n (hack) The Hague
Dessau n Dessau
Deutsche Demokratische Republik East. German Democratic Republic
Deutschland n Germany
Djakarta Jakarta see Jakarta
Djawa see Java
Djibouti n (Djibouti) Djibouti (city and state)
Dnepr m Dnipro river
Dnepropetrowsk n Dnepropetrovsk
Dnestr m river Dniester
Doha n Doha (capital of Qatar)
Dominica n Dominican Republic (island and state in the West Indies)
Don m R. Don
Donau f Danube river
Donezbecken n Donbass
Donezk n Donetsk
Dortmund n Dortmund
Dover n Dover
Dresden n Dresden
Dschibuti see Djibouti
Dublin n (yes) Dublin
Duisburg n (duis-) Duisburg
Düna f Duagava river
Dunkerque n (deukerk) Dunkerque
Duschanbe n Dushanbe
Düsseldorf n Dusseldorf
Dwina, die Nördliche Dwina - Northern Dvina

Edinburg n (-burke) Edinburgh
Eifel f Eifel and Eifel (mountains)
Eisenach n Eisenach and Eisenach
Eisenstadt n Eisenstadt and Eisenstadt
Ekuador n Ecuador
Elba n Elba island
Elbe f R. Elba
Elbrus m Elbrus
Elfenbeinküste f Ivory Coast
El Salvador n El Salvador (state)
Elsaß n Alsace (historical region in France)
Elsaß - Lothringen n East Alsace-Lorraine
Ems f R. Ems
England n England
Erfurt n Erfurt
Erlangen n Erlangen
Er-Riad n Riyadh (capital of Saudi Arabia)
Erzgebirge n Ore Mountains
Essen n Essen
Estland n Estonia
Etsch f German name for R. Adige
Euböa n Euboea (island in Greece)
Euphrat m R. Euphrates
Europa n Europe

Färöer pl Faroe Islands
Ferner Osten Far East
Feuerland n Tierra del Fuego
Fichtelgebirge n Fichtelgebirge (mountains in Germany)
Fidschi n Fiji (islands and state)
Finnischer Meerbusen Gulf of Finland
Finnland n Finland
Flandern n Flanders
Florenz n Florence
Florida n Florida (US Peninsula and Stadt)
Franken n Franconia (historical region on the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany)
Frankfurt am Main n Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt (Oder) n, Frankfurt an der Oder Frankfurt an der Oder
Fränkische Alb Franconian Alb, Fränkischer Jura Franconian Jura (mountains)
Frankreich n France
Franz-Joseph-Land n Franz Josef Land islands
Freetown n (freetown) Freetown (capital of Sierra Leone)
Frisco colloquial cm. San francisco
Fudschi, Fudschijama m Fuji (volcano)

Gaborone n Gaborone (capital of Botswana)
Gabun n Gabon (state)
Gambia n Gambia (state)
Ganges m R. Ganges
Gdansk n Gdansk
Gdynia n (gdina) Gdynia
Gelbes Meer Yellow Sea
Genf n Geneva
Genfer See m Yellow Lake
Genua n Genoa
Georgetown n (georgetown) Georgetown (capital of Guyana)
Georgien n Georgia
Gera n Gera
Ghana n (ha-) Ghana (state)
Ghasa n (ha-) gaza
Gibraltar n Gibraltar
Glasgow n (glasgow) Glasgow
Gobi f Gobi (desert)
Golfstrom m Gulf Stream
Golf von Bengalen m Bay of Bengal
Golf von Biscaya m Bay of Biscay
Golf von Mexico m Gulf of Mexico
Gorki n Gorky
Görlitz n Görlitz
Göteborg n Gothenburg
Gotha n Gotha
Göttingen n Göttingen
Graz n Graz
Greenwich n (greenwich) Greenwich
Grenada n Grenada (island and state)
Griechenland n Greece
Grönland n Greenland
Großbritanien n UK
Grusinien, Georgien (more often)
Guadeloupe n (guadelupe) Guadeloupe
Guatemala n (gua-) Guatemala (state)
Guayana n (guayana) Guiana
Guinea n (gu-) Guinea (state)
Guinea-Bissau n (gu-) Guinea-Bissau (state)
Guyana n (guyana) Guyana (state)
Györ n (Gyor) Gyor

Haidarabad n (-bat) Hyderabad (India)
Haidarabad n (-bat) Hyderabad (Pakistan)
Haiti n Haiti (island and state)
Halbinsel Kola f Kola Peninsula
Halbinsel Malakka f Malacca
Halle n Gale
Halligen pl of Halligen Island (in the North Sea, West Germany)
Hamburg n Hamburg (city and land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Hannover n Hannover
Hanoi n Hanoi
Harare n Harare (capital of Zimbabwe)
Harbin n Harbin
Harz m Harz (mountains)
Havanna n (-wa-) Havana
Havel f (-f-) R. Havel
Hawaii n Hawaii (islands and state of the USA)
Hebriden pl Hebrides
Heidelberg n Heidelberg and Heidelberg
Helgoland n island Helgoland and Helgoland
Hellas n East Hellas
Helsinki n Helsinki
Hermannstadt n German name for Sibiu (Romania)
Hessen n Hesse (land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Himalaja m Himalayas (mountain range)
Hindukusch m Hindukush (mountain system)
Hinterindien n half of Indochina
Hiroshima n (-shi-) Hiroshima
Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt n (ho-tshi-min) Ho Chi Minh city
Holland n Holland
Hollywood n (holivut) Hollywood
Holstein n Holstein (historical region in Germany)
Honduras n Honduras (state)
Hongkong n Hong Kong
Honiara n Honiara (capital of the state of the Solomon Islands)
Honolulu n Honolulu (administrative center of Hawaii, USA)
Houston n (Hustn) Houston
Huanghe m. Huanghe R.
Hudson m (Hudson) R. Hudson
Hudsonbai f Hudson Bay
Hudsonstraße f Hudson Strait
Hwangho (Huanghe) see Huanghe

Iberische Halbinsel Iberian Half
Ijsselmeer n (aisel-) Ijsselmeer (bay in the Netherlands)
Indien n India
Indik m see Indischer Ozean
Indischer Ozean m Indian Ocean
Indonesien n Indonesia
Indus m R. Indus
Innsbruck n Innsbruck
Ionisches Meer n Ionian Sea
Irak m Iraq
Iran m Iran
Irland n Ireland
Irtysch m river Irtysh
Isar f R. Izar
Islamabad n Islamabad (capital of Pakistan)
Island n Iceland
Israel n Israel
Istanbul n (istanbul) istanbul
Italien n Italy
Izmir n (ismir) Izmir

Jaffa n Jaffa
Jakarta (Djakarta) n Jakarta (capital of Indonesia)
Jamaika n Jamaica (island and state)
Jamossoukro (Yamoussoukro) n Yamoussoukro (capital of Cote d'Ivoire)
Jangon n Yangon (capital of Myanmar)
Jangtsekiang m Yangtze River, Yangtzejiang
Japan n Japan
Java n Java islands
Jemen Yemen
Jena n Jena
Jenissej m R. Yenisei
Jerewan n Yerevan
Jerusalem n Jerusalem
Jokohama n Yokohama and Yokohama
Jordan m R. Jordan
Jordanien n Jordan (state)
Jugoslawien n East Yugoslavia, Bundesrepublik Jugoslawien Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Jura m Jura (mountains)
Jütland n half of Jutland

Kabul n Kabul
Kairo n Cairo
Kalifornien n California Peninsula
Kalimantan n Kalimantan Island
Kaliningrad n Kaliningrad
Kalkutta n Calcutta
Kama f Kama R.
Kambodscha n Cambodia
Kamerun n Cameroon
Kampala n Kampala (capital of Uganda)
Kamtschatka n Kamchatka Peninsula
Kanada n Canada
Kanal m English Channel (strait)
Kanaren pl, Kanarische Inseln Canary Islands
Kap Canaveral n (canaveral) Cape Canaveral
Kap der Guten Hoffnung n Cape of Good Hope
Kap Hoorn n Cape Horn
Kapstadt n Cape Town
Kap Verde n (verde) Cape Verde (state)
Kapverden pl, Kapverdische Inseln (-ver-) Cape Verde Islands
Karakum f Karakum
Karasee f Kara Sea
Karatschi n Karachi
Karibik f see Karibisches Meer
Karibisches Meer n Caribbean
Karl-Marx-Stadt n see Chemnitz
Karlovy Vary n Karlovy Vary
Kalsbad n German name of the city of Karlovy Vary
Karlsruhe n Karlsruhe
Kärnten n Carinthia (land in Austria)
Karolinen pl Caroline Islands
Karpaten pl Carpathians (mountains)
Kathago n Carthage
Kasachstan n Kazakhstan
Kasan n Kazan
Kasbek m Kazbek (mountain)
Kaspisches Meer m, Kaspisee Caspian Sea
Kassel n Kassel
Katar n Qatar (state)
Katmandu n Kathmandu (capital of Nepal)
Kattegat n Kattegat (strait)
Kaukasus m Caucasus, Caucasus Mountains
Kaunas n Kaunas
Kenia n Kenya (state)
Khartum n (kartum) Khartum (capital of Sudan)
Kiel n Kiel
Kiew n Kiev
Kigali n Kigali (capital of Rwanda)
Kilimandscharo m Kilimanjaro (mountain range)
Kingston n (-ten) Kingston (capital of Jamaica)
Kinshasa n (-sha-) Kinshasa (capital of Zaire)
Kirgisien n see Kyrgysstan
Kiribati n Kiribati (state)
Kischinjow n see Chisinau Chisinau
Klagenfurt n Klagenfurt
Kleinasien n Peninsula of Asia Minor
Koblenz n Koblenz
Köln n Cologne
Kolumbien n Colombia
Komoren pl Comoros (state)
Kongo m r. Congo and Congo (state)
Königsberg n Könisberg (since 1946 Kaliningrad)
Konstantinopel n East Constantinople, see Istanbul
Kopenhagen n Copenhagen
Kordilleren pl (deliera) Cordillera (mountains)
Korea n Korea, Republik Korea - Republic of Korea, South Korea
Koreanische Demokratische Volksrepublik - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korinth n historical Corinth
Korsika n Corsica Peninsula
Kosovo m Kosovo (state)
Kostarika n Costa Rica
Krakau n German name of Krakow
Krakow n (-kuf) Krakow
Kreta n Crete Peninsula
Krim f Crimea
Kroatien n Croatia
Kronstadt n Kronshtadt
Kronstadt n German name Brasov (Romania)
Kuala Lumpur n Kuala Lumpur (capital of Malaysia)
Kuba n, Republik Kuba Cuba, Republic of Cuba
Kuban m R. Kuban
Kuibyschew n Kuibyshev, see Samara
Kurilen pl Kuril Islands
Kurland n East Kurland
Kusnetzkbecken n, Kusbass Kuznetsk Basin, Kuzbass
Kuweit n (-wet) Kuwait
Kyrgysstan n Kyrgyzstan

Labrador n Labrador Peninsula
Ladogasee m Ladazhsko lake
Lagos n Lagos (capital of Nigeria)
Lahor n Lahore
Laos n Laos
La Paz n (pass) La Paz (de facto capital of Bolivia)
Laptewsee f Laptev Sea
Las Palmas n Las Palmas
Lateinamerika n Latin America
Lausanne n (Lausanne) Lausanne
Lausitz f Lausitz (region in East Germany)
La Valetta see Valetta
Leeds n (leits) leeds
Leipzig n Leipzig
Lena f R. Lena
Leningrad n see Sankt Petersburg
Lesotho n Lesotho
Lettland n Latvia
Lhasa n (lasa) Lhasa city
Libanon m Lebanon (mountains), Lebanon (state)
Liberia n Liberia
Libreville n (-ville) Libreville (capital of Gabon)
Libyen n Libya (state)
Lichtenstein n Liechtenstein
Lilongwe n Lilongwe (capital of Malawi)
Lima n Lima (capital of Peru)
Linz n Linz
Lissabon n Lisbon
Litauen n Lithuania
Liverpool n (Liverpool) Liverpool
Livland n (bod-) East Livland
Ljubljana n Ljubljana
Lodz n (Lots) Lodz
Loire f (Loire) R. Loire
Lombardei f Lombardy (region in Italy)
Lome n Lome (capital of Togo)
London n London
Los Angeles n (Los Angeles) Los Angeles
Lothringen n Lorraine (historical region in the territory of France)
Luanda n Luanda (capital of Angola)
Lübeck n Lübeck
Luneburger Heide f Luneburg Heath
Lusaka n Lusaka (capital of Zambia)
Lüttich n German name of the city of Liege
Luxemburg n Luxembourg (city and state)
Lyon n (lyo) Lyon

Maas f Maas River, Meuse
Madagaskar n Madagascar (island and state)
Madras n Madras
Madrid n Madrid
Magdeburg n Magdeburg
Magellanstraße f Strait of Magellan
Maghreb m Maghreb (name of a group of North African countries west of Libya / Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco /)
Mähren n Moravia (historical region in the CSFR)
Mailand n Milan
Main m river Main
Mainz n Mainz
Makedonien n, Mazedonien Macedonia
Malabo n Malabo (capital of Equatorial Guinea)
Malaiischer Archipel Malay Archipelago
Malakka n Peninsula of Malacca
Malawi n Malawi (state)
Malaysia n Malaysia (state)
Male n Male (capital of the Republic of Maldives)
Malediven pl (-ven) Maldives (island and state)
Mali n Mali (state)
Malmö n Malmö
Malta n Malta (island and state)
Managua n Managua (capital of Nicaragua)
Manama n Manama (capital of Bahrain)
Manchester n (Manchester) Manchester
Mandschurei f Manjuria (region in China)
Manila n Manila (capital of the Philippines)
Mannheim n Mannheim
Maputo n Maputo (capital of Mozambique)
Marmarameer n Sea of Marmara
Marne f Marne R.
Marokko n Morocco (state)
Marseille n (-say) Marseille
Martinique n (-nik) Martinique Island
Maseru n Maseru (capital of Lesotho)
Maskat n Muscat (capital of Oman)
Mauretanien n Mauritania (state)
Mauritius n Mauritius (island and state)
Mazedonien n see Makedinien Macedonia
Mbabane n Mbabane (capital of Swaziland)
Meklenburg n Mecklenburg
Meklenburgische Seeplatte Mecklenburg Lake District
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern n Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Meißen n Meissen and Meissen
Melanesien n Melanesia Islands
Melbourne n (Melbourne) Melbourne
Memel n Memel (since 1923 Klaipeda city); German the name of the Neman river
Meneng n Meneng (capital of Nauru)
Mesopotamien n East Mesopotamia, Muzhdurechye
Mexiko n Mexico (state), Mexico City (capital of Mexico)
Minsk n Minsk
Mississippi m R. Mississippi
Missouri m (-su-) Missouri river
Mittelamerika n Central America
Mitteleuropa n Central Europe
Mittelmeer n Mediterranean Sea
Mitlerer Osten Middle East
Mocambique (Mozambique) n Mozambique
Mogadischu n Mogadishu (capital of Somalia)
Moldau f Vltava River; history of Moldova
Moldawien n see Moldova
Moldova n (-va) Moldova
Monaco n Monaco (state and capital)
Mongolei f Mongolia
Monrovia n (-в-) Monrovia (capital of Liberia)
Montblanc m (mobile) Mont Blanc mountain
Monte Carlo n Monte Carlo
Montenegro n Montenegro
Montevideo n (-vi-) Montevideo (capital of Uruguay)
Moroni n Moroni (capital of the Comoros)
Mosel f R. Mosel
Moskau n Moscow
Moskwa f Moskva River
Mount Everest m (maont everest) Everest, see Tschonolungma
Munich n Munich
Murmansk n Murmansk
Myanmar n Myanmar (state)

Nagasaki n Nagasaki
Naher Osten, Nahost Middle East
Nairobi n Nairobi (capital of Kenya)
Namibia n Namibia
Nanking n (-din) Nanjing
Nantes n Nantes
Nassau n Nassau (capital of the Bahamas)
Nauru n Nauru (island and state)
N'Djamena (-j-) n N'Djamena (capital of Chad)
Neapel n Naples
Neckar m Neckar
Neiße f river Neisse
Neman m (nye-) Neman river
Nepal n Nepal (state)
Neubrandenburg n Neubrandenburg
Neufundland n Newfoundland Island
Neuguinea n (-guinea) island of New Guinea
Neuseeland n New Zealand(island and state)
Newa f Neva R.
New Orleans n (New Orlins) New Orleans
New York n (New York) New York City
Niamey n (niame) Niamey (capital of Nigeria)
Niderlande pl Netherlands
Niederösterreich n Lower Austria (land in Austria)
Niederrhein m Lower Rhine
Niedersachsen n Lower Saxony (land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Niederschlesien n Lower Silesia (historical region in Poland)
Niger m Niger (river)
Niger n Niger (state)
Nigeria n Nigeria
Nishni Nowgorod n Nizhny Novgorod
Nikaragua n Nicaragua (state)
Nikosia n Nicosia (capital of Cyprus)
Nil m R. Neil
Ninive n (-ve) Nineveh
Nizza n Nice
Nordamerika n North America
Norddeutsche Tiefebene North German Plain
Nördliche Dwina Northern Dvina
Nordrhein-Westfalen n North Rhine-Westphalia (land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Nordsee f North Sea
Norwegen n Norway
Nouakchott (Nouakchott) n Nouakchott (capital of Mauritania)
Nowosibirsk n Novosibirsk
Nuakschott see Nouakchott
Nuku'alofa n Nuku'alofa (capital of Tonga)
Nürnberg n Nuremberg

Ob m R. Ob
Oberösterreich n Upper Austria (land in Austria)
Oberreinische Tiefebene Upper Rhine Lowland
Oberschlesien n Upper Silesia (historical region in Poland)
Ochotskisches Meer, Ochotsker Meer Sea of Okhotsk
Ödenburg n German name of the city of Sopron (Hungary)
Odenwald m Odenwald (mountains in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Oder f R. Oder
Odessa n Odessa
Odra f Odra, Polish and Czech name for the river Oder
Oka f river Oka
Olymp m Olympus (mountain)
Oman n Oman (state)
Omsk n Omsk
Onegasee m Lake Onega
Öresund m Öresund (strait)
Osaka n Osaka
Oslo n Oslo
Ostchinesisches Meer East China Sea
Osterinsel f Easter Island
Österreich n Austria
Ostindien n East East India
Ostpreußen n East East Prussia
Ostrava n Ostrava
Ostsee f Baltic Sea
Ottawa n Ottawa
Ouagadougou n Ouagadougou (capital of Burkina Faso)
Ozeanien n Oceania

Pakistan n Pakistan
Palästina n Palestine
Palermo n Palermo
Pamir m Pamir
Panama n Panama (state and capital)
Panamakanal m Panama Canal
Papeete n Papeete (capital of Tahiti)
Papua-Neuguinea n (-guinea) Papua New Guinea
Paraguay n (-guay) Paraguay
Paramaribo n Paramaribo (capital of Suriname)
Paris n Paris
Pazifik m Pacific Ocean
Peking n Beijing
Pergamon n Pergam
Perm n Perm
Persischer Golf Persian Gulf
Peru n Peru
Petersburg n Petersburg, see Sankt Petersburg
Pfalz f Palatinate
Pfälzer Wald m Palatinate Forest (FRG mountains)
Philadelphia n Philadelphia
Philippinen pl Philippines (state)
Phnom-Penh n (Phnom Penh) Phnom Penh (capital of Cambodia)
Phönikien n, Phönizien Phenicia
Pilsen n Plzen
Piräus n Piraeus
Pjöngjang n Pyongyang
Plattensee m German name of Lake Balaton
Plowdiw n Plovdiv
Plzen n (plzen) Plzen
Po n R. Po
Polen n Poland
Polynesien n Polynesia
Pommern n Pomerania (historical region in the territory of Poland)
Port-au-Prince n (port prince) Port-au-Prince (capital of Haiti)
Port Louis n (port louis) Port Louis (capital of Mauritius)
Port Moresby n (port of morzby) Port Moresby (capital of Papua New Guinea)
Port of Spain n (port of Spain) Port of Spain (capital of Trinidad and Tobago)
Porto Novo n Porto Novo (capital of Benin)
Port Said n (-seet) Port Said
Portsmouth n (portsmouth) Portsmouth
Portugal n Portugal
Posen n former German city Poznan
Potsdam n Potsdam
Poznan n (posnan) Poznan
Prag n Prague
Praia n Praia (capital of Cobo Verde)
Preßburg n Pressburg (German name of Bratislava)
Pretoria n Pretoria (capital of South Africa)
Preußen n East Prussia
Provence f (-vas) Provence (historical region in France)
Puerto Rico n Puerto Rico
Pyrenäen pl Pyrenees, Pyrenees mountains
Pyrenäenhalbinsel f Iberian Peninsula

Quezon City n (Kaeson City) Kaesong City (Philippines)
Quito n (quito) Quito (capital of Ecuador)
Rabat n Rabat (capital of Morocco)
Rangun n see Jangon
Rawalpindi n Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
Republik Südafrika South African Republic
Reunion n (reunion) Reunion island
Reykjavik n (Raekjavik) Reykjavik
Rhein m R. Rhine
Rheinische Schiefergebirge Rhine Shale Mountains
Rheinland n Rhineland
Rheinland-Pfalz n Rhineland-Palatinate (land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Rhodos n Rhodes (island and city)
Rhone f R. Rhone
Riga n Riga
Rigaer Bucht f Gulf of Riga
Rio de Janeiro n (Rio de Janeiro) Rio de Janeiro
Rom n Rome
Roseau (roso) n Roseau (capital of Dominica)
Rostock n Rostock
Rostow am Don n Rostov-on-Don
Rotes Meer Red Sea
Rotterdam n Rotterdam
Ruanda n Rwanda (state)
Rügen n Rügen Islands
Ruhr f R. Ruhr
Ruhrgebiet n Ruhr Basin
Rumänien n Romania
Russische Föderation Russian Federation
Rußland n Russia

Saale f R. Hall
Saar f R. Saar
Saarbrücken n Saarbrücken
Saarland n Saar (land in Germany)
Sachalin n Sakhalin Island
Sachsen n Saxony (land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Sachsen-Anhalt n Saxony-Anhalt, also. Saxony-Anhalt (land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Sächsische Schweiz Saxon Switzerland
Sahara f (zaha- and saha-) Sahara (desert)
Saigon n see Ho-chi-Minh-Stadt
Saint George's n (Saint George's) Saint George's (capital of Grenada)
Salomonen pl Salomon Islands (state)
Salomoninseln pl Salomon Islands
Saloniki n Thessaloniki (city) and Thessaloniki
Salzburg n Salzburg (city and land in Austria)
Samara n Samara
Sambesi m R. Zambezi
Sambia n Zambia
Samoainseln pl of Samoa
Sana n Sanaa (capital of the Republic of Yemen)
San Francisco n (Saint Francisco) San Francisco
San Jose n (Jose) San Jose (capital of Costa Rica)
Sankt Helena n Saint Helena
Sankt Petersburg n Saint Petersburg
San Marino n San Marino (state and capital)
San Salvador n (-va-) San Salvador (capital of El Salvador)
Sansibar n Zanzibar island
Santiago de Chile n Santiago (capital of Chile)
Santiago de Cuba n Santiago de Cuba
Santo Domingo n Santo Domingo (capital of the Dominican Republic)
Sao Paulo n (sao paolo) Sao Paulo
Sao Tome n San Tome (capital of Sao Tome and Principe)
Sao Tome und Principi n Sao Tome und Principi
Sapporo n Sapporo
Sarajevo n Sarajevo
Sardinien n Sardinia island
Saudi-Arabien n Saidian Arabia
Schanghai n Shanghai
Schlesien n Silesia (historical region in Poland)
Schleswig n (Schleswig) Schleswig
Schleswig-Holstein n (Schleswig) Schleswig-Holstein (land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Schottland n Scotland
Schwaben n Swabia (historical region on the territory of Germany)
Schwäbische Alb Swabian Alb, Schwäbischer Jura Swabian Jura (mountains)
Schwarzes Meer Black Sea
Schwarzwald m Black Forest (mountains in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Schweden n Sweden
Schweiz f Switzerland, Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Swiss Confederation
Schwerin n Schwerin
Seattle n (Seattle) Seattle
Seeland n Zealand Island
Seine f (zen (e) and sep) r. Seine
Senegal n Senegal
Seoul, see Söul
Serbien n Serbia
Sewansee m Lake Sevan
Sewastopol n Sevastopol
Seychellen pl Seychelles(state)
Sheffield (Sheffield) n Sheffield
Sibirien n Siberia
Siebenbürgen n Transylvania (historical region in Romania)
Sierra Leone n Sierra Leone (state)
Simbabwe n (zimbapwe) Zimbabwe (state)
Sinai m, Sinaihalbinsel f Sinai Peninsula
Singapur n (zingapur) Singapore (state and capital)
Sizilien n island of Sicily
Skandinavien n (-vi-) Scandinavia
Skopje n Skopje (Skopje)
Slowakei f Slovakia
Slowenien n Slovenia
Soest n (sost) Soest (Germany)
Sofia n Sofia
Solingen n Solingen
Somalia n Somalia
Söul n (soul) Seoul
Sowjetunion f Soviet Union
Spanien n Spain
Spessart m Spessart (mountains in Germany)
Spitzbergen n Spitsbergen islands
Spree f Spree and Spree
Sri Lanka n Sri Lanka (state)
Steiermark f Styria (land in Austria)
Stettin n Stettin (German name of Szczecin)
Stiller Ozean Pacific Ocean
Stockholm n Stockholm
Strasbourg n (strasbourg), Strasburg (stras-) Strasbourg (g)
Straße von Calais f (kale) Pas de Calais (strait)
Straße von Gibraltar f Strait of Gibraltar
Straße von Malakka f Strait of Malacca
Stuttgart n Stuttgart
SU (Sowjetunion) Soviet Union
Sucre n Sucre (official capital of Bolivia)
Südamerika n South America
Sudan m Sudan (state)
Südchinesisches Meer South China Sea
Sudeten pl Sudetes (mountains)
Südkorea n South Korea
Suez n (zuets) Suez
Suezkanal m (zuets) Suez Canal
Suhl n Suhl
Sulawesi n Sulawesi Peninsula
Sumat (e) ra n Sumatra Island
Sund m Eresund, Sound (strait)
Sundainseln pl Sunda Islands
Surabaja n Surabaya
Suriname n Suriname (state)
Suva n Suva (capital of Fiji)
Swasiland n Swaziland (state)
Swerdlowsk n Sverdlovsk
Sydney n Sydney
Sylt n Sylt Island
Syrdarja m Syrdarya river
Syrien n Syria
Szczecin n (bristles), Szczecin

Tadschikistan (-ji-) n Tajikistan
Tahiti n Tahiti
Taiwan n (Taeuan) Taiwan
Tallinn n Tallinn
Tanganjikasee m Tanganyika island
Tanger n Tangier
Tansania Tanzania
Tarawa n Tarawa (capital of Kiribati)
Taschkent n Tashkent
Tasmanien n Tasmania
Tatra f Tatras (mountains)
Taunus m Taunus (mountains)
Taurien n East Taurida
Tbilissi n Tbilisi
Tegucigalpa n (-si-) Tegucigalpa (capital of Honduras)
Teheran n Tehran
Tel Aviv n (Tel Aviv) Tel Aviv
Teutoburger Wald m Teutoburger Forest (mountains)
Thailand n Thailand
Theben n Thebes
Theiß f river Tisza
Themse f River Thames
Thessalien n East Thessaly (region in Germany)
Thimbu n Thimphu (capital of Bhutan)
Thrakien n, Thrazien East Thrace (region in Greece)
Thüringen n Thuringia (land in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Thüringer Wald m Thuringian Forest (mountains)
Tiber m R. Tiber
Tibet n Tibet
Tienschan m Tien Shan
Tigris m R. Tiger
Tilsit n East Tilsit (from 1946 Soviet.)
Timor n Timor Island
Tirana n Tirana
Tirol n Tyrol (land in Austria)
Togo n Togo (state)
Tokio (Tokyo) n Tokyo
Tonga n Tonga (islands and states)
Toronto n Toronto
Totes Meer Dead Sea
Toulouse n (tulus) Toulouse
Trier n Trier
Trinidad und Tobago n Trinidad and Tobago
Tripolis n Tripoli (capital of Libya)
Tschad m Chad (lake), f state
Tschechoslowakei f Czecho-Slovakia
Tschomolungma m Chomolungma (mountains) see Mount Everest
Tschuktschenhalbinsel f of the Chukotka Peninsula
Tschuktschensee f Chukchi Sea
Tsushima n (-shi-) Tsushima Island
Tübingen n Tübingen
Tunesien n Tunisia
Tunis n Tunisia (capital of Tunisia)
Turin n Turin
Türkei f Turkey
Turkmenistan n Turkmenistan
Tuvalu n Tuvalu (islands and states)
Tyrrhenisches Meer Turrin Sea

Ufa n Ufa
Uganda n Uganda (state)
Ukraine f Ukraine
Ulan-Bator n Ulan Bator
Uljanowsk n Ulyanovsk
Ungarn n Hungary
Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken (UdSSR) USSR
Ural m Ural, Ural mountains
Urugvay n (-guai) Uruguay
USA pl USA
Usbekistan n Uzbekistan

Vaduz n (в-) Vaduz (capital of Liechtenstein)
Valencia n (в-) Valencia
Valletta n (в-) Valletta (capital of Malta)
Valparaiso n (в-) Valparaiso
Vanuatu n Vanuatu (state)
Vatikan m (va-) Vatican (city-state)
Venedig n (ve-) Venice
Venezuela (ve-) Venezuela
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate pl United Arab Emirates
Vereinigtes Königreich von Großbritanien und Nordirland n United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Vereinigte Staaten (von Amerika) (USA) pl USA
Versailles n (Versailles) Versailles
Vesuv n (ve-) Vesuvius (volcano)
Vierlande pl Vierland (area around Hamburg)
Vierwaldstätter See m (Walt-) Lake Lucerne
Vietnam n (Viet-), Sozialistische Republik Vietnam Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Vilnius n (Vilnius) Vilnius
Vogtland n Vogtland (region in Saxony)
Vorarlberg n (fore-) Vorarlberg (land in Austria)
Vorderindien n Hindustan Peninsula
Vorpommern n Western Pomerania (historical region of Germany)
Wagadugu Wagodugu, see Ouagadougou
Walachei f Wallachia (historical region in Romania)
Wales n (wells) Wales
Warna n Varna
Warschau n Warsaw
Washington (Woshintan) n Washington
Weichsel f Wisla River
Weißes Meer White Sea
Weißrußland n Belarus
Wellington n (wellington) Wellington (capital of New Zealand)
Weser f R. Weser
Westfalen n Westphalia (part of the state of North Rhine-Festphalia)
Westsahara f Western Sahara
Westsamoa n Western Samoa
Wien n Vienna (capital and land in Austria)
Wiesbaden n Wiesbaden
Windhoek (-hook-) n Windhoek (capital of Namibia)
Wisla f Wisla River
Wladiwostok n (-stock) Vladivostok
Wolga f Volga river
Wolgograd n Volgograd
Wroclaw n Wroclaw
Württemberg n Württemberg (part of the state of Baden-Württemberg)
Xianggang n (xianggan)
Yamoussoukro (Yamoussoukro) n Yamoussoukro (capital of Côte d'Ivoire)
Yangon n see Jangon
Yaounde n (Yaounde) Yaounde (capital of Cameroon)
Yokohama see Jokohama

Zahreb n (for-) Zagreb
Zaire n (zaire) Zaire (state)
Zaragoza n (zaragoza) zaragoza
Zentralafrikanische Republik (ZAR) Central African Republic
Zürich n Zurich
Zypern n Cyprus (island and state)

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3. Europa-park, Rust

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4. Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen

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6. Lake Constance

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8. Ulm Cathedral

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9. Cathedral, Cologne

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12. Valley of the Moselle

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16. Zugspitze and Partnachklamm

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20. Speicherstadt, Hamburg

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24. Rugen Island

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26. Castle Eltz

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27. Hanseatic City of Lubeck

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29. Harz and Mount Brocken

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31. Isle of Yust

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32. Imperial Cathedral, Speyer

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34. Old Town, Görlitz

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35. Schwerin Castle

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36. Museum of the GDR, Berlin

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37. Dunkern Castle

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39. Berlin Wall

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40. Museum Island, Berlin

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42. Palace Sanssouci, Potsdam

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43. Castle Moritzburg

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44. Lake Königssee

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46. Imperial Castle, Cochem

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47. Wadden Sea

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50. Drosselgasse, Ruedesheim

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The German National Tourism Committee (DZT) has published its new 2016 ranking of German attractions based on a survey of foreign tourists. More than 40 thousand visitors of the www.germany.travel website from all over the world took part in it. Compared to last year, the list has been updated by about one third. We marked new places in our gallery with asterisks (*).

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Before proceeding to the rating, we note that we have already described in detail about many of the sights from the list in our travel section "Around Germany". Links to these articles and reports can be accessed by clicking on the "+" (More Related) icon to the right below the photos. Go!

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1. Miniature Wonderland, Hamburg

The first place in the survey was taken by the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg. Located in the Speicherstadt quarter, this popular museum houses the largest railway model in the world. Last year it was visited by 1.25 million people. The photo shows one of the new thematic sections of the exposition - a model of the ancient city of Pompeii. (*)

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2. Old town and castle, Heidelberg

The city is dominated by some of Germany's most photogenic ruins. The first written mention of the Heidelberger Schloss dates back to 1225. It suffered significant damage during the Thirty Years' War and the War of the Palatinate Succession in the 17th century and remained in ruins. The ruins of the castle and its history especially impressed the writers and artists of the Romantic era.

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3. Europa-park, Rust

Last year he topped the rating, and this year he moved to the third line. The largest amusement park in Germany - Europa-Park (Europa-Park) was opened in 1975 near the Baden-Württemberg city of Rust. Now it is visited by more than four million people annually. There are many foreigners among them, which explains the park's position at the top of the list.

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4. Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen

Neuschwanstein is a German reference for a fairytale castle in the Bavarian Alps. About 1.4 million tourists visit it annually. It was built for himself by King Ludwig II, but he lived here in the still unfinished castle for only about 170 days. In love with Wagner's works, while walking around the neighborhood, he liked to imagine himself in the image of the mythical Swan Knight - Lohengrin.

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5. Old Town, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

The small Bavarian town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, which is home to only about eleven thousand people, is known all over the world. Here, without additional decorations, you can shoot films that take place in the Middle Ages. The atmosphere of ancient times has been preserved in Rothenburg in the best possible way. More than three million tourists visit it annually.

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6. Lake Constance

Lake Constance (Bodensee) is located in the alpine foothills on the border of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Among its attractions, the most popular are the flower island of Mainau, the World Heritage Site of the Monastery Island of Reichenau, the cities of Lindau and Konstanz, as well as the Meersburg Castle.

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7. Residence of the Electors, Mannheim

Mannheim Palace (Residenzschloss Mannheim) is a baroque residence on the Rhine, built for the rulers of the Courpfalz in 1720-1760. Versailles served as a model, and during the construction, the then elector ordered that his residence had one more window. It is one of the largest palace complexes in Europe. Now the city university is located in its premises. (*)

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8. Ulm Cathedral

This Gothic temple was founded in the German city of Ulm in 1377, but its construction was interrupted several times and was completed only at the end of the 19th century. Ulm Cathedral (Ulmer Münster) is now the tallest church in the world. Its bell tower is almost 162 meters high.

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9. Cathedral, Cologne

It is called the longest long-term construction project in German history. The construction of this temple, taking into account all the interruptions, took 632 years. Its two pointed 157-meter towers are visible from distant approaches to the city. At the time of completion in 1880, it was the tallest building in the world. In 1996, the Gothic Cathedral of Cologne (Kölner Dom) was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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10. Attractions of Dresden

In terms of the density of artistic and architectural monuments per square kilometer, Dresden can compete with any of the leading cultural capitals of the world. In the Old Town (Altstadt), visitors will find the Zwinger palace and park ensemble, the Frauenkirche church, the Semperoper, the Green Vault Treasury and many other attractions.

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11. Natural parks of the Black Forest

The total area of both natural parks of the German "Black Forest" - Black Forest is about 7.45 thousand square kilometers. At the same time, the South Black Forest (Naturpark Südschwarzwald) is the largest such park in Germany. The region has an excellent infrastructure for various types of tourism.

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12. Valley of the Moselle

From Bavarian beer to Moselle wines. It was from the valley of the Moseltal River that the spread of winemaking began on the territory of present-day Germany. The first vineyards were laid by the ancient Romans 2000 years ago. The local Rieslings are very famous. The multi-day route is popular among outdoor enthusiasts, for example, from Trier to Koblenz, where the river flows into the Rhine.

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13. "German road of romance"

The nearly 400 km long hiking trail "German Romantische Straße" is the most famous and oldest in Germany. It starts in Würzburg and ends in the Bavarian resort of Füssen. This route also includes small picturesque towns in the cozy Tauber Valley, Augsburg with the famous Fuggerei quarter, and Neuschwanstein Castle.

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14. Old Town, Cathedral and Shopkeepers' Bridge, Erfurt

Erfurt Cathedral (Erfurter Dom) - an ancient temple, founded in the VIII century. Together with the nearby church, the Severikirche is the main architectural symbol of the capital of today's Thuringia. The Erfurt Shopkeepers' Bridge (Krämerbrücke) is also widely known. This residential bridge over the Gera River was built in the 14th century. Houses are located on both sides of it.

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15. Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

The Brandenburger Tor was built in 1789-1791 in the classicist style. In 1989, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this main symbol of the German capital also became a symbol of the country's reunification. The chariot with the goddess of Victory was installed in 1794. Having conquered Berlin, Napoleon ordered to transport the sculpture to Paris, but after the victory over the French, Quadriga was returned to its place.

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16. Zugspitze and Partnachklamm

Mount Zugspitze, near which the city of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is located, is the highest point in Germany. The summit (2962 m) can be reached by one of the cable cars or cogwheels railways- from the German or Austrian side, which makes about 500 thousand people annually. Nearby is also mountain gorge Partnachklamm with a turbulent river flowing through it.

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17. Ludwigsburg Residence

Ludwigsburg Residence (Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg) is one of the largest palace and park ensembles of the Baroque era in Germany. It was built for the rulers of the Württemberg house in 1704-1733. Several gardens were laid out in the park. In the middle of the last century, the Fairy Garden (Märchengarten) was opened here, which also became a tourist attraction.

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The Maulbronn Monastery, located in Baden-Württemberg, was founded in 1147. Of all the medieval cloisters built north of the Alps, it is the best preserved. In 1993 it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Among the students of the monastery school are the names of Johannes Kepler and Hermann Hesse.

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19. Rock Lorelei in the Middle Rhine

“I don’t know what I yearn for” ... These famous lines by Heinrich Heine are dedicated to the legendary rock Loreley. According to legend, the little mermaid sitting on it, one of the Maidens of the Rhine, became the cause of the death of ships - her singing was so beautiful and magical. In 2002, part of the Rhine Valley, 65 kilometers from Bingen to Koblenz, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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20. Speicherstadt, Hamburg

In 2015, a new World Heritage Site appeared in Germany. This status was given to the Speicherstadt in Hamburg - a warehouse district built for duty-free trade in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At one time, it was the largest in the world. Since 2000, it has also hosted the Miniatur Wunderland, the world's largest railway model.

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21. Wildlife Park, Bad Mergentheim

This owl lives in the Park wildlife Bad Mergentheim (Wildpark Bad Mergentheim). It was founded here in the state of Baden-Württemberg on a private initiative in 1974. Now in the park you can see representatives of more than seventy different species of the fauna of European forests. In particular, a pack of up to thirty wolves. It is considered the largest in Europe. (*)

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Saxon Switzerland National Park (Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz) is located on the border of Germany and the Czech Republic. It was created in 1990. About 1.7 million tourists visit it annually. Especially popular are the Bastei rocky massif, from the observation deck of which you can see the Elbe, as well as the Königstein fortress (Festung Königstein). (19)

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23. Zoo "Hellabrunn", Munich

Zoo "Hellabrunn" in Munich (Tierpark Hellabrunn) - the largest in area in Europe. Located in the southern part of the Bavarian capital on the banks of the Isar River. It became the first zoo in the world organized according to a geographic principle (Geozoo) - five continents and polar regions, as well as thematic sections, among which - a grotto of bats and a monkey house. About 1.5 million visitors annually. (*)

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24. Rugen Island

Rügen is the largest German island in terms of area, one of the most popular seaside resorts in Germany. Nature lovers will find a unique landscape diversity here, as well as the famous Chalk Cliffs, celebrated in the era of German Romanticism. There are many old brick churches on Rügen, there are picturesque castles, residences and representative buildings in the styles of historicism, classicism, modernism.

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The Berchtesgaden region in the south of Bavaria is made for photo albums of idyllic landscapes. The national park of the same name is one of the oldest in the Alps. The first site was taken under protection in 1910. Among the attractions are the Kehlsteinhaus mountain courtyard and the oldest operating salt mine in Germany (Salzbergwerk).

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26. Castle Eltz

Castle Eltz (Burg Eltz) hid from the world in a quiet forest near the Moselle. Previously, his image adorned the 500 Deutsche Mark banknote. He did not play any outstanding role in history, but is known because it is perfectly preserved and is considered one of the most beautiful medieval castles in Germany. For about eight centuries, it has been owned by representatives of the same noble family - already in the 33rd generation.

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27. Hanseatic City of Lubeck

Lübeck was founded in 1143 on the Grave River, which flows into the Baltic Sea, near its mouth. It is surrounded on all sides by water, which was typical of many cities of the Hanseatic League. Lubeck was considered its capital. Now the history of the Hansa is reminded here by numerous monuments of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, in particular, the Holstein Gate (Holstentor).

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28. Ancient Roman Monuments, Trier

Trier is the oldest city in Germany. It was laid down on the Moselle during the reign of Octavian Augustus in 16 BC. In the 4th century, it was even the capital of the Western Roman Empire. Numerous monuments remind of this period: the thermal baths, the amphitheater, the Porta Nigra gate, blackened from time, - the largest and best-preserved ancient city gate in the world.

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29. Harz and Mount Brocken

Brocken is the highest point of the Harz. According to legend, witches flock to the top of this mountain to celebrate Walpurgis Night, which can be read about in Goethe's Faust. In 2006, a national park was created in the Harz, which is popular with hikers and skiing enthusiasts. It is located on the territory of two states - Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony.

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30. Castle Kaiserburg, Nuremberg

Founded by Frederick Barbarossa, the Kaiserburg castle was one of the most important imperial residences in Germany for more than five centuries. Nuremberg began to play a special role in the Holy Roman Empire in the middle of the 11th century. From 1050 to 1571, all the emperors visited this city, sometimes - passing, sometimes - staying for a longer time.

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31. Isle of Yust

Island of Juist (Juist), it is also - Yust. Located in the North Sea, a German island with no car traffic. The length is 17 kilometers. Moreover, the maximum width does not exceed one kilometer, and the minimum is 500 meters. It is home to only one and a half thousand people, but about 95 thousand tourists stay in its hotels and boarding houses every year. (*)

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32. Imperial Cathedral, Speyer

The history of the largest Romanesque temple in Europe is almost a thousand years old. In the shadow of the Speyer Cathedral (Kaiserdom), as German historians figuratively put it, more than 50 goftags and Reichstags have passed, and four emperors and four kings are buried in its crypt. In 1981, Speyer Cathedral became the second German site to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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33. Karl Adventure Village

Adventure Village Karl (Karls Erlebnisdorf) - a farm in Rövershagen near Rostock, after the reunification of Germany, turned into family park entertainment and recreation. Here you can pick strawberries, roll around the cornfield and find many more activities for yourself. The photo shows a pike from the local aquarium. The village has branches in four other locations, in particular on Rügen. (*)

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34. Old Town, Görlitz

Old city in Görlitz (Altstadt von Görlitz) - the most eastern city Germany on the border with Poland. There are more than 3500 architectural monuments of five centuries - from late Gothic to Baroque. Many of them have recently been restored.

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35. Schwerin Castle

This residence of the head of the Mecklenburg House was built on Palace Island in Schwerin in the style of romantic historicism in 1845-1857. Now the Land Parliament - Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is working here. Schweriner Schloss is one of the German candidates for inclusion in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. (*)

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36. Museum of the GDR, Berlin

The DDR Museum was opened in Berlin in 2006 and soon became one of the most popular museums in the German capital. More than half a million visitors come here annually. The main exhibition features about a thousand exhibits.

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37. Dunkern Castle

It is located near the Dutch border in Lower Saxony. The history of the castle on the water Dankern (Schloss Dankern) has more than 500 years. To receive funds for the maintenance and repair of this monument, its owners began half a century ago to create a family center with guest houses and an amusement park. Now about 225 thousand visitors come here annually.

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38. Old Town and Cathedral, Bamberg

"Franconian Rome", as it was called, is located on seven hills. The example of Bamberg can be traced to the history of the development of cities that originated in the Early Middle Ages. World Heritage Sites include the Old Town Hall and the former bishop's courtyard. The cathedral houses the 13th century Bamberg Horseman, one of the most famous medieval sculptures in Germany.

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39. Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer) fell over a quarter of a century ago. Today, the wall that divided the city in 1961 in the German capital is reminiscent of the East Side Gallery - a gallery under open air, Checkpoint Charlie Museum - Museum Checkpoint Charlie, Mauerpark - a park on the border strip between Bemstrasse and Bernauerstrasse streets, also a thematic walking trail - Mauerweg.

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40. Museum Island, Berlin

Located in the center of Berlin, Museum Island (Museumsinsel) was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. His collections feature works of world art from various countries and eras. It ranks first among the cultural monuments of Germany in terms of its value.

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41. Old Town and Cathedral, Regensburg

Regensburg is Germany's finest example of a well-preserved large German city from the Middle Ages. Its history goes back over 1800 years. In 2006 year architectural monuments The old town has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A special place among them is occupied by St. Peter's Cathedral (Regensburger Dom), built in the French Gothic style.

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42. Palace Sanssouci, Potsdam

Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam near Berlin. The Prussian king Frederick the Great ordered the construction of this summer residence to begin in 1745. She served him as a refuge from the daily hustle and bustle of the courtiers. "Without worries" - this is how its name is translated from French. In 1990, the palace received the status of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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43. Castle Moritzburg

Moritzburg Castle is located near Dresden. In 1972, the film "Three Nuts for Cinderella" was filmed here. It acquired its current appearance during the Baroque era at the beginning of the 18th century. Used as country residence Saxon electors. Now this palace and park complex is annually visited by about a million people. (*)

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44. Lake Königssee

Bavarian "King's Lake" - Königssee is located in the Berchtesgaden National Park. Several climatic resorts are located in its vicinity. Among the sights, the most popular are the Baroque St. Bartholomä Church and the circular walking route Artist's Corner (Rundwanderweg Malerwinkel).

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45. Lake Chiemsee and Herrenchiemsee Palace

This lake is popularly called the "Bavarian Sea" - Chiemsee, located sixty kilometers from Munich. In 1878, King Ludwig II ordered the foundation of his luxurious country palace - Herrenchiemsee - on one of his islands. The architects were instructed to build a residence here in honor of his idol, the French king Louis XIV.

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46. Imperial Castle, Cochem

Surrounded by vineyards, it rises above the picturesque Moselle Valley and is the main attraction of the city of Cochem. The history of this Imperial Castle (Reichsburg Cochem) goes back over a thousand years. It was destroyed in the 17th century during the War of the Palatinate Succession and rebuilt with private funds in the second half of the 19th century.

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47. Wadden Sea

The shallow coastal waters of the Wattenmeer are an unusual natural landscape and unique habitat of over ten thousand square kilometers. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in two federal states of Germany - Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony. Every hour the Wadden Sea changes its appearance - depending on the stage of high tide or low tide.

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48. Wilhelmshohe Park, Kassel

Wilhelmshöhe Park (Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe) in Kassel is one of the largest artificial mountain parks in Europe. Landgraves and electors of Hesse-Kassel were engaged in its creation throughout the 18th century. In 2013, the park was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Experts of this international organization noted it as an outstanding monument of the era of European absolutism.

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The famous art critic Jacob Burckhardt once called its 116-meter bell tower "The most beautiful tower of Christianity". It was included in the guidebooks. This is the tower of the Freiburger Münster, a Gothic temple built between 1200 and 1513. At the beginning of the 19th century, Freiburg became the seat of the bishop, and its main church received the status of a cathedral.

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50. Drosselgasse, Ruedesheim

Rüdesheim is a cozy town with ten thousand inhabitants, which annually attracts about three million tourists. In terms of the number of guests per capita, it ranks first in Germany. They come here not only for the Rhine romance, but also to taste the wines from the Rheingau. Here is the Drosselgasse street, famous for its wine restaurants and cellars.

51. Marienplatz Square, Munich

Marienplatz - main square the Bavarian capital. It is always crowded here, and the main architectural sights are the Old and New Town Halls. The first mention of the medieval town hall dates back to the beginning of the XIV century. A new one was erected next door in the neo-Gothic style in 1867-1908. The lively shopping street and the famous Viktualienmarkt market are nearby.

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52. Cathedral, Aachen

An outstanding example of sacred architecture, the Aachener Dom became the first German site to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. He received this status in 1978. The central part of the Romanesque temple is an octagon topped with a dome. Over the long history of the Aachen Cathedral, more than 30 monarchs have been crowned there.

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53. Eifel National Park

Located between the Moselle and the Rhine on the border of Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium. The Eifel National Park was established in 2004. The local landscapes are characterized by volcanic mountains and crater lakes. Other attractions include half-timbered houses, old churches, medieval castles and vineyards on the Ar River. (*)

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54. Oktoberfest, Munich

Munich can be safely called the world capital of beer - at least during the traditional Oktoberfest beer festival. About 6.5 million people visit it every year. The first took place on October 17, 1810. The reason for it was the wedding of the future Bavarian King Ludwig I and Princess Teresa.

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55. Port of Hamburg and Fish Market

The port of Hamburg (Hamburger Hafen) is the largest seaport in Germany and the third in Europe after Rotterdam and Antwerp. The date of its foundation is May 7, 1189. Now on this day a big city holiday is being held here. The world famous Fish Market (Fischmarkt), which regularly sinks under water during storm floods, is also a must-see.

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56. Fantasy Land, Bruhl

The Phantasialand in Brühl near Cologne is one of the fifteen most visited amusement parks in Europe. More than 1.8 million people come here every year. It was founded in 1967 and is one of the oldest such parks in Europe.

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57. Old Town, Dusseldorf

The Old Town in Düsseldorf (Altstadt von Düsseldorf) is the largest bar in the world. In any case, this is generally accepted here. However, the historical center of the capital of North Rhine - Westphalia is interesting not only for its beer halls. There are many beautiful buildings here different eras and styles, other monuments, cozy squares, and the crown of the entire Old Town is the promenade of the Rhine.

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Bremen Town Hall (Bremer Rathaus) and the statue of the knight Roland (Roland) with the drawn sword of justice. The Weser Renaissance town hall is considered one of the most beautiful in Germany. Roland is a symbol of urban freedom and the right to trade independently. In 2004, these sights of Bremen were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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59. Castle Wartburg, Eisenach

Wartburg Castle in Thuringian Eisenach is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is considered one of the best preserved medieval castles in Germany. After being anathematized and imperial opal, Martin Luther took refuge here. The living and working room of the father of the Reformation (Lutherstube) almost immediately after his death became a place of pilgrimage for his followers.

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60. Würzburg Residence

The Würzburger Residenz is a late Baroque masterpiece. It reflects the best ideas of this era. It is considered one of the main monuments left to the descendants of the German architect Balthazar Neumann. The residence was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981. The palace became the third German site to receive this status.

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The Hohenzollern Castle, located fifty kilometers from Stuttgart, is considered the ancestral nest of the Swabian dynasty of the same name, whose representatives rose up in the Middle Ages. In the XV-XVI centuries, they became the rulers of Brandenburg and Prussia, and in 1871 they took the throne of the German Kaisers. The castle fortress was built, presumably, in the 11th century.

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62. Linderhof Castle

Linderhof (Schloss Linderhof) is the only castle founded by the Bavarian king Ludwig II, which was fully built during his lifetime. The castle is located about 30 kilometers from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The interiors are made in the Baroque and Rococo styles. More than 400 thousand people visit it annually.

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63. Chocolate Festival, Tübingen

The largest chocolate festival in Germany, chocolART, takes place every December in the Baden-Württemberg city of Tübingen. It first took place in 2006. About two hundred thousand people visit it during a week of work. The festival is attended by numerous chocolate manufacturers from all over the world. ChocolART fairs also take place in Wernigerode and Wuppertal. (*)

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64. City Hall, Wernigerode

The city of Wernigerode is located in the Harz mountain region of Saxony-Anhalt and is known far beyond Germany for its old half-timbered houses and a picturesque castle. The Town Hall (Rathaus Wernigerode) was erected on the Market Square in the 16th century. The facade is decorated with numerous carved wood figures. (*)

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65. Motorcycle route

The Motorcycle Tourist Route (Motorradstraße), also known as "Pan Germania", connects the most popular German regions among motorcyclists. Its length is 10 thousand kilometers in total. The official presentation of the route took place in 2004. (*)

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66.German Alpine Road

The German Alpine Road (Deutsche Alpenstraße) provides an opportunity to see the main attractions of the Bavarian Alps. The length of this tourist road is about 450 kilometers: from Lindau on Lake Constance to Berchtesgaden. (*)

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67. German Fairy Tale Road

The German Fairy Tale Road (Deutsche Märchenstraße) is a 600-kilometer hiking trail dedicated to the work of the Brothers Grimm. The route was laid in 1975 between the cities of Hanau and Bremen. In the photo - a monument to the brothers Grimm in Kassel, where their museum is located.

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68. Sights of Koblenz

The German corner (Deutsches Eck) in Koblenz is a spit at the confluence of the Moselle with the Rhine. In 1897, a monument to the first Kaiser of the German Empire, Wilhelm I, was erected here. On the opposite bank of the Rhine there is the fortress Ehrenbreitstein, founded in the 16th century, which is now connected with the city embankment cable car.

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69. Wuppertal Cable Car

Suspended monorail tram (Schwebebahn) is not only a means of transportation, but also one of the main attractions of the city of Wuppertal in the Ruhr region. The track was built over the bed of the local river in 1901. Since then, the road has been modernized several times. The length of the route is 13.3 kilometers, the number of passengers per year is about 19 million people. This is how the tram looked in 1912. (*)

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70. Pied Piper's House, Hameln

This city has gained worldwide fame thanks to the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Reminders of the legend are now found on every corner, but the main attraction associated with the mysterious incident - the disappearance of all children here, is the Rattenfängerhaus in the Old Town. It was just past him, along a narrow street, according to legend, that the Pied Piper took them out of Hamelin.

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71. Mine "Zollverein", Essen

The Zollverein mining complex in Essen is considered the benchmark for mine architecture. It was founded in the middle of the 19th century, and it acquired its present appearance in 1927-1932. Now the mine is an industrial monument and one of the centers of cultural life in the region. In 2001, this landmark of the Ruhr region received the status of a World Heritage Site. (*)

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72. Reichstag, Berlin

It was erected on the banks of the Spree River in Berlin for the parliament of the German Empire. The last stone for the construction of the Reichstag was laid on December 5, 1894. After the reunification of the country and reconstruction in 1999, the building became part of the parliamentary complex of the Bundestag - the federal parliament of Germany. Tourists can visit the glass dome with an observation deck.

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73. Michelstadt

Michelstadt is located in the Odenwald mountain region in South Hesse. In addition to the ancient castle in the historic center of this city, there are many old half-timbered buildings that are of interest to tourists. In 1984, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the city hall, built in the late Gothic style at the end of the 15th century, a commemorative postage stamp was issued in Germany. (*)

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74. "Kiel week"

Kiel is the capital of Schleswig-Holstein. Most of the guests are received here during the traditional "Kieler Woche" (Kieler Woche). This international regatta is both an important sailing event and a great summer folk festival. About a hundred ships take part in the regatta. The number of visitors to the festival is about three million people. (*)

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75. Quedlinburg

In the Middle Ages, this city played an important role as the Palatinate - one of the royal residences in German lands. Among the main attractions of Quedlinburg today are Castle Hill, on which Emperor Otto I founded a secular abbey in the 10th century, as well as 1,300 half-timbered houses in the Old Town. In 1996, these monuments were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. (55-58)

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76. Teutonic Forest

Nature Park The Teutonic Forest (Naturpark Teutoburger Wald) was founded in North Rhine-Westphalia in 1965. Among its attractions are the Externstein rocks, they are also the Exer stones, the Arminius monument - a monument dedicated to the victory of the Germanic tribes over the Roman army in 9 AD, as well as the former imperial abbey of Corvey, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. (*)

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77. Old Town, Celle

Celle is located in the southern part of the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony. The first written mention is dated 985. In the historical center of the city (Altstadt von Celle), many half-timbered monuments have been perfectly preserved, and there is also a castle - the former residence of the dukes of Braunschweig-Luneburg.

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78. Loop of the Saar in Metlach

The Saar River makes such a picturesque bend in the Metlach region. This place was admired by Victor Hugo during his travels in Germany. Modern tourists can enjoy the panorama of the Saar Loop (Saarschleife) from a height of 180 meters by visiting observation deck Cloef in the Orsholz area. (*)

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79. Deutsches Museum, Munich

The Deutsches Museum in Munich is one of the largest museums of technology and natural history in the world. More than 28 thousand exhibits are collected here. It was created in 1903. Now this museum is visited annually by about 1.5 million people.

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80. Wiskirche Church, Steingaden

The pilgrimage church in the village of Wieskirche rises among picturesque green meadows against the backdrop of the alpine foothills in the Bavarian region of Steingaden. Built in 1745 at the expense of a neighboring monastery, it is a unique monument of the Baroque style. In 1983, the temple was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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81. Allgäu

Allgäu is a South German region on the border between Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Popular with tourists at any time of the year. Known for its alpine mountain resorts. Its attractions also include Neuschwanstein Castle. More than three million guests stay in hotels and guesthouses annually, and the total number of overnight stays exceeds 10 million. (*)

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82. Hainich National Park

Hainich is a wooded highland in the northwest of Thuringia. Part of this region has been declared a national park (Nationalpark Hainich) and is one of the five Old Beech Forests of Germany included in the World Natural Heritage List. There are different routes for tourists. The most unusual of them is the path above the tree crowns, which is used by 200 thousand people annually. (*)

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83. Allianz Arena, Munich

The Allianz Arena in the Bavarian capital impresses with its futuristic architecture. One of the best football stadiums in Germany can accommodate up to 70 thousand spectators. For those who wish, excursions are also regularly held here.

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84. Castle Burghausen

Burg zu Burghausen in Bavaria on the border with Austria is the former residence of the Wittelsbach family. The length of its defensive structures is more than one thousand meters. It is considered the longest castle complex in Europe. The first mention of the castle at this place dates back to 1025. (*)

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85. Suspension bridge in Hunsrück

The Geierlay is a 360-meter cableway suspension bridge in the Hunsrück region of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was opened in October 2015. It is the longest such bridge in Germany. It was laid about a hundred meters above the valley of the Mersdorf brook, which flows into the Moselle. Over the year after its opening, more than 200 thousand people have already used it. (*)

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86. Christkindlesmarkt, Nuremberg

The Christkindlesmarkt in Nuremberg is considered the most famous Christmas market in Germany. This statement is not subject to doubt and not disputed. About two million people visit it annually. It dates back to the first half of the 17th century. It is one of the oldest such bazaars in Germany. Visitors especially love its medieval atmosphere.

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Hambach Castle (Hambacher Schloss) is located in the Palatinate region. It is considered a symbol of the German democratic movement, since it was here in 1832 that the so-called Hambach holiday took place - the first large demonstration in German lands, whose participants spoke out for political freedoms, national unity and civil rights. It was attended by 30 thousand people from all over Germany. (*)

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88. Thermal complex Erding

These baths in the Bavarian city of Erding near Munich (Therme Erding) claim to be the largest thermal complex in the world. The total area is 180 thousand square meters. Every day there are about five thousand people here on average, and on the busiest days - up to eleven thousand.

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89. Beer Hofbräuhaus, Munich

Munich's Hofbräuhaus is perhaps the most famous pub in the world. In any case, one of the biggest. About 30 thousand visitors come here every day. The total number of places is about four thousand. Located in the center of the Bavarian capital on Platzl. The Hofbräuhaus was founded as a court brewery in 1589.

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90. Nürburgring Race Track, Eifel

The legendary German race track Nürburgring is located about a hundred kilometers west of Bonn in the Eifel region. It was opened in 1927, but the idea of its creation belonged to Kaiser Wilhelm II. It is of interest not only on competition days. There is a car museum, guided tours, and many other opportunities to spend time with benefit.

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91. Sylt Island

The island of Sylt (Insel Sylt) is reputed to be a favorite vacation spot for celebrities and the rich, but this does not mean that the rest of the entry here is closed. The western sandy beach of this North Frisian island stretches for four tens of kilometers. Everyone will find here a plot to their taste and preferences. Sylt is visited by about 870 thousand tourists annually. Each of them spends about seven days here on average. (*)

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92. TV Tower, Berlin

The television tower at Alexanderplatz (Berliner Fernsehturm) is the tallest building in Germany and the fourth tallest in Europe (368 meters). It was commissioned in 1969. The characteristic silhouette of the tower has long been one of the architectural symbols of Berlin. The annual number of visitors exceeds one million. The climb to a height of 210 meters takes only 40 seconds.

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Borkum (Insel Borkum) is part of the East Frisian Islands. It received the status of a health resort back in 1830, thanks to the sea air, which is highly saturated with salt ions, and the climate, which is especially favorable for allergy sufferers. The island has not only sandy beaches, but also hiking and horse riding routes. (*)

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94. Monuments of Bauhaus, Weimar and Dessau

The Graduate School of Civil Engineering and Design (Bauhaus) was founded in Weimar in 1919 and later moved to Dessau, where it became the main center of the world architectural and design avant-garde of its time. It was closed after the National Socialists came to power in Germany. The photo shows the main building of the Bauhaus in Dessau.

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95. National Park Müritz

Müritz National Park was founded in 1990 in the south of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is the largest such park in Germany. The Serran beech forest (Serrahner Buchenwald), which is part of it, has the status of a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. (*)

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96. Bavarian Forest National Park

The Bavarian Forest (Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald) is the first national park created in Germany. It was founded in 1970. Together with the Czech park, Sumava forms the largest connected forest area in Central Europe. Most of the territory is located in the mountains at an altitude of over 1000 meters. The annual number of visitors exceeds 700 thousand people. (*)

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97. Cathedral, Berlin

The Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) was built on the Museum Island in the German capital between 1894-1905. It is the largest and most important evangelical church in Germany. Its creators used in their project architectural elements of the Italian Renaissance and the Baroque era. About 700 thousand tourists visit this temple annually.

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98. Zoological Garden, Berlin

Berlin's Zoological Garden (Zoologischer Garten) in the Tiergarten metropolitan area is Germany's oldest zoo. It was opened in 1844. It is one of the largest German zoos and ranks first in the world in terms of the number of animal species represented. The number of visitors is about three million annually.

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99. Leipzig Zoo

The Leipzig Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Leipzig) is visited by about 1.75 million people annually. It was founded in 1878 by the owner of one of the city restaurants as a private menagerie. Now in Leipzig, a twenty-year project "Zoo of the Future" is being implemented, which provides for the creation of new thematic landscapes here. (*)

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100. Wismar and Stralsund

The German port cities of Wismar and Stralsund are located on the Baltic Sea coast. In the Middle Ages, they were of great importance for the Hanseatic League. Many monuments of brick Gothic have been preserved here - a characteristic architectural style of the cities of the German Hansa. In 2002, their attractions were included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. (*)
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Tourists who are going to visit Germany and Austria on a tour or on their own should know at least a few words and phrases that they may need in everyday life. In this article, I will show you how to read German and give you a list of expressions for tourists.

Small digression

My first country I visited was Austria: I went to a Russian-speaking seminar, we were met by Russian-speaking owners guest house, all colleagues also spoke Russian, so at that time I was not afraid and went. But I decided to improve my English by studying the topics: tourism, airport, hotel, illness, help, transportation and some other topics. Of course, I took the German and English dictionaries with me just in case.

In 2014, I was in twice, also on my own, but did not choose any Russian-speaking hotels. And, living for the last time in Cologne, I went to Paris, Strasbourg (), Brussels () and Amsterdam () and was able to answer the question why I go to Germany (my friends asked me: why do you go to Germany, after all more attractive countries like France or). And I realized: in Germany everything is clear to me. Of course, at that time I already knew a little German at level A 1.1 (that is, I could read and tell a few words about myself, I knew some of the most popular words), but what is good in Germany for a tourist:

the inscriptions are not only in German, but also in English
announcements on trains are also at least in German and English, on international trains - and in other languages
at railway stations and crossings, in the metro there are terminals in German and English, with a convenient and understandable interface for our people. Look.
there are many Russian-speaking inhabitants in Germany: both “our” Germans and indigenous people.

Inscriptions in German and English at the Neuschwantine and Hohenschwangau castles

In France, in crowded tourist spots, I had problems buying tea from a cafe and a cocktail in MaDonalds! And the devices are all of different colors and formats, they sell tickets, as I understood, only to local destinations, and for long-distance ones you need to buy tickets at the box office.

So, I will share some phrases of a simple Russian tourist in Germany that may come in handy.

How to read German

Poster in four languages with images of castles

Before talking about phrases, let's take a look at how to read German. If you know English, that's great, because many words are spelled the same or similar, but pronounced a little differently. Just listen and try to understand.

For example,

tea: tea - in English, Tee - in German,
house: house - Haus,
egg: egg - Ei
hello: hello - hallo
colors: red - rot, green - gr? n, etc.
fresh: fresh - frische
and many more words.

Also in Russian there are many borrowings from German and other languages - use this too: for example, Wagen on a train - carriage, Teater, Museum, Cafe, Restaurant, Lift, Luft (air, Luftgansa, Luftwaffe), Etage (floor), Garage ( garage) - these words will not cause you problems. Just be careful: in German, many words join together to form a new word, so don't let Hochgarage scare you - it's just a high (multi-storey) garage, Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station.

Also, the words should be clear: hoch - high (H? Nde hoch), haupt - chief (guardhouse - the main guard (and "watch" there).

Well, "krank" (krank) - sick, Dr? Cken (dryuken) - violence, pressure, push (to screw, I apologize for the expression), kaputt (kaput) - spoiled, broken, Gluck (glitch) - happiness, etc. ...

German reading rules

The basic rule of reading in German for a tourist is: read as well as written. What letters you see, these are what you read:

Musik is not "music", but "music"
Garage is not a garage, but a garage
Museum is not a "music", but a "museum"
etc. Don't make German words English, read them as they are.

But there are combinations of letters and letters that are not read like in English:

ch - "x", for example, i ch("Ih") - I
sch - "sh", Sch warzkopf - Schwarzkopf
ie - "and"
ei - "ay", Rammst ei n - Ramstein, Raiff ei senbank "-" Raiffeisen Bank "
The letter v - reads like "f", remember V olkswagen - Volkswagen (Das Auto - here is also an example of reading "auto", not "auto"), people's car ( V olk - people, remember: folklore - folk art and immediately V oklsteater in Vienna - folk theater)
The letter s - "z", remember S iemens, but this is not Siemens, but Siemens
The letter z is "c", for example, Z winger
ja, jo - "I", "yo, yo"

Language features

The German language has some peculiarities in comparison with the English language:

all nouns are capitalized
words have genders that affect the endings of adjectives
there are cases that also "give" new endings to other words
words have definite and indefinite articles, which change by gender and case (:-))

Basic words and phrases of the German language for tourists. Phrasebook for a tourist

Yes - Ja (ya)
No - Nein
No (in the sense: I have not) - Kein (kain). Example: Ich habe keine Kinder (I have no / no children - that is: I have no children)
Thank you - Danke
Thank you very much - Vielen Dank (filen dank)
Please - Bitte (bitte)
I understand - Ich verstehe (Ich fershtee)
I don't understand - Ich verstehe Sie nicht
Nothing - Nichts. For example, a salesperson came up in a store and asked how he could help.
OK - OK (okay)
I got lost - Ich habe mich verlaufen (Ich habe mich ferlaufen)
Excuse me (as Excuse me) - Entschuldigung
Wait a minute - Einen Moment, bitte
Why not (Why not) - Warum nicht? (Varum nicht?)

Greetings and goodbyes

Hello hello - Hallo
Hello (in Austria and South Germany) - Gruss Gott (glus goth (t))
Goodbye - Auf Wiedersehen
See you soon - Bis bald (bis balt) or Bis sp? Ter (bis shtete).
Tschuss (schu (yu) s) - Bye
Good morning - Guten Morgen
Good afternoon - Guten Tag
Good evening - Guten Abend
Good night - Gute Nacht
All the best - Alles gute

Help

Please write here - Schreiben Sie das hier, bitte (shreiben zi das hie bitte)
Please repeat - Wiederholen Sie es, bitte
What is it? - Was ist das? (Are you ist das?)
Where is the toilet? - Wo ist die Toilette? (In ist di toylette?)
Where... ? Wo ist ...? (In ist ...?)
Help me please - Helfen Sie mir bitte
I need a doctor (dentist) - Ich brauche einen Arzt (Zahnarzt)

In the shop

Euro (currency) - Euro (oiro)
What is the price...? - Was kostet ...?
You have...? - Haben Sie ...?
I'm looking for ... (needing) - Ich brauche ... (Ich brauche ...)
I'm looking for ... - Ich suche
I wish, I wish ... - Ich m? Chte ... (Ich myohte ...). For example, in a cafe: Ich m? Chte ein Hamburger fur zwei euro - I want (one) hamburger for two euros)
Give me ... - Geben Sie mir ... (geben zi world ...)
Dear - teuer (toye (r))
Cheap - billig
Size (clothes, shoes) - Gr ?? e (grse); Nummer
More - gr ?? er (grese)
Less - kleiner
Fitting room - Anprobekabine
It's too expensive - Das ist zu teuer
Is it of a different size (color)? - Gibt es das in einer anderen GruBe (Farbe)? (Gibt es das in aine anderen grube (farbe))?
I take (buy) this - Ich nehme es (Ich nehme es)
Kreditkarte - credit card, card (if you bought a ticket using a card, then, in addition to the ticket, you may be asked to present your card and passport so that the cardholder and the ticket holder match)
Account, check - Rechnung
Do you have batteries? - Haben Sie Batterien? (Haben Zee Butterien)?

In the city, on the street

City - Stadt
City map - Stadtplan (stadtplan)
Castle (fortress) - Schlo? (schloss)
Mountain - Berg (berg)
Handsome - sch? N (schön), h? Bsch (hubsh)
Where ... - Wo ist ...?

In transport

Next stop - n? Chster halt
Do you have a ticket / pass? - Haben Sie ein Ticket / Karte / Fahrkarte? (khaben zi ain ticket / map / farkart)
Credit card, card - Kreditkarte (if you bought a ticket with a card, then, in addition to the ticket, you may be asked to present the card and passport so that the cardholder and the bearer of the ticket match)
Place (for sitting) - Sitzplatz (sitzplatz)
Bus - Autobus (autobus), Bus (bus)
Tourist bus ( long distance) - Reisebus (Reisebus)
Train - Zug
Lift - Aufzug (aufzug), Lift (lift)
Airplane - Flugzeug
Airport - Flughafen
Schedule - Fahrplan (farplan)
Platform - Gleis (glace)
By the window - am Fenster
How much is the ticket to? - Was kostet eine Fahrkarte nach M? Nchen? (Are you koset aine farkarte nach munich?)
In ... (some city, country) - nach ... (nah)
I need a ticket to Nuremberg - Ich brauche eine Fahrkarte nach N? Rnberg
Do I need a transplant? - Soll ich umsteigen? (Soll them umsteigen?)
Where can I change planes? - Wo soll ich umsteigen? (Where do I change planes?)

These are the basic words and phrases that a tourist in Germany may need and. Also, German is spoken in Switzerland, but as far as I know, there is such a strong dialect: different pronunciation and other words that I cannot say if it is possible to communicate with German there, or if you need to compose a Swiss German phrasebook.

With this theme, you will be able to tell about German cities in German.

General scheme:
1. First, tell us about location: Meine Heimatstadt liegt in der Nähe von .... Die Stadt befindet sich im Süden von ....
2. Then you can say about significance city or population: Das ist die wichtigste Stadt in der Region. Die Stadt hat ... Einwohner. In der Region leben ... Menschen.
3. For the region are important climate and landscape: Bei uns sind die Temperaturen im Winter sehr niedrig. Wir haben kontinentales Klima. Die schönste Jahreszeit bei uns ist .... Die Landschaft ist abwechslungsreich. Bei uns gibt es viele Seen, Flüsse, Wälder.
4. If you have information about stories the founding of the city, then inform them: Die Stadt wurde ... gegründet.
5. Many cities have symbols known all over the world: Das Wahrzeichen der Stadt ist .... Der Ort ist bekannt für ....
6. sights can be found in any city or region: Es gibt viele Sehenswürdigkeiten: Besonders berühmt ist: Es gibt viele Kirchen zu sehen.
7. Many regions are famous for their dishes: Eine Spezialität der Region ist .... Wer zu uns kommt, sollte ... probieren.
8. You can talk about what attracts tourists to these places: Zu uns kommen viele Menschen, weil .... Der Ort ist ideal für den Wintersport.
9. It is possible that this city is home of famous people: In dieser Stadt wurde ... geboren.
10. When it comes to hometown, it's good to finish the story. own advice and recommendations: An meiner Heimatstadt liebe ich besonders .... Mir selbst gefällt am besten .... Man sollte am besten eine Schifffahrt auf dem See machen.

Berlin story

Die deutsche Hauptstadt ist Berlin. In Berlin gibt es viele verschiedene Sehenswürdigkeiten. Hier ist das Branderburger Tor. Es ist besonders toll. Die Quadriga an dem Tor ist groß und interessant. Sie ist sehr schön. An dem Alexanderplatz können vershidene Menschen Pantomima sehen.

The German capital is Berlin. Berlin is home to a wide variety of attractions. The Brandenburg Gate is located here. They are incredibly beautiful. The chariot to the gate is large and interesting. She is very beautiful. At Alexander Square (Alexanderplatz), various people can see the pantomime.

Das Berliner Rathaus ist rot. Es gibt sechs-und-dreißig Terakottareliefs an diesem Gebaude. Die Berliner nenen es “Rotes Rathaus”.

The Berlin City Hall is red. There are thirty-six terracotta reliefs on this building. Berliners call it the "Red City Hall".

Die Nikolaikirche hat im zwölfte Jahrhutdert wurde gebautet. Im zweite Weltkrieg schwer zerstört, wurde die Kirche von neunzehnhudert-ein-und-achtzig till neunzehnhudert-sieb-und-achtzig aufgebautet.

The Church of St. Nicholas was built in the twelfth century. Badly destroyed during the Second World War, the church was restored in one thousand nine hundred and eighty-one - one thousand nine hundred and eighty-seven.

Der Reichstag - Sitz der deutschen Regirung - wurde auch im zweite Weltkrieg stark zerstört. Hier hat russische Flagge gehangen.

The Reichstag - the seat of the German government - was also badly destroyed during World War II. The Russian flag hung here.

Den Berliner Zoo besuchen die Kinder besonders gern. Das ist einer grössten Zoo in der Welt. Es ist besonders groß und mit verschiedenen Tieren, schön, weltberümt und interessant.

The Berlin Zoo is incredibly popular with children. It is the largest zoo in the world. It is large and with different animals, beautiful, world famous and interesting.

Künfürstendamm ist eine Prachtstraße Berlins. Der Ku'damm ist für seine Kabaretts, Cafes und Luxusgeschäfte bekannt.

Kunfürstendamm is one of the fashionable streets (boulevards) of Berlin. Ku'damm is known for its cabarets, cafes and high-end shopping.

Unter den Linden ist die Hauptstraße Berlins. Hier befinden sich viele Botschafte, Büros, Kaufhäuser, Cafes, den weltberümte Humbold-Universität und die Staatsbibliothek.

The street under the linden trees (unter den linden) is the main street in Berlin. There are many government buildings, bureaus, department stores, cafes, the famous Humboldt University and the State Library.

Berliner Wappen ist schön. Auf dem Wappen ist ein Bär. Es ist sehr groß.

The coat of arms of Berlin is beautiful. The coat of arms depicts a bear. It is very big.

Ich rate Ihnen Berlin zu besuchen, weil diese Stadt einer schönsten Städte in der ganzen Welt ist.

I advise everyone to visit Berlin because this city is one of the most beautiful cities in the whole world.

Story about Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main liegt in der Mitte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Frankfurt nennt man oft "das deutsche Chicago" - und das ist nicht nur wegen seiner Hochhäuser. Diese Stadt ist eine Bankmetropole. Hier sind über drei hundert in- und ausländische Banken, die deutsche Bundesbank und die wichtigsten deutschen Börsen. Wegen der Wolkenkratzer und der Banken nennt man sie auch "das deutsche Manhattan".

Frankfurt am Main is located in the center of the Federal Republic of Germany. Frankfurt is often called the "German Chicago" - and not only because of its skyscrapers. This city is a banking center. More than three hundred national and international banks, the German State Bank and the most important German stock exchanges are located here. Because of the skyscrapers and banks, it is also called “German Manhattan”.

In der Stadt leben rund sechs hundert fünf und fünfzig Tausend Einwohner. Frankfurt ist seit vielen Jahren auch als Messestadt bekannt. Hier finden die größten Ausstellungen und Messen statt. Kein Wunder: die Stadt steht in der Mitte der Verkehrswege. Nach Frankfurt kommen sehr viele Menschen, so Frankfurter Bahnhof ist der größte in ganzem Europa. Hier befinden sich der zweitgrößte Flughafen Europas und ein größer Binnenhafen.

The city is home to about six hundred and fifty-five thousand inhabitants. Frankfurt has also been known as a trade fair city for many years. The largest exhibitions and fairs are held here. Nothing surprising: the city is located in the very center of trade routes. So many people come to Frankfurt that the Frankfurt train station is the largest in all of Europe. It is home to the second largest airport in Europe and one of the largest ports.

Und wie ist die Industrie von Frankfurt? Im Rein-Main-Gebiet dominiert die chemische Industrie. In der Stadt werden elektronische Geräte, Maschinen, Fahrzeuge, Bekleidung, Lebensmittel und viele anderes hergestellt.

And what is the industry in Frankfurt? The Rhine-Main region is dominated by the chemical industry. The city produces electronic gadgets, machine tools, cars, clothing, food and much more.

Frankfurt ist das Zentrum des deutschen Buchhandels. Hier gibt es viele Buchverlage, und jedes Jahr findet hier die große internationale Buchmesse statt.

Es gibt viele Sehenswürdigkeiten in diese berühmte Stadt. Hier befinden sich verschiedene Museen, Theaters, Denkmäler. In dieser alten Stadt lebten berühmte Menschen: Dichter, Schriftsteller, Musikanten, Spieler ... Aber der berühmteste ist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Das Goethe-Haus gehört zu den Sehenswürdigkeiten Frankfurts. Hier können Menschen viel über den großen Dichter erfahren. Sie können in Frankfurt verschiedene Souvenirs für seine Familie und Freunde kaufen.

There are many attractions in this famous city. There are various museums, theaters, monuments ... Famous people lived in this old town: poets, writers, musicians, actors ... But the most famous is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The Goethe Museum belongs to the sights of Frankfurt. Here people can learn a lot about the life of a famous writer. You can buy various souvenirs in Frankfurt for your family and friends.

Meiner Meinung nach ist Frankfurt am Main zu besuchen sehr interessant.

In my opinion, Frankfurt am Main is very interesting to visit.

Leipzig story

Leipzig ist die Stadt der Sehenswürdigkeiten. Es ist weltberühmt und weltbekannt. Diese Stadt ist heute so populär, so viele verschiedene Menschen aus der ganzen Welt gehen nach Deutschland um seine Attraktionen zu besuchen.

Leipzig is a city of attractions. He is famous all over the world. This city is so popular today that many different people from all over the world travel to Germany to visit its attractions.

Leipzig ist die berühmte deutsche Stadt. Jedes Jahr finden hier Messen statt, deswegen nennt man sie die Messestadt. Diese Stadt liegt im Bundesland Sachsen. Leipzig ist reich an den Sehenswürdigkeiten, zum Beispiel, die Leipziger Universität. Sie wurde im Jahre vierzehn hundert und neun gegründet. Das Gebäude ist vier-und-dreißig-stockig.

Leipzig is famous German city... Fairs are held here every year, which is why people call it the fair city. This city lies in the federal state of Sachsen. Leipzig is rich in sights such as the University of Leipzig. It was built in one thousand four hundred and ninth year. The building has thirty-four floors.

Leipzig hat einige Namen. Man nennt es die Stadt der Musik, weil Johann Sebastian Bach den Knabenchor in der Thomaskirche von siebzehn hundert drei und zwanzig bis siebzehn hundert fünfzig leitete. Seine Grabstätte befindet sich in der Kirche. Vor der Thomaskirche steht das eindrucksvolle Bachdenkmal.

Leipzig has several names. People call it the City of Music because Johann Sebastian Bach directed the boys' choir in the Church of St. Thomas from 1723 to 1750. The place of his burial is in the church itself. In front of the Church of St. Thomas stands the impressive Bach monument.

Der Mittelpunkt Leipzigs ist der Marktplatz mit dem Alten Rathaus. Bis zum zwanzigste Jahrhundert war das Alte Rathaus Sitz der Stadtverwaltung. Jetzt befindet sich hier das Stadtgeschichtliche Museum.

The center of Leipzig is the Market Square with the Old Town Hall. Until the twentieth century, the Old Town Hall was the seat of the city administration. Now it houses the City Historical Museum.

Zu den bekanntesten Bauten gehören der imposante Leipziger Hauptbahnhof mit sechs und zwanzig Bahnsteigen, das neue Rathaus mit dem ein hudert und acht Meters hohen Turm, das Völkerschlachtdenkmal gegen.

The most famous buildings include the imposing Leipzig Station with twenty-six train tracks, the new Town Hall with a tower, one hundred and eight meters high, a monument to the people's militia against Napoleon's army, and the Museum of Fine Arts.

Leipzig hat die größte Bibliothek in dem ganzen Europa - die Deutsche Bücherei, deshalb nennt man es die Stadt des Buches. In den Räumen befinden sich das Deutsche Buch und das Schriftmuseum. Neunzehn hundert sechzig wurde in der Stadt das Gebäude des Opernhauses gegründet.

Leipzig has the largest library in Europe - the German Book Depository (Detche Bucherai), which is why people call it the city of books. The building houses the German Book (the oldest book on German history) and the Museum of Writers' Art. In one thousand nine hundred and sixty, the Leipzig Opera was built in the city. Back

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4. Neuschwanstein Castle, Fussen

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6. Lake Constance

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9. Cathedral, Cologne

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12. Valley of the Moselle

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27. Hanseatic City of Lubeck

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29. Harz and Mount Brocken

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

31. Isle of Yust

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

32. Imperial Cathedral, Speyer

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

34. Old Town, Görlitz

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

35. Schwerin Castle

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

36. Museum of the GDR, Berlin

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

37. Dunkern Castle

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

39. Berlin Wall

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

40. Museum Island, Berlin

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

42. Palace Sanssouci, Potsdam

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

43. Castle Moritzburg

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

44. Lake Königssee

100 Must-See Places in Germany Part I

46. Imperial Castle, Cochem