Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The 16 German States

Lower Saxony- Automobile manufacuring is well known here, with over 50 million volkeswagon beetles being made here.

Schleswig-Holstein- Flounder is one of the main fish that are caught in Schleswig-Holstein.

Baden-Württemberg- Is the most high tech area in all of Europe. It is also famous for all of the inventio\rs that were born here.

Saarland- Saarland is influenced greatly by the French cuisine.  Mussels are a common food eaten in this area.

Rhineland-Pfalz- Produces two thirds of the countries total wine producing industry.

Thuringia- Is the birthplace of a famous glass blower named, Wolfgang Meusel.

Sachsen- The culture of the people is highly influenced by music.  The Thomaner Choir is located in leipzig and is almost 800 years old.

Bayern- Oktoberfest and the view of the Alps draw more tourism than any other state in Germany.

Saxony-Anholt- Is where the most automated industry is.  Places that used many workers have been replaced by machines that do the same work.

Berlin- Within the city of Berlin there are 20 colleges and over 150 theatres.

Brandenburg- In Brandenburg you can find many unique archictecural builgings such as the Hohenzollern castle and the Sanssouci Castle.

Hessen- Within Hessen lies the city of Frankfurt, which contains the highest buildings, the largest airport, and the most banks in all of continental Europe.

Nordrhein-Westfalen- Working with steel is very common for people working in this state.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern- This state's main sources of income come from farming, live stock breeding, and tourism.

Hamburg- In the Port of Hamburg there is a famous warehouse owned by the Cotterell Company, and they are known for importing cocoa from other countries.

Bremen- Is the smallest state in Germany and the port accounts for every third job.

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