Facts About Germany Tourist Information

Germany is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world. Germany has extraordinary diverse landscape and with its historical heritage, arts, and culture, millions of people flock Germany to explore its nature and history. Tourists from the European Unions do not need a visa to visit Germany. Moreover, citizens from USA, Canada, Japan, Israel, Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland need only a passport (no visa) for visits up to three months.






Most of the Visitors from Asia and Africa will need to obtain a prior visa for visiting Germany. Although the climate of Germany may vary with season but one should be ready for anything because the weather can be often unreliable. However, in summer, the weather in Germany is normally stable with temperatures around 25 degree centigrade. Winter can be quite cold and the best season is the spring. When it comes to time zones in Germany, it follows CET, Central European Time and it is six hours ahead of EST (Eastern Standard Time) of USA and one hour ahead of GMT or UTC. The currency is Euro, credit cards are not very common and the acceptable cards are American Express, Diners and also Master and Visa.

Facts About Germany Information On Germany

Germany is officially known as Federal Republic of Germany. and it follows political system of Federal Parliamentary Republic. The official language of Germany is German and the largest city and capital of Germany is Berlin. Germany is member of European Union and has Euro currency. Todays Germany holds a key position not only in the Europe but also globally in the economics and political affairs. Germany shares borders with more countries in the Europe than any other country.





Neighbors of Germany include nations like Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland and Czech Republic. For administration, Germany is divided into 16 states that are further subdivided into 439 districts and cities. Major states include Bavaria, Berlin, Hamburg, Brandenburg, North Rhine, and Saxony, among others. Major cities of Germany include Munich, Dresden, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Hanover and Kiel, to name the few. Germany is well known for its large number of zoological parks and national parks containing numerous species of plants, flora and fauna.

Facts About Eagles Nest Germany

Eagle's Nest or Kehlsteinhaus (in German) is a mountain top chalet style building that was built by the Nazis as a Teahouse for the Third Reich. Eagle's Nest was designed and built by the personal secretary (and Head of the Nazi Party) of Hitler for his 50th birthday present and as a retreat for Hitler and entertaining the visiting dignitaries. Eagles Nest is situated on a ridge atop Mountain Kehlstein at an elevation of about 6000 feet.




The last 124 meter (400 feet) to Eagles Nest can be reached by an elevator bored straight through the mountain and linked via a tunnel, the elevator being still in daily use. Although designed as Teahouse for Hitler but Hitler visited Eagles Nest for not more than 10 times and the most significant reference to the Eagles Nest is the Wedding Reception of Eva Braun's sister. Todays Eagles Nest, owned by a Trust, is a restaurant with an indoor dining area and outdoor beer garden and it is a popular tourist place for the Britons, Canadian and American tourist who are attracted by historical sight seeings. Local guides offer tours to Eagles Nest for the visiting foreigners.

Facts About Germany Phone Numbers

Federal Network Agency, a government agency responsible for telecommunication and its infrastructure, regulates the Telephone Numbering Plan in Germany. Country Calling of Germany is '+49' and Trunk prefix is '0'. In Germany Phone Numbers, there are no standard numbers of digits for area codes or subscribers telephone numbers, that is some of the subscribers may have phone number as small as three digits.





There are over 5200 geographical area codes with lengths varying from two to five digits (excluding the Trunk prefix '0'). Some of the prefix for major area codes: 02 for the area surrounding Dusseldorf, 03 for the area surrounding Berlin, 04 for the area surrounding Hamburg, 05 for the area surrounding Hanover, 06 for the area surrounding Frankfurt, 07 for the area surrounding Stuttgart, 08 for the area surrounding Munich, and 09 for the area surrounding Nuremberg. 01 is the prefix for non-geographic area codes. Cellular phones are allotted the area codes starting with 015, 016 and 017. Like in many countries, the emergency services are assigned fixed three to five digit numbers without any area codes or prefixes. For instance, 110 is the phone number for Police Emergencies and 112 for other emergencies.

Facts About East and West Germany

Germany or federal Republic of Germany as you know today was divided into two separate two nations East Germany and West Germany after World War II in 1949 and the demarcation was along the line of Allied Occupation. However, in 1990, both the nations East Germany (earlier known as German Democratic Republic - GDR) and West Germany were unified again into one Nation. The reunification arose due to the popular uprising that overthrew the communists and since the Soviet Union also did not intervene.





East Germany was the Socialist State in the Soviet Zone of occupied Germany with East Berlin as its capital city. The geographical area of East Germany consisted of northeastern Germany rather than the all of the eastern regions. West Germany was established in 1949 with eleven states that were formed in the three Allied Zones Occupation held by the United States and with Bonn as its provisional capital city. When one discusses about East and West Germany, a mention must be made about the Berlin Wall, which was a barrier constructed by the East Germany in August 1961 completely cutting off West Berlin from the surrounding East Berlin and East Germany.

Facts About Germany Mercedes Benz Germany

Mercedes Benz is an internationally renowned automobile giant from Germany, which is a division of Daimler AG that was previously owned by Daimler Benz. Mercedes Benz and its pioneer founder Karl Benz, who created the world's first petrol driven car, do not need any introductions to the people of the world. Mercedes Benz marketed its first automobile in 1901 and its first automobile under the brand name Mercedes Benz was launched in 1926. Over the years, Mercedes Benz has introduced several technological innovations and safety features that have become some of the most common features in today's automobile industry.





Mercedes Benz, one of the most well-known automobile brand and the oldest automobile company of the world, has maintained its quality and durability rankings right from its inception. Apart from the home state Germany, Mercedes Benz has manufacturing and assembling facilities across the world in many countries including Austria, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, India, Nigeria, Spain, South Korea, South Africa, Indonesia, Mexico, USA, UK, Thailand, and Vietnam, to name the few. Mercedes Benz manufactures a full range of light, medium and heavy passenger and commercial automobiles. Some of its top brands in passenger cars include A Class, B Class, C Class, E Class, and SLK Class, among many others.

Facts about Germany Christmas Markets Germany

Germany is perhaps one of the very few nations in the world that is famous for its traditional Christmas celebrations and festivities. Many tourist from Europe visit Germany specifically during the Christmas Holidays to explore its unique fairs, enchanting historical Christmas ambiance and traditional Christmas markets. German Christmas markets are famous throughout the world for its traditional craft work, Christmas decorations, crib figurines, wood carvings, candles, toys, lambskin shoes, and marionettes, among other.





Apart from the festivities and religious celebrations, Christmas Markets in Germany are also very much popular for traditional Christmas dishes and delicacies including gingerbread biscuits, delicious wine, grilled sausages and snacks made from hot chestnut. Some of the renowned Christmas markets in Germany include Augsburg Christmas Markets near Munich, Baden-Baden Christmas market surrounded by Thermal Spas, Berlin Christmas Market, Bonn Christmas Market, Cologne Christmas Market, Dortmund Christmas Market, Dresden Christmas Market, Essen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart Christmas Market, to name the few. Apart from visiting the traditional Christmas markets and shopping, many tourists also enjoy lots of other activities and sightseeing places in Germany.