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The medieval trend has by no means peaked yet. Photo: Tomasz Domagala © iStockphoto

The Great Fascination of the Middle Agesen

The Germans are fascinated by the Middle Ages – whether in the form of markets and tournaments, books and films, costumes or exhibitions. People now have a more differentiated view of the medieval period. ...
There are nine elite schools for football in Germany. Photo: Kirk Strickland © iStockphoto

From grades to goalsen

European Cup champions, World Cup champions and Champions League winners ... women’s football in Germany is on a successful course. Perhaps not surprisingly, many of the players on these triumphant teams got their start in sports schools. ...
Berlin is widely considered the leading center for anti-folk after New York Photo: Ina Peters © iStockphoto

Bohemian life – anti-folk in Berlinen

In recent years Berlin has become one of the world’s leading anti-folk cities after New York, developing a rich subculture that rebels instinctively against the existing structures of the music industry and concert business. ...
The Rütli School in Neukölln Photo: © CR2

The Intercultural City of Neuköllnen

For a long time, Neukölln was regarded as a prime example of an urban district with problems. Yet this Berlin district is becoming increasingly trendy among students and artists. Targeted political measures are one reason for the change of image. ...
Ostel View of a room; Copyright: Ostel - Das DDR-Interior-Design-Hotel

Out-of-the-ordinary Overnight Accommodation in Berlinen

Germany's capital city has never had so many overnight guests – and its young visitors in particular can now choose from a wide range of more or less offbeat accommodation. ...
Darmstadt, Mathildenhöhe,
Copyright: Office of Economics and Urban Development

German Cities and Regions: an Excursionen

Germany – a country in the heart of Europe, reinvented in 1945 and redefined in 1990 through the reunification of the two German states, the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic. ...
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German bread: one institution that has not crumbleden

The global crisis has been eating away at popular confidence in bankers, in managers, estate agents, politicians and even journalists. But not bakers, oh no, not bakers. An apostil from Roger Boyes ...
Dr. Joseph Roth (Joe Bausch) examines a female corpse at the bank of the Rhine; Copyright: WDR/Uwe Stratmann

The “Tatort” Phenomenonen

One of the rituals of Sunday night in Germany is corpse-watching. Thanks to state television, the Germans are treated to the sight of murdered bodies in some of their most picturesque cities. ...