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Here are some exercises, links, and worksheets to help students learn the 16 German states in German and English, with their capitals and pricipal cities.

BACK > Bundesländer der BRD
BACK > Deutschland heute - Germany Today

Maps
An outline map of the German states.

Bundesländer-Landkarte - Die 16 Bundesländer der BRD

Quiz
A self-scoring map quiz for the German states...

Landkarte-Quiz - Die 16 Bundesländer - Self-scoring quiz

Arbeitsblätter - Worksheets

Sample Worksheets by Becky McQueen, Staunton River High School, Moneta, VA

WEB > Bundesländer Project

Information on the Web
Web sites in German or English with information about each of Germany's 16 states. Most of the official state sites also have an English version.

Baden-Württemberg (baden-wuerttemberg.de)
  Baden-Württemberg (English)
Bayern (bayern.de - also in English)
  Bavaria (Wikipedia)
Berlin (berlin.de)
  Berlin (Wikipedia)
Brandenburg (brandenburg.de)
Bremen (bremen.de)
Hamburg (hamburg.de)
Hessen (hessen.de)
  Hesse (Wikipedia)
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (mecklenburg-vorpommern.de)
Niedersachsen (niedersachsen.de)
  Lower Saxony (Wikipedia)
  Lower Saxony (World66)
Nordrhein-Westfalen (nordrhein-westfalen.de)
Rheinland-Pfalz (rheinland-pfalz.de - also in English)
Saarland (saarland.de - also in English)
Sachsen (sachsen.de)
  Saxony (World66)
Sachsen-Anhalt (sachsen-anhalt.de)
Schleswig-Holstein (schleswig-holstein.de)
Thüringen (thueringen.de - also in English)

MAP > A Map of Germany's States

QUIZ > A German Map Quiz

Deutschland heute - Germany Today
Everything you ever wanted to know about contemporary Germany, its geography, and its recent history.

A Map of Germany's States
Can you find and identify all 16 of Germany's Bundesländer on this map?

Geschichte/History
All of our German history pages.

Chronik der Geschichte
A German-English timeline of German and world history. With links to more detailed articles and information. From your Guide.

Eine Chronik der Mauer und der Wende
"A Berlin Timeline, The Wall and Its Fall" is the subtitle of this historical summary of the events surrounding: the Berlin Blockade and Airlift, the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, die Wende and German reunification. In German with supplemental English vocabulary and information.

German Misnomers, Myths, and Mistakes
Did Hitler create the Autobahn? Is German chocolate cake really German? Why do horses whinny at the mention of Frau Blucher's name in "Young Frankenstein"? Are the Pennsylvania Dutch really Dutch? The truth about German historical myths.

Austria Today - Tatsachen
Facts about Austria — its history, geography, and other information.

Geschichte/History
All of our German history pages.

Almanac
A annotated German-English facts almanac - with the tallest mountains, the longest rivers, the most-used German verbs, etc.

Chronik der Geschichte
Part One of a German-English timeline of German and world history. With links to more detailed articles and information. From your Guide.

Eine Chronik der Mauer und der Wende
"A Berlin Timeline, The Wall and Its Fall" is the subtitle of this historical summary of the events surrounding: the Berlin Blockade and Airlift, the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, die Wende and German reunification. In German with supplemental English vocabulary and information.

Feiertag-Kalender
This holiday calendar lists important celebrations, national holidays and other events in German Europe.

Geschichte/History Links
A collection of online history links in German and English. From your Guide.

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