Fucking is a small village in Austria. It’s pronounced like “fooking”. ;) And they’re going to brew their own beer soon - which will be named “Fucking Hell”. NO KIDDING!
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This famous statue of the German authors Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (left) and Friedrich Schiller (right) can be found in Weimar [ˈvaɪmaʁ], which is a small town in the Federal State Thuringia (Bundesland Thüringen). Weimar is famous for its rich cultural heritage and worth a visit :)
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The Nuremberg castle (Nürnberger Burg) in Southern Germany (Middle-Franconia in Bavaria) has been watching over the city for about 1000 years! It was build on a massive sandstone rock. In the panorama picture you can see, that the castle comprises three different parts.
The building on the right side of the picture is now Nuremberg’s youth hostel (= die Jugendherberge [‘di: ‘ju:ɡɘnthɛɐbɛrɡɘ])
(pic via wikipedia)
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Germany’s biggest island Rügen is very famous for its magnificent chalk riffs. Beautiful!
die Kreide = chalk
die Klippe (-n) = cliff (-s)
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I’ve already introduced you to one of Germany’s islands - Sylt.
Today, I’d like to tell you about Rügen which is Germany’s biggest island. It’s located in the Baltic Sea and one of the most popular holiday destinations in the country.
By the way - this is how you pronounce the names:
[‘rʏ:gɘn] Rügen
[‘zʏlt] Sylt
(pic via wikipedia)
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Burg Eltz is located near the Moselle river in the West of Germany. It has remained in the posession of the same family for over 800 years.
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Another castle in Germany: Burg Stolpen in Saxony, near Dresden. Pretty, huh?
Picture taken from Burg Stolpen’s homepage.
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Germany has many beautiful castles. I would like to introduce you to some of them. This one is called Burg Hohenzollern (Hohenzollern Castle) and is located near Stuttgart (South-West of Germany). It is over 600 years old. Doesn’t it look amazing? I would love to visit it!
Click here for more information.
(pic via wikiwak.com)
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