Even today, there is a lot of debate about historical events in which Germany played an important role at one time. However, it is an undeniable fact, that Germany is one of the most developed countries in the world. Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about this beautiful country.
1. At different stages of history, the capitals of Germany besides Berlin were Frankfurt-am-Main, Aachen, Weimar, Nuremberg, Regensburg, and Bonn.
2. The city of Berlin is 9 times the size of Paris, and there are more bridges here than in Venice.
3. In Germany were born the most famous composers in the world, including Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach, Strauss, and Brahms.
4. Even though King George V of Great Britain and the Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and the German Kaiser were cousins, it did not prevent them from starting World War I.
5. After World War I in Germany, there was a very difficult demographic situation, with so few men left, only a third of women could find a husband.
6. The debt of Germany after World War I was equivalent to 96 thousand tons of gold.
7. The Germans created Fanta during World War II because the United States refused to import Coke supplies.
8.Even today, East and West Germany look different from space, because they use different types of street lights.
9. You can get arrested in Berlin for making the Nazi salute.
10. From 1989 to 2009, about two thousand schools were closed in Germany due to a lack of children.
11. Germany won the World Cup for the first time in 2014 In Brazil. Three previous times, the World Cup was won by West Germany.
12. Germany’s entire military budget spends less money on defense than the US people spend on their pets.
13. Not a lot of people known that the popular fast food “hamburgers” are named after the city of Hamburg, which is located in Germany.
14. It is not without reason that people associate Germany with beer. The first brewery appeared in Bavaria in 1040. Today, over five thousand brands of beer are brewed in Germany. In addition, the world’s largest Oktoberfest festival takes place in Munich, Germany.
