Berlin, old city on the banks of the Spree
View of the Old City of Berlin around the Church of St. Nicholas. Apart from the many new construction, there are lots of shops, bars and faithfully reconstructed buildings historic original, as the old Berlin restaurant "Zum Nussbaum". This neighborhood is geographically at the heart of old Berlin.
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Advantages of learning German
German is not the most spoken language in the world, not even the third or fifth, is actually ranked 12, with about 101 million speakers, and, nevertheless, is the most spoken language (as language feeding) of the European Union. For this reason, in the schools of the countries that have been integrated into the EU, German is the language most studied. So it is with aspiring countries join the EU.
The statistics speak for themselves. There is a large increase in interest in learning German: 12% of websites are made in this language, well above the Mandarin (2.4%) and Spanish (3.0%). It is also the second most used language in the search engines. And, with respect to the production of books worldwide, those written in German represent 13%. Being exceeded only by those written in English and Mandarin.
Burg Rheinstein near Trechtinghausen
The castle was still living in medieval times in the last century when Prince Friedrich von Hohenzollern, who had acquired in 1823, stayed there. All present wore, then, medieval clothing. That time was then fashionable. Following the romantic spirit of his times, the prince ordered to reconstruct the castle from the early fourteenth century in the Gothic style with towers equipped with portholes, arched windows and a Roman chapel.
Germany in figures
• Democratic-parliamentary form of government
• Approx. 82 million inhabitants, of which 8.8% are foreign citizens / internally
• Capital: Berlin (3.5 million inhabitants)
• Federal Countries: 16
• Religions:
-31% Roman Catholic
-30, 2% Protestant
-4, 26% Muslim
-0, 24% Jewish
-Large number of Protestant Free Churches and Christian Orthodox communities
Important phone numbers
In an emergency, please call the following numbers (free):
• 112 general pan-European emergency number
• 110 police
Means of payment
1 Euro (€) = 100 €-cents
Credit cards, checks: Smaller amounts will be paid in cash in Germany generally (food, tickets, souvenirs).
Major credit cards: MasterCard, Visa Card, American Express (for ATM cash withdrawals fees may apply)
Seasons and climate
Germany lies in the temperate zone of Central Europe. Due to its geographic location in Germany is experiencing four distinct seasons: fall, winter, spring and summer. There are differences between the seasons in both the temperature and the humidity. There are a lot of rain in June, snowfall in January and February is very likely.