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Germany is one of the world's leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, to the west by France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic.
Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary republic, containing 16 federal-states (Bundesländer), which in certain spheres act independently of the Federation or "Bund".
The Federal Republic of Germany is a member state of the United Nations, NATO, the G8 nations, and a founding member of what is now the European Union. It is the largest country in surface area in Central Europe. More...
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The Merseburg Incantations (German: Merseburger Zaubersprüche) are two medieval magic spells, charms or incantations, written in Old High German. They are the only known examples of Germanic pagan belief preserved in this language. They were discovered in 1841 by Georg Waitz, who found them in a theological manuscript from Fulda, written in the 9th or 10th century, although there remains some speculation about the date of the charms themselves. The manuscript (Cod. 136 f. 85a) was stored in the library of the cathedral chapter of Merseburg, hence the name. The spells became famous in modern times through the appreciation of the Grimm brothers. More...
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Germany news
- In January 2013 CDU politican David McAllister lost against SPD politican Stephan Weil in the Lower Saxony state election, 2013. Deutsche Welle, 2013-01-20
- German city Bochum hit hard by Opel closure. Deutsche Welle, 2012-12-11]
- In Formula One, German driver Sebastian Vettel wins the Drivers' Championship for the third consecutive year.
- The JadeWeserPort opened. Deutsche Welle, 2012-09-24 More Germany-related news in English can be found at Deutsche Welle, Tagesschau, and Der Spiegel.
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Anniversaries for May 20
- 1820 – Execution of radical liberal student Karl Ludwig Sand, the murderer of August von Kotzebue
- 1860 – Birth of chemist Eduard Buchner, winner of the 1907 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- 1896 – Death of pianist Clara Schumann
- 1921 – Birth of author and playwright Wolfgang Borchert
- 1961 – Death of World War II ace Josef Priller
Did you know...
- ... that poetess Christiana Mariana von Ziegler (pictured) ended her text for Bach's cantata Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68, for Pentecost Monday with a quotation from the Gospel?
- ... that the late Gothic church St. Lamberti in Hildesheim was rebuilt after destruction in World War II, but a southern annex was kept in ruins as a memorial?
- ... that the East German Communist Party and the West German Social Democratic Party could both trace their lineage back to the 19th century Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany?
- ... that Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, who was able to play Bach's Das Wohltemperierte Clavier from memory as a teenager, studied composition with Bach's sons and the violin in Italy?
- ... that Bach's first cantata for the feast of the Ascension, Wer da gläubet und getauft wird, BWV 37, omits the topic of the Ascension and derives from the quoted Gospel (Mark 16:16) Lutheran thoughts?
- ... that Beethoven improvised for an hour on piano to comfort Dorothea von Ertmann, his student and possible Immortal Beloved, over the death of her son?
- ... that former Gewandhaus organist Matthias Eisenberg was made an honorary professor in 2003 by the Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein for his contributions to organ music?
- ... that Thomas Gabriel (pictured) composed the Missa mundi for World Youth Day 2005, representing the continents in style and instrumentation with pan flute, sitar, drums and didgeridoo?
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