Germany

Relief of Germany:

Germany is one of the most important countries from Europe and from the world. It extends from the North Sea and the Baltic Sea in north, till the Alps Mountains in south. The relief is various but the largest part of the territory is covered by hills and forested mountains. Among the best known groups of mountains are the Black Forest Mountains where rises the Danube River, Harz Mountains, Renan Massif and Bavarian Mountains which gives the highest peak of the country, Zugspitze peak of 2.962 meters height. The plain area is present in north where is the North-European Plain.

Forests, rivers and lakes:

The forests represent 30% of the country’s territory. The Bavarian Forest from south-east of the country is the largest from West Europe. Another well known forest is the Black Forest which is extended on 5.100 km² and attract thousands of tourists. As about the hydrograph network, Germany is very rich, because it’s crossed by a lot of rivers and has many important lakes. The most important river after the Danube River is the Rhine. It is navigable and there’s even a channel that connects it with the Danube River. Other navigable rivers are: Ruhr, Elba and Ems. The biggest lake is Konstanz Lake.

Climate from Germany:

As about the climate, the country is situated between the cold moderate area with oceanic influences, coming from the Atlantic Ocean and the continental climate from Eastern Europe. The agriculture is well developed due to the proper climate and Germany is among the top ten world producers of barley, potatoes and hops for beer. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) It is known that the country is situated on the second place in the world regarding the production of beer (the notorious October Fest the beer festival attracts thousands of tourists year round) and between the first 10 at the production of wine.

Economy, industry, transport, tourism and cities:

Germany is the third economical power in the world and a vital member of the European Union. The power of the country is given by the numerous producing and processing enterprises, many of  them located in the Rhine-Ruhr Basin, in the west of the country and the producing industry use a quarter of the country’s labor force. Among the most important industries are those of engineering, heavy industry and pharmaceutical. It’s very important to know that the banking and business systems, but especially the tourism occupy a front place, because Germany is one of the most important European tourist destinations. Transport is very well developed, existing here over 650.000 km of roads, of which 114.000 km are highways. Many cities are connected between them by high-speed railways, for Inter City Express trains, which reach an average speed of 280 km/h. The most important ports are Bremen and Hamburg, where the last one is also the largest port in the country. The capital is Berlin, but Munich, Bavaria’s capital is the most important and the biggest city from South Germany. Visit Germany!

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Picturesque Baden-Württenberg Region
and the little town of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Germany