Germany Travel Guide & Overview

Castle Neuschwanstein at Schwangau, Bavaria

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany is a country in west-central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The territory of Germany covers 357,021 km² and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate.

During the 16th century, the German regions became the center of the Protestant Reformation. As a modern nation-state, the country was first unified amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. After World War II, Germany's territory was divided into two separate states along the lines of allied occupation in 1949. It became reunified again in 1990. Germany is a founding member of the European Union, part of the Eurozone since 1999, and with over 82 million inhabitants, it comprises the largest population among the EU countries.

Major Cities in Germany:
Aachen Baden Baden Bergen Berlin Bonn Bremen Cologne Dortmund Dresden Dusseldorf Essen Frankfurt Freiburg Hamburg Hannover Hanover Heidelberg	Leipzig Mainz Mannheim Munich Nurenberg Potsdam Regensburg Stockbridge Stuttgart Wiesbaden