1. Germany Comenius Büdingen

2. capital: Berlin 16 states area: 356,121.41 km² population: about 82 mio. capital of Hessen: Wiesbaden area: 21,114.94 km² population: about 6 mio.

3. Frankfurt am Main the German city for banking and business area: 248.3 km² population: 700,000 3rd biggest airport in Europe 72,500 employees 165,000 passengers daily Frankfurt Airport:

4. City of banking: about 300 banks first and only skyline in Germany Nightclubs: a huge choice, here some of our favourites: King Kamehameha Sky-Club Living XXL Gibson Pubs: Sachsenhausen, a district of Frankfurt where you drink Apfelwein (cider), a typical drink for Frankfurts area.

5. Leisure activities: palmtree garden ice pavilion cinemas theater opera zoo parks

6. Wetteraukreis Back to the map… …thats the area where we live. area: 1,162 km² population: about 300,000 Büdingen our small town area: 122.9 km² Population: 23,000

7. Büdingen The Frogs Frääsch Count Anton to castle Ysenburg and Büdingen married Elisabeth von Wied. Spending a night in the castle Büdingen, she heard the durable sound of the frogs in the pond. It bothered her and was just too much for her. Therefore, the frogs had to be removed from the pond. The count decided that the frogs in the Seemenbach had to be drowned. She did not hear anything that night and from then on felt at home, so that she became a real Büdingerin. From this time on people from Büdingen have been called Büdinger Frääsch (frogs) -History-

8. Stumbling stones (Stolpersteine) They are a reminder of the victims of the Third Reich. These stones are to be found in front of the houses where the victims used to live. The name of the victims is engraved into the stones. In Büdingen you find about 50 stones. Wild stone (Wilder Stein) It is a side vent of the Vogelsberg volcano. It also has a geological feature. The wild stone has something to do with the former witch hunt: the women had to confess under embarrassing torture that they have to do something with the devil. Büdingen -History-

9. Museums: 1950s Museum presents things from the 1950s Butchers Museum insight in the profession of the butcher Model building Museum: from the paper model up to lifelike ship copies Heuson Museum has varying exhibitions Sand roses Museum shows different sand roses Büdingen -Culture-

10. Jerusalem gate (Jerusalemer Tor) In the 16 th century, the gate guarded the vulnerable western part of the city and is the landmark of Büdingen. Castle The castle is a moated castle and was built in the 12th century. It is still inhabited. Church Marienkirche It is the main church of the town and originated in 1377. Historic town hall Marriages take place in it. Steinernes Haus This is the oldest residential building in Büdingen. Büdingen-Sights-

11. escalade of the jerusalem gate (Feb.) frogparade (April) historic center festival (May) culture night (July) Middle Ages festival (July) outing on the castle Büdingen (Sep.) Gallusmarket (Sep.) Christmas market (Dec.) Düdelsheimer market (Aug.) Büdingen -Celebrations and Events -

12. cinema different bars: Nazaro Bar, Levana Bar and Fame pool (in- and outdoor) many restaurants Büdingen -Leisure activities-

13. Berufliche Schule Büdingen our school: Berufliche Schule des Wetteraukreises Schillerstrasse 11 - 63654 Büdingen

14. alimentation and domestic economy color technics and interior design wood engineering hairdressing economy and administration Berufliche Schule Büdingen trade school vocational school vocational preparatory class technical college trade school vocational preparatory class EIBE alimentation wood engineering hairdressing color technics and interior economy economy and administration (2 years) economy/ commercial college (1 year) foreign language secretary (2 years) [assistant profession] technical college economy and administration Business Informatics vocational school school system

15. 62 teachers and about 970 students our break hall the little lounge the kiosk the schoolyard our school cat Hector the floor the school building

16. A typical lesson in the 12th class (vocational school)

17. An English project: Multicultural lunch

18. Our Comenius-Team

19. We are looking forward to meeting you in December !!!

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