1. German-Speaking Countries An Introduction

2. About German The German language family includes: Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans and English “High German” became the standard in the 16 th century (Martin Luther’s Bible translation) Spoken as an official language in four countries (100 million people) It has official status in 3 other countries and regional status in 8. It is also spoken in several American communities.

3. Everyday German words English –angst –cookbook –hamburger –iceberg –kaput –mishmash –pretzel –zigzag German –Angst (anxiety) –Kochbuch –Hamburger (person/food) –Eisberg –Kaputt (out of order) –Mischmasch (jumbled mix) –Breze –Zickzack

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5. German-speaking countries

6. Deutschland Located in Central Europe Has 16 Bundesländer (states) Capital: Berlin Population: 83 million Neuschwanstein inspired “Cinderella’s castle” at Disneyworld

7. Österreich Southeast of Germany Has 9 Bundesländer Capital: Wien Population: 8 million Austrian food, music and clothing are sophisticated

8. Die Schweiz Southwest of Germany Has 4 official languages (German, Italian, French & Romansch) Capital: Bern Population: 4.6 million Adventure-seekers worldwide are drawn to the famous Matterhorn

9. Liechtenstein South of Germany; between Switzerland & Austria The 2 nd smallest country in Europe (4 miles wide;16 miles long) Capital: Vaduz Population: 32,000

10. Deutschen in Amerika Large numbers of Germans migrated during the Gold Rush and later during the rise of the Nazi party in the 1920’s There are German-speaking enclaves in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio is home to the third-largest Oktoberfest in the world

11. German schools in USA?? German Saturday School of Knoxville Member since 2004 Sacred Heart Cathedral School 711 South Northshore Drive Knoxville, TN 37919 Dept. of Modern Foreign Lang. & Lits. University of Tennessee 701 McClung Tower Knoxville, TN 37996-0470 865.694.3765 ohnesorg@utk.edu President: Dr. Stefanie Ohnesorg German School of Atlanta German School of Atlanta Member since 1985 380 Holt Road NE Marietta, GA 30068 P. O. Box 2548 Stockbridge, GA 30281 770.670.2908 770.783.1094 info@germanschoolatlanta.com President: Dr. Lothar Griessbach Principal: Tobias Branson Source: www.germanschools.org

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