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North, South, East, West: Germany's Four Corners

From the food and scenery to the dialects and the beer, Germany is rich in regional diversity -- and you only have to travel a few kilometers within its borders to notice the differences. Learn more about just a few parts of Germany by clicking on the links below. Check out DW-TV's Euromaxx specials as well.

Northern Germany

Northern Germany's Literary Houses

Some of the landmarks of German literary history are to be found in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein and its "literary houses." (07.05.2006) 

Platt and Proud

A new ad campaign in Germany's northwestern region of East Frisia is baring it all to get young people speaking their native Platt or Low-German. The posters are so popular that they keep disappearing. (10.04.2006) 

Sylt: In Winter, a Mellower Pleasure

Winter on the popular beach resort of Sylt means icy grey waters under a dark sky, bracing sea air, heavy surf -- and above all, more calm than in summer. (29.12.2005) 

More Beach up North

German beach lovers don't have to head to the Med for a bit of sand and waves. Up on the North Sea a string of islands offers plenty of dunes and shore for beachcombing -- and the archipelago is growing. (07.03.2004) 

Climbing the Windmills of Schleswig-Holstein

Extreme sports enthusiasts are always looking for the next thrill. When the bungee has been jumped, the sky dived and the white water rafted - what then? If you live in the flatlands of Germany, you climb a windmill. (23.07.2003) 

Eastern Germany

Eastern German Town Boasts Cutting-Edge Technology

There's more to eastern Germany than just chronic joblessness and neo-Nazism. The state of Thuringia is the nerve center of sophisticated and innovative optical technology. (03.06.2006) 

Blame it On the Bratwurst

It's official. A new study has found that the tubbiest Germans are those in the eastern state of Thuringia, coincidentally also home to one of the country's most popular sausage varieties. (23.01.2006) 

Santa's Other Workshop: Thuringia

The southern Thuringian Forest, home to makers of toys and glass Christmas ornaments, is known in Germany as Christmas country. (21.12.2004) 

Six Centuries of Sweet Success

Steeped in tradition and dusted with icing sugar, the Stollen is the king of German Christmas cakes. Dresden's particularly well-known for its version, which became a hotly traded good during Communist times. (12.12.2004) 

Bavaria

Catch a Wave in Germany's California

Grab your board, your flip-flops and some sex wax and hang ten ... in Munich?! You bet! (11.09.2006) 

Neuschwanstein Castle Modernized for Visitors

The fairytale castle in lower Bavaria has revamped its visitor program to allow more people access to eccentric King Ludwig's dazzling, larger-than-life vacation home. (23.07.2006) 

Reinventing the Bavarian Myth

Once a rural kingdom, Bavaria has turned into one of Germany's high-tech centers. But Germany's largest state is still trying to find the right balance between laptops and lederhosen. (04.12.2004) 

Bavaria Says "Grüß Gott" in Chinese

Bavaria is pulling out all the stops to woo Chinese tourists: A TV series, a Chinese Web site and a picture book are initiating the Chinese in the state's blend of castles, photo-op Lederhosen and the Oktoberfest. (26.05.2004) 

Rhineland

Rhine River Transformed Into Nearly Pristine Water Stream

The Rhine is the longest river within Germany and is known for its beauty, with medieval castles and lovely wine villages along its banks. But it didn't used to be that way. For a long time, it was heavily polluted. (27.10.2006) 

The Rhine River's Gold Rush

Neuenburg has the mood of a gold rush on Saturdays. That's when amateur treasure seekers wade into the Rhine River and pan for gold. With a little luck, they bring slivers of the precious metal home with them. (16.10.2006) 

The Business of Carnival

Germany's Rhineland is on the cusp of its annual carnival climax, and it is not only the local jesters who are dancing a jig of joy. Carnival has, over the years, come to mean big business and big bucks for Germany. (26.02.2006) 

Vogelsang Castle: In the Shadow of the Third Reich

Young men were molded into Nazi leaders of the future at Vogelsang Castle in the Rhineland. The complex is the best maintained example of Third Reich architecture in Germany, and since Jan. 1 it's open to the public. (02.01.2006) 

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