Fun, Interesting and Amazing Facts About Germany

Friends, today we will learn about a country where the world’s first motor vehicle was made. This is the same country where the world’s first printing press was invented. This is the same country where the world’s oldest university exists. There is no speed limit on 70% of the highways of this country. So let’s know such fun facts about Germany.

Fun Facts About Germany

• Germany has changed its capital seven times. First its capital was Aachen, then Regensburg to Frankfurt to Nuremberg to Berlin to Weimar to Bonn and finally in 1990 Berlin was made its capital again.
• MP3 audio was also invented in Germany.
• X-ray machine, pregnancy test and pocket watch were also invented in Germany.
• German passport is one of the three most powerful passports in the world. With this passport you can visit 189 countries without visa.
• Whenever there is a traffic jam in Germany, people park their vehicles on one side and leave the middle open so that emergency vehicles like ambulance, police vehicle and fire brigade vehicles can pass easily.
• German people call their country Fatherland.
• In the Second World War, Russia’s Red Army raped 20 lakh women of Germany aged between 13 to 70 years.
• Giving Nazi salute is banned in Germany.  If someone gives a Nazi salute, he is sentenced to two to three years of imprisonment. 
• Germans start the conversation by telling their name instead of saying hello when they pick up the phone. 
• In Germany, if a prisoner tries to escape from jail, it is not considered a crime. Because they believe that freedom is a human right.
• There is a law on naming children in Germany. You cannot name your child in such a way that the gender of the person is not known by that name.
• A very unique way of protest was seen in Germany. When the government here had increased the price of petrol. Then all the people of Germany left their vehicles on the road and went back home. Due to this reason, the German government had to reduce the price of petrol even though it did not want to.
• There are more than 25000 castles in Germany.
• Whenever you buy a plastic bottle in Germany, you have to deposit 0.25 euros. After using it, whenever you give this bottle for recycling, you will get that money back.
• The area of ​​Germany is 357600 km².
• Wishing birthday in advance in Germany is considered bad luck.
• Germany provides free education not only to the students of its own country but also to every student who comes to study in Germany.

Interesting facts about Germany

• The official name of Germany is Federal Republic of Germany but the people there call Germany Bundesrepublik Deutschland in their language. 
• Germany is a part of the European Union. 
• The capital of Germany is Berlin and it is also the largest city here. It is also the second largest city of Europe. Berlin has 60% greenery. 
• Around 8 crore 40 lakh people live in Germany. Which makes this country the most populated country of the European Union. 
• There are 16 states in Germany which the people there call Bundesländer. 
• The national language of Germany is German. The German language is the official language of Germany as well as Switzerland and Austria.
• The national animal of Germany is eagle. 
• Germany is called the country of poets and ideas. 
• Earlier the currency of Germany was Deutschmark. Now it has been changed and Euro has been made its currency. 
• Red and yellow colors have been included in the national flag of Germany.

Amazing facts about Germany

• There is no speed limit on 70% of the roads in Germany. You can drive at whatever speed you want. But be careful that your petrol does not run out in between or else you may have to pay a fine. 
• The oldest university in the world, Heidelberg University is in Germany. It was started in Germany in 1386. 
• Germany is one of the biggest car manufacturing countries in the world. Big luxury companies of the world like BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen come from Germany. 
• The education system in Germany is very good and because of this the literacy rate of Germany is 99% today. The entire education system in Germany is in the German language only. 
• The highest number of Nobel Prize winners in the world so far are from Germany. 
• The greatest scientist in the world who gave the world the formula of E=mc². That scientist Albert Einstein was also from Germany. 
• More than 3000 festivals are celebrated every year in Germany. 
• The national sport of Germany is football.  The Germans call their constitution the Grundgesetz. 
• This word, Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz, is the longest word in the German language.
• The world’s first science fiction film Metropolis, made by Fritz Lanz, is from Germany.
• Germany is also the country with the largest economy in Europe.
• Germany exports the most robotics in the world.
• Almost every home in Germany has a recycling system.
• Germany’s railway system is considered to be the most modern in Europe.
• Puma and Adidas are German brands. Which are very famous in the world. Also, technology companies like Siemens and Bosch are from Germany.
• Germany is the second largest book publishing country in the world.
• The world’s first electric train system was first started in Germany.
• Sap is an enterprise software company based in Germany. Let me tell you that it is the world’s largest enterprise software company.
• The oldest beer company in Germany was established in 1040 AD.
• Fanta cold drink was also invented in Germany. Because during the war, Coca-Cola had stopped supplying Coca-Cola bottles to Germany. So then they invented Fanta.
• Germany is the largest producer of medicines in the world.
• There is a bank in Germany named Deutsche Bank. Let me tell you that it is one of the biggest banks in the world.
• The first motor vehicle in the world was made in Germany.
• The economy of Germany is one of the five biggest countries in the world.
• The people of Germany consume the most beer and bread.
• Germany is the third biggest tourist destination in the world. Every year millions of tourists visit here.
• The public toilets in Germany are very good.
• Germany’s public transport system is one of the best systems in the world.
• The largest number of glass factories in the world are also located in Germany.
• The people of Germany also use bicycles a lot to go out.
• The maximum flora has been preserved in Germany.

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