Names of Germany
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There are numerous widely varying names of Germany in different languages, more so than for any other European nation. For example:
Official German-language plaque of a German embassy
The German princes choose their king (illustration in the Sachsenspiegel).
Gaius Cornelius Tacitus
Stamp in occupied Germany, 1946: the neutral expression Deutsche Post instead of Deutsche Reichspost, but still the old currency RM (Reichsmark)
Germany
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Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its 16 consti
Names of Germany
…There are numerous widely varying names of Germany in different languages, more so than for any other European nation. For example: the German language endonym is Deutschland, from the Old High German…
Basilica of Constantine in Trier (Augusta Treverorum), built in the 4th century
Martin Luther, born in Eisleben in 1483, challenged the indulgences of the Catholic Church, giving rise to the Reformation and Protestantism.
Berlin Palace, the main residence of the Kings of Prussia and German Emperors
Adolf Hitler, dictatorial Führer of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945