History

The Federal Republic of Germany is located in the “Heart of Europe”. Because of Germany´s central position in Europe it has the most neighbouring countries.

• in the north, Denmark
• in the east, Poland and the Czech Republic
• in the south, Austria and Switzerland
• in the south-west, France and Luxembourg
• in the north-west, Belgium and the Netherlands

The biggest mountain of Germany is the “Zugspitze” (2962 m = 3229,58 yards).

The longest river is the Rhine (865 km = 536,6 miles).

The biggest natural lake is the “Bodensee” (Lake Costance) (571 m² = 222,69 square miles). It is partly located in Switzerland, partly in Germany.

The biggest artificial lake is the “Bleilochtalsperre” (215 mio. M³ = 7589,5 cubic feet).

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