Bremen Germany

By: Krystal Dube and Jen Teachout

•Population- ~661,716 (2009)

•Area- ~157.5 sq mi

•Capital- Bremen

•It is the smallest of the 16 states in Germany.

•Located on the river Weser

•86,943 square miles of Minnesota

•So you can fit about 552 Bremen’s in Minnesota

The town of Musicians of Bremen

  

•The Brothers Grimm- Wrote The Town Musicians of Bremen

•The story is about a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster, who were mistreated by their masters

•They fled to Bremen which was known for its beauty, freedom and art.

•On there way to a cottage there was 4 thieves inside and so they stood on each others backs and sang a song in hopes to receive food. 

But the music was so horrible the thieves ran out

 

•Largest port in Germany second only to Hamburg and is the oldest port city in Germany

•Bremen is involved in industrial and commercial trading and production of ships, and machinery. 

•Bremen and Bremerhaven were joined together in 1947 to create the State of Bremen.

"Free Hanseatic City of Bremen”

 

market settlement ---> city--->merchants' town--->

In 1806 Bremen independent sovereign free state called itself "the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen"---> "Federal state of German Empire in 1871"--->temporarily lost independence and then regained in 1947---> after WWII Bremen was an American occupation zone--->Today is the "largest port after Hamburg"

Sources

•http://www.itcwebdesigns.com/tour_germany/map_german_states.gif - German state picture

•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremen_(state) – basic information

•http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/mn_geography.htm - Minnesota Information

•http://www.knowledgerush.com/wiki_image/4/49/Bundeslaender_germany_hb.png - German State Picture

•http://www.shopsandsalons.com/images/50%20STATE%20MAPS/us%20map%20Minnesota.jpg – U.S. picture

•http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/zento/eandl2006/1189255980/tpod.html - Musicians information

• http://www.world-tourer.com/images/bremen-musicians.jpg - Bremen statue

•http://earthlingsoft.net/ssp/misc/BremerHaus/Bremen_gb.html - location information

•http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Bremen.aspx - port information

•http://insurance.essentialtravel.co.uk/tg-europe/germany/bremen-history.asp - city information

group 1 first 15 questions class competition

Group One
Kevin Andresen; Alexia Ball; Zhi Bie; Breanna Bigger; Patrick Donohue; Krystal Dube; Andrew Gnirk; David Grow; Shelby Gunderson; Steven Johnson; Kelsey Kubiak; Jen Teachout; Anna Van Alst


What are the two restaurants/bars in Germany where you can dine completely in the dark?
Life In Germany Today
Unsicht-Bar in Berlin, Cologne, and Hamburg (http://www.unsicht-bar-berlin.de/)

Nocti Vagus in Berlin (http://www.noctivagus.com/)


Germany is the second most populous country in Europe. Which is the first?
Life in Germany Today
Russia!

On Saturday, September 25th, Munich will be hosting a pop sensation. Who is it? Where are they from?
Life in Germany Today
Kate Nash, Britain

What German ruler backed Martin Luther from very early on, and ensured his safety after he was declared an outlaw?
German History
The Duke of Saxony

What German state rapidly rose to a first-class miliary power between 1670 and 1740?
German History
Prussia

Who is this?
German History
Richard Wagner

Who is this?
German Media
Franka Potenta

What was the name of the movie where German actress Angelica Domröse plays the sister of a Man named Jens?
German Media
Die Legende von Paul und Paula

These three men founded a video game company located in Germany, what is the name of their company and who are they?
German Media
Company name: Crytek


Brothers: Cevat, Avni and Faruk Yerli

Who spoke at the Ingolstaedter Muenster church in Ingolstadt, Germany on 24.4.10?
Bavaria
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Defense Minister Karl-Theodore zu Guttenberg, in a service for four soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

Why were King Ludwig the Second's castles opened up for tourism shortly after his death?
Bavaria
To pay for the cost of building them.

Which of King Ludwig the Second's castles in Bavaria was the only one to be finished before his death?
Bavaria
Linderhof

What is the oldest flowering plant in Germany?
Lower Saxony
A rosebush at St. Mary's Cathedral in Hildeshein

What are the 7 inhabited Frisian Islands?
Lower Saxony
Borkum, Juist, Norderney, Baltrum, Langeook, Spiekeroog, Wangerooge

This character from the Shrek movies is based off lore from Lower Saxony.
Lower Saxony
The Pied Piper

What do the colors of the NRW flag represent?
North Rhine-Westphalia
Green - the River Rhine; White - the White Horse; Red - the Red Rose

Which political party had the greatest percent of votes in the May 9th, 2010 election in NRW?
North Rhine - Westphalia
Christian Democratic Union, with 34.6%

What was the precursor to the treaty of Westphalia?
North Rhine - Westphalia
The Concordat of Worms

What street is this building on?
Berlin
It is the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, located on Werderscher Strasse in Berlin.

This structure is a key location in which German film?
Berlin
Run, Lola, Run (in English) or Lola Rennt (in German).

Held in Berlin, what are the German equivalent to the British Pop Awards?
Berlin
Echo Awards

What famous novel, anonymously written in the early 13th century, ends with the death of all key characters?
Our Choice
Nibelungenlied

Where is this statue and what is it depicting?
Our Choice
It is in Bremen, Germany, and it is depicting the Bremen town musicians.
Breanna Bigger
Which German car was the first one to be built solely outside of Germany?
Our Choice
The BMW Z3

www.zdf.de and www.ard.ed

I watched Wie lange arbeiten für wieviel Rente for the first 20 minutes and i have no idea what they were actually saying but it was about different kinds of hidden cameras.  They showed hidden camersa and security cameras.  They showed hidden cameras at the gym, outsode buildings, and at the bank.  I also watched Amokläuferin war Sportschützin which was about some kind of tragedy.  I seen many police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances. I also watched a little bit of Das Wetter. I learned that tomorrow it is suppost to be really couldy with rain in the northern partof germany and on friday it is suppost to get colder.  

WDR 2

I listened to one hour of the WDR 2 radio station and was surprised that I knew almost every song.  Their was a wide variety of songs from every music types.  Their was pop, county, and even some rock. All of the songs were in English and the commericals were in German.  Although I could'nt understand any of the commerical, I did notice that the commerical are shorter and not as many. I liked this difference because the less commercial the better, the more music you listen too.  I really enjoyed listening to this radio station and would listen to it on my own time.  WDR 2 link

German print media reviewed

It says that 78% of Germans read the newspaper. Which is more than in the United States.  At first glance at one of the newspapers I soon realized one major difference.  In America are newspapers are boring and really conservative.  But when I glanced at the first newspaper I saw pictures of a guy giving the middle finder, people drinking beer, and more sexualized images.  This is not what you would expect from an American Newspaper.  I also noticed that most of the newspapers are offered in the U.S. as well. I also seen that there is many magazines that we have in the U.S. as well. Examples include: Cosmopolitan, Living at Home, Elle and Readers Digest. Also some of the newspaper run daily and some weekly.  In the U.S. the newspaper runs daily. Its very interesting looking at the difference in German and American printed media.

German Radio Stations

-Bavaria has the most with 78 stations
-Bremen and Mexklenburg-Vorpommernboth have the least with 6 stations


Comparing Radio Stations and what they broadcast.
Operative questions:
Are Mass Media more globalized than the people who consume them?
What does it mean when patterns across the Western globe are so similar?
Where do cultural differences "survive" if media do not carry them - or do they?
What can you say about Radio in Germany


 When looking at all the states I realized that their was both English and German stations.  All the commericals were in German but a lot of the music was in English.  Yes I do think that mass media is more globalized because music in universal.  You don't have to know the language to like a song. Or you can like songs from your second language.  I think that it means that we have similar tastes in music when the patterns are so similar.  We enjoy the same kinds of music and it brings us together.  I do think that music explains are culture and thats one way it does survive. In germany the radio has German and English radio stations.  It was interesting to me that their is such a wide spread in the number of radio stations in each state.

Thuringian Forest Presentation

Group: Krystal, Jen, and Conner
Power Point

•In the state of Thuringia

•~75 Miles long

•~22 Miles wide

•~2900 sq. Miles

 

Known as the “Green Heart” of Germany

Known as one of the most beautiful ridge walks in winter

Rennsteig

-Discovered by August Trinius

-Hiking trail along the main ridge

-It’s the best known hiking trail in Germany

-Approximately 168.5 Kilometers long

-Messenger route back in the middle ages

-Most traveled long-distance hiking trail and a symbol of German unity

Ways to get around

•   White R painted onto tree or many stone markers

•   Also many signposts that tell you which way to go

•   Some say its impossible to get lost

•   Most tour the forest in about 5 days

•   Walkway is mostly through forestry

•   Some established roads for logging companies

•   Mostly it is a normal trail sometimes laid with tree roots (maintained by government)

Trusetal Waterfall

 

-     Man made in the 19th century (1865)
  -50 ft tall waterfall followed by 2 smaller waterfalls

-        The Trusetal Waterfall is a must see attraction in Germany

-        The Trusetal waterfall is the highest waterfall in the Thuringian Forest.

-        Located in the village of Trusetal

 

-        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0P5Avc5SBw

Großer Beerberg

 

•    Highest Elevation at approximately 3,222ft

•    Nearest town is Suhl

•    Schneelkopf (978 m) is the second highest mountain

•    1980s they took out the observation tower

•    A few years ago a small platform was established

 Wartburg Castle

 

•     In the Thuringian  forest

•     Wartburg Castle rises 400 meters above a rock plateau overlooking the town of Eisenach in the former communist East Germany

•     Founded 1067

•     The Wartburg is known by the German church reformer Martin Luther, who sought refuge in the castle in 1521 after he was excommunicated by the pope

 Garden Gnomes

 

•     The first German garden gnome was made in the 1800's in

       Graeferoda, Thuringia, Germany

•     Philipp Griebel and August Heissner were the first pair to start making gnomes

•     Heissner Gnomes being the most well known worldwide

•     Begun right around 1872

•     Thuringia became known as the Gnome capital of Europe

•     Known to be good luck to place a gnome in the home or garden

•     They help with chores, have an understanding of the Cosmos, and have the ability to predict and learn from the future

•     Often featured in Germanic fairy tales, including those by the Brothers Grimm, the gnome often resembles a gnarled old man, living deep underground, who guards buried treasure

•     Mythical creatures such as goblins and dwarves are often represented as gnomes, and vice versa

•     Gnome king is called Gob

 

•     August Heissner and Phillip Griebel both made terracotta animals as decorations, and produced gnomes based on local myths as a way for people to enjoy the stories of the gnomes' willingness to help in the garden at night

•     The garden gnome quickly spread across Germany and into France and England, and wherever gardening was a serious hobby

•     Gnome manufacture spread across Germany with numerous other large and small manufacturers coming into and out of the business, each one having its own particular style of design

•     World War II was hard on the industry and most producers gave up then.

•     Griebel's descendants still make them and are the last of the German producers, all others having moved production to Poland or China.

Thuringian Forest Song: Rennsteiglied 

  

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0WvSShshR0   

            Works Cited

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