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GERMANY - GENERAL
German for Beginners
An excellent online learning resource created by the University of Victoria, Canada. Includes self-tests, web-exercises, grammar explanations, vocabulary, and much more.Goethe Institute (München)
The main Goethe site offers information (in English and German) on cultural institutions world-wide, language courses in Germany, teacher training in Germany, German teaching materials, cultural programmes in Munich and links to other www servers.Goethe-Institut (London)
The London site (also in English and German) offers UK information including language courses and is currently developing a review of the German papers in simplified German.Germany
Originating from the Freie Universität Berlin, a site rich in data about the German people, economy, the press and so on.DINO
One of the most comprehensive lists for Germany, in German, with an alphabetical list you can search, plus a thematic list covering topics such as eating or drinking, the media, tourism, the economy and the environment. A good starting point.
GERMANY - TRAVEL AND TOURISM
Weinland Deutschland
An introduction to the wines of Germany, with maps, information and additional links. Organised by region and visually attractive.Bier aus Deutschland
An informative site about German beers, in English and in GermanDeutsche Bahn
The German railway network: access to timetables and maps.
GERMANY - THE PRESS
Newspapers, Magazines, and News Services
From the university of Alberta site: a listing of German regional newspapers, journals and the media. This site also covers Switzerland and Austria.
GERMAN - TEACHING
Robert J Shea's German resources
A useful site for teachers of German, with links to extensive university sites in North America and computer-assisted language learning ideas and a few zany links.Germanic Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
The university of Alberta in Canada has an extensive site which will be of interest to German teachers, including journals, resources for teaching, language teaching on-line.
GERMAN - POLITICAL AND SOCIAL
Government Institutions, Politics, Services, and Related Topics
Covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland and maintained by the university of Alberta, this site is a stepping stone to many interesting hotlinks, covering political, economic and cultural institutions, plus environmental and socio-cultural information.
GERMAN - CULTURE
WebMuseen
In German. A detailed listing of museums in Germany by region, plus information on books, CDROMs and special exhibitions.
AUSTRIA
Austrian Press and Information Service
Maintained from the USA, this site offers information on the country, its culture, government and politics, history, studying and more.
SWITZERLAND
Swiss Embassy (UK)
A range of information for anyone interested in Swiss cultural events in the UK, in travelling to or working in Switzerland. Details of rail and air travel, visa information. Also, information on education, business and (under "more information") political institutions etc. Mainly in English.Les journaux sur le Web
Access to the Swiss (and other) press in French and German on the web.
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