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Sports are a favorite leisure-time activity in Germany. There are more than 87,000 sports clubs affiliated with the "Deutscher Sportbund" (DSB; German Sports Federation). Approximtely 27 million people - about one third of the entire population - are members of a sports club, and another 12 million partake in sports independently. In all the various branches, there are approximately 2.6 million people working in an honorary capacity as coaches, trainers, physiotherapists or officials. At the 2000 summer Olympics in Sydney, Germany was ranked No. 5...read more

A new environment of tolerance and multiculturalism coupled with surging creativity has spawned a remarkably innovative subculture in Germany's big cities over the last decade. Especially in music, theater and design, young people are finding new and original means of artistic expression. Berlin above all has become famous for its urbanity and agglomeration of artists and trendsetters. But other cities such as Hamburg, Cologne, Leipzig and Munich have also become breeding grounds for artistic creativity. Germany’s decentralized federal structure contributes to the broad distribution of cultural and creative talent....read more

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 Short Guide to German Wines
Origins of German Wines

Nobody knows when and where wine first appeared, but certainly wild vines existed long before man — as long as 130 million years ago — and modern scientific tests have shown that wine was produced by man 8,000 years ago, although these early wines could have borne little resemblance to our modern vintages....read more

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The "Grundgesetz" (the German Basic Laws, which is Germany's Constitution) guarantees freedom of faith and freedom of religion and declares that no one may be discriminated due to their faith or religious opinions. There is no state church in Germany and no control of the churches by the state. The churches and several other religious communities have the status of independant public-law corporations. The relationship between church and state is that of a partnership, regulated by concordats and agreements. Germans who are members of a church support it through their taxes, not directly as in the U.S. When taxpayers list their religious affiliation on their employment record a part of their income tax is collected by the tax authorities and given to the church to which the taxpayer belongs...read more

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German fashion design is often discreet – at least when it comes to its presence on the international market. World-famous labels often conceal German designers. Strenesse bears the imprint of Allgäu native Gabriele Stehle, Escada was founded in 1976 by Wolfgang and Margaretha Ley. Arguably the most famous German couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, works for fashion houses like Chanel and Fendi from Italy and previously also designed for Chloé. Through her brand Jil Sander, Heidemarie Jiline Sander, a Hamburg native, has become better known than Chanel and Armani in the U.S. – at least according to Vogue....more news