Friday, September 10, 2010

16 German States

1. Schleswig-Holstein- This state is known for its flounder.
2. Hamburg- This state has one of the few families left in the quartiersmann business.
3. Bremen- This state has the largest port for imported goods.
4. Lower Saxony- hardest workers.
5. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania- This state is known for its dairy farming.
6. Berlin- This state has the oldest still operating sausage stand that has lasted before and after WWII
7. Saxony-Anhalt- Earliest risers in germany.
8. North Rhine-Westphalia-This state had the largest strike when Krupp threatened to shut down the steel mill at Duisburg-Rheinhausen.
9. Hesse- highest foreign population
10. Rhineland Palatinate- This state is known for its wine.
11. Saarland- This state is known for its connection to france and its french cuisine.
12. Baden-Wuerttemberg- This state is known for its woodwork.
13. Bavaria- This state is known for being electronically advanced.
14. Thuringia-This state is known for its art and glass blowing.
15. Saxony-microelectronics
16. Brandenburg- This state is home to the Hohe Flaeming nature reserve a 4 square mi of land protected for nature. People come to this state to see untouched nature.

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