Glastonbury Foreign Language

Language Resources:
German

Main Links
German Search Engines
German Internet Lessons
Cultural Topics
Everyday Life
Germany, Austria, & Switzerland
Travel
Language & Linguistics
Literature
News Sources
Key Pals
Youth Sources
Miscellaneous Sites

Main Links

All About Austria
Destination: Austria - Lonely Planet
Das deutsche Internet Verzeichnis
Web Links for Germanists
German Embassy and German Information
German Sites For You To Surf - Contains links to culture, language, and geography sites.
German WWW Trails
Jump Stations Main Page
KHS German Links - Kickapoo High School Links.
Robert Shea's German Resources
T-Online
The German Way and More
Yamada German WWW guide
Library of Congress Portals to the World - Links to electronic resources around the world. Organized by country.

German Search Engines

Aladin
DINO - Suchmaschine
Excite Deutschland
Google Deutschland
Lycos Germany
Search.ch - The Swiss search engine.
Sharelook - German language directory and search engine.
WEB.DE

German Internet Lessons

Deutsche Internet Chronik. Cover
Deutsche Internet Übungen
German-American Teaching Resources
German American Contributions to Mainstream Culture
Internet Activities for the Foreign Language Classroom
Language Learning Activities for the World Wide Web
Teaching with the Web
WebGerman - German internet exercise bulletin.
German-American Teaching Resources and Units - Provided by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
German for Travellers

Cultural Topics

ART

German Art and Architecture from Infoplease
German Art
Enchantedlearning.com - German Artists Coloring Book
Virtual Library Museum - Has links to museums in German-speaking countries. Also available in German.
WebMuseen Home Page

GEOGRAPHY

Germany Maps - From the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas.
About.com's Maps of Germany
Austria Maps - From the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas.
Baltic Sea Area Clickable Map
Switzerland Maps - From the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas.

GOVERNMENT

CDU - German Christian Democratic Union
Das Deutschland - Portal
Government Index - German Embassy info on government and elections.
Willkommen beim Bundespräsidenten

HANDCRAFTS

The German Colonies on the Volga - Handcrafts
German Handicraft Imports - Christmas
Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk

HISTORY

German History - All Facts and Events
German History WWW Links
The Berlin Wall 1961-1989
Virtual Library: German History

HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS

German Customs, Traditions, Origins of Holidays
KIDPROJ Multicultural Calendar: Index for Germany - Children write about how they celebrate Christmas in Germany.
Ländliche Feste - Teaching materials, texts, images.
Munich Found Online - Looks at Fasching, Karneval celebrations.
Oktoberfest - Gives history, map, and calendar of Munich Oktoberfest.
Presseamt Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf - Information on Karneval in Düsseldorf.

MUSIC

Klassik Online!
German Music Page
German Music, Lyrics, and Dance
German Music Database

RADIO, TELEVISION, AND CINEMA

General
Virtual Language Lab - German Media Links

Radio
Bayerischer Rundfunk online
Deutsche Welle Online
ORF - Austria's national broadcast service.
Swiss Radio International

Television
TV Today
EuroTV / Austrian Kanaele
EuroTV / German Kanaele
Hello Austria Hello Vienna - Austrian International Television Magazine.
TELE Online! - Swiss television programming.

Cinema
Filmbetrieb und Filme auf dem Marktplatz Bodensee
Kinoweb
Kinowelt

Everyday Life

CARS

Audi
BMW
KHS German Links - Link to various German car manufacturers.
Mercedes-Benz
Volkswagen Online

COMMUNICATION

Postleitzahlen und Vorwahlen

EDUCATION

Deutschunterricht mit LEGOS
Informationen zur Rechtschreibreform
Pestalozzischule - Elementary school in Gladbeck, Germany.
Sommerferienregelung in Deutschland - Schedule of summer vacations for German schools.
Technische Universität Berlin
Universität Wien
Universitäten in Österreich

FASHION

Cornelia Mode
Mona Versand
Otto Versand
Schwab Versand

FOOD AND COOKING

Austrian Restaurant Guide
Die Rezeptsammlung
DINING - CUISINE - FOOD
Olgastraße Kochbuch - A collection of recipes for traditional German dishes.

PROVERBS, IDIOMS

German proverbs and idioms

SHOPPING

German Handcraft Catalog - Handcrafted masterpieces which have been imported from the famous German area of Erzgebirge.

SPORTS

German Hockey Home Page
Austria - Hiking, Trekking, Climbing
Willkommen bei Ski Arlberg
Winteractivities in Salzburg!

TRANSPORTATION

Austrian Rail - ÖBB Online
City Guides - Berlin, Germany - Around Germany - Outlines various means of transportation in Berlin.
Deutsche Bahn AG
Driving - The German Way - Tips on driving in Germany.
Flughafen Hamburg
Lufthansa InfoFlyway
Public Transportation in Munich
Subway in Berlin

WEATHER

SF DRS ONLINE meteo - Swiss TV online weather.
Wetter (WEB.DE)

Germany, Austria, & Switzerland

AUSTRIA

Oesterreich - Land und Leute

GERMANY

Das Lied der Deutschen: German National Anthem - Story of the origins of the German National Anthem.
Deutsche Farben - The history of the German flag.
German City Guides
Germany in CIA World Factbook
LEO German
Laender der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Bundeslaender)

SWITZERLAND

Switzerland - Home

Travel

Austrian National Tourist Office
Focus Online. TraXXX Reisen
General information about Austria
GORP - Germany Resource Listings
Travel.org - Germany
Young People's Guide to Munich
Lonely Planet: Europe

German Language & Linguistics

Max Kade German-American Center/SGAS - IUPUI hosts a wonderful site full of information.
German American Contributions to Mainstream Culture
German - English On-line Dictionary
German Words in the American Language
Goethe Institute New York - Paedagogische Verbindungsarbeit
Identifying German Names
Meyers Lexikon - Das Wissen A-Z
I Love Languages
Institut fur Deutsche Sprache
German - About.com
BBC Languages: German
Learn German Online

Literature

19th-century German Lit Menu
Der Froschkönig
Deutsche Literatur im Internet
Die Bibliothek der Maerchen
German History WWW Links - Annotated links to German literature.

News Sources

Der Spiegel Online
German News, Jahresübersicht
Schaffhauser Nachrichten - Online

Key Pals

German American Partnership Program (via Goethe House New York)
International E-Tandem Network (Europe)
Klassenpartnerschaften - Index

Youth Pages

JETZT ONLINE - Magazin fuer die Jugend
The Frog King

Miscellaneous Sites

American Association of Teachers of German
German American Partnership Program (via Goethe House New York)
Goethe House New York - Paedagogische Verbindungsarbeit
German Jokes