Culture & Society
Information Resources
Bellnet: KulturDINO: Kultur
Web.de: Kunst und Kultur
Kultur-Netz
kaleidos
Everyday life in Germany
www.bpb.de/publikationen/MXQU1P.html
Online fulltext version of an excellent series of introductory guides to key areas of German history, politics and society, issued by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. Topics range from Umweltpolitik to France to Germany in the 70s and 80s.
Aspekte: ZDF-Kulturmagazin
German Internet Project
Virtual museum of German cultural, linguistic and literary history.
kunst-und-kultur.de: Zeitschriftendatenbank
Database of German cultural and humanities journals
Europäische Zeitungsausschnittsammlungen
Mostly German and Austrian, on literature, film, dance etc
glossen
An online bilingual journal covering literature as well as culture generally.
German Way
Language and Culture in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Deutschland.de
rvr-online
Ruhrgebiet
Tatsachen über Deutschland
Facts about Germany
Tatsachen über Deutschland
Facts about Germany, English version
Germany.co.uk
Dialekte
Spoken examples of German Dialects
Magazine Deutschland
Deutschland Online
bundesrepublik.org
DHM online
German Historical Museum Online
Zeitgeschichte online
German History
Travelling in Germany
Stadtplandienst.de
Maps of Germany by entering name, post code or address. Also aerial photos of many places.
Gateway to Germany
Perlentaucher
A comprehensive daily listing and review of cultural, political and especially literary news items, from the principal German-language newspapers and journals.
Sight and Sight
An English version of the fabulous perlentaucher site.
World Cup Website
www.deutsch-perfekt.com
Teaching and Learning Resources
Uni Mainz - MELKE-Learning Units on cultural topics
Cultural information Goethe Institute
Other Resources
Deutschlandpokalhumorous issues on German history, language, people. For advanced learners, individual & groups
Leisure trends
Heimat in Deutschland
A website devoted to the daily life of migrants in Germany: Work, friendship, stereotypes
Floribelle, Fairytales to invent and complete
Interactive Quiz games
Deutsch-als-Fremdspracheregister for free: click here
discover Europe
Karneval
Karneval.deabout.com scroll down for some great links
www.carnaval.com
Karneval link resources
alternative Karneval
Schrottgala.de
Geisterzug.de
Christmas
the legend of St NikolausLehrer-online
German Democratic Republic
General sites and link lists
DDR-SucheSubject search engine for the GDR
Die DDR im WWW
DDR-Link-Liste
Chronik der Mauer
Materialien zu Chronik der Mauer
Centre for East German Studies, University of Reading: archive
Cold War International History Project
www.wiedervereinigung.de
Comprehensive databank of entries and links on the themes of GDR, Wende and Reunification.
www.defa-sternstunden.de
Information on GDR films and filmstars, as well as a regularly updated current tv screening schedule of GDR films and tv series.
Frauenkirche Dresden
In February 1945, Dresden's Frauenkirche - one of the most beautiful examples of Protestant Baroque architecture - collapsed in the wake of the Allies' bombardment of the city. Sixty years later, this symbol of Dresden has been restored to its former glory and once again dominates the city's skyline. "Building Bridges - Living Reconciliation"
Dresden - History
Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, conveys a deeply moving impression of its eventful history. Dresden: A City Without a Centre?
www.ddr-alltagskultur.com
Virtual museum containing a collection of GDR consumer goods and everyday objects.
www.ddr-im-www.de
Facts and infos on the GDR.
The Berlin Wall 1961-1989: Mauer, Wende und Vereinigung: Texte, Bilder und Kommentare
Chronik der Wende
Day-by-day TV and radio reports, documents, biographies, archives. From the Ostdeutscher Rundfunk, Brandenburg
Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung, Potsdam