Germany is well known for its culture, cuisines, poets, philosophers, composers, writers and so on. Germany is known as the land of poets and thinkers.

Literature:

    German literature can be tracked back to the middle ages. There were many famous authors in Germany such as Walther von der Vogelweide and Wolfram von Eschenbach. The Grimm’s fairy tales are very famous around the globe among the children. And their birth place is Germany. The most famous German poets are poets are Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Kleist, and Hoffmann and so on. The Nobel Prize winners for literature in Germany are Thomas Mann, Hermann Hesse and Gunter Grass.

Philosophy:

    Germany’s influence on philosophy is significant as the philosophers of Germany have helped to form the western philosophy. Immanuel Kant and Leibniz have played a vital role in the history of philosophy. Carl Marx, Engels etc have helped to develop the communist theory in Germany. The University of Berlin was founded in 1810 by Wilhelm von Humboldt.

Music:

    The classical composers of Germany like Bach, Beethoven have made the music lovers spell bound with their pleasing composition and even the present day’s youngsters love to listen to their music. Germany has a very large music market and is famous for pop and rock music at present. The artists such as Scorpion, Nena, Modern Talking, and Tokio Hotel etc are famous internationally. Many rock music festivals are held in Germany every year. The Rock am Ring is a very famous music festival of Germany.

Fine arts and architecture:

    The famous German Renaissance painters are Albrecht Altdorfer, Mathias Grunewald, and Albrecht Durer and so on. The architectural contributions from Germany include the Carolingian and Ottonian styles. The Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures of Germany are significant and fabulous.

Religion:

    64 percent of German population belongs to the Christian denomination. 30 percent are Roman Catholic and 33 percent are Protestants. Historically, Germany has a substantial Jewish population. Germany’s theologists like Martin Luther, Rudolf Otto etc were very famous religious reformers.

Cuisine:

    German cuisine is based on the usage of meat, desserts and cakes. Germany is the largest produced of beer and wine. The home cuisines are entirely different from the restaurant cuisine in Germany. The dumplings, sausages, pastries etc of Germany are very famous around the world.

Sports:

    The field of sports is an integral part of Germany’s life and culture. The German Football Federation with more than 6 million members is the largest sports organization in the country. The Football Leagues attract a vast number of spectators to the stadiums and lots more watch the matches on television with full of enthusiasm.