German Geography and Nature

Landscapes, Rivers and Cities

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What is the highest mountain in Germany?
Which river flows through the cities of Basel, Cologne and Düsseldorf before reaching the North Sea?
What is the largest city in Germany by population?
Which lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the largest lake lying entirely within Germany?
How many countries share a land border with Germany?
In which federal state is the Black Forest located?
Which rock on the Rhine is linked with a legend about a siren who lured sailors?
Which city is the financial centre of Germany and the seat of the European Central Bank?
What is the capital of Bavaria?
What is the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia?
What is the capital of Saxony?
Which federal state has the largest area?
Which island in the Baltic Sea is Germany's largest island?
Which mountain range in central Germany has the Brocken as its highest peak?
Which two rivers join to form the Danube at Donaueschingen?
Which river flows through both Dresden and Hamburg?
Which Gothic cathedral on the Rhine, begun in 1248 and finished in 1880, is a UNESCO World Heritage site?
What name is given to the large industrial region in North Rhine-Westphalia once built on coal and steel?
Which river forms much of the border between Germany and Poland?
Which city is crossed by the river Spree?
Which tidal landscape on the North Sea coast is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to many migratory birds?
Which river meets the Rhine at Koblenz?
Which North Sea island in the far north of Germany is known as a holiday resort?
Which Bavarian city is famous for its Christmas market, the Christkindlesmarkt, and for its Imperial Castle?
Which mountains form part of the border between Saxony and Czechia?
Which monument in Berlin, completed in 1791, became a symbol of both division and unity?

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