German Speaking Countries
Neighboring Germany
Niederlande
William of Orange
Dutch prince that invaded England, eventually becoming king
Amsterdam
Famous for its liberal policies and the legality of various narcotics.
Tulip Fields
Major export.
Belgien
Ernest Solvay
Discovered a process to manufacture glass on a gigantic scale.
Brussels
Capital of Belgium.
Polders over the Yser River
Polders are man-made extensions of land into the sea.
Schweiz
Nicholas of Flüe
Swiss priest that narrowly avoided a civil war and restored peace to Schweiz.
Bern
Capital of Switzerland.
CERN Large Hadron Collider
An experimental laboratory used frequently to smash atoms.
Luxembourg
Emperor Charles IV
Secured the Imperial crown through methods of peace and held it until he died.
Luxembourg
Capital of the city-state.
Alscheid
The countryside of Luxembourg, resident to 40~ people.
Osterriech
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian actor turned governor of California. Retired in 2010.
Vienna
Capital of Austria.
University of Innsbruck
A university with a science department that delves into quantum mechanics. The first attempts at quantum teleportation were made here.
Citations
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