Every GERMAN State Explained! (Pronunciation & Bundesländer)

The 16 Federal States of Germany! In this video, we discuss the different German states in English and German and the landscape of each... along with some unsolicited opinions. :P We love looking at maps and Phil could seriously stare at maps for hours. Once all this is over we'd love to travel around Germany some more and see other cities! Which city would you like to visit next?
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Disclaimer
00:21 - Baden-Württemberg
00:56 - Bavaria (Bayern)
01:54 - Berlin
02:32 - Brandenburg
03:13 - Bremen
03:46 - Hamburg
04:23 - Hesse (Hessen)
05:07 - Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
06:17 - Cute Bear Reminder
06:36 - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
07:08 - North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
08:04 - Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)
08:30 - Saarland
08:51 - Saxony (Sachsen)
09:34 - Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt)
10:03 - Schleswig-Holstein
10:43 - Thuringia (Thüringen)
11:27 - Bonus State!
12:20 - Which state would you like to visit? Don't forget to Subscribe! :)
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[@DeanaandPhil]

Once all this is over we'd love to travel some more around Germany to see other cities! Which city would you like to visit next? 🤔 Also, Check out our new video about, "Germany's Top 5 Cities Explained! " kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4qsmaljrqeVkKs

[@m_h3705]

Please visit Heidelberg! 💜💗

[@DeanaandPhil]

@@m_h3705 When travel is allowed, we would love to visit the city!!

[@peterrabbitn787]

Visit Oldenburg!! :) or in the summer Cuxhaven! You could go Wattwandern in Cuxhaven or plan a trip to Neuwerk! Or visit the islands! Helgoland, Rügen, Norderney,...

[@deannaknudsen5462]

Bremen and Bremerhaven are lovely, especially Schnoorvietel, Hachez chocolate, and the Klimathaus. Really enjoyed the Auswanderer museum in Bremerhaven as well. I love Bernkastel-Kues and Cochem as well, for the smaller town experience.

[@friend9092]

Pleas visit Bamberg! It's very pretty!

[@kleinerbuddha8577]

In Germany, I'm never really asked where I'm from. They usually know as soon as I open my mouth and think "Oh Gott, noch ein Schwabe!".

[@gernegesehen2985]

Hehe da weiß man es ja direkt

[@kc2dtp]

Ich habe eine Zeit in Stuttgart gelebt, und konnte da kaum niemanden verstehen, besonders nicht die Omas auf dem Bus. Da hab ich öfter Mal auf Plattdeutsch geantwortet. Total confusion!

[@Sophie-hp3zi]

Ha ja des isch scho recht so

[@El0723]

Same here xD

[@JorlinJollyfingers]

Als Rheinländer (besonders Kölner) outed man sich auch gerne mal unfreiwillig ;)

[@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

Funfact: If ou think it is too long to say "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" people will also understand if you just say "Meckpom"

[@DeanaandPhil]

Wayyy easier 👌

[@keineahnung5466]

Eher MäcPomme

[@lphaetaamma291]

ich fahr mal zu Mäckes und hol mir nen MacGyver

[@lphaetaamma291]

Schleswig-Holzbein

[@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

@Marie Mustermann Sag neme Amerikaner du wohnst in "MV" und die fragen dich "welches Musikvideo? Hä?"

[@nilsvonsteinfelde2116]

Thuringia is with the Weimar Republic the birthplace of German democracy.and the cities Erfurt and Weimar have both very interesting history

[@thkempe]

And also Thuringia is the birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach (Eisenach).

[@benjaminblum1172]

it s the homecities of the prothestanism cause martin luther starting the reformation right there. :D

[@ralfschmidt9280]

@@benjaminblum1172 that was actually in Wittenberg , Saxonia-Anhalt😀

[@sailefrodingston8475]

Yes and no. There were a bit democracy in the age of the emperor earlier. But yes real democracy came with weimar. And also the fact that we abbolished monarchy that day is important.

[@dr.pierre-henryocallaghan7206]

Thüringen is also the state with the greatest biodiversity in Germany. The green lung of Germany. A state with a really rich history!

[@svenjavester8498]

Ich sage, wie fast alle vom Land im schwäbischen, dass ich „aus der Nähe von Stuttgart“ komme - obwohl fast 100 km entfernt. Aber hier in der Umgebung gibt’s keine größere bekannte Städte 🙈

[@J0J0fy]

Wenn ich in Niedersachsen bin, sage ich immer, dass ich aus dem Emsland komme. Wenn ich in anderen Bundesländern bin sage ich zuerst Niedersachsen und dann dass ich an der Grenze zu Holland wohne. 😄 Seit kurzem Wohne ich aber in Hannover, da ist es leichter.

[@lea_forever2902]

Das ist wahr 🥴🤣

[@Stefan23E]

Geht mir genauso. Ich sag auch immer ‚‚Ich komm aus Stuttgart". Leider kennt kaum jemand Bietigheim-Bissingen oder Ludwigsburg. Obwohl beide bekannt sein sollten.

[@lea.m9429]

Ich sag immer zwischen Stuttgart und dem Bodensee. Beides bissle weniger als eine Stunde Fahrt entfernt. Mein Leben ist schön 😍

[@AnniJ15]

Ich fand es auch witzig wenn Freunde aus Bayern gesagt haben "ich wohne in der Nähe von München" aber es mindestens eine Stunde Autofahrt bis dorthin war. Meine Heimat ist 50 km entfernt und ich hätte niemals meine jetzige Stadt als "in der Nähe" beschrieben (ich komme aus dem Ruhrpott). Aber ich kann es verstehen :D

[@peppilottasikuriina8721]

Much love from Finland to all my lovely Germans

[@Freiya2011]

❤❤❤

[@diekleene.3177]

😁😁i Love finland

[@RustyDust101]

Been to Finland in 1976. Absolutely gorgeous country. Can remember the huge numbers of lakes, forests, clean air. Great memories.

[@Sophia-eq4pw]

ty

[@suissais4732]

Allies in ww1 and ww2

[@mao4210]

I think it's actually pretty sad that people don't know much about Saxony-Anhalt considering how many beautiful cultural and natural sites it has to offer. Just a few examples that are worth to check out, especially considering that you are fairly close to the border: - Quedlinburg has one of the oldest town centres in Germany or maybe even Europe - The Wörlitzer Park is a huge and beautiful garden/park with loads of sights and canals running through it - Eisleben is the birth place of Martin Luther and in Wittenberg you he started the Reformation (also Wittenberg itself is beautiful) - Dessau has the Bauhaus and the related "Meisterhäuser" which are really important for modern design and architecture - Naumburg has a beautiful Cathedral and in that region you can find Germany's northernmost wine region where the popular "Rotkäppchen" brand is from

[@theChaosKe]

Saxony-Anhalts south has a special place in the hearts of people from Leipzig at least as there is a lot of interaction. Most importantly with Halle of course and wittenberg being the former capital of saxony in the middleages.

[@valbhion]

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern also has beaches, fine, sandy, long beaches.

[@skirren2549]

In deed, the beaches are the best in Germany, my opinion and I'm from Hamburg

[@MrWaveform]

Schwerin the Capital City of Mecklenburg Vorpommern has the most beautyfull castle from Germany , The Castle and the garden of them was a Set of many movies . "movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017" also the Castle has they own ghost called "Petermänchen"

[@ZeroFive50]

Warnemünde 🤟🏽

[@simbass6860]

I'm from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and I'm proud of it. For nothing in the world I would leave it forever

[@anthemsofeurope2408]

Wir haben noch viel mehr, aber leider wird sowas nicht erwähnt. Ist halt für "Ausländer" nicht bekannt

[@larawoitge]

I mean at least Mecklenburg-Vorpommern got the two biggest islands of Germany Rügen (that's where I live) and Usedom 🥰 actually both are common places for germans to spend their holiday at (especially in the summer because of the beaches)

[@kevalrathod6064]

@lara woitge I live in HST, it’s beautiful here! ❤️

[@anthemsofeurope2408]

Ich komme auch von Rügen xD

[@ninafriebe7790]

Ich komme zwar aus Baden-Württemberg, aber ich liebe Usedom sehr und war auch schon oft dort 🥰

[@lieberfurtod]

Love Rügen! Such interesting geology

[@luca-is7pf]

@@ninafriebe7790 immer die wessis bei uns

[@Capo252]

I’m from Finland and Germany is my favourite holiday destination:) it’s nice place to have fun. I’ve been visiting there mostly North Rhine-Westphalia area:) so this one was a good clip.

[@bastiaan4129]

You should go to the Saarland region, i used to go there when i was young and it is probably the prettiest place in Germany.

[@Simon-rc5sf]

Naja, dann doch lieber nach Rheinland-Pfalz

[@shadow_hunter1004]

@@Simon-rc5sfObacht, da leben Pälzer

[@sueschaaff6201]

My mom is from the Saarland area. It's not dark. You really should visit. We brought my father's ashes back home after he past 4 years ago. It's a beautiful place and if I went to ever move to Germany, that is the area I want to live.

[@nils5436]

Where in Saarland have you been?

[@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059]

One of my 4th great grandparents was from the Saarland.

[@carlandrews5810]

I have family from both my mother's and father's side from Saarland, and Baden-Wurtemburg. I would love to visit.

[@godspeedhero3671]

I think she was just talking about the show "Dark".

[@rszanger]

Schleswig-Holstein has an interesting story. Through out the centuries, this state had been belong to both Denmark or Germany back and forth.

[@Grohlizm]

That is so cool

[@pring_7035]

Bestes Bundesland mit Lübeck.

[@linajurgensen4698]

That’s not exactly true, Holstein was always more German.

[@chrischolewa9104]

@@pring_7035 Lubeck-Marzipan Stadt !

[@tjpassig208]

Yes it certainly does. my family is from Schleswig Holstein.

[@nilsbauer937]

My favorite Bundesland of Germany is Schleswig-Holstein, for me it is the german spoken England, the landscape all around looks pretty similar to England and to Holland as well too, I Love this coastcountries at Europes northern coasts including the Baltic sea, and for me Schleswig-Holstein is the special German , federal State between the two northern European waters, and what i also Love are beautiful sight of the typical German reed roofed Cottages which also can Look similar to the irish, english and dutch cottages as well. I Love that Image for sure, mostly my vacation i spent in Countries like that.

[@LisaZoe86]

Definately. I am from Kiel and I also love England and Holland, they feel similar and like home. 🙂

[@henningbartels6245]

@@LisaZoe86 and how many thatched roofs do you have in Kiel ? ;-)

[@pring_7035]

Lübeck!!!

[@linajurgensen4698]

@@henningbartels6245 none, Kiel got bombed to ashes by the Allies during WW2.

[@henningbartels6245]

@@linajurgensen4698 I doubt, there were many thatched roofs in the city of Kiel prior to WW2. Starting with 1867 Kiel and Holstein were part of Prussia and Prussian building laws applied. They prohibited thatched roof in densely built urban areas because of the fire hazard.

[@murielschuler3487]

8:44 Ich komme aus dem Saarland und ja wir sind zwar nicht viele und haben auch recht viel Wald, aber es lohnt sich sehr es mal besuchen zu kommen! Das Saarland hat auch eine relativ interessante Geschichte, da wir mal zu Deutschland gehört haben, dann zu Frankreich, dann waren wir auch schon unser eigenes Land und schließlich gehören wir zu Deutschland. Unser "Wahrzeichen" ist die Saarschleife wo es auch einen Baumwipfelpfad gibt; man hat eine fantastische Sicht von dort aus. Außerdem "lieben" wir unseren Lyoner (Fleischwurst) und Maggi; was man beides bei sehr vielem essen kann (v.a. Maggi (ist wie ein Gewürz, sowas in der Art)). Wir haben auch schöne Stauseeen wo man drin schwimmen kann. In Losheim (Dorf in Nordsaarland mit ca. 5000 Einwohnern) gibt es auch eine über 100 Jahre alte Eisenbahn mit der man noch manchmal auf Museumsfahrten fahren kann (man kann auch im Stausee schwimmen gehen und im Seehotel (3 Sterne Hotel) übernachten). Und noch viel mehr... Wir werden zwar immer unterschätzt doch wie man ja sagt: klein aber fein. LG aus dem Saarland😊

[@romanpawlik5839]

Ehrenmann

[@seorsamaclately4294]

jedzd hann isch Luschd uff Gefilde

[@alexanderweigand6758]

Ich denke es gibt hier auch auf die Einwohner bezogen extrem viele Sterne in den Restaurants.

[@seorsamaclately4294]

@@alexanderweigand6758 Stand 2020: 7 Restaurants mit Stern, davon 2 in SB

[@johannes2312]

Ich war zwar noch nie im Saarland, aber will mal hin. Grüße aus Bayern

[@MonkeyDRuffy82]

Fakten zu Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Die größte Insel Deutschlands liegt an seiner Küste die Insel Rügen und MeckPom hat die größte zusammenhängende Seelandschaft die Mecklinburgische Seenplatte. Außerdem sind die Seebäder auf Rügen und Usedom sehenswert. In Peenemünde wurde die Rakete von Werner von Braun entwickelt.

[@nitoginko2187]

Auch noch ein interessanter Fakt ist, dass Angela Merkel dort aufwuchs.

[@MonkeyDRuffy82]

@@nitoginko2187 Weiter Fakt: geboren ist sie in Hamburg

[@dangermouse021280]

@@nitoginko2187 Frau Dr. Merkel wuchs in Templin in der Uckermark auf! Diese gehört zum nördlichen Teil Brandenburgs, nicht zu MV! Frau Merkel hat lediglich ihren Wahlkreis in MV, wenn ich nicht irre!

[@blabladuweier8654]

@@dangermouse021280 Wahlkreis von Merkel ist Rügen

[@MyMerryMessyGermanLife]

I learned a lot, great video guys! You guys are so fun, too. Love your vibe. We are moving to southern Bavaria next week 😱😱 with our 4 kids so I was excited to learn more about our new country!

[@teeksGG]

I'm an American and my fiance lives in the state of Baden-Württemberg. I was just there for 2 weeks at the start of this year and I can't wait to go back, so beautiful there.

[@Siggy4844]

what city?

[@teeksGG]

@@Siggy4844 Waldshut

[@ann9515]

Tolles Video! Guys you have no idea how much I love you!!❤️ I'm currently learning German and your videos make my journey so much easier! Thank you!!❤️

[@mojganjazayeri1862]

Very informative thank you very much. I love all your videos. Keep up the good work

[@esterguerrero9759]

Thanks for all this info! We are in Bavaria and been on lockdown since we arrived last December. Sharing this video with my family on GU so they have an idea of where we are at and places we cant wait til travel to.

[@geoffreykigongo86]

Grüße aus Magdeburg! I'm from New York but haven't been home in over a year now. Last summer though, when the situation was better than today I visited many cities all over Germany. I've been to every state now! Thanks for your wonderful channel!

[@cariettamei8036]

When someone asks where I'm from, I definitely say the nearest city. I think that has two reason: people within the states are so different from region to region, for example you can't compare Nuremberg and Munich at all, so Niedersachsen also doesn't tell them much. And, most importantly, Germany being much smaller than the US, people want a more specific answer.

[@victoriomateos9224]

Hello guys! Really good having you here :) Regards where I am from, I always said I am from the nearest biggest city, in my case Sevilla in Spain. Thank you for the video!!

[@TimWil]

I was very pleasantly surprised by Bremen. Very cool, laid back city. I really hope youse two make it up there this year!

[@scherzkeks7524]

Please do not call accents (in this case the accent of Thuringia) or dialects ugly. In my opinion it only encourages people to get rid of their accent or dialect and speak high german only. Our dialects and accents are one of the most beautiful things germany has, as you go from city to City and the people always speak differently. It would be a shame to lose them because of people making fun of it.

[@animalfriend6413]

Not only this but they are often a mirror for history, especially when it comes to the use of words. I'm for instance from the Upper-Lausatia, now since long time in Dresden. This region was settled by the Sorbs, slavian tribes, and their language influenced the dialect. I and a lot of other people from this region still say "Plinsen" instead of "Eierkuchen" and most people here understand what I mean. Not to mention the history of the language itself, like old words or forms of words which originated during Old-, Middle- High German.

[@MMadesen]

Not only are dialects beatiful and interesting, they are also the actual german languages. Standard german is a made up language, artificially created by Martin Luther and later some linguists. The goal was to create a german written language, to replace latin. Luther just wanted to translate the bible into a standard german form, every german is able to understand. Not to replace the german languages. Standard german was never intended to be a mothertongue. Its only for writing. And I also woudnt be too proud of it, since it was heavily promoted by Nazi Germany and the GDR (DDR).

[@carlostorrijos643]

Hi guys! You are great and this channel have potential, whoever it seemed like you didnt know much about many states or cities, so... Yeah I was really hoping to know more about die Bundesländer.

[@lebenslachen]

Meeeega tolles Video!!! Das Beste bisher, was ich kenne. Kurz und knackig und lustig. Top! Mehr von solchen cultural videos!

[@idahosugarbear]

Fun tour. Thanks. I was stationed for a couple of years in Baumholder which is in Rheinland Pfalz. I loved it there!

[@Siggy4844]

Haha, my Ex was stationed for four years in Mannheim. He loved Mannheim but loathed Baumholder (and absolutely hated Grafenwöhr).

[@dagmarszemeitzke]

After 1945 the dweller of the Saarland could vote which country they would live, France or Germany. They vote for Germany.

[@YourMom-jd6jp]

Thank you for the time stamps!

[@popelpotzblitz4360]

Danke für das schöne und kurzweilige Video! 👍🏼 Und moin aus Hamburch :)

[@jassel3450]

Vacation state number one is M-V you guys could have mention that, there is way more to talk about...

[@spiritofmadikwe]

You guys really might want to consider visiting Rostock in Mecklenburg-Westernpommerania ;) if you like nice beaches, nice cities and nice people (ok we are northern german - so probably difficult to tell). You will have to go through a lot of nomansland to get there but I promise it‘s absolutely worth it. And it is actually the sunniest area of Germany ;)

[@kevalrathod6064]

Couldn’t relate more. Sehr schön! Ich wohne in der hansa Stadt Stralsund.

[@seorsamaclately4294]

or Stralsund, Wismar, Schwerin, Rügen, Usedom ...

[@riverIl0719]

*I like this geographic explanation videos! Hope to see you doing some other countries that you’ve been to. Cause rarely have someone do that.*

[@frankb1]

Great video. Thanks!

[@carola-lifeinparis]

What a fun video, I had expected you to do even more stereotypes. I hardly ever mention that I am from Niedersachsen, I say Hannover (when I am actually from Hildesheim, 20 km away). The further I get away, the more likely I say Hannover. And if they never heard of that, I say "near Hamburg". And I usually mention that it is the area where you speak the best German :) Greetings from Paris.

[@ChoochooseU]

Very interesting! My family are from Rhineland-Palatinate Family came over on the 🚢ship Patience in early 1800’s as Traber, settled initially in PA and left to settle and build a Catholic Church in Tennessee and I still attend that church and my family are buried there as I will be. Name changed over time to Traughber.

[@emeraldcordova8539]

Yaaaay you're back!! So happy!! Danke

[@kenyasanchez9843]

You guys always make my day 💓

[@Bakanogaikokujin]

I had to rewind it when you said "Cancun or Cabo" because it sounded like Kabul. You will find Americans in Kabul but they are mostly not on vacation.

[@acciid]

Yeah I thought that too.

[@Siggy4844]

🤣 I thought the same thing LOL

[@perbjorndahl6023]

Very nice video! A couple of comments from Sweden. When people ask from where do I come, it very much depends on where I am when I get the question. If asked in the US, I would say Sweden in northern Europe, in Europe I would only say Sweden, in Sweden I would say Stockholm or the Stockholm area and in Stockholm area I would say the city of Lidingö. Lidingö is a city on an island and the water separating it from Stockholm is about 800 m (or half a mile) wide at the most narrow point and there we have two bridges one six-lane car bridge and another bridge for trams, bicyclists and pedestrians. Being from Sweden, I have visited all "alte Bundesländer" a lot from the early 1960-ies onwards and all "neue Bundesländer" from the late 1990-ies when our children were old enough to enjoy travelling. Our oldest is born on November 9th, 1989 - the day the Berlin Wall came down! On German accents - as a foreigner - the German I took in school is a more northern version. An example, the bread that you have with breakfast that was supposed to be called "Brötchen" and later when I took a summer class at the University in Vienna, there it is called "Semmel". There are other differences as well some differ between Germany and Austria other between northern an southern Germany and can be the same in for instance Bavaria and Austria. Another example: In Germany they say "Januar und Februar" and in Austria "Jänner und Feber" for January and February, and still both countries speak German. (They also do in parts of Switzerland, but that I would call an accent or version of German that I cannot understand). So today, when visiting Germany I speak a mix of northern and southern German).

[@benflyt9827]

Great video guys!

[@alijamariaalex1110]

gut gemacht Jungs❤️

[@furzkram]

It's Baden-WürttemBERG, not BÜRG - also in english.

[@simpleboi8819]

6:38 Im from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and I never got so dissed in 29 seconds :(

[@DanGerRus]

Wir waren oft im Urlaub in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Zingst und Warnemünde. Ich mag MV! 😊

[@kevalrathod6064]

Me too. :/ we have Rügen, Heimathafen Rostock and HST WHERE I LIVE.

[@henningbartels6245]

well, the 25 seconds about Saxony-Anhalt where not much better.

[@afborchert]

I had once a vacation at Lake Müritz and very much enjoyed the great landscape and the beautiful towns around it.

[@arianediefenbacher8931]

Thanks for your nice content, guys! I would be interested in the same video about the US States :)

[@rayphal]

Für mich als neuen, deutschsprachigen Zuschauer des Kanals ist es immer sehr interessant zu sehen wie Menschen aus anderen Ländern der Welt auf dieses Land reagieren. Das ist dann auch meist überraschend positiv. Mir wurden schon öfters Videos von euren Kanal empfohlen und ich habe nun beschlossen auch auf den Zug aufzuspringen. Liebe Grüße aus Bavaria

[@jhdix6731]

Yes, you should really visit Wiesbaden, especially the different wells (that's where the -baden comes from). Neropark with it's water-driven Nerobergbahn is definitely worth a visit. I recommend combining it with a visit to Mainz (just across the bridge over the Rhine), which in my opinion has the more interesting architecture. Don't ask anyone in WI for directions to MZ, though, or vice versa. You might end up being sent in circles. It's the "Eebsch Seid", after all ;-)

[@lotharschepers2240]

Okay, Deana, here are my thoughts towards the self-introduction in Germany, first of all, I'm a native babyboomer German who has worked as a traveling salesman in nearly every part of Germany for more than two decades so I have had to introduce myself a ton of times and therefore I developed a kind of zooming system for this task. If I meet folks in an area that is close enuff to my home I would introduce myself to the city I was born, if they live farther away I would choose the name of the region. In my case the city name is Wesel and the region is named Lower Rhine, outside Germany with the exception of the Netherlands and Britain I do always refer to myself as a German (My family name is a common one in the Netherlands and the Headquarters of the British Rhine Army was in Düsseldorf so many Brits did know where the Lower Rhine is located). But I moved to Hesse (suburbs of Frankfurt/Main in the 1980s) and with that, I changed the whole process to the phrase "Rhine/Main" area. And that one did although work if I meet US Americans of my age or older because the US Army has had large installations in that area I have a pretty good chance that they know my place. Long story short I always try to pick a name that could work for the human I'm talking through.

[@mikaelvilhjalmsson6068]

That's a really cool video. Coming from North Rhine Westphalia (biggest state by population) and now living in Berlin (biggest city and capital), so far I have visited all but one mainland German states (sorry, Saarland, but I haven't made it there yet). If you've got the time, I would love to see special videos on every single German state some time, because they are all so unique with their respective special characteristics you just can't all cover in one video for the whole lot of them. Great work, thanks!

[@yarsyasih]

A video of a food specialty from each state would be interesting!

[@Xnhl]

As a Hessian: Since we wont be likely to travel much this year either: Come and explore Hessen! Marburg, Wetzlar, Burg Herzberg, Alsfeld, but also the Bergstraße and Odenwald, our parts of the Rhine area.......Yes, Wiesbaden, too. ...Visit castle Frankenstein on your way south. There's also the Hessenpark and the Saalburg to be seen.... and so on....

[@acciid]

I've been to a few places in Hessen and really liked them. The accent's a bit weird but easy enough to understand (for someone like me whose German is pretty awful). My wife and I once stayed a night in Marburg, completely randomly as we were driving back to the UK from Italy and it seemed like an OK place to find a hotel. It reminded us a lot of Edinburgh, where we lived at the time, but loads more German, obviously. Had a great night out there.

[@goddes_of_autumn8376]

Ey, aber Sachsen ist doch ist doch auch schön... Und wie die beiden schon gesagt haben: echt unterschätzt! Wir haben ne (meiner Meinung nach) eigentlich echt schöne Kultur und auch die riesigen Flächen Kuturland (weil nunmal alles in Dtl. Kulturland ist, wenn auch nicht so offensichtlich wie unsere vielen großen Felder) können ein schönes Bild geben. Abgesehen davon ist Sachsen ja wohl DAS Burgen-/Schlößerland! Und wenn das Wetter mitspielt hat man z.T. wirklich weite Sicht und kann unsere vielen Hügel mit mehr oder weniger großen Burgen drauf sehen, was echt schön ist. (Ich weiß, du hast nichts direkt gegen die anderen Bundesländer gesagt, aber ein bisschen Eigenwerbung schadet ja nicht, oder? ;D) Und um den Dialekt nicht zu vergessen: oft wird einfach 'gesächselt'. Also man ahmt den Dialekt nach. Einige können aber noch wirklich Sächsisch (Fun Fact: Sächsisch war zu Martin Luther Zeiten oder so mal Amtssprache in Mitteldeutschland), und denen zuzuhören ist wirklich lustig! So viel zu Sachsen; wer möchte als Nächstes sein Bundesland bewerben? ;)

[@Xnhl]

@@goddes_of_autumn8376 Haha. Na, was soll man machen? Die beiden wollten ja wissen, wo sie mal hinfahren können. Jeder der nicht aus Frankfurt kommt wird mir Recht geben, oder nicht? FFM selbst kam ein bisschen als "meh" rüber oder als "würde gern kann aber nicht". Der Rest von Hessen - " naja, kenn ich nich, gibt's da noch was außer vielleicht Wiesbaden?" Da musste ich doch etwas sagen. 🤣 Vielleicht schaffe ich es dafür mal nach Sachsen... Bisher ist allerdings "nur" Niedersachsen auf der Liste für 2021.😎

[@goddes_of_autumn8376]

@@Xnhl haha alles gut ;) aber wenn's so weit ist: viel Spaß! Wir haben übrigens hervorragende Bäcker mit lauschigen Backstuben zum hinsetzen, Kaffee trinken und Kuchen genießen :D ich werde mir wohl auch noch mal Hessen anschauen ( Fun Fact: konnte mir in der GS nie merken, das Wiesbaden die HS von Hessen ist, nicht umgekehrt. Fand irgendwie, dass Hessen eher 'wie ein Stadtname klingt', woraus mein Gehirn schlussfolgerte, dass es sich bei Wiesbaden um das BL handeln musste. Ja, ich war nd so helle, frage mich manchmal, wieso ich es schaffen konnte, ne Klasse zu überspringen (das klingt jetzt voll wie angeben; ups))

[@mcgoo721]

My family is from Rhineland-Pfalz and it never gets mentioned in any travel. They’re from Ludwigshafen, which from what I can tell is only known for being Mannheim’s little brother and having a BASF plant. It was cool to see even a brief mention!

[@kariyam2202]

and for Kaiserslautern, has a US base and where Miroslav Klose started his career

[@Obseltus]

Very interesting video! Greetings from Berlin!

[@sherievaughn6475]

My husband and I are planning a trip to Germany and France next year so am really excited to watch your videos! Also, just saw a video where you indicated you would fight someone for flaming hot Cheetos. I’d be happy to send you some along with any other snackies you may be craving. I just need the information to be able to send to you

[@ImEazyE]

I live in Luxembourg, and Saarland is not really dark, it's like Rheinland Pfalz, but in a smaller version (and with more "French" things because the biggest cities are close to the border). I love their Schwenkbraten (a Saarländisch marinated meat)

[@Simon-rc5sf]

Schwenker 🔥

[@madr309]

In the U.S., we call that saarbraten (if we're talking about the same thing). Clearly named after the state.

[@ImEazyE]

@@madr309 Saarbraten? I've never heard of it. Maybe you mean Sauerbraten, whch is a very well-known German dish

[@madr309]

@@ImEazyE Actually, I think you're right. I've never had it, but I have heard of it. So it's probably *not* from "Saar", but from the German word for "sour".

[@alexanderweigand6758]

de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwenkbraten

[@radlofmedia]

Oh my lovely americanos. Why Mecklenburg/Pomerania was so short? No Aviation without Otto Lilienthal from Anklam and no Rockets without Peenemünde. The complete US NASA-Space-Program was desinged by pomerians(north-eastern german scientists) For instance the Nazifriend Wernher von Braun oder Jesco von Puttkammer, etc.

[@muxsilol616]

Greifswald: i'm i a joke to you? xD a very well-known artist was born there, maybe more

[@jurgenrosenberg4748]

Well done Video. Regards from Seelze, a small town close to Hannover, Lower Saxony.

[@dustykins2482]

I'll be traveling to Tengen in the future so this was helpful!👍

[@alishavornbrock2533]

This video brings back memories of my German class in high school. When we had to memorize all of Germany’s states.

[@mustaphamond5819]

You mean Middle school?

[@alishavornbrock2533]

Nope high school

[@mustaphamond5819]

@@alishavornbrock2533 Ah sorry, thought you were German :D

[@KAMILLE731]

I’ve been to Saarbrücken. I was there last March (early March). I actually liked it. Small town with a somewhat big city feel.

[@rsaxtellartist]

I have always wanted to visit some of the smaller towns with a lot of Medieval and Renaissance history, and those would include Nuremburg, Rohtenburg, Oberammergau, Bayreuth, and Lubeck. I love castles, Schlosser, fachwerkhauser, and Hansa Hauser. I want to see the Passion Play at Oberammergau, and the Bayreuth Festival. If you get back on the road to see more German towns, please consider one of these. Thank you and Viel Gluck to you both!

[@royrodriguez4779]

Love your videos

[@milanofrenchies6305]

Im a big fan of yours im half German and half American and I watched almost all your videos keep it up

[@SapsanBerlin]

Ich komme aus Rostock, „Meckpomm“. Sofern ich es weiß, lautet die englische Bezeichnung für M-V „Mecklenburg Western Pomerania“.

[@cuongpham6218]

Der anglizierte Name Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania ist nicht wirklich so häufig benutzt. Auch bei der Wikipedia Seite für dieses Bundesland wird der deutsche Name Mecklenburg - Vorpommern verwendet. Ist ja viel kürzer und Vorpommern ist nicht schwierig auszusprechen. Das gleiche gilt für Baden - Württemberg, dafür gibt es auch keinen anglizierten Namen.

[@SapsanBerlin]

@@cuongpham6218 Mag schon stimmen, aber im offiziellen englischen Sprachgebrauch wird der anglizierte Name genutzt. Ich war mal in Wales und viele können nicht mit Mecklenburg-Vorpommern anfangen, wohl aber mit Mecklenburg Western Pomerania.

[@MrBJE1991]

not really urban but great islands and nature for every hiker (just no mountains)

[@cuongpham6218]

@@SapsanBerlin Um ehrlich zu sein denke ich nicht dass so viele Menschen mal die Existenz von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern kennen, geschweige denn seinen deutschen oder anglizierten Namen :)) Zu diesem Thema muss ich ja zugeben, im englischen Sprachraum werden meistens die anglizierten Versionen der Ortsnamen verwendet, von denen viele fast gar keinen Sinn haben (Köln - Cologne, München - Munich, Kärnten - Carinthia, Steiermark - Styria). Aber es gibt auch Ausnahmen, wie Braunschweig, also in der Geschichte war die Stadt auch unter dem Namen Brunswick bekannt (also New Brunswick in Kanada könnte auch zu Neubraunschweig im deutschen Sprachgebrauch "übersetzt" werden), aber heutzutage wird Braunschweig fast immer verwendet statt Brunswick.

[@philippschulz6644]

Mc french fries

[@GottMarrow]

Gutes Video. Gefällt mir :D Nice video. I like it :D Grüße aus Bayern

[@manxkin]

Hi. This video was great. I've been working on the German side of my ancestry and this really helped me understand the various states/regions. I have been to Germany a couple of times and need to get back. Greetings from Illinois.

[@lenalyles2712]

I lived in Frankfurt for over 6 years and was there when the wall fell. Loved the areas and Wiesbaden is a good place to visit.

[@gachajesse6249]

Fun Fact: The 5th biggest city in Schleswig-Holstein Norderstedt is always overshadowed by it's neighbouring city, so even though it's the 5th biggest city in Schleswig-Holstein I always have to say that it's north of Hamburg. Btw Norderstedt actually means northern town because it's north of Hamburg. Hamburg was founded in the middle ages and Norderstedt 1970

[@waynescoincollection8439]

Wiesbaden is definitely worth visiting (as is Magdeburg) but I live in Weimar and love it here.

[@airliners6430]

Didn't know! Very cool!

[@dominikredhammer6525]

Da lernt man sogar als Österreicher etwas😉😁 super video👍👍

[@historyloverandmotorsportl4353]

I am from Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

[@louisebiz398]

Thanks for sharings this it was helpful for us foreigners .am living in Hannover. Some States are new for me.

[@lorenzosorgatz4385]

schöne grüße ausm Harz (Nordhausen)👍😍😍 cooles video btw

[@maikherrmann4178]

Schöne Grüße aus der östlichen Stadt Deutschlands (Görlitz ❤️) ... Ich mag euch beiden immer gerne zuschauen 👍 ... Dankeschön & bleibt gesund 💛

[@gavins.9254]

Germany is beautiful ❤️ I have been to Köln, always wanted to visit Frankfurt and Berlin 😁

[@DeanaandPhil]

Yesss so many cities to visit! 😍💜

[@UglyKidJoe71]

Ich bin sehr Dankbar, dass ich in Rheinland-Pfalz lebe. In Trier. It is such a beautiful and relaxed place to live, and so rich in history., stunning scenery and beautiful wine. Also fantastic people. I lived in Nordrhein-Westfalen before moving to Trier. It is also amazing. I just want to explore all of Germany. It is amazing

[@ladyofchaos5653]

Please Please please make more videos like this where you explain and show different parts or functions of the country and their components

[@KeikoChan1991]

Etwas enttäuschend wie wenig ihr über das Saarland geredet habt. Ich mein was ist mit dem Saarbrücker Schloss, Ludwigskirche, der brennende Berg oder die Saarschleife...? Ihr solltet wirklich mal das Saarland besuchen xD

[@sailefrodingston8475]

Der verspätete Beitritt zu Bundesrepublik nicht zu vergessen. Das Saarland ist schon ein Stück Geschichte. Sehr wahr!

[@KeikoChan1991]

@@sailefrodingston8475 Vor allem wenn im Titel Explained steht frage ich mich warum man über ein paar Bundesländer nicht recherchiert. Das war für einen Amerikaner, der noch nie in Deutschland war, absolut kein Problem Infos über das Saarland zu bekommen. 🤷‍♀️

[@Xnhl]

Fühle mich als Hesse auch unterrepräsentiert oder gar etwas "snubbed" 🤣. Hab ein paar Vorschläge an anderer Stelle hinterlassen .

[@KeikoChan1991]

@@Xnhl na wenigstens wurde nicht einfach Wald und Dörfer gesagt xD ich mein Wald und Dörfer kann ja niemals (Achtung Ironie) auf andere Bundesländer passen wie Bayern, Baden-Württemberg oder Thüringen passen xD

[@cariettamei8036]

Na ja bei 12 Minuten für 16 Bundesländer wurde eigentlich über keines allzu viel geredet.

[@starwarsunlimited3170]

I mention the neigbhour city Cologne , because everyone knows ist but noone knows Hürth😂 Tolles Video wie immer Great Video

[@Yazanov]

I do, since I live in Bonn and I pass it when going to Cologne by train or U-Bahn xD

[@starwarsunlimited3170]

@@Yazanov interesting , but i actually meant people from outside the region 😂 but Bonn is also a nice city , i was there a few times

[@arthur_p_dent]

Actually people do know Hürth these days, thanks to the Wise Guys. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6a8ZHWQbLSFfZY

[@sailefrodingston8475]

Doch, Hürth kennt man doch von den Crash Games 😉

[@skyelanderd4262]

Nice Video. Maybe you could make one or some more videos about the 50 US states.

[@lisavanosdol13]

Very interesting you should do it again and talk about which state is known for

[@linajurgensen4698]

9:50 actually the landscape is really beautiful in Saxony-Anhalt (I moved here a year ago), also they have beautiful old towns with castles like Quedlinburg and Wernigerode. But the best state will always be Schleswig-Holstein❤️ (my home^^).

[@stevensiegert]

Yes, my state is kinda underrated. You're right Phil. I actually expected that you would also talk about wine. Cuz that's what almost everyone says about Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz (not the only state were wine is made). Alcohol is nothing for me. I prefer a good Winzertraubensaft (or Bitburger 0,0%).

[@5timesaroundtheworld]

RLP LIEBE

[@MichaelSmith-kr9qw]

I am surprised that you haven't done a video on the city of Hameln especially since it is in your guys neck of the woods... Especially since the Rattenfänger von Hameln and the eerie history behind that town and its folklore... We lived not to far from Hameln in the mid 70's into the Early 80's but I loved that region of Germany and doing Volksmarches back then I still have some of the medals from doing multiple of them still to this day and have them stored away for safekeeping. One thing our Father taught us was to learn about the cultures of the countries we lived in and I enjoy your Videos and brings back very fond memories of my past childhood. Danke Schoen

[@sidneilefredopadaratz6048]

Very interesting guys. I had no idea how it was. A have roots in Lower-Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern but I've never been there. Cheers from Blumenau (State of Santa Catarina - 🇧🇷 - Brazil)

[@PanBiro666]

Gruße! Love You Guys!

[@DeanaandPhil]

Hallooooo! 🤗💜

[@lotti._.333]

I live in Schleswig Holstein and i can see the sea everyday and i love it ^^

[@MrVoodemar]

nice video :) I'd like to go to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern because my fave painter Caspar Friedrich lived there in the 19th Century ;)

[@marieannlaforteza5603]

I love the travel with you

[@yoyo-ka7029]

1. Tropical Island in Brandenburg is amazing, but slightly expensive. Give it a try tough! :D 2. I'm originally from a small town in Thüringen (now Leipzig

[@greta1854]

Jaaaa Leipzig 😂😂😂

[@roesi1985]

Haalloo! Fellow Thuringian here who studied in Leipzig! I think it definitely depends on the region. Plus, there is not only one Thuringian dialect. In Thuringia, there are two dialect groups belonging to completely different language families (East Central German and Franconian). I grew up with both of them, my mom being from the Thuringian Forest and my father from East Thuringia.

[@svhdf8525]

When I travel on holiday and someone asks me where I come from I usually say: I'm from Oldenburg that's near Bremen. When they don't know the city Bremen, I add mostly that this is near Hamburg, so in northern Germany

[@barbarajorg8996]

Guuuuuys i love this kind of content, im form mexico and im searching a university for do my master soooooo knowing the states i can choose the better one :) LOVE IT

[@KacyJones]

Great video. I feel like I have some sense of the German states now. Remembering some of those hyphenated ones is gonna be tough though...

[@bauerhermann222]

Greetings from Baden-Württemberg! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪 Es lebe das Schwabenländle! Ich sage ich komme aus Schwaben.

[@nicvloggt]

grüße aus Baden!

[@sanara.]

Von mir auch greetings from Stuttgart !😆

[@hanszimmer9224]

Schwaben soll unabhängig werden

[@danialmehrdadi5841]

Hahah lol deutsche

[@danialmehrdadi5841]

Nein chill

[@thorralf]

I am a Cologne guy (Kölscher). We definitely refer to cities... forget the D-village

[@axelk4921]

Stimme ja...! is ja wieder Zeit zu sagen " Köln IM Rhein " ;)))

[@starwarsunlimited3170]

😂köln und düsseldorf , lustiger Streit

[@olafgogmo5426]

Cologne? The little village near Düsseldorf with that ugly chapel next to the railway station?

[@frankmitchell3594]

but an Alt guy would point out die laengst Theke der Welt.

[@sailefrodingston8475]

U mean Dusseldoof 😉

[@lieberfurtod]

I lived in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern lakes and forests is correct. But also some beautiful forest and beaches. Warnemünde, Rostock etc... close to Hamburg, close to Berlin. ❤️ Something someone told me when I was studying there back in 2008. „if you wish to go back in time, come to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, we haven’t caught up yet“ I loved it. ❤️ 🇩🇪

[@garydeckant7554]

Mainz and Wiesbaden are two state capitals directly across the Rhine from each other. One of the bus routes in the municipal bus system of Mainz (no. 6) connects the core of both cities. When I was studying in Mainz ()1974-75) I occasionally took that bus trip, so I got to know both cities. I have also been to Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin, Hanover, Munich and Stuttgart.