I Name All 193 50k+ Cities in Germany (Deutschland) From Memory

[@Sweating_Geography]

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[@Aureus07]

As someone from Germany I'm really impressed by this well done Some pronunciation tips: eu in German words is pronounced like the oi in oil ei is pronounced like the i in knight ie is pronounced like the ea in easy J is usually pronounced like Y in English Also our ch is really weird when it's after a consant or a light vowel (i,e,ä,ö,ü) it's pronounced similar to a sh in English when it's after a dark vowel (a,o,u) it's pronounced like in the Word loch in some Scottish dialects but since that sound is apparently really hard for native English speakers I don't blame you if keep pronouncing it as K in those cases

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks! Ill keep these in mind.

[@sebastiandierks7919]

@Aureus07 Another pronunciation tip, as it comes up quite frequently, the letter "u" is pronounced like double o in English, say in school or moose. So all the cities or states ending with -burg like Brandenburg are pronounced like "-boorg", not "-burke".

[@elundef]

Also: "Ch" is a little bit like the first part of "cute". Cute does not sound the same as computer for example. It has that little noise at the beginning, which, I assume, comes closest to our "ch"

[@Sweating_Geography]

@elundef I'll look into this. To be honest though, that just confused the hell outta me 😂

[@elundef]

@@Sweating_Geography But you see how the word "cute" has that little "hissing sound" in the beginning? That air blowing out at the back end of your tongue? I think there is no sound you use in the English language, that comes closer to the German "ch" than that. But even if that is the case and you understood it, I can imagine that it's super hard to use, when trying to pronounce something while trying to get that sound working within a word. Whatever!

[@juliusdannhorn4956]

Basically it's called Baden-Baden because the city had the name Baden and was in the state of Baden. So, back in the days it was called Baden(Baden) or Baden in Baden to distinguish it from other Badens in Germany. Over the time it was just more convenient to call it Baden-Baden haha

[@Sweating_Geography]

That's awesome lol.

[@fredo3648]

It’s a bit like New York - New York, meaning the city New York in the state New York. Just some extra info

[@peon9282]

There are many cities in the german speaking regions (and those in eastern Europe that were formely German or had a significant german speaking population) with the name „Baden“, „Bad …“or ending in „-bad“. Those are places with a thermal spring. Some examples are Baden (CH), Baden bei Wien (A) or Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary, CZ), Bad Lippspringe and Bad Reichenhall (both D). In England, there‘s another famous example: Bath.

[@jurgen6902]

@@peon9282 don't forget Bad Aachen ;)

[@Ustrof]

And then comes Brandenburg in Brandenburg, but New Brandenburg is in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

[@Frahamen]

Basically, Frankfurt am Main is the main character and Frankfurt an der Oder is the lovable side character the people actually root for.

[@Sweating_Geography]

Lol that's epic

[@pick5946]

Du wirst noch sehen

[@chryzos3091]

I wouldn't want to be buried in either city tbf

[@mijos3]

Frankfurt(Oder) is actually quite neat. Pretty small but lots of history and a tram system with lots of old Tatra trams running. Of course it can’t catch up with some other cities, but definitely worth a day trip (you can also combine it with a little trip over to Poland).

[@Sweating_Geography]

@mijos3 interesting, thanks for the info!

[@burgerbrezel9228]

It´s insane how some foreign guy learns the 200 biggest cities in germany, while most germans don´t even know the 50 biggest. Huge respect and best regards from Deutschland.

[@Sweating_Geography]

Lol. It's fun

[@HagenvonEitzen]

Indeed, I didn’t know several of these. And several more I would not have been able to identify from the marking on the map. Colour me impressed

[@roerd]

Just before this video, I tried a quiz for the 100 biggest cities and got 51 in that (including some in the bottom half). The biggest one I was missing was Wiesbaden which I would have got if I had just tried listing all state capitals.

[@k.r.99]

Er könnte locker für gegnerische Militärs arbeiten. Er kennt unsere ganze Map auswendig. Hoffen wir er bleibt Deutschland gegenüber freundlich 😆

[@jaschaberano308]

The strange name of Schwäbisch Gmünd at 8:37 derives from the word "münden", which basically means to flow into or to merge, refering to an estuary of different rivers and streams. So the verb "münden" turned into "Gmünd", basically meaning where the rivers/streams meet. The word "Schwäbisch" is just the word "Swabian" in German. This got added to the front of the Citys name in order to distinguish between different citys/towns called "Gmünd" and was chosen because the city lies in the Swabian part of Württemberg.

[@carlosdumbratzen6332]

similarly the reason Baden-Baden is called that is because it was linked to the Margraviat Baden. Or better: the Margrave of Verona also became ruler of the city Baden, established his seat Hohenbaden (basically a castle above the city, where it got its name from) and during the early modern period this Margraviat gained in influence while the city slowly became less important. The rulers moved first to Rastatt and later to Karlsruhe. To distinguish it from other citys and towns called "Baden" it was Baden bei Rastatt or Baden in Baden. The city itself has Baden in its name since the romans established it and built on top of it hotsprings. This is where the first part of Baden-Württemberg comes from, because the state itself is a union of the grand duchy of Baden and the kingdom of Württemberg (simplified alot).

[@MrFusselig]

I'm from North Rhine Westphalia, and I'm not bad with the cities... but I would be unable to fill these in. Especially not knowing which city is bigger and which one smaller. Didn't expect that Hilden had more than 50.000 people living there, and it's a 5 minutes walk from home.

[@fredo3648]

Honestly bro: Respect! I’m from Germany, more specific from Northrhein Westfalia and I wouldn’t be even able to name all the cities there. Also your pronunciation is p good given that you don’t grew up with the language and it’s mostly selftaught

[@Sweating_Geography]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@jurgen6902]

I'm from Saxony in origin and live now for 10 years in Berlin. I would have already struggled with Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Not to mention lower Saxony nor NRW (Northrhine Wetsphalia). I would even add that there 2 or 3 names that I would say I have never heard before in NRW :D

[@Sweating_Geography]

@jurgen6902 thanks!

[@NeunEinser]

"Baden" is the German word for "bath" and cities use that ending when there are hot springs there. You will typically find some public swimming pools with hot spring water in these cities. The Romans already loved these.

[@Sweating_Geography]

@@NeunEinser interesting! Thanks!

[@falan9021]

Really well done, there are quite a few obscure suburbs and otherwise rather unknown places in larger agglomerations in that quiz.

[@Sweating_Geography]

Yeah. It was definitely not an easy one

[@DerBrotEnjoyer-187]

as a geography lover myself from germany, i am quite impressed and must admit i heard like 90% of these city names but could only name about 50% of them, well done dude!

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!!

[@MegaTheblueone]

As someone from Celle, I didn't know that there are people outside of Germany who know this town. 😂 And great job at naming all those cities in North Rhine Westphalia (NRW)! I've lived almost 20 years near Remscheid and I can't even name 50% of them. Most of the cities are just not really remarkable in terms of culture and beauty I guess.

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks! That's awesome!

[@emilhartmann3039]

I was born in Remscheid actually😂

[@Technogroover]

Thanks for mentioning my home town Aalen 😊 Great job and greetings from Aalen

[@Sweating_Geography]

Of course! Thanks for watching!

[@LorinicăTheGeographyMaster]

Second. Also, congratulations! I bet it was hard to memorise the Rhein-Ruhr region.

[@LorinicăTheGeographyMaster]

BTW, Goslar isn't in the Europe 50k+ quiz anymore and Bad Oeynhausen, Lahr and Heidenheim have been added.

[@Sweating_Geography]

Yeah lol, absolute hell 🤣

[@Sweating_Geography]

Ah interesting. I also noticed Gronau got added

[@Cheese777_geo]

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[@MediumRareSteakCommenter]

yeah, i can name 3 lol: Banana, Poland and London

[@whohan779]

100 longest North Korean highways.

[@fatman9644]

@@whohan779 all stations of the transsibirian railway 💀

[@n_other_1604]

fun fact - it's pronounced Kiriba(h)ss , but I couldn't even name the capitol anymore.

[@Cheese777_geo]

@@n_other_1604 the capital is south tarawa

[@jessali_]

Göppingen mentioned! 🔥

[@Sweating_Geography]

🔥🔥🔥

[@FabioC38]

Göppingen 🐐

[@schokostrolch11]

respect from saarbrücken man, I tried this before I watched your video and there were cities I have genuinely never heard of in my life

[@Sweating_Geography]

Lol. Thanks

[@ironhackermannrg1209]

as an german im empresed i self dont now more than 50of them

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!

[@conabot]

Absolute mad. I could not have done that! Really impressive. I've lived here my whole life and I would not get this right haha. grew up in Wolfsburg and moved to Braunschweig later so it was cool for me to see these cities here. ✌

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!

[@tDASH97]

Damn I didn't know that Lippstadt has a population of over 50k while Soest doesn't.

[@noahboss]

Greetings from Troisdorf. It is pronounced like 'Trosdorf' without the 'i'

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!

[@Ens_Abonnens]

Stabile Leistung Meister. Weiter so. 🙏🏼

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!

[@hralyb3513]

Honestly amazing job on completing in today (:

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!

[@zonk45]

GOSLAR MENTIONED ,LETS GIOOIIOOIO

[@Sweating_Geography]

W!

[@TimTheDriver]

Im from Gütersloh and never thought people outside it would even know this city by name, you got my full respect for that and ofc for name so many other cities! 🤯

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!

[@gaming7tv916]

Very Good and Very Nice to Start With Schleswig-Holstein My Homestate from Germany

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!

[@gaming7tv916]

@@Sweating_Geography No Problem

[@cstiger4]

Wow. Well done. I do not know any german who can do this. (there proabably are a few but I do not know them). And then I am proud that I can pinpoint 150 countries and all the capitals of the US states.

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks! That's really good! Everyone starts somewhere 😊

[@bernhartschmieder9401]

All cities in German speaking countries that have baden in them have that name, as far as I know, since the time of Karl der große/ Charlemagne or maybe even a little earlier. He loved thermal waters and there was probably some survey across the land to find out where they were and they marked these cities on the map as "bad". The only reason he chose Aachen as his imperial home was because of the thermal waters, as far as I know. If you got to some of these cities called bad xxxx you will probably find natural thermal waters or there used to be.

[@Sweating_Geography]

Interesting! Thanks for the info!

[@P4Tri0t420]

Wow, richtig genial !

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!!

[@haku7335]

GERMANY MENTIONED Dieser Kommentarbereich befindet sich nun im Besitz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

[@Sweating_Geography]

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[@morthaug]

Baden means bathing so the first of the baden is for the state and second Baden indicates a natural spring bath

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!

[@youngpan545]

your pronunciation was quite good given you had to memerize 200 cities with really weird names. I am from Berlin, now studying in Greifswald, which fun fact was in Swedish Control from 1700 to 1800 (round about...). Idk how to write it, but its pronounced Gr (like a scottish would say the word great) ayf s (sharp hissing s) wald. So in total Grayfs`wald Hope that helps!

[@Sweating_Geography]

Really cool fact! Thanks for the help.

[@florto24]

Greetings from the Ruhrarea (the cluster you tackled at min 11)

[@Sweating_Geography]

👋🏻

[@lukeruckert57]

Yessss! Let’s make America smart again

[@Sweating_Geography]

LOL

[@KickOnYT]

3:44 HALLE YEAH

[@Sweating_Geography]

LOL THATS AWESOME

[@KickOnYT]

@ YEAH, I‘M PROUD OF YOU

[@fubini_yt]

*home city mentioned* 😱😱😱🥳🥳🥳

[@Sweating_Geography]

🔥🔥

[@luviar3341]

Lünen mentioned RAAHHHHH

[@Sweating_Geography]

@@luviar3341 🔥🔥🔥

[@smerchyy]

How did you learn this and how Long did it take you?

[@Sweating_Geography]

By repeating the quiz. About 3 hours.

[@KrautGoesWild]

07:53 Heilbronn - I am lived about 15 miles away from there 👋😄

[@Sweating_Geography]

Nice!

[@Zarizyn]

Really? Me too!

[@KrautGoesWild]

@@Zarizyn ÖHR 😉

[@Koralle54]

I live in one of this citys (halle)

[@Sweating_Geography]

W

[@maluigi2685]

Hagen not negatively mentioned. 😍

[@Sweating_Geography]

🤩

[@notavailable947]

Hahahahaha Hagen Bahnhof schmuuuuutzzzzz

[@Giovanni1798p]

6:12 ah yes the Erlangen-Fürth-Stuttgart metropolitan area

[@Sweating_Geography]

😂

[@McVoid-mcv]

im sorry for the world map hole bussiness thing

[@Sweating_Geography]

Nah lol it was funny

[@bmjor]

I came here from zman

[@moritzschlosser3615]

The best always comes last!!! Greetings from Eschweiler

[@Sweating_Geography]

Hello! 👋🏻

[@vexkex7415]

How many episodes will be in this series? Also u could give them numbers so its easier to follow 😊

[@Sweating_Geography]

Probably around 10. I was giving them numbers but that makes the title quite long. Bad for algorithm.

[@salrk]

i love how ahlen's so irrelevant that we get named automatically when aalen is typed in. we're the best city in germany for real

[@Sweating_Geography]

lol. I didnt even realize that happened.

[@hagmax1531]

My city of Lörrach exeeded the 50k mark in 2023. Still not listed on this map apparently.

[@Sweating_Geography]

It's on the final quiz. Don't worry. It'll be in the finale

[@FrittenFriseurLPs]

You are amazing ❤

[@Sweating_Geography]

❤️

[@imyolo1201]

Which criteria does apply to the selection to the citys because in veneral there are over 2000 citys in germany but some of them are really really small

[@Sweating_Geography]

@@imyolo1201 these are all the cities that have 50,000 people

[@Fliegerwissen]

nah, ngl they actually forgot to put in my home-city, Nuernberg, but put in freaking Fürth, which is actually next to N. but wayyyyyyy smaller. Coo, video tho

[@zsoltsalty2776]

Wahnsinn! Respekt!

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!

[@KaterMUC]

You quite often pronounce ie and Ei the wrong way around: Schweinfurt and Gießen.

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!

[@red_rassmueller1716]

Apart from you butchering basically every Single name, good video. I only got 35, but at least i can pronounce them😂

[@Sweating_Geography]

Yeah lol I'm working on pronouncing them better. Just didn't have time for these. I also have to remember how an ignorant american person would pronounce them because the point of learning them for me is to win the national geography bee and the readers at that thing havent got even the SLIGHTEST clue of how almost ANYTHING is pronounced and everything is read orally

[@patrickseidel218]

9:52 That's Ostwestfalen. I never realized that it looks like a dog😂

[@Sweating_Geography]

A *dart lol. Sorry for my Appalachian accent 😅

[@patrickseidel218]

@Sweating_Geography Oh, damn. Now, I think it looks like the half of an animal turned by 90⁰😂

[@Sweating_Geography]

@@patrickseidel218 thats wild lol

[@youngpan545]

Impressive!

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!

[@maximilianihle9288]

Red Hot Chilli Peppers Vibes at 11:37

[@Sweating_Geography]

😭😭😭

[@sebastiandierks7919]

I'm from Bielefeld, which -- contrary to common belief -- does exist! Good job!

[@Sweating_Geography]

@@sebastiandierks7919 what?! Proof?

[@buergermeistaa]

nein tut es nicht, hör auf zu lügen 😂

[@SethRoganSeth]

All 64 district of Bangladesh

[@DjCrunktech]

Im german an learned from your Video that Friedrichshafen and Ludwigshafen is actually not an harbor. I thought both cities are located in northern germany 😂

[@Sweating_Geography]

😂

[@erictrumpler9652]

Sorry to contradict, but both are in fact harbors, though small... one on the Rhine River the other on the Lake of Constance.

[@DCINU12]

If I had to describe where I am from, I always use to tell I live in the little duck/dog in the North of NRW. :D

[@Sweating_Geography]

Lol that's awesome

[@saxonymanWARTHUNDER]

Aint no way he knew Chemnitz. No one know that city and i live there

[@Sweating_Geography]

@@saxonymanWARTHUNDER 😊

[@alexskorbjaschenskij3517]

GIEẞEN MENTIONED💯💯😜😹✌️🥺💀⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️😭

[@maxmuster7003]

I can’t remember how to get more first level brain cells.😂

[@Sweating_Geography]

😂

[@x.aragato9105]

Hi from Oldenburg ^^

[@Sweating_Geography]

@@x.aragato9105 Hello! 👋🏻

[@Memories_in_Chains]

MÖNCHENGLADBACH MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@Sweating_Geography]

🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[@redfrost4750]

gladbach die hood

[@veedelk1266]

Wow, very impressive 😮 I’m pretty sure the amount of Germans that could to this is: Zero. Greetings from Berlin 🥰

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!! Greetings from Pittsburgh 👋🏻

[@SparTerra]

Now go baden in Baden 😂

[@GermannDude]

For a second i thought you would name 50.000 cities😅

[@Sweating_Geography]

😅uh .....yeah No LOL

[@darkfinst889]

Dissappointed of the map not including Coburg. I mean how many german cities are whose former royals are the ancestors of the british royal family

[@Sweating_Geography]

Definitely a cool city. Unfortunately only had a population of 40,000

[@KoenigM793]

FRANKENTHAL

[@Sweating_Geography]

🔥

[@michaausleipzig]

Weil Frankfurt so groß ist da teilt man es ein in Frankfurt an der Oder und Frankfurt am Main 😉😂

[@Sweating_Geography]

Fr lol

[@jowi_]

why did it count writing "brandenbUrg" as "brandenbErg" ?? same with neubrandenburg? you did it right with hamburg and magdeburg??

[@Sweating_Geography]

@@jowi_ jetpunk type ins. They can be a bit lenient

[@biglostboy]

i cant believe what i see

[@Cpt-_-Ings]

It's Villingen-Schwenningen, not just Villingen

[@Sweating_Geography]

Gotcha. Sometimes people say full names sometimes not. It changes from city to city so thanks for the feedback 👍🏻

[@Cpt-_-Ings]

@Sweating_Geography And Schwenningen is better than Villingen, but PSSST

[@AyazPlayz0]

4:20 yay you got my city

[@Sweating_Geography]

🎉

[@TobiPrem-y8q]

Schweinfurt.

[@Royal-df2lh]

valid crashout 6:17

[@Sweating_Geography]

😂

[@Royal-df2lh]

@@Sweating_Geography must say, remembering RLP is quite astonishing. And your pronounciation isnt half bad. ; )

[@SubbyLmao]

Wait, Germany has 50k cities?

[@Sweating_Geography]

Uh, sir it appears you misread the title

[@Beutel.]

RESPECT!!!

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks 😅

[@sechsminus]

I clicked cause I couldn't imagine you know my small ass home town

[@Sweating_Geography]

Did I?

[@sechsminus]

@Sweating_Geography Langenfeld absolutely

[@Sweating_Geography]

@@sechsminus nice! Glad to hear it

[@cstiger4]

Eschweiler ist echt das Letzte. Ich wusste es. 😀

[@Sweating_Geography]

😅

[@Nicoheimer3]

I was baden in baden-baden with my aunt lol

[@Sweating_Geography]

Nice lol. Did you visit the baths?

[@trainspottersuedbaden]

Lörrach has more than 50000 and isn't on the map.

[@Sweating_Geography]

Actually, as of the latest census, it has 49,800. Unbelievably close but unfortunately didn't make it

[@buergermeistaa]

yea bielefeld is actually a hoax (🤣)

[@Sweating_Geography]

Fr 🗣️

[@robinthyss4525]

10:48 ayy my city :D

[@Sweating_Geography]

@@robinthyss4525 🔥

[@danort17]

Du kannst mir jetzt nicht erzählen, dass genau der erste Kommentar den sich sehe auch über Lippstadt freut und aus Lippstadt kommt 😂

[@robinthyss4525]

@@danort17 ey nice :D

[@Wthkl]

impresiv

[@Sweating_Geography]

Thanks!

[@k.r.99]

Ze Bundeswehr wants to know your location and if you're interested n a strategic position 🗣

[@Sweating_Geography]

😂

[@haku7335]

MF DOXXEX ME WTF

[@Sweating_Geography]

LOL

[@TheDiamondBladeHD]

Reutlingen mentioned, WTF IS A CONNECTION TO THE AUTOBAHN AS A MAJOR CITY RAHHHH🦅🦅⬛⬛🟥🟥⬜⬜

[@Sweating_Geography]

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[@Filipfialkowski18]

hi :DDDDD

[@Sweating_Geography]

Hi :D