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This list is a compilation of German toponyms (i.e., names of cities, regions, rivers, mountains and other geographical features situated in a German-speaking area) that have traditional English-language exonyms. Usage notes:
Sankt German Sank Hermannburg Saint-Leonard Sankt-Lenhard Saint-Max Sankt-Max Saint-Maurice-sur-Montagne Sankt-Moritz Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle Sankt-Mortiz Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe Sankt-Michel an der Mörthe Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (Sankt) Nikolausberg Saulcy-sur-Meurthe Salzach an der Mörthe Saulnes Sonne Saulxures-les-Moselotte Holenbach
You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. ( August 2023 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Probably the first toponymists were the storytellers and poets who explained the origin of specific place names as part of their tales; sometimes place-names served as the basis ...
Topographic maps conventionally show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. Contour lines are curves that connect contiguous points of the same altitude . In other words, every point on the marked line of 100 m elevation is 100 m above mean sea level.
Meteorologically, as a consequence of the Foehn effect the difference between the eastern and western mean slopes of the range is very marked. The main air streams come generally from the west and southwest, so the Alsatian central plains just under the Hautes-Vosges receive much less water than the south-west front of the Vosges Mountains.
This is a list of German words and expressions of French origin. Some of them were borrowed in medieval times, some were introduced by Huguenot immigrants in the 17th and 18th centuries and others have been borrowed in the 19th and 20th centuries. German Wiktionary lists about 120,000 German words without declensions and conjugations. Of these ...
The importance of these influences depends on the culture of a particular wine region. In France, particularly Burgundy, there is the belief that the role of a winemaker is to bring out the expression of a wine's terroir. The French word for "winemaker," vigneron, is more aptly translated as "wine-grower" rather than "winemaker".
This list of German abbreviations includes abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms found in the German language. Because German words can be famously long, use of abbreviation is particularly common. Even the language's shortest words are often abbreviated, such as the conjunction und (and) written just as "u." This article covers standard ...