WebSep 13, 2019 · In fact, there’s a Swabian nickname for Maultaschen, Herrgottsbescheißerle, which means “small God-cheaters.” And there you have it. And there you have it. It is believed that Maultaschen were first created in the 17th century by the unruly Cistercian monks of the Maulbronn Abbey in the town of Maulbronn for that very purpose.

WebThe House of Hohenzollern (/ h oʊ ə n ˈ z ɒ l ər n /, also US: /-ə n t s ɔː-, ˌ h oʊ ə n ˈ z ɒ l ər n,-ˈ z ɔː-/, German: Haus Hohenzollern, pronounced [ˌhaʊ̯s hoːənˈt͡sɔlɐn] (), Romanian: Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, …

WebGermans (German: Deutsche, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə] ()) are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, and sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The constitution of Germany defines a German as a German citizen. During the 19th and much of the 20th century, discussions on German …

WebLanguage family. Alsatian is closely related to other nearby Alemannic dialects, such as Swiss German, Swabian, and Markgräflerisch as well as Kaiserstühlerisch.It is often confused with Lorraine Franconian, a more distantly related Franconian dialect spoken in the northwest corner of Alsace and in neighbouring Lorraine.Like other dialects and …

WebSwabia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany.The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of Swabia, one of the German stem duchies, representing the territory of Alemannia, whose inhabitants interchangeably were called Alemanni or Suebi.. This territory would include all of the Alemannic German area, but …

WebColonel Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (German: [ˈklaʊ̯s ˈʃɛŋk ˈɡʁaːf fɔn ˈʃtaʊ̯fn̩bɛʁk] (); 15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German army officer best known for his failed attempt on 20 July 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair.. Despite initial support for the Nazi Party's nationalist aspects, and a tentative …

WebCologne (English: / k ə ˈ l oʊ n / kə-LOHN; German: Köln (); Kölsch: Kölle ()) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the urban region.Centered on the left (west) bank of the Rhine, Cologne is …

WebMay 06, 2016 · 1 batch Homemade German Spätzle (about 5 cups cooked Spätzle, can use store-bought if preferred), can be made in advance and refrigerated until ready use, then let warm to room temperature before baking.; 6 tablespoons butter; 2 very large onions , chopped; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 12 ounces shredded Emmentaler or …

WebIn Swabian literature, there is a multitude of poems about “the favourite dish of the Swabian people”. ... The measurements, however, can vary. Spätzle flour which is sold in retail is often coarse wheat flour type 405 (German standard), in some cases mixed with spelt flour or fine semolina since it prevents the dough from going lumpy.

WebIn addition to being the first female German chancellor, the first to have grown up in the former East Germany (though she was born in the West), and the youngest German chancellor since the Second World War, Merkel is also the first born after World War II, and the first chancellor of the Federal Republic with a background in natural sciences ...