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Lovis Corinth

Franz Heinrich Louis Corinth was  born in the nineteenth century and died in the first quarter of the twentieth century. He was …

Heinrich Zille

Rudolf Heinrich Zille was born in 1858 and died in 1929. He was a German illustrator and photographer, and referred to himself as …

George Grosz

Another successful artist is George Grosz. He was born in 1893 and died in 1959 in Berlin. He was known for his …

Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich  was born in 1774 and died in 1840 in Dresden. He is one of the major artists of German …

Carl Spitzweg

Carl Spitzwegwas born in 1785 and died eighty years later in Munich. He belongs to the most famous artists of the Biedermeier …

Three Great Movies

Die Welle (The Wave) Director: Dennis Gansel Cast: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau and Max Riemelt Release dates: 18th January 2008 Running time: …

Cartoon Network

Cartoon Networks Cartoon Network (Germany) is a very popular German television channel for children and with its headquarters in Munich. The Cartoon …

Definition of Cartoons

What do we understand by the term ”Cartoons”? Cartoons are graphics with satirical and/ or funny content, and always contain a punch line. …

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach We do like good long name here at SoGerman.  It used to be known as München-Gladbach,  so they changed it …

Football in the North

Football in the North

I am rather here thinking of the coastal teams, located in the cities of what in mediaeval times was known as the …

Football in Köln

Football in Köln

As I begin to write that 1FC Köln is the city’s representative club, I begin to hear a growling from the southern …

Football in the Ruhr

Football in the Ruhr

    Dortmund, Schalke and the Ruhr The Ruhr is a relatively small river in the north-west of Germany, which gave its …

Football in Munich

Football in Munich

The process of German unification was a long one, with it taking well over 100 years for all of those 250 little …

Football in Germany

Football in Germany

  Football in Germany is obviously no less popular than in England but it has a very different feel about it. We’re …

Sport in Germany

Sport in Germany

There’s a bit of saying going around that whenever three Germans get together, they’ll found a club, which all goes to show …