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Germany–Portugal Relations
Germany–Portugal relations (German language, German: ''deutsch-portugiesische Beziehungen''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Relações Teuto-Portuguesas'') are the diplomatic relations between Germany and Portugal. Both countries are members of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the OECD, NATO, the European Space Agency, the European Union, the Eurozone and the Schengen Area, Schengen area, among others. History Before 1900 In the course of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, disintegration of the Western Roman Empire, Germanic tribes conquered the Iberian Peninsula in the early 5th century AD, including the Vandals. The Suebi established an empire in what is now Portuguese territory. Among the Crusades, crusaders from the Rhineland (participants in the Second Crusade) who supported Afonso I of Portugal, Afonso Henriques in his fight against the Arabs, ''Heinrich aus Bonn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
