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2018 In Germany
Events in the year 2018 in Germany. Incumbents * President of Germany, President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier * Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor: Angela Merkel Events January * In January 2018, American company Energizer takes control over German company VARTA. * 9 January - The Church of St. Lambertus, Immerath, Church of St. Lambertus in Immerath is demolished. February * 15–25 February - 68th Berlin International Film Festival * 22 February - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 March * 7 March - Murder of Keira Gross: 14-year-old Keira Gross is stabbed to death in Berlin. * 14 March - The Fourth Merkel cabinet led by Angela Merkel is sworn in. April * 7 April - 2018 Münster attack - a man crashes into a restaurant in Münster, killing four and wounding twenty before killing himself. * 12 April - 2018 Hamburg stabbing attack - an immigrant murders his divorced wife and infant. May * 22 or 23 May - 14-year-old German Jewish girl Killing of Susanna Feldmann, Susan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of , making it the most populous member state of the European Union. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The Capital of Germany, nation's capital and List of cities in Germany by population, most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in the territory of modern Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
