"" (; ) is a humorous term describing the supposed cultural boundary separating
Southern Germany from the northern parts, especially
Bavaria
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from
Central Germany.
It is named for the
Weisswurst sausage of Bavaria, and has no precise definition. A popular one is the linguistic boundary known as the
Speyer line separating
Upper German from
Central German dialects, roughly following the
Main River; another is a line running further south, more or less along the
Danube
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, or between the Main and the Danube, roughly along the
49th parallel north circle of latitude.
See also
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Barassi Line
References
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Duden ''Deutsches Universalwörterbuch'', 6th edition,
External links
definition on Indigo Magazine, p.57Interviewwith
Oktoberfest innkeeper Wiggerl Hagn at
Deutschlandradio Kultur
Cultural boundaries
Culture of Germany
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