Germany GuideGermany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany is the largest country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by Denmark, to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic, to the south by Austria and Switzerland, and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. HotelsFind hotels in Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Cologne and more. BerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. MunichMunich is the capital city of the German federal state of Bavaria. Within the city limits, Munich has a population of more than 1.4 million, making it the third most populous city in Germany. FrankfurtFrankfurt is the business and financial center of Germany and the largest city in the German state of Hesse. Southern GermanyPicturesque Southern Germany includes much of the famous landscapes of Germany. The Black Forest, the Alps, the Danube, and even the Rhine River for some part all find themselves in Southern Germany. Northern GermanyNorthern Germany includes the states of Germany that border on the North and Baltic Seas. Eastern GermanyEastern Germany includes most of the states that used to belong to the former country of East Germany. Western GermanyWestern Germany incorporates the states of Germany border on the Benelux countries. Central GermanyCentral Germany symbolizes the heart of Germany. In this region are the financial center, Frankfurt, as well as some of the most historic cities in Germany. HarzThe Harz is a low mountain range in the Central Uplands of Germany, famous for its historic silver mines that brought prosperity to the region and to the Kingdom of Hanover. Weser UplandsThe Weser Uplands is a region in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse in Germany. Bertha Benz Memorial RouteBertha Benz Memorial Route is a tourist route in southern Germany. It follows the tracks of the world's first long-distance journey by automobile performed by Bertha Benz in 1888, from Mannheim to Pforzheim/Black Forest and back.