Germany and german culture from A-Z

Famous Germans, German cities, well-known buildings and tourist attractions, food, drinks, products - all typical German. From A for Alps to Z for Zugspitze. Click "Read more" for further in-depth information at Wikipedia.

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Y – stands for the armed forces (german: "Bundeswehr") on German car number plates. Apart from that German car number plates show the place where the car carrying them is registered. Whenever a person changes their main place of residence in Germany, or buys a new car, they are required to buy new number plates.
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