The origins of the German national anthem – as well as of he official
banner – date back well before the revolution of 1848. The “Lied der
Deutschen” was composed by August Heinrich Hoffman von Fallersleben on
the island of Helgoland in 1841.
During the
times of the crusades, Emperor Frederick I, also known as Barbarossa, went to
battle to the holy land. In the year 1190, during the third crusade, the
emperor suffered a tragic death: He drowned in a river in Anatolia.
The flag of Germany is a tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal
bands displaying the national colours of Germany: black, red and gold.
June 17th , the „Tag der deutschen Einheit“ (Day of German Unity) was the German national day from 1953 to 1990.
The origins of the German national anthem – as well as of he official
banner – date back well before the revolution of 1848. The “Lied der
Deutschen” was composed by August Heinrich Hoffman von Fallersleben on
the island of Helgoland in 1841.
During the
times of the crusades, Emperor Frederick I, also known as Barbarossa, went to
battle to the holy land. In the year 1190, during the third crusade, the
emperor suffered a tragic death: He drowned in a river in Anatolia.