Northern Germany

Northern Germany includes the states of Germany that border on the North and Baltic Seas. These states are popular tourist destinations for their beaches and gentle rolling, windswept hills. The Hanseatic city-states of Hamburg and Bremen are also rich in history and energy. Historically Protestant, the region shares much in common with the neighboring Netherlands and Denmark giving its cities a very cosmopolitan and modern flair. Hamburg is Germany's most wealthy city as well. The countryside is home to many a beautiful dairy farm and in certain rural areas one can still hear the Low German and Frisian languages being spoken. Regions Regions of Northern Germany Bremen Hamburg Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Schleswig-Holstein Cities Bremen Hamburg Hanover (Hannover) Kiel Lübeck Lüneburg Oldenburg Osnabrück Rostock Other destinations Baltic Sea Coast - features picturesque beaches and steep, dramatic chalk cliffs in some locations Calenberg Harz Nature Park Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage site along the region's coast and including the East Frisian Islands North Sea Rügen - Germany´s largest island in the Baltic just off the coast, location of many seaside resorts and scenic sea cliffs, great bathing beaches Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage site along the region's coast and including the North Frisian Islands Usedom - nice island in the east of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Understand Talk Get in Get around See Itineraries Do Eat Drink Stay safe Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!