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WikiProject Germany
 | This is WikiProject Germany, a collaboration area for Wikipedians interested in improving coverage of Germany. New participants are welcome; please feel free to participate!
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Willkommen to WikiProject Germany! We are a group of editors dedicated to the expansion and refinement of Wikipedia’s coverage of the German republic, people, monuments and culture. If you wish to join us, simply sign your name on our roster.
Should you have any questions about our project, just drop us a line on our discussion page. If you’re lucky, you might even find some fellow project members in the Wikipedia IRC chat (#wikipedia-en). If you speak German, you may want to also try the German Wikipedia chatroom (#wikipedia-de).
ScopeThis project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the nation of Germany, its cities, counties, geography, transportation, culture, history and so on. It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Germany in a fair and accurate manner.
As of 23 November 2024, there are 154,984 articles and other project resources within the scope of WikiProject Germany. For a more detailed overview see Germany article statistics.
A monthly top 1000 list of Germany-related popular articles is available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Popular pages.
Goals
- Kill all backlogs.
- Get this project organized.
- To serve as a central point of discussion for collaboration related to Germany. Foster increased cooperation between editors in order to meet the other goals.
- To create the foremost reliable and accurate free-content encyclopedia of Germany in the English language.
- Build all Top Importance Germany Articles to Good Article status at a minimum. Current progress: 11 out of 136 meet this criteria.[a]
Project divisions
- Reference and navigation - the "keys to the country" (and of key importance)
- Cities (talk) – Cities, towns, villages and districts
- People (talk) – includes residents of the current nation of Germany, all its predecessors, and all those people who have resided in any of Germany's predecessor states who have shaped Germany
- Photo requests (talk) – adding and requesting images of Germany.
Related groups
- WikiProject Intertranswiki/German
- German-speaking Wikipedians' notice board - also for Austrian, Swiss and other German language issues
- German football task force
- WikiProject Bavaria
- WikiProject Lower Saxony
- WikiProject Frankfurt
- WikiProject Friesland
- Holy Roman Empire task force of the WikiProject Former countries
- WikiProject Munich
- WikiProject German districts (inactive)
- WikiProject Germanic Mysticism (defunct)
- WikiProject Hanseatic League (defunct)
- WikiProject Prussia (inactive)
- WikiProject Prussian Standesamter (inactive)
- WikiProject Silesia (inactive)
Task forces
- Hamburg task force (talk) – for any article related to Hamburg
- Mainz task force (talk) – for articles related to Mainz
- Transportation (talk) – Roads, trails and rails in and around Germany.
- German cinema task force of WikiProject Films
- German military history task force of the Military history WikiProject
- GDR task force – for articles relating to the history and culture of the German Democratic Republic
- German football task force for articles related to association football in Germany within Wikipedia:WikiProject Football
- Nazi affiliation Task Force for removing whitewashed/undue articles about Nazi involvement
Article alerts
Did you know
- 22 Nov 2024 – Pflaumentoffel (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Thriley (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Nov 2024 – Kammerkonzert (Hartmann) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Nov 2024 – Pablo Busch (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Krisgabwoosh (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Nov 2024 – Bunt sind schon die Wälder (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Oct 2024 – Boxheim Documents (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jean Po (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Oct 2024 – Soviet atrocities committed against prisoners of war during World War II (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Oct 2024 – Nazi crimes against children (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 21 Nov 2024 – Eva Kurowski (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Scope creep (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 18 Nov 2024 – Das verfluchte Jungfernloch (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Kingsmasher678 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 17 Nov 2024 – Angersbach (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by CFA (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 13 Nov 2024 – Sebastian Stahl (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by MSportWiki (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- undated – Scheugenpflug (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed; see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The company no longer exists in its previous form. Since October 2024, Scheugenpflug GmbH has been renamed Atlas Copco EPS GmbH. The name "Scheugenpflug" will continue to exist solely as a product line, meaning the dispensing equipment will still carry the Scheugenpflug name, but the company itself no longer exists as an independent entity.|discussion]]
- 12 Nov 2024 – Didi Beck (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Geschichte (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 19 Nov 2024; see discussion (4 participants)
- 11 Nov 2024 – Globalgeschichte/Global History (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Randykitty (t · c) was closed as delete by Sandstein (t · c) on 18 Nov 2024; see discussion (5 participants)
- 10 Nov 2024 – Isabella von Thurn und Valsássina-Como-Vercelli (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by RobertVikman (t · c) was closed as redirect by Liz (t · c) on 17 Nov 2024; see discussion (4 participants)
Proposed deletions
- 22 Nov 2024 – British Army Germany rugby union team (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by PAWPERSO (t · c): concern
- 21 Nov 2024 – Thomas Köhnlein (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): concern
- 19 Nov 2024 – Kli-Kla-Klawitter (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Zyntho (t · c) was deproded by Schützenpanzer (t · c) on 19 Nov 2024
- 14 Nov 2024 – Luděk Frýbort (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Mccapra (t · c) was deproded by Ingratis (t · c) on 17 Nov 2024
- 14 Nov 2024 – Johanna Acs (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Bri (t · c) was deleted
- 09 Nov 2024 – Athens is the New Berlin (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Janhrach (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 10 Nov 2024 was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 20 Nov 2024 – Category:1868 establishments in the Grand Duchy of Hesse (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Nov 2024 – Category:Establishments in the Grand Duchy of Hesse by decade (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Fayenatic london (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Nov 2024 – Category:1807 in the Grand Duchy of Hesse (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Fayenatic london (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Nov 2024 – Category:1832 in the Grand Duchy of Hesse (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Fayenatic london (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Nov 2024 – Category:1840 in the Grand Duchy of Hesse (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Fayenatic london (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Nov 2024 – Category:1843 in the Grand Duchy of Hesse (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Fayenatic london (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Nov 2024 – Category:1852 in the Grand Duchy of Hesse (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Fayenatic london (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Nov 2024 – Category:Years of the 19th century in the Grand Duchy of Hesse (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Fayenatic london (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Nov 2024 – Category:Venues of the Bundesvision Song Contest (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Felida97 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Nov 2024 – Category:Establishments in the Grand Duchy of Hesse by year (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
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Templates for discussion
- 21 Nov 2024 – Template:West Germany Men Basketball Squad 1984 Summer Olympics (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Geardona (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Nov 2024 – Template:West Germany Men Basketball Squad 1972 Summer Olympics (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Geardona (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Nov 2024 – Template:Germany Men Basketball Squad 1936 Summer Olympics (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Geardona (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Nov 2024 – Template:Germany Men Basketball Squad 1992 Summer Olympics (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Sbaio (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Nov 2024 – Template:Germany Men Basketball Squad 2024 Summer Olympics (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Sbaio (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 20 Nov 2024 – Xxps (talk · edit · hist) →XXP was RfDed by 65.92.246.77 (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Oct 2024 – Greater Region of Luxembourg (talk · edit · hist) →Greater Region of SaarLorLux was RfDed by РоманЖ (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Oct 2024 – Greater Luxembourg (modern region) (talk · edit · hist) →Greater Region of SaarLorLux was RfDed by РоманЖ (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Oct 2024 – Greater Luxembourg (talk · edit · hist) →Greater Region of SaarLorLux was RfDed by РоманЖ (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Oct 2024 – Vor der Kaserne vor dem großen Tor stand eine Laterne und steht sie noch davor (talk · edit · hist) →Lili Marleen was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
- undated – FC Türkiye II (talk · edit · hist) →FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg was RfDed
Good article nominees
- 17 Nov 2024 – Klaus Thielmann (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Maxwhollymoralground (t · c); start discussion
- 17 Nov 2024 – Jürgen Kleditzsch (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Maxwhollymoralground (t · c); start discussion
- 17 Nov 2024 – Heinz Vietze (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Maxwhollymoralground (t · c); start discussion
- 13 Nov 2024 – SMS Albatross (1871) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Parsecboy (t · c); start discussion
- 07 Nov 2024 – Pablo Busch (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Krisgabwoosh (t · c); start discussion
- 05 Nov 2024 – Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, BWV 139 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Gerda Arendt (t · c); start discussion
- 31 Oct 2024 – Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Gerda Arendt (t · c); start discussion
- 27 Oct 2024 – Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Gerda Arendt (t · c); start discussion
- 27 Oct 2024 – Central Powers (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by History6042 (t · c); start discussion
- 10 Oct 2024 – Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Gerda Arendt (t · c); start discussion
- (10 more...)
Featured article reviews
- 15 Jan 2024 – Emmy Noether (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Good article reassessments
- 19 Nov 2024 – Beer (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
- 31 Oct 2024 – Hans-Ulrich Rudel (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by MisterBee1966 (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 18 Oct 2024 – Thomas Tuchel (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by M48SKY (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 20 Nov 2024 – Technischer Überwachungsverein (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to TUV by PhotographyEdits (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Nov 2024 – Gun Control in the Third Reich (book) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Gun Control in the Third Reich by Ich (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Nov 2024 – Constance, Queen of Sicily (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Constance I of Sicily by Векочел (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Oct 2024 – 900-910 North Lake Shore (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 900 and 910 North Lake Shore by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Nov 2024 – Erika (song) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Erika by 2600:1700:6180:6290:D5F3:BB51:A0A0:C11A (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 11 Nov 2024 – Theodor-Fliedner-Gymnasium (talk · edit · hist) move request to Theodor Fliedner Gymnasium by Sirfurboy (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
- 04 Nov 2024 – Prince Emil of Hesse and by Rhine (talk · edit · hist) move request to Prince Emil of Hesse by AndrewPeterT (t · c) was moved to Prince Emil of Hesse (talk · edit · hist) by BD2412 (t · c) on 19 Nov 2024; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 12 Nov 2024 – Jewish community of Hamburg (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to History of the Jews in Hamburg by IZAK (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Oct 2024 – Latvians and Baltic Germans in Corner Brook, Newfoundland (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to German Canadians by Arctic Circle System (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Oct 2024 – List of foreign vehicles used by Nazi Germany in World War II (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Beutepanzer by ScribeYearling (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Oct 2024 – T-Mobile (brand) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Deutsche Telekom by 2018rebel (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Oct 2024 – Anti-Americanism in divided Germany (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Anti-Americanism in Germany by Username367 (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Sep 2024 – Josef Matula (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to A Case for Two by Altenmann (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Sep 2024 – Franz Kemper (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to J.-P. Mayer by Mason7512 (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Aug 2024 – Russian Liberation Army (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia by Opostylov (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Aug 2024 – Osten-Sacken (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Von der Osten family by LlywelynII (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Aug 2024 – Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625) by Czekan pl (t · c); see discussion
- (3 more...)
Articles to be split
- 20 Oct 2024 – List of killings by law enforcement officers in Germany (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Ahecht (t · c); see discussion
- 13 May 2024 – Mercedes-Benz G-Class (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by A75 (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Apr 2024 – Volkswagen Type 2 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 93.150.208.84 (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Nov 2023 – Greater Poland (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jan 2023 – Munich Security Conference (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by ThomaSheldon (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Dec 2022 – Wankel engine (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Thumperward (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Oct 2022 – Freikorps (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by AnomieBOT (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Jan 2022 – Mittelstand (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kaihsu (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jul 2021 – Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Mackensen (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Mar 2020 – New Town Hall (Munich) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Some Gadget Geek (t · c); see discussion
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Articles for creation
- 23 Nov 2024 – Draft:DİTİB Kocatepe Mosque (Ingolstadt) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Viceskeeni2 (t · c)
- 21 Nov 2024 – Draft:Ulrich Paetzel (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 80.154.120.122 (t · c)
- 15 Nov 2024 – Draft:Kufiya Netzwerk (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ZiedB (t · c)
- 15 Nov 2024 – Draft:So-yeon Schröder-Kim (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by NamelessAngel1998 (t · c)
- 08 Nov 2024 – Draft:Arafatul Islam (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Tajulislam (t · c)
- 06 Nov 2024 – Draft:Thomas Thum (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mercy Mungai (t · c)
- 04 Nov 2024 – Draft:Heil dir, o Oldenburg (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Alexeyperlov (t · c)
- 31 Oct 2024 – Draft:Michael Henry Le Bas (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mruthsanderson (t · c)
- 31 Oct 2024 – Draft:Thomas M. J. Möllers (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Kapitalmarktfuchs (t · c)
- 23 Oct 2024 – Draft:Diedersdorfer Heide and Großbeerener Graben landscape conservation area (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Scarfy420 (t · c)
- (4 more...)
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The main portal for this project is Portal:Germany. Other Germany-related portals are being deleted or moved to project space so they can continue to be useful for topic development:
Federal states
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Baden-Württemberg
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Bavaria
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Berlin
- Portal:Brandenburg
- Portal:Hamburg
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Hesse
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Lower Saxony
- Portal:North Rhine-Westphalia
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Rhineland-Palatinate
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Saarland
- Portal:Saxony
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Saxony-Anhalt
- Portal:Schleswig-Holstein
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Thuringia
Regions and history
For more Germany-related portals (history, regions, etc.) see Category:Germany portal and "Portal" lists in Germany article statistics in the sidebar.
Every member should feel free to inform the managers of these portals if they have worked on an article which they believe would be of interest to the above portals.
Barnstars
Our project, like the other national WikiProjects, possesses a barnstar that may be awarded to outstanding contributors to the project or members particularly deserving of recognition for some effort made for the cause of the project.
- {{subst:The Germany Barnstar|1=Put your message here. ~~~~}}
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Resources
Infoboxes
Stubs
For information on which stubs to use on Germany-related articles, see the list of stubs at Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Stub templates
Subpages
- list of all subpages of this page
Templates
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| {{User WikiProject Germany}} |
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Userboxes for WikiProject members, add either to the your userpage | |||||||||||||
| {{User WP Germany}} |
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| {{Infobox German location}} |
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Template allowing town info to be copied directly from de.wiki. | |||||||||||||
| {{IPA}} | German pronunciation: [...] | Template for indicating German pronunciation. See Help:IPA/Standard German for transcription used. | |||||||||||||
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Template to use when an article is a translation of an article on the German Wikipedia - to be placed on talk pages | |||||||||||||
| {{subst:WelcomeGER}}~~~~ | == Welcome to WikiProject Germany ==
 Welcome, WikiProject Germany, to the WikiProject Germany! Please direct any questions about the project to its talk page. If you create new articles on Germany-related topics, please list them at our announcement page and tag their talk page with our project template {{WikiProject Germany}}. A few features that you might find helpful:
 A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects. Here are some tasks you can do. Please remove completed tasks from the list.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me or any of the more experienced members of the project, and we'll be very happy to help you. Again, welcome, and thank you for joining this project! |
Welcome message for new project members | |||||||||||||
| {{User German Road Guru}} |
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This Template can be for anyone who has driven on German roads and wants to claim themselves as "German Road Warriors" | |||||||||||||
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Conventions
Websites
- CIA World Factbook on Germany
- Germany Tourism
- Information from the German Embassy in Washington, D.C.
- Germany GenWeb Project - for details on some lesser historical figures
- "Deutschland-Portal"
For articles to be translated, see Category:Articles needing translation from German Wikipedia
Notes
- ^ Featured and Good Articles are added to form this number.
A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.
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