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Contents 1 Collected Reference Tools 2 Language Dictionaries 3 Encyclopedias 4 General Country Information, Tourism 5 German Zip Codes etc. 6 Train Schedules 7 Maps Collected Reference Tools Bibliographischer Werkzeugkasten A large collection of Internet reference sources, compiled by German librarians. Deutsche Internetbibliothek Collection of useful reference links compiled by German public libraries. SwissInfoDesk Links collected by the Swiss National Library. wissen.de A "knowledge portal" offering free search of Wahrig dictionaries. In addition, time tables of history and assorted information ranging from gardening tips to pets and recycling, etc.. Language Dictionaries Adelung Wörterbuch All four volumes of this 1811 dictionary are available full-text. BEOLINGUS (German-English Dictionary) "more than 700,000 translations". FreeDic Excellent English-German/German-English Dictionary Collins English German/ German English Dictionary Grimms deutsches Wörterbuch Searchable version of this major dictionary ( the German equivalent of the OED). This free site includes only the original 16 volume work [1854-1960], not the Neubearbeitung [1965-]. LEO German-English Dictionary Claims to contain over 300,000 terms. Middle High German dictionaries Free access to the two standard dictionaries of the Middle High German language, "Lexer" and "Benecke - Müller - Zarncke". Phrasen.com English-German idiomatics. PONS - Das Onlinewörterbuch German to/from other European languages (including English). Also access to a PONS Bildwörterbuch - image-based dictionary. woerterbuch.info German-English dictionary Wortschatz Lexikon Encyclopedias Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon Österreich-Lexikon Wikipedia This is the German version of the Wikipedia Zedler Universallexikon Major 18th century German encyclopedia. Zeno.org Searchable full-text portal for a number of 19th and early 20th century encyclopedias (Brockhaus, Philosophy, Mythology, etc.) Additional encyclopedias and dictionaries can be found under Digital Texts and Images

General Country Information, Tourism CIA World Factbook Consult the country listing for detailed information about all German-speaking countries. General Information about Austria (from the Austrian Press and Information Service) German Information Center Information about Germany from the German Embassy in Washington, DC.. Servus in Österreich SwissInfo and SwissInfo Toplinks German Zip Codes etc. Postleitzahlen-Auskunft Zip codes Telefonvorwahlen Area Codes Train Schedules Bahnen und Busse Train and bus schedules (Germany and Europe) Deutsche Bahn AG Fahrplanauskunft Official train schedules for Germany Swiss train schedule Maps Austria Germany Liechtenstein Luxemburg SwitzerlandThese maps are more detailed than the small CIA maps in the World Factbook. Also from the University of Texas, some historical maps of Europe.

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WESSWeb > German Studies Web > German Reference Shelf

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The German Studies Web is designed to provide access to scholarly resources in German Studies, including all German-speaking countries. The resources organized here have undergone a selection and evaluation process. If needed, annotations have been provided augmenting the research value of these resources to scholars.
The editor for the German Studies Web is Reinhart Sonnenburg (Dartmouth College). We welcome contributors.

Comments and further suggestions may be sent to:
sonnenburg @ dartmouth.edu".

The German Studies Web is part of the Western European Studies Section Web of resources for Western European studies.

We would like to thank the libraries of Brigham Young University and Dartmouth College for providing assistance and computing resources that make this national endeavor possible.

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