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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).
This 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 6 July 2024, there are 151,950 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.
- 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]
- 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
Today's featured articles
- 15 Jul 2024 – Jacques Offenbach (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb
Did you know
- 05 Jul 2024 – Henry Donch (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Generalissima (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Jun 2024 – Hannibal von Degenfeld (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Cplakidas (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Jun 2024 – Buq Buq labor camp (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Zanahary (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Jun 2024 – Gerhard Klingenberg (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Jun 2024 – Joseph Petzoldt (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by D.H (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Jun 2024 – 2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Editør (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Jun 2024 – Charlemagne (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Seltaeb Eht (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jun 2024 – Felix Eberty (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Thriley (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 05 Jul 2024 – Almancı (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ecrusized (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 04 Jul 2024 – 2014 Schalke 04 Cup (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Geschichte (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 01 Jul 2024 – Karl Anselm, Duke of Urach (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by D1551D3N7 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 01 Jul 2024 – Jürgen Fenk (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by BusterD (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 30 Jun 2024 – List of German scientists (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Broc (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 29 Jun 2024 – Winfried W. Weber (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Brandon (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 29 Jun 2024 – Prince Karl of Hesse (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by DrKay (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 25 Jun 2024 – Andrea Diewald (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bgsu98 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 25 Jun 2024 – Michael Hopfes (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bgsu98 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 28 Jun 2024 – Ernst Hannawald (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Normanhunter2 (t · c) was closed as keep by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 05 Jul 2024; see discussion (11 participants)
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Proposed deletions
- 01 Jul 2024 – Playtime (TV series) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by 86.123.229.182 (t · c): Completely unsourced article that has been tagged for since 2019.
- 30 Jun 2024 – German Scholars Boston (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Justlettersandnumbers (t · c): No sources whatsoever, no indication that it might meet WP:NCORP
- 23 Jun 2024 – Princess Augusta of Waldeck and Pyrmont (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Cielquiparle (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 01 Jul 2024 – Category:Sports venues in East Germany (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Jul 2024 – Category:Football venues in East Germany (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Jul 2024 – Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in East Germany (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Jun 2024 – Category:German piano pedagogues (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by QuietHere (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Jun 2024 – Category:Medieval Germany (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Nederlandse Leeuw (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Jun 2024 – Category:Geographic history of Germany (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Fayenatic london (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jun 2024 – Category:German crime action films (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Qwerfjkl (t · c); see discussion
Templates for discussion
- 30 Jun 2024 – Template:New Frankfurt Old Town Map (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Gonnym (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Jun 2024 – Template:HWV (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Gonnym (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 06 Jun 2024 – Electric Turbo (talk · edit · hist) →Porsche Taycan was RfDed by AP 499D25 (t · c); see discussion
Files for discussion
- 05 Jul 2024 – File:Bathers with a turtle.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) was FfDed by Grendelkhan (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Jul 2024 – File:Venus-of-Schelklingen.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) was FfDed by Jonteemil (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 10 Jun 2024 – Robert Schumann (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Tim riley (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 05 Jul 2024 – Henry Donch (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Generalissima (t · c); start discussion
- 03 Jul 2024 – Papiermark (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by History6042 (t · c); start discussion
- 27 Jun 2024 – Johann Joseph Dömling (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Kusma (t · c); start discussion
- 27 Jun 2024 – Giado concentration camp (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Zanahary (t · c); start discussion
- 13 May 2024 – Philipp Grubauer (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by XR228 (t · c); start discussion
- 30 Apr 2024 – Carl Friedrich Gauss (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Dioskorides (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Apr 2024 – Wo gehest du hin? BWV 166 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Gerda Arendt (t · c); start discussion
- 19 Mar 2024 – 1764 Woldegk tornado (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by WeatherWriter (t · c); start discussion
Featured article reviews
- 15 Jan 2024 – Emmy Noether (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 04 Jul 2024 – Thomas Niedermayer (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by 78.147.140.112 (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Jul 2024 – Hermann Göring (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Emiya1980 (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jun 2024 – Pennsylvania Dutch (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Vlaemink (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 03 Jun 2024 – Neue Deutsche Heilkunde (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Gameking69 (t · c); see discussion
- 17 May 2024 – Bonn–Oberkassel dog (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Generalissima (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 23 Jun 2024 – Second Northern War (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to First Northern War by PortugueseWikiMan (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Jun 2024 – National Democratic Party of Germany (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Die Heimat (political party) by Scia Della Cometa (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Jun 2024 – Jutish (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Jutlandic by PK2 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 04 Jul 2024 – Cyclone Lothar (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Storm Lothar by Dogfennydd (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Jun 2024 – Minecraft – Volume Beta (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Music of Minecraft by NegativeMP1 (t · c); see discussion
- 17 May 2024 – Attempted assassination of Pavel Milyukov (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pyotr Shabelsky-Bork by Rosguill (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Mar 2024 – Messel pit (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Messel Formation by Geekgecko (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Feb 2024 – Capital of Germany (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to History of Berlin by Cleter (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Feb 2024 – Administration of West Prussia before 1919 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to West Prussia by Wil540 art (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jan 2024 – June 1198 imperial election (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor by Kazamzam (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jan 2024 – March 1198 imperial election (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Philip of Swabia by Kazamzam (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Dec 2023 – Resignation and post-war life of Erich Raeder (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Erich Raeder by Billsmith60 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 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
- 01 Sep 2023 – Treblinka extermination camp (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
- 02 Jan 2023 – Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Srnec (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
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Articles for creation
- 29 Jun 2024 – Draft:Zoznegg (Mühlingen) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by TheNuggetWhichLostItsChicken (t · c)
- 27 Jun 2024 – Draft:Dietrich Albrecht (artist) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by TangoWhiskeyDelta (t · c)
- 25 Jun 2024 – Draft:Ludwig Schiwy (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by HerrvonWolfsberg (t · c)
- 23 Jun 2024 – Draft:Imad Mardnli (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by J0ker76 (t · c)
- 22 Jun 2024 – Draft:Navina Sundaram (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Rubaica (t · c)
- 18 Jun 2024 – Draft:CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ali4abs (t · c)
- 17 Jun 2024 – Draft:Pure Air of the Mountain: For All and None (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Faranak Kianpour (t · c)
- 15 Jun 2024 – Draft:Mitslal Kifleyesus-Matschie (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Tuckmaced (t · c)
- 14 Jun 2024 – Draft:Derix Glasstudios (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SimonMüller87 (t · c)
- 12 Jun 2024 – Draft:Claus Emmelmann (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
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Related Portals
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
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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.
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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
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{{subst:WelcomeGER}}~~~~ | == Welcome to WikiProject Germany ==
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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! |
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{{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" |
Conventions
- 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.
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