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Translation has a historical tradition in Germany. Many linguists in universities and institutes have devoted their efforts to studying almost every language on earth, from the most important to the most forgotten ones; and this shows in the vast and professional translation industry developed on German soil.

Moreover, the developed science and technology in Germany has always been very demanded in all the corners of the world, which means that there are always thousands of German texts to be translated.


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Translation associations and schools in Germany

SchoolHochschule Magdeburg-Stendal, Fachbereich "Kommunilation und Medien"
SchoolUniversität Leipzig
SchoolSaarland University
AssociationATICOM Fachverband der Berufsbersetzer und Berufsdolmetscher e.V.
SchoolUniversität Hamburg, Fachbereich Sprachwissenschaften, Studiengang Gebärdensprachdolmetschen
SchoolUniversität Potsdam Fremdsprachenlinguistik
Associationtekom - der deutsche Fachverband fr Technische Kommunikation und Informationsentwicklung
SchoolUniversity of Hildesheim
SchoolMartin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Philosophische Fakultät Fachbereich Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften
SchoolFachhochschule Köln, Fachbereich Sprachen

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Germany vital statistics
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Official languageGerman

Largest citiesBerlin, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Mannheim, Dusseldorf
CurrencyEuro (EUR)
Calling code+49
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Translators18100
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