Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany
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WikiProject Germany
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 21 June 2024, there are 151,633 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 article requests
- 25 Aug 2024 – 24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Peacemaker67 (t · c); see discussion
Did you know
- 20 Jun 2024 – Giado concentration camp (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Zanahary (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jun 2024 – Katja Paryla (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Jun 2024 – Barbara's Rhubarb Bar (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Tryptofish (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Jun 2024 – Margaret Carroux (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Kusma (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jun 2024 – Felix Eberty (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Thriley (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jun 2024 – Bad Dürrenberg burial (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Merytat3n (t · c); see discussion
- 26 May 2024 – Ludwig Krug (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by SL93 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 17 Jun 2024 – International Foxhound Association (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by AusLondonder (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
- 17 Jun 2024 – Necessary International Initiative (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Grnrchst (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 12 Jun 2024 – Ursula Münzner-Linder (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Tkaras1 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 13 Jun 2024 – Holocaust Encyclopedia (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c) was closed as merge by Jake Wartenberg (t · c) on 20 Jun 2024; see discussion (4 participants)
- 12 Jun 2024 – List of Formula One Grand Prix wins by Lewis Hamilton (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Iadmc (t · c) was closed as delete by OwenX (t · c) on 19 Jun 2024; see discussion (11 participants)
- 12 Jun 2024 – Saimir Kasemi (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Robby.is.on (t · c) was closed as delete by Extraordinary Writ (t · c) on 19 Jun 2024; see discussion (5 participants)
- 10 Jun 2024 – Ennepetal hostage taking (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 17 Jun 2024; see discussion (4 participants)
- 10 Jun 2024 – Emicho (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Fantastic Mr. Fox (t · c) was closed as keep by Liz (t · c) on 17 Jun 2024; see discussion (9 participants)
- 09 Jun 2024 – Nico Blum (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by SL93 (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 16 Jun 2024; see discussion (2 participants)
- 08 Jun 2024 – Jill Vernekohl (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Bgsu98 (t · c) was closed as redirect by Liz (t · c) on 15 Jun 2024; see discussion (3 participants)
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Proposed deletions
- 19 Jun 2024 – Andrea Diewald (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Bgsu98 (t · c): concern
- 19 Jun 2024 – Michael Hopfes (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Bgsu98 (t · c): concern
- 13 Jun 2024 – Scumeck Sabottka (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Risedemise (t · c) was deleted
- 12 Jun 2024 – International Foxhound Association (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c) was deproded by 2.26.171.20 (t · c) on 14 Jun 2024
- 10 Jun 2024 – Star Camp (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by FMSky (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 18 Jun 2024 – Category:Barons of Germany (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Omnis Scientia (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jun 2024 – Category:Cultural policy of East Germany (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jun 2024 – Category:18th-century German Jewish theologians (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Jun 2024 – Category:Invasions by the Kingdom of Prussia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Nederlandse Leeuw (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Jun 2024 – Category:Battles involving Germanic peoples (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Jun 2024 – Category:SaarLorLux Open (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Solidest (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Jun 2024 – Category:Auto racing teams in Germany (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by DH85868993 (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Jun 2024 – Category:People with acquired German citizenship (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Omnis Scientia (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jun 2024 – Category:German crime action films (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Qwerfjkl (t · c); see discussion
- 29 May 2024 – Category:German film posters (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Hinnk (t · c); see discussion
Templates for discussion
- 13 Jun 2024 – Template:Voodoocult (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Woodensuperman (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
Featured article candidates
- 10 Jun 2024 – Robert Schumann (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Tim riley (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2024 – Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Llewee (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 09 Jun 2024 – Charlemagne (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Seltaeb Eht (t · c); see 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
- 10 Jun 2024 – World War I (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by Wolverine XI (t · c) was closed
- 09 Jun 2024 – Margaret Carroux (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by Kusma (t · c) was promoted by Chiswick Chap (t · c), see discussion
- 08 Jun 2024 – Minecraft – Volume Alpha (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by NegativeMP1 (t · c) was promoted, see 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
- 19 Jun 2024 – Pennsylvania Dutch (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Vlaemink (t · c); see discussion
- 29 May 2024 – Frederick the Great (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Emiya1980 (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
- 19 Apr 2024 – Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by FortunateSons (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 20 Jun 2024 – KiKA (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Kika (television channel) by Agwjkl (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
- 09 Jun 2024 – Jutes (talk · edit · hist) move request to Jutes (tribe) by PK2 (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
- 08 Jun 2024 – Vanessa Fischer (talk · edit · hist) move request to Vanessa Fischer (footballer, born 1998) by Joeykai (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 28 May 2024 – The Three Ages of Man and Death (talk · edit · hist) move request to The Ages and Death by Deadstar (t · c) was moved to The Ages and Death (talk · edit · hist) by BilledMammal (t · c) on 19 Jun 2024; see discussion
- 25 May 2024 – Protestant Church in Germany (talk · edit · hist) move request to Evangelical Church in Germany by Dirkwillems (t · c) was moved to Evangelical Church in Germany (talk · edit · hist) by BilledMammal (t · c) on 19 Jun 2024; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 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
- 20 Jun 2024 – Draft:Leibniz Kolleg (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
- 20 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)
- 10 Jun 2024 – Draft:Bert Hoffmann (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Natalia ZS (t · c)
- 08 Jun 2024 – Draft:Mohamed Chahrour (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Dvd.elka (t · c)
- 05 Jun 2024 – Draft:Foundamental (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mohenscho (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
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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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
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