Central German or Middle German ( German : mitteldeutsche Dialekte, mitteldeutsche Mundarten, Mitteldeutsch ) is a group of High German languages spoken from the Rhineland in the west to the former eastern territories of Germany .
4-477: Central Germany or Middle Germany (German: Zentraldeutschland or Mitteldeutschland ) may refer to: Central Germany (linguistics) is the region where the Central German dialects are spoken Central Germany (geography) describes the regions in the geographic center of Germany Central Germany (cultural area) is the economic and cultural identity of
8-755: A region in Germany. The name dates back to the 19th century, when the area was in a roughly central location in the German Empire Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Central Germany . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Germany&oldid=1254486284 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing German-language text Short description
12-524: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Central German Central German divides into two subgroups, West Central German and East Central German . Central German is distinguished by having experienced the High German consonant shift to a lesser degree than Upper German . It is spoken in the linguistic transition region separated from Northern Germany ( Low German / Low Franconian ) by
16-586: The Benrath line isogloss and separated from Southern Germany ( Upper German ) by the Speyer line . Central German is spoken in large and influential German cities such as Berlin , the former West German capital Bonn , Cologne , Düsseldorf , the main German financial center Frankfurt , Leipzig , and Dresden . The area corresponds to the geological region of the hilly Central Uplands that stretches from
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