40 faszinierende Fotos aus Deutschland in den 1970er Jahren

   

Germany is a country in Central Europe. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of 357,022 square kilometers (137,847 sq mi). It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation’s capital and largest city is Berlin, and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr.

 

 
Germany in the 1970s
 
Germany is a great power with a strong economy; it has the largest economy in Europe, the world’s fourth-largest economy by nominal GDP, and the fifth-largest by PPP. As a global leader in several industrial, scientific and technological sectors, it is both the world's third-largest exporter and importer of goods.
 
As a developed country, which ranks very high on the Human Development Index, Germany offers social security and a universal health care system, environmental protections, and a tuition-free university education. The country is a member of the United Nations, NATO, the G7, the G20, and the OECD. It has the third-greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

 

 

 
These fascinating photos were taken by waitingfortrain that show street scenes of Germany in the 1970s.
 

 
Berchtesgaden, Germany, 1972

 

 
Berchtesgaden, Germany, 1972

 

 
Berchtesgaden, Germany, 1972

 

 
Berchtesgaden, Germany, 1972

 

Frankfurt Airport, Germany, 1972

 

Frankfurt Airport, Germany, 1972

 

 
Frankfurt Airport, Germany, 1972

 

Frankfurt Bahnhof, Germany, 1972

 

Frankfurt Rheine Main Airport, Germany, 1972

 

Frankfurt, Germany, 1972

 

Frankfurt, Germany, 1972

 

Frankfurt, Germany, 1972

 

Frankfurt, Germany, 1972

 

Frankfurt. Girl in flower shop, Germany, 1972

 

 
Kornwestheim. Front gate Ludendorff Kaserne, Germany, 1972

 

Kornwestheim. Ludendorff Kaserne, Germany, 1972

 

Kornwestheim. Monthly alert, US Army, Ludendorff Kaserne, Germany, 1972

 

Near Kornwestheim, Germany, 1972

 

Somewhere in Germany, 1972

 

Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof, Germany, 1972

 

Stuttgart, Germany, 1972

 

Stuttgart, Germany, 1972

 

Stuttgart. Organ grinder, Germany, 1972

 

Stuttgart. People at park, Germany, 1972

 

Ulm Cathedral, Germany, fall 1972

 

Ulm, Germany, 1972

 

Ulm. Market girl, Germany, 1972

 

Ulm. Marketplace, Germany, 1972

 

Ulm. Marketplace, Germany, 1972

 

Ulm. Outdoor market, Germany, 1972

 

Ulm. Red Beetle, Germany, 1972

 

Ulm. Woman selling her flowers at the town's outdoor marketplace, Germany, 1972

 

Bremen. Dutch friends heading back to Copenhagen, Germany, 1975

 

Bremen. Dutchman checking his bike at Akademie, Germany, 1975

 

Bad Segeberg, Germany, circa 1976

 

Bremen, Germany, circa 1976

 

Hamburg Kunsthalle, Germany, circa 1976

 

Hamburg, Germany, circa 1976

 

Hamburg, Germany, circa 1976

 

Hamburg, Germany, summer 1976