Germany - Europe (EU)
Federal Republic of Germany / Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Germany or the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Deutschland or Bundesrepublik ) is located in the heart of Europe. Germany is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark , and the Baltic Sea, to the south by Austria and Switzerland , to the west by France , Belgium , The Netherlands and Luxembourg and to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic .
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Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary nation, made up of 16 federal states ( Länder or, more commonly, Bundesländer ), which in certain spheres act independently of the Federation.
The capital of Germany is Berlin .
conventional long form: Federal Republic of Germany
conventional short form: Germany
local long form:
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
local short form:
Deutschland
former: German Empire, German Republic, German Reich
Germany Time
Germany Time: Central European Time (CET)
Clock showing current time now in Central European Time Zone
Central European Time ( CET )
Central European Standard Time
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GMT+1
Central European Summer Time
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GMT+2
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DAYLIGHT SAVING
When do clocks next change in Europe?
- Daylight saving start: Sunday 26 March 2017 01:00 GMT. Clocks go forward one hour.
- Daylight saving end: Sunday 29 October 2017 01:00 GMT.Clocks go back one hour.
UK and Europe Clock Change Rules
What time zone is Germany in?
Germany is in the Central European Time Zone . Central European Standard Time ( CET ) is 1 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT+1 ).
Does Germany observe Daylight Saving / Summer Time?
Like most states in Europe, Summer (Daylight-Saving) Time is observed in Germany, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour; 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT+2 ).
After the Summer months the time in Germany is shifted back by 1 hour to Central European Time (CET) or ( GMT+1 )
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