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Oktoberfest Food

Servus!!

a traditional Bavarian greeting (like Aloha).

Bayern, or Bavaria as you know it, is Germany's largest state.  It is also the region that most Americans identify as quintessentially "German." 

 

However, Bavarians and Germans will generally agree on one thing... Bavarians are Bavarians.  

 

This page is dedicated to the unique culture and land that is Bavaria...pretzels, sausages, liters of beers (a Maß), Oktoberfest, lederhosen and dirndl, alpine villages, and mountain treks.

  

This page is continuously updating as we find new things.  Keep checking back.

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Gott mit dir, du Land der Bayer...

fun facts about Bavaria

  • Largest of the 16 German states but only the 3rd highest population, think of it as the Texas of Germany.

  • Was a separate Kingdom until the early 1900s when it became part of Germany and still maintains some unique political entities.

  • Stretches from the Alps in the south to the fertile plains of Franconia in the north. 

  • Existing for centuries as a separate empire, Bavaria has many unique customs that you find only in Bavaria.

  • Many "German" traditions in the US are actually Bavarian traditions given the role of the American military in post-WWII Germany and it holding the entire state of Bavaria.

  • Munich is the state capital and former imperial capital and is one of the largest cities in Europe.

  • Maintains two different flags both as part of the state flag and a 3rd with Bavaria's unique Coat of Arms.​

Flag of Bavaria
Flag of Bavaria with Coat of Arms image
Flag of Bavaria
Bavarian Flag waving on the wind image
Bavarian Langague Dialect Map image

The Bavaria Language

  • German as a language group includes the Germanic languages of Central Europe, the North Germanic languages of Scandinavia, and the West Germanic languages of the British Isles.

  • German within Central Europe includes some 250 sub-languages and dialects spoken across Germany; Austria; Switzerland; and neighboring countries. 

  • While most Germans know the "Standard German," their dialect is generally their "first language." 

  • Bavarian is also known as Bairisch in German and Boarisch or Boirisch in Bavarian.  Bairisch (Bavarian) is very different than Standard German.   

  • Speaker Size: Bavarian is the largest German dialect, spoken by about 12 million people in an area of around 125,000 square kilometers.

  • Bavaria maintains 60 unique sub-languages and dialects. 

  • History: Before 1945, Bavarian was also spoken in parts of southern Sudetenland and western Hungary.

Bavarian Traditions...we know and love

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