Weißwurstäquator
"Weißwurstäquator" (German pronunciation: [ˌvaɪsvʊɐ̯stɛˈkvaːtoːɐ̯] (listen); white sausage equator) is a humorous term describing the cultural boundary separating Southern Germany from the North, especially Bavaria from Central Germany.[1]
It is named for the Weißwurst sausage of Bavaria, and has no precise definition. A popular one is the linguistic boundary known as the Speyer line separating Upper German from Central German dialects, roughly following the Main River; another is a line running further south, more or less along the Danube, or between the Main and the Danube, roughly along the 49th parallel north circle of latitude.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Der Weißwurstäquator". ESL Stories. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Wo die Wurst zuhause ist". Die Münchner Wochenanzeiger (in German). Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- Duden Deutsches Universalwörterbuch, 6th edition, ISBN 3-411-05506-5 (in German)
External links[]
- definition on Indigo Magazine, p.57
- Interview with Oktoberfest innkeeper Wiggerl Hagn at Deutschlandradio Kultur (in German)
Categories:
- Cultural boundaries
- German cuisine
- German culture
- German cuisine stubs