Gruppe 8 (Anneliese)

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This is your group's resource page on Bavaria and the Oktoberfest. Your group's task is to create a page which accurately informs the viewer about Bavaria and the Oktoberfest.


The minimum requirements for your resource page are:

  • a map of Bavaria, showing wher e in Germany it is
  • three pictures of Bavariathree pictures showing different aspects of the Oktoberfest
  • one video or podcast relating to Bavaria or the Oktoberfest
  • label all media, describing what they show / contain
  • do not plagiarize; use your own words and cite all your sources
  • Bavaria Bavarian forest
  • ((Méndez, Bruno. "Bavaria." Flickr. Yahoo!, 2012. Web. 3 Oct. 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/brunomendezphotography/490718719/>.))
    BavariaBavaria ((Daniel, Ghetu. "Bavaria." Flickr. Yahoo!, 2012. Web. 3 Oct. 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghetzu/3438557102/>.))

  • On the road BavariaBavarian Lake ((Nogueira, Mauro. "On the Road Bavaria." Flickr. Yahoo!, 2012. Web. 3 Oct. 2012.
    <http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauronogueira/3184621189/>.))

    Oktoberfest Pferderennen Horse race
    ((Sanfamedia. "Oktoberfest Pferderennen." Flickr. Yahoo!, 2012. Web. 4 Oct. 2012.
    <http://www.flickr.com/photos/kudo88/5004501541/>.))
  • Oktoberfest-German-Band German Band ((Chong, Kervin. "Oktoberfest-German-Band." Flickr. Yahoo!, 2012. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/kervinchong/1795894298/>.

    )Oktoberfest 2Oktoberfest cookies ((Courtemanche, Laura. "Oktoberfest 2." Flickr. Yahoo!, 2012. Web. 3 Oct. 2012. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/55170219@N03/6245658662/>.))
  • These are cookies that were made to show different aspects of Oktoberfest
  • Map of Bavaria GermanyMap of Bavaria ((Hiro2303. "Map of Bavaria Germany." Flickr. Yahoo!, 2012. Web. 3 Oct. 2012. http://www.flickr.com/photos/8354635@N08/546608819/.)) Map of Bavaria showing where in Germany it is located
  • map_bavaria-in-germany_2.jpgMap Showing Bavaria's location in Germany((FAU University. "Region." FAU. FAU University, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2012.
    <http://www.uni-erlangen.org/university/region/>.))

  • Bavaria's Oktoberfest Kicks Off by NewsLook http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xl7j58_bavaria-s-oktoberfest-kicks-off_news

  • Facts About Oktoberfest:
    • Area: 0.42 km2 (103.78 acres)
    • Seats in the festival halls: about 100,000
    • Visitors: 6.4 million
    • Beer: about 7,100,000 liters (151,200 liters non-alcoholic)
    • Wine: 89,259 liters
    • Sparkling wine: 37,733 liters
    • Coffee and tea: 245,335 liters
    • Water and lemonade: 1,028,522 half liters
    • Chicken: 505,901 units
    • Pork sausages: 119,302 pairs
    • Fish: 40,850 kg
    • Pork knuckles (haxen): 69,293 units
    • Oxen: 119 units
    • Expenditure of electricity: 2.96 million kWh (as much as 14% of Munich's daily requirements or as much as a four person family will need in 52 years and 4 months)
    • Expenditure of gas: about 198,489 m3
    • Expenditure of water: about 107,489 m3 (as much as 27% of Munich's daily requirements )
    • Waste: 678 (2004)
    • Toilets: about 980 seats, more than 878 meters of urinals and 17 for disabled persons
    • Phone booths: 83, also for international credit cards
    • Lost property: about 4000 items, among them 260 pairs of glasses, 200 mobile phones, wedding rings, and even 500 crutches.
    • A liter of beer is about 10 Euros
    • The Chicken Dance is popular at Oktoberfest
    (("Did you know?" Oktoberfest, Oktoberfest! Oktoberfest, Oktoberfest!, 2009. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.oktoberfestoktoberfest.com/did-you-know/>. Wikimedia Foundation. "Oktoberfest." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web.
    16 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oktoberfest>.))