Weißwurstäquator
The Weißwurstäquator (German pronunciation: [ˌvaɪsvʊɐ̯stɛˈkvaːtoːɐ̯] (
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.
See also
External links
- definition on Indigo Magazine, p.57
- Interview with Oktoberfest innkeeper Wiggerl Hagn at Deutschlandradio Kultur (in German)
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