Talk:Weißwurstäquator
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Identifying the Danube River as the borderline of the Weißwurstäquator is not correct. This would leave out the northern part of Bavaria of the Weißwurst-eating area. Instead of the Danube, in Germany, the Main River is considered the border of the Weißwurstäquator. I have corrected this. :-)
- Actually there are disputes about this. Many "orthodox" ;-) Bavarians actually do put the Weißwurstäquator on the Danube river while others see the Main as the Weißwurstäquator. Moreover, the Benrath Line actually has nothing to do with the Weißwurstäquator at all, so I shall remove that irritating reference from the article. It's like having a "see also" link to German Grammar in an article about the Russian language. ;-) --Wutzofant 17:33, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Weißwurst is also eaten in Baden-Württemberg
It seems unfair to state that the river Danube coincides with the Weißwurstäquator, as this does not define the north-western edge of this border sufficiently.
In Bavaria, also the Franks do eat Weißwurst, so I don't see the point in accepting that some People from around the austrian border set the Weißwurstäquator onto the Danube ion their beliefs.
Weißwurst is also consumed widely throughout Baden-Württemberg, however, it is commonly accepted to be traditional Bavarian food.
The river "Main" is in regard to a more generalized view of German History the only possible "Weißwurstäquator", if you consider that the river Main divided the more or less independent southern german States from the imperial Preußen in late 19th century and even in first quarter of 20th century.
South German inhabitants have generally a more or less big problem in locating cities north of Main geographically, as have inhabitants of Northern Germany behind Main with south German cities.
Main is the Weißwurstäquator, not Danube. Franks eat Weißwurst, Baden-Württembergers eat Weißwurst... --155.56.68.221 11:36, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
