Hallo Miteinander!

. . . and welcome to www.GoetheNet.net, host to the German-Rochester Web Ring—German-Rochester's ORIGINAL (since 1998!) window on the exciting world of the Internet—a place in cyberspace which opens up communication possibilities to the historic German cultural community in Rochester, New York.


From here—and through the links to nearly two hundred pages in the German-Rochester Web Ring—you can sample the lively and varied German culture here in Rochester, New York and indeed, throughout the world with just the click of a mouse!

There's a great interest in things German these days—take a look at the GoetheNet Statistics. Even during our low weeks, the GoetheNet gets consistently over 3,000 "hits." That's 3,000 per week for just a German site in western New York State!

What is the GoetheNet? Well, You could call it sort of a Gelbe Seiten -- Yellow Pages -- to German Rochester . . .
If you're looking for old-world craftsmanship, click on Marktplatz Rochester for everything from Mercedes Benz to specialized language instruction and some great German "Delikat-essens" and restaurants right here in Rochester!

If you're looking for your German ancestors, try the Steuben Society. If you're looking to get back to your spiritual roots, click on the Catholic Kolping Society or the Lutheran St. Lukaskreis -- they're all on the German-Rochester Web Ring!

Folkdancing and traditional culture? -- point your browser to Rochester's oldest German Folkdancing club, the Bavarian Verein Alpengruen or the newer Schuhplattlerverein Heidengold! Then put on your Lederhosen and get out and dance up a storm!

Do you like singing? Well, the Germania Singers are sure to resonate with you!.

Are you looking for an authentic German Band for your own next gathering? Well there are pages for each band in the Rochester area -- and they're all on the German-Rochester Web Ring!

Sports minded? The super-active German-American Sports Club has a great page on the German-Rochester Web Ring. Their four exciting soccer leagues will get you up on your feet and their parties and fests are some of the most popular events in Rochester!

German Language has a very special place on the German-Rochester Web Ring ... the American Association of Teachers of German is well-represented in the Rochester area -- handy to know if you're relocating and are looking for a good school for your kids! If your kids are already taking German in school, they probably already know about the GoetheNet sponsored Drachendeutsch Lernseiten, and if they're about to graduate from school, it's helpful to know which universities offer further study in German -- they're all represented on the German-Rochester Web Ring!

Need translating services or a crash-course in German for your next vacation or to break the ice on a big business deal coming up? Click on the Language Intelligence, Ltd. logo there on the Marktplatz Rochester page.

German Rochester has always been a sociable place. Looking for convivial company where you can polish your own German conversational skills? Take a look at the German Study Group!

And that's only the beginning! At www.GoetheNet.net, you'll find links for Schwaben, Donauschwaben and Touristen -- active folks from every walk of German life -- right here in Rochester!

Rochester truly has an amazingly lively and diverse German community -- and you can find it all on the German-Rochester Web Ring!

Enjoy Surfen here -- and if you have any questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact us at the address below!

Gutes Stöbern!

Glenn Call
GoetheNet Webmaster and Owner