The German-language edition of Wikipedia started in March 2001, only weeks after the English edition, and is one of the oldest and largest of the many language editions. It grew rapidly with the support of volunteer authors across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and by the mid-2000s it was among the biggest of the encyclopedias on the internet. German editors developed a strong tradition of emphasis on reliable sources and on rules for the relevance of topics. In 2004 the German chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland, was founded in Berlin as the first national chapter. The German edition has long been the second or third largest after English and others in the number of active contributors.
Before and after
- 2 February 2001Establishment of Alexander von Humboldt National Park
- 26 February 2001Treaty of Nice
- March 2001Construction of Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"
- 16 March 2001Release of Catalan Wikipedia
- 16 March 2001Release of German Wikipedia
- 23 March 2001Release of French Wikipedia
- 24 March 2001Creation of macOS
- 29 March 2001Construction of Incheon International Airport
- from 30 March 2001 to 26 July 2017Premiere of The Fairly OddParents
More in Science & technology
- 1949Discovery of berkelium
- 1955Discovery of mendelevium
- 14 February 1961Discovery of lawrencium
- 9 November 1994Discovery of darmstadtium
- 8 December 1994Discovery of roentgenium
- 1996Discovery of copernicium
The era
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