File:Historical German linguistical area.PNG

Description: Map of where German is the mother tongue in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and other parts of central and eastern Europe. Drawn by: Rex Germanus (en.wikipedia user). Date: 2006-07-14. Source: "File:Historical German linguistical area.PNG" in "Germans" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historical_German_linguistical_area.PNG (accessed 22 July 2009). Permission: Public domain. This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain. ''by its author, Rex Germanus at the wikipedia project. This applies worldwide''. In case this is not legally possible: Rex Germanus grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.