Ich werde zunächst den ersten Teil des Essay posten und Morgen den Zweiten weil ich mit dem zweiten Teil noch beschäftigt bin.
Über eine Korrektur in Sachen Grammatik und Satzbau würde ich mich sehr freuen und wäre euch sehr dankbar.
I was born and raised in Sömmerda, a pretty little city of Germany with some interesting amenities to mention. After I have done my graduation in Sömmerda, I decided to take up my studies in Erfurt which is a real beautiful city with several things which making the life livable and comfortable. Precisely because the distance between Sömmerda and Erfurt approximately amounts only 20 kilometres and I want to save money which I would have to invest in a flat to live in Erfurt, I daily accept an half hour’s drive to reach the University. Nevertheless, I am thinking about moving to a living community in Erfurt for a considerable time. That is why I have to weigh up personal advantages and disadvantages of Erfurt and Sömmerda to simplify my decision weather leaving my hometown or not. In order to this decision I am going to compare Sömmerda and Erfurt regarding their geography, their culture, their economy and their nightlife.
Geographically regarded, Erfurt offers a lot of different conditions like small forests, a modern downtown or soothing meadows. Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and is the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 kilometres southwest of Leipzig. It covers an area of approximately 270 square kilometers, has just over 200000 inhabitants and has a population density of 755 inhabitants per square kilometre. Only these couple of numbers proofing that Erfurt is not a small city as one could think. Furthermore, I have to mention that Erfurt owns an old town centre which has a size of 3 square kilometres and is frequently astonishing visitors from the whole world because of its great looking buildings and attractions.
But also Sömmerda has a beautiful old town centre with not less pretty buildings than Erfurt. Sömmerda is capitol of the district of Sömmerda and took its way up from a tiny farm town to an industrial city many centuries ago. With reference to area, population and population density, Sömmerda is obviously smaller than Erfurt as following numbers clearly proofing. The area-size of Sömmerda is about 80 square kilometres, this is only just about a third of Erfurt’s area. Equally the amount of population and the population density, Sömmerda has only 20000 inhabitants and 251 inhabitants per square kilometre, distinctly expressing the contrasts of size.
In the aspect of culture Erfurt has plenty to offer some really interesting and funny things for every group of age. Beside several theatres and museums the city owns a zoo, an aquarium, a range of sports grounds and quite a few really beautiful parks. Since 2003, the modern new built opera house is home of Theater Erfurt and its Philharmonic Orchestra. The "grand stage" section has 800 seats and the "studio stage" can hold 200 spectators. The most famous museum of Erfurt is the “Stadtmuseum” which presents the more than 1250 year old history of the city and is not only a place to go for tourists. Additionally one can find the biggest zoo of Germany in Erfurt, which is host for 1200 animals and 128 different species. Otherwise in Erfurt one can find some magnificent spots dealing with sports like the “Steigerwaldstadion”, a velodrome and an indoor ice rink to skate or watch an ice-hockey match.
Also in Sömmerda one can find a lot of spots to visit to have a nice time. Sadly I have to say that one cannot find a cinema, a zoo, an aquarium or a theatre in my hometown but if one loving sports, one have to like Sömmerda. The “Kurt-Neubert-Sportpark” is such a great place to go if one like playing football, playing tennis, wants to bowl or only searching a sports bar to watch football and drink a beer with friends. Furthermore, Sömmerda is famous for its canoe track and the rafting event which is taking place once a year and has got an indoor swimming pool. Concerning culture and fun, it is obviously that Sömmerda in relation to Erfurt has got a lot fewer to offer and is a lot quieter.
Economy is an important fact referable comparing Erfurt and Sömmerda. The economical profile of Erfurt changed from a location of industry to a service-centre-city, whereas the main service company is “Müller Weingarten”. A modern traffic system has got highest priority for a service-centre-city like Erfurt. Erfurt owns a main station, a tramway network, a city bus network and a big airport for air traffic. Especially in winter, the trams are a perfect alternative driving by car or going by bicycle to reach requested destinations very fast and uncomplicated. For students or pupils the tram is nearly the most important public conveyance. Beside the University and the University of Applied Sciences, Erfurt has got 31 primary schools, 14 regular schools, 3 comprehensive schools, 9 grammar schools, 19 trade schools and 2 music schools.
Vielen Dank im Voraus. Mit freundlichen Grüßen
