The city of Milwaukee is closely connected to Germany. Many German immigrants moved to the city at Lake Michigan in mid-19th century. Although the citizens generally do not speak any German, the connections are still obvious. Many students, not only those who learn German, have German sounding family names (e.g. Dittl, Erdmann, Foersterling, Geier, Groeschl, Kuglitsch, Scharfenberger, Schumacher, Schwab or Weiss).
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