Mike wrote:
"Walt" wrote

Maybe lack of mountains has something to do with it?

I've never been to Germany, but I thought the Alps extended into that
country.

Yeah, sort of.

See:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/38re8d

You can see the Alps pretty clearly from this Sattelite view. They span
Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and France; Germany basically
ends where the Alps begin. Yes, there are real mountains along
Germany's souther border, but most of the country is not what you'd call
mountainous.