What is High German?
'''High German''' is used for two different concepts: * [[Standard German]], the German that is usually written down. Standard German is spoken as a dialect, mostly in the North of Germany, around Hannover. * [[High German languages]], a number of dialects of German, mostly spoken in the South of Germany, in Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, northern Italy, Alsace, Lorraine, Luxembourg, and Belgium. They are noticeably different from standard German. {{Disambig}}