Weißwurstäquator

"Weißwurstäquator" (German pronunciation: [ˈvaɪsvʊʁst.ɛˌkvaːtoːɐ̯] ⓘ; lit.

'white sausage equator') is a humorous term describing the supposed cultural boundary separating Southern Germany from the northern parts, especially Bavaria from Central Germany.

[1] It is named for the Weisswurst sausage of Bavaria, and has no precise definition.

A popular one is the linguistic boundary known as the Speyer line separating Upper German from Central German dialects, roughly following the Main River; another is a line running further south, more or less along the Danube, or between the Main and the Danube, roughly along the 49th parallel north circle of latitude.

[2] This German cuisine-related article is a stub.

The various definitions of the Weißwurstäquator : 1) The Speyer line (green), 2) the river Main line as the frontier of Prussian hegemony before 1871 (red), 3) the 49° latitude (black).
Weißwürste mit Brezn und süßem Senf (white sausages with pretzel and sweet mustard)