Wolfgang Schwanke:

"Erick T. Barkhuis" wrote in
:

Tom P:


Is there a place or places in Germany where Hochdeutsch is the
local dialect?

Yes. Generally spoken in the area around and between Osnabrück and
Hannover.

No not really, that's a legend.

Have you been around that area, lately?
(I just returned from a bakery store in Bad Essen. Staff and customers
all speak Hochdeutsch, there. Without any local accent.)