diff --git a/_includes/footer.njk b/_includes/footer.njk
index 36d8766..8d06492 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.njk
+++ b/_includes/footer.njk
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 <footer>
   <div>
-    <div>[language switcher]</div>
+    {% set otherLang = page.url | locale_links | first %}
+    <a href="{{otherLang.url}}" lang="{{otherLang.lang}}" hreflang="{{otherLang.lang}}">
+      {% if otherLang.lang == "de" %}
+        Deutsche Version 🇩🇪
+      {% else %}
+        English Version 🇬🇧/🇺🇸
+      {% endif %}
+    </a>
     <nav>
-      {{ collections.footerNav | eleventyNavigation | eleventyNavigationToHtml | safe }}
+      {{ collections.footerNav | pageLang | eleventyNavigation | eleventyNavigationToHtml | safe }}
     </nav>
   </div>
   <div>
diff --git a/_includes/header.njk b/_includes/header.njk
index 4519008..8e809ff 100644
--- a/_includes/header.njk
+++ b/_includes/header.njk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <header>
-  <a href="/" title="home">ESE Logo</a>
+  <a href="{{ "/" | locale_url }}" title="home">ESE Logo</a>
   <nav>
-    {{ collections.mainNav | eleventyNavigation | eleventyNavigationToHtml | safe }}
+    {{ collections.mainNav | pageLang | eleventyNavigation | eleventyNavigationToHtml | safe }}
   </nav>
 </header>
diff --git a/content/de/accessibility.md b/content/de/accessibility.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9efd435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/de/accessibility.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: page.njk
+title: Barrierefreiheit
+tags: footerNav
+---
+# Barrierefreiheit
diff --git a/content/de/campus.md b/content/de/campus.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..031c07d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/de/campus.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+layout: page.njk
+title: Campus & Fakultät
+tags: mainNav
+---
+# Campus & Fakultät
+
diff --git a/content/de/de.json b/content/de/de.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8885221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/de/de.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "lang": "de"
+}
diff --git a/content/de/faq.md b/content/de/faq.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99445f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/de/faq.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: page.njk
+title: FAQ
+tags: mainNav
+---
+# Häufig gestellte Fragen
diff --git a/content/de/first-steps.md b/content/de/first-steps.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f8a3e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/de/first-steps.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+layout: page.njk
+title: Erste Schritte
+tags: mainNav
+---
+# Erste Schritte
+
diff --git a/content/de/guidelines.md b/content/de/guidelines.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a05f14d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/de/guidelines.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: page.njk
+title: Community-Leitlinien
+tags: footerNav
+---
+# Community-Leitlinien
diff --git a/content/de/imprint.md b/content/de/imprint.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1be408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/de/imprint.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: page.njk
+title: Impressum
+tags: footerNav
+---
+# Impressum
diff --git a/content/de/index.md b/content/de/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02b2c22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/de/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+layout: page.njk
+---
+# Hallo Welt :)
diff --git a/content/de/privacy.md b/content/de/privacy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04a4fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/de/privacy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: page.njk
+title: Datenschutz
+tags: footerNav
+---
+# Datenschutz
diff --git a/content/de/program.md b/content/de/program.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88d9187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/de/program.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+layout: page.njk
+title: Programm
+tags: mainNav
+---
+# Programm
diff --git a/content/accessibility.md b/content/en/accessibility.md
similarity index 100%
rename from content/accessibility.md
rename to content/en/accessibility.md
diff --git a/content/campus.md b/content/en/campus.md
similarity index 100%
rename from content/campus.md
rename to content/en/campus.md
diff --git a/content/en/en.json b/content/en/en.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e791844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/en/en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "lang": "en"
+}
diff --git a/content/faq.md b/content/en/faq.md
similarity index 100%
rename from content/faq.md
rename to content/en/faq.md
diff --git a/content/first-steps.md b/content/en/first-steps.md
similarity index 100%
rename from content/first-steps.md
rename to content/en/first-steps.md
diff --git a/content/guidelines.md b/content/en/guidelines.md
similarity index 100%
rename from content/guidelines.md
rename to content/en/guidelines.md
diff --git a/content/imprint.md b/content/en/imprint.md
similarity index 100%
rename from content/imprint.md
rename to content/en/imprint.md
diff --git a/content/index.md b/content/en/index.md
similarity index 100%
rename from content/index.md
rename to content/en/index.md
diff --git a/content/privacy.md b/content/en/privacy.md
similarity index 100%
rename from content/privacy.md
rename to content/en/privacy.md
diff --git a/content/program.md b/content/en/program.md
similarity index 100%
rename from content/program.md
rename to content/en/program.md
diff --git a/eleventy.config.js b/eleventy.config.js
index d750560..29ae4f8 100644
--- a/eleventy.config.js
+++ b/eleventy.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-const { EleventyHtmlBasePlugin } = require("@11ty/eleventy");
+const { EleventyHtmlBasePlugin, EleventyI18nPlugin } = require("@11ty/eleventy");
 const eleventyNavigationPlugin = require("@11ty/eleventy-navigation");
+const fs = require('fs');
 
 // update this :)
 const year = 2024;
@@ -7,9 +8,28 @@ const year = 2024;
 module.exports = function(eleventyConfig) {
   eleventyConfig.addPlugin(EleventyHtmlBasePlugin);
   eleventyConfig.addPlugin(eleventyNavigationPlugin);
+  eleventyConfig.addPlugin(EleventyI18nPlugin, {
+    defaultLanguage: "de",
+  });
 
   eleventyConfig.addGlobalData("year", year);
 
+  eleventyConfig.addFilter("pageLang", function(value) {
+    return value.filter(item => item.page.lang === this.page.lang)
+  });
+
+  // copy german start page to root url
+  eleventyConfig.on(
+    "eleventy.after",
+    async ({ dir, runMode, outputMode }) => {
+      if (outputMode === "fs") {
+        fs.copyFile(`${dir.output}/de/index.html`, `${dir.output}/index.html`, (err) => {
+          if (err) console.log(err);
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  );
+
   return {
     dir: {
       input: "content",