diff --git a/src/api/index.ts b/src/api/index.ts
index c502355..f6ffa84 100644
--- a/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/index.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ export * from "./contact";
 export * from "./gallery";
 export * from "./home";
 export * from "./menu";
+export * from "./settings";
 
diff --git a/src/api/settings.ts b/src/api/settings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7ebf8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/settings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import type { Options } from "node_modules/payload/dist/globals/operations/local/findOne";
+import { getPayload } from "@/utils/payload";
+
+export const getSettings = async (opts: Omit<Options<"settings">, "slug"> = {}) => {
+  const payload = await getPayload();
+  return await payload.findGlobal({ slug: "settings", ...opts });
+};
diff --git a/src/app/(frontend)/[locale]/layout.tsx b/src/app/(frontend)/[locale]/layout.tsx
index 93c2f48..9706faf 100644
--- a/src/app/(frontend)/[locale]/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(frontend)/[locale]/layout.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import "../../globals.css";
 
+import { Locale, locales } from "@/i18n/settings";
+
 import Footer from "@/components/layout/footer";
 import { I18nProviderClient } from "@/i18n/client";
 import { Metadata } from "next";
@@ -7,7 +9,6 @@ import Navbar from "@/components/layout/navbar";
 import { Params } from "./shared";
 import { getAbout } from "@/api";
 import localFont from "next/font/local";
-import { locales } from "@/i18n/settings";
 import { styled } from "@styled-system/jsx";
 
 const moderustic = localFont({
@@ -37,8 +38,10 @@ export default async function RootLayout({
   );
 }
 
-export async function generateStaticParams() {
-  return locales.map((locale) => ({ locale }));
+export async function generateStaticParams(): Promise<{ locale: Locale }[]> {
+  return locales.map(({ code }) => ({
+    locale: code,
+  }));
 }
 
 export async function generateMetadata(): Promise<Metadata> {
diff --git a/src/components/layout/language-picker.tsx b/src/components/layout/language-picker.tsx
index 75c01ed..3ab64be 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/language-picker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/language-picker.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 "use client";
 
+import { defaultLocale, locales } from "@/i18n/settings";
 import { useChangeLocale, useCurrentLocale, useI18n } from "@/i18n/client";
 
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Menu } from "@/components/ui/menu";
-import { locales } from "@/i18n/settings";
 
 export default function LanguagePicker(props: Menu.RootProps) {
   const changeLocale = useChangeLocale();
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ export default function LanguagePicker(props: Menu.RootProps) {
         <Menu.Content right={0}>
           <Menu.ItemGroup>
             {locales.map((locale) => (
-              <Menu.Item asChild key={locale} value={locale} onClick={() => changeLocale(locale)}>
-                <Button>{t(`general.${locale}`)}</Button>
+              <Menu.Item
+                asChild
+                key={locale.code}
+                value={locale.code}
+                onClick={() => changeLocale(locale.code)}
+              >
+                <Button>{locale.label[locale.code] ?? locale.label[defaultLocale]}</Button>
               </Menu.Item>
             ))}
           </Menu.ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/globals/Settings.ts b/src/globals/Settings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71559a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/globals/Settings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { defaultLocale, locales } from "@/i18n/settings";
+
+import type { GlobalConfig } from "payload";
+
+export const Settings: GlobalConfig = {
+  slug: "settings",
+  access: {},
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: "adminLanguage",
+      type: "select",
+      options: locales.map((l) => ({
+        value: l.code,
+        label: l.label[l.code] ?? l.label[defaultLocale],
+      })),
+    },
+    {
+      name: "contactEmailsTo",
+      type: "email",
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/src/i18n/client.ts b/src/i18n/client.ts
index a3fb9c4..cdd89f7 100644
--- a/src/i18n/client.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/client.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { createI18nClient } from "next-international/client";
+import { importedLocales } from "./settings";
 
 export const { useI18n, useScopedI18n, I18nProviderClient, useChangeLocale, useCurrentLocale } =
-  createI18nClient({
-    de: () => import("./de"),
-    en: () => import("./en"),
-  });
+  createI18nClient(importedLocales);
diff --git a/src/i18n/de.ts b/src/i18n/de.ts
index 8325b8a..d386872 100644
--- a/src/i18n/de.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/de.ts
@@ -38,4 +38,11 @@ export default {
   reservation: {
     guests: "Gäste",
   },
+  email: {
+    contactConfirmationSubject: "Vielen Dank für Ihre Kontaktanfrage",
+    contactConfirmationText:
+      "Wir haben Ihre Kontaktanfrage erhalten und melden uns innerhalb kurzer Zeit bei Ihnen.",
+    contactSubject: "Kontaktanfrage von {name}",
+    contactTitle: "Sie haben eine Kontaktanfrage von {name} erhalten:",
+  },
 } as const;
diff --git a/src/i18n/server.ts b/src/i18n/server.ts
index e2339dc..f01f1ae 100644
--- a/src/i18n/server.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/server.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { createI18nServer } from "next-international/server";
+import { importedLocales } from "./settings";
 
-export const { getI18n, getScopedI18n, getStaticParams } = createI18nServer({
-  de: () => import("./de"),
-  en: () => import("./en"),
-});
+export const { getI18n, getScopedI18n, getStaticParams, getCurrentLocale } =
+  createI18nServer(importedLocales);
diff --git a/src/i18n/settings.ts b/src/i18n/settings.ts
index 007b49c..1479dc8 100644
--- a/src/i18n/settings.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/settings.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,49 @@
-export const defaultLocale = "de" as const;
-export const locales = [defaultLocale, "en"] as const;
+export const locales = [
+  {
+    label: {
+      de: "Deutsch",
+      en: "German",
+      fr: "Allemand",
+      it: "Tedesco",
+    },
+    code: "de",
+  },
+  {
+    label: {
+      fr: "Français",
+      en: "French",
+      de: "Französisch",
+      it: "Francese",
+    },
+    code: "fr",
+  },
+  {
+    label: {
+      it: "Italiano",
+      de: "Italienisch",
+      en: "Italian",
+      fr: "Italien",
+    },
+    code: "it",
+  },
+  {
+    label: {
+      de: "Englisch",
+      en: "English",
+      it: "Inglese",
+      fr: "Anglais",
+    },
+    code: "en",
+  },
+] as const;
 
-export type Locale = (typeof locales)[number];
+export type Locale = (typeof locales)[number]["code"];
+
+export const defaultLocale: Locale = "de";
+
+export const importedLocales = {
+  de: () => import("./de"),
+  en: () => import("./en"),
+  it: () => import("./it"),
+  fr: () => import("./fr"),
+} as const;
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index bb6a94d..250c537 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { NextRequest } from "next/server";
 import { createI18nMiddleware } from "next-international/middleware";
 
 const I18nMiddleware = createI18nMiddleware({
-  locales,
+  locales: locales.map(({ code }) => code),
   defaultLocale,
   urlMappingStrategy: "rewriteDefault",
 });
diff --git a/src/payload-types.ts b/src/payload-types.ts
index 9d52665..683ab27 100644
--- a/src/payload-types.ts
+++ b/src/payload-types.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export interface Config {
     about: About;
     contact: Contact;
     menu: Menu;
+    settings: Setting;
   };
   locale: 'de' | 'fr' | 'it' | 'en';
   user: User & {
@@ -359,6 +360,17 @@ export interface Menu {
   updatedAt?: string | null;
   createdAt?: string | null;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "settings".
+ */
+export interface Setting {
+  id: string;
+  adminLanguage?: ('de' | 'fr' | 'it' | 'en') | null;
+  contactEmailsTo?: string | null;
+  updatedAt?: string | null;
+  createdAt?: string | null;
+}
 /**
  * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
  * via the `definition` "auth".
diff --git a/src/payload.config.ts b/src/payload.config.ts
index cb19d1e..a426836 100644
--- a/src/payload.config.ts
+++ b/src/payload.config.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 import { DefaultTranslationsObject, Language } from "@payloadcms/translations";
+import { Locale, buildConfig } from "payload";
+import { defaultLocale, locales } from "@/i18n/settings";
 
-import { About } from "./globals/About";
-import { Contact } from "./globals/Contact";
-import { FoodDeclaration } from "./collections/FoodDeclaration";
+import { About } from "@/globals/About";
+import { Contact } from "@/globals/Contact";
+import { FoodDeclaration } from "@/collections/FoodDeclaration";
 import { Gallery } from "@/globals/Gallery";
-import { Holiday } from "./collections/Holiday";
-import { Home } from "./globals/Home";
-import { Media } from "./collections/Media";
-import { Menu } from "./globals/Menu";
-import { MenuCategory } from "./collections/MenuCategory";
-import { MenuItem } from "./collections/MenuItem";
-import { MenuItemTag } from "./collections/MenuItemTag";
-import { OpeningTime } from "./collections/OpeningTime";
-import { Users } from "./collections/Users";
-import { Vacation } from "./collections/Vacation";
-import { buildConfig } from "payload";
+import { Holiday } from "@/collections/Holiday";
+import { Home } from "@/globals/Home";
+import { Media } from "@/collections/Media";
+import { Menu } from "@/globals/Menu";
+import { MenuCategory } from "@/collections/MenuCategory";
+import { MenuItem } from "@/collections/MenuItem";
+import { MenuItemTag } from "@/collections/MenuItemTag";
+import { OpeningTime } from "@/collections/OpeningTime";
+import { Settings } from "@/globals/Settings";
+import { Users } from "@/collections/Users";
+import { Vacation } from "@/collections/Vacation";
 import { de } from "@payloadcms/translations/languages/de";
 import { en } from "@payloadcms/translations/languages/en";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ export default buildConfig({
     Vacation,
     Holiday,
   ],
-  globals: [Home, Gallery, About, Contact, Menu],
+  globals: [Home, Gallery, About, Contact, Menu, Settings],
   editor: lexicalEditor(),
   secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET || "",
   typescript: {
@@ -70,39 +72,8 @@ export default buildConfig({
     },
   },
   localization: {
-    locales: [
-      {
-        label: {
-          de: "Deutsch",
-          en: "German",
-        },
-        code: "de",
-      },
-      {
-        label: {
-          fr: "Français",
-          en: "French",
-          de: "Französisch",
-        },
-        code: "fr",
-      },
-      {
-        label: {
-          it: "Italiano",
-          de: "Italienisch",
-          en: "Italian",
-        },
-        code: "it",
-      },
-      {
-        label: {
-          de: "Englisch",
-          en: "English",
-        },
-        code: "en",
-      },
-    ],
-    defaultLocale: "de",
+    locales: locales as unknown as Locale[],
+    defaultLocale,
     fallback: true,
   },
 });