Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of German American Bancorp on Form S-3 (File No. 333-35650) and Form S-8 (File No. 333-80605) of our report, dated February 28, 2005, on the consolidated financial statements of German American Bancorp as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, which report is included in the annual report on Form 10-K of German American Bancorp for the year ended December 31, 2004.

/s/ Crowe Chizek and Company LLC  
Crowe Chizek and Company LLC        

March 15, 2005
Indianapolis, Indiana

Exhibit 23