using System;

using System.Linq;

using System.Xml.Linq;

public class Program

{

    static public void Main(string[] args)

        {

            XDocument xml = new XDocument(  

             new XElement("settings",  

             new XElement("Datum", "9 Januar"),  

             new XElement("Wert1", "eins"),  

             new XElement("Wert2", "zwei"),  

             new XElement("Wert3", "drei"),  

             new XElement("Wert4", "vier")

            )  

         );  

            var xmlQuery = from item in xml.Descendants("settings")

                           select item;

​

            foreach (XElement items in xmlQuery)

            {

              try {

                Console.WriteLine(items.Element("Datum").Value);

                Console.WriteLine(items.Element("Wert1").Value);

                Console.WriteLine(items.Element("Wert2").Value);

                Console.WriteLine(items.Element("Wert3").Value);

                Console.WriteLine(items.Element("Wert4").Value);

              } catch(Exception e) {

                Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}",e);

              }

            }

            Console.ReadLine();

        }

    }