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Königssee bobsleigh and luge track reopens five years after 2021 flood
The Königssee bobsleigh and luge track reopened on Wednesday, 11 November, five years after a flash flood badly damaged its upper section. Rebuilding ran about 10 million euros over the planned 58.5 million, according to the federation chairman.
- Nov 1
Hitler's Eagle's Nest torched in suspected arson, Bavaria weighs rebuilding
Local authorities suspect a 33-year-old man deliberately set the fire that destroyed the Kehlsteinhaus near Berchtesgaden on 23 October. No one was hurt, and the Bavarian-owned site is closed indefinitely.
- Oct 24
Suspected arson largely destroys Hitler-era Kehlsteinhaus; 33-year-old held
The fire broke out on Friday, 23 October, and flared again in the night from 24 to 25 October, leaving the Obersalzberg building largely destroyed. No injuries were reported, and damage is put in the millions of euros.
- Aug 16
Two motorcyclists killed in separate Saturday accidents in Bavaria
Two separate motorcycle accidents in Bavaria on Saturday 15 August left two riders dead: a 26-year-old who crashed on the Roßfeld-Panoramastraße in Berchtesgaden and a 43-year-old killed in a head-on collision on the B8 near Straubing.
- Aug 5
Alpine huts shut washrooms and fly in water by helicopter as two low-snow winters empty springs
Helicopters are ferrying drinking water to Alpine huts and washrooms have been locked as two low-snow winters and a prolonged dry spell leave springs across the German and Austrian Alps dry.
