- 3d ago
Bavaria's split holiday: shops open in Protestant north for Mariä Himmelfahrt
In Bavaria, 1,708 municipalities observe Mariä Himmelfahrt as a public holiday while 348 do not, based on whether Catholics or Protestants form the local majority.
- 3d ago
277th Franken-Derby: unbeaten Nürnberg visit Fürth with hat-trick hero Zoma
The 277th Franken-Derby between Greuther Fürth and 1. FC Nürnberg kicks off on 15 August at 13:00, with both clubs unbeaten and Nürnberg striker Mohamed Ali Zoma arriving on a hat-trick.
- 5d ago
Suspicious object at Bavarian station halts rail traffic, found to be a deliberate dummy
A suspicious object found on the tracks at Treuchtlingen station in Bavaria brought train traffic to a standstill on 13 August before police confirmed it was a deliberately placed dummy with no explosives.
- Aug 11
Rescue exercise in Thuringia's Sandbergtunnel exposes 127-minute delay and fax-based emergency alerts
A large-scale rescue exercise in Thuringia's Sandbergtunnel on 8 August exposed severe failures in emergency communication, with alerting delays of over two hours and control centers still relying on fax machines.
- Aug 9
Zoma hat-trick gives Nürnberg 3:0 opening win over Dynamo Dresden
Mohamed Alì Zoma scored all three goals as 1. FC Nürnberg beat Dynamo Dresden 3:0 to open the 2. Bundesliga season, intensifying transfer speculation around the 22-year-old Italian-Ivorian striker.
- Aug 5
Danube and Rhine drop to record lows: nuclear plants halted, cruises cancelled, and barges run at a fifth of capacity
The Danube and Rhine have hit critical lows after a summer of heatwaves above 40°C and reduced Alpine snowmelt, cutting shipping, halting nuclear reactors in Romania and Hungary, and forcing cruise passengers onto buses.
- Jul 31
German unemployment tops 3 million in July, Bavaria hits near-20-year high
The Federal Employment Agency reported 3.007 million out of work in July, up 71,000 from June, as seasonal factors and a sluggish economy pushed the rate to 6.4 percent.
- Jul 26
1,800 trombonists to play nonstop for 72 hours in Nuremberg church in world record bid
Roughly 1,800 musicians from more than 140 groups across Bavaria will take shifts to keep trombone music sounding without interruption in St. James’s Church. The marathon ends Sunday morning with a church service.
- Jul 20
One in three restaurants in major German cities deletes Google Maps reviews, nationwide sample shows
A nationwide sample by the German Press Agency (dpa) shows that up to one in three hospitality businesses in major German cities have had Google Maps reviews removed after complaints, spotlighting a new transparency notice Google began displaying in late April.
- Jul 15
Bavarian thunderstorms down trees, train carrying 70 passengers hits fallen trunk near Erlangen
Severe thunderstorms swept across Franconia and the Upper Palatinate on Tuesday, toppling trees and causing a passenger train to collide with a fallen trunk near Erlangen. All 70 passengers were evacuated without injury.
- Jul 11
Spain identifies 13 wildfire victims in Andalusia, 12 are foreign nationals including seven Britons
Authorities completed identification of all victims Tuesday, revealing seven Britons, three Belgians, one French, one American and one Spanish national died in the Los Gallardos fire that swept through 7,000 hectares of Almería province.
- Jul 11
Forest fire on 3,000 square metres in Nuremberg forces evacuation of campsite and cuts short Marillion open-air concert
A forest fire covering about 3,000 square metres broke out in south-east Nuremberg on Friday evening, sending thick smoke across a campsite and an open-air concert venue and prompting a large-scale emergency response.
- Jul 9
Deutsche Bahn delays Nuremberg-Regensburg reopening by three weeks, orders review of renovation program
The reopening of the renovated Nuremberg-Regensburg railway line has been pushed from July 10 to July 31 due to ongoing safety checks on new signal box technology. CEO Evelyn Palla announced a comprehensive review of the entire corridor renovation program after the second major delay this year.
- Jun 29
Extreme heat melts track filler, stopping trams in Nuremberg and Leipzig
Bitumen and joint sealant softened by temperatures near 40°C have forced tram networks in Nuremberg and Leipzig to suspend services, with highways and rail lines also buckling under the strain.
- Jun 28
Nuremberg voters approve Frankenschnellweg expansion, ending 30-year dispute
A clear majority of roughly 380,000 eligible voters in Nuremberg endorsed the city's plan to widen the congested Frankenschnellweg, a project that has divided the Bavarian city for three decades.
- Jun 24
Germany's pension commission proposes abolition of Minijobs, affecting 6.8 million workers
A pension commission proposal to phase out Germany's mini-job system would affect about 6.8 million people, mostly women and workers in hospitality and retail, sparking fierce debate.
- Jun 23
NC restrictions continue to fall in Germany, but Berlin still blocks over half of study programs
Only 31.6% of German study programs have admission restrictions for winter 2026/27, down from 41% six years ago, yet Berlin still restricts over half its offerings.
- Jun 16
German education report shows inequality gap opens before school, minister demands mandatory language tests
Germany's latest National Education Report finds that the achievement gap between children of different social backgrounds is already formed by the time they start school, and the education minister is pushing for compulsory language diagnostics for all four-year-olds.
- Jun 13
Bayern Munich extends Javier Fernandez loan at 1. FC Nürnberg into 2026/27 season, while Jannik Hofmann joins Rot-Weiss Essen permanently
The 19-year-old Spanish midfielder will spend another season on loan from Bayern Munich in the 2. Bundesliga. Jannik Hofmann, meanwhile, completes a permanent switch to Rot-Weiss Essen after 18 years at the club.
- Jun 9
Erfurt tops German happiness ranking as city size and social fabric shape life satisfaction
The Thuringian capital scores 7.74 out of 10 in the 2026 SKL Glücksatlas, while Rostock, Frankfurt and Wiesbaden bring up the rear in a survey of 40 major cities.
