energy crisis
Neuschwanstein Castle should shine in the light again
For months, the castle was no longer illuminated by spotlights to save energy. photo
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120,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year: To save energy, the lights were initially switched off. Now the castle is to be illuminated again.
At the height of the energy crisis, it was supposed to be a signal to save electricity: many cities switched off the searchlights that were used to illuminate their sights. With the expiry of the federal ordinance for short-term energy saving measures, some lights are now going on again. From this Sunday onwards, Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria should be illuminated again at night, according to the tourist office.
According to the building department, the city of Munich, for example, has saved 120,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a year by switching off the nightly floodlights. Therefore, some lights will probably remain switched off permanently. “Most municipalities and cities will want to continue the positive experiences of the past few months,” said the spokesman for the Bavarian Municipal Council, Wilfried Schober. “Only the municipalities that are heavily influenced by tourism are likely to illuminate the buildings and monuments that are attractive to tourists again.”