Tag: district of Bamberg
Jeans turns 150: Levi Strauss from Upper Franconia – Bavaria is her father
150 years ago, a US authority granted a patent – the birth of blue jeans. A visit to Buttenheim, the home of Löb Strauss, who was to write world history…
Because wood pellets were stored too damp: Three houses near Bamberg evacuated – Bavaria
Wood pellets that were stored too damp have released excessive carbon monoxide levels in three houses in the Bamberg district and triggered a major rescue operation. The houses in the…
Bamberg and Coburg: flooding in Bavaria threatens houses – Bavaria
Persistent rain has caused rivers to burst their banks in parts of Upper Franconia. The districts of Bamberg and Coburg were particularly affected, said the Bavarian flood intelligence service (HND)…
Church asylum process against Abbess von Kirchschletten stopped – Bavaria
The sanctuary proceedings against the abbess of Maria Frieden Abbey in Kirchschletten were discontinued on Tuesday by the district court of Bamberg. Mother Mechthild Thürmer was accused of aiding and…
Upper Franconia: police stop chocolate thief – Bavaria
Chocolate in bulk instead of in moderation: A 39-year-old man was picked up in the car with 170 stolen boxes of chocolates. Police investigators discovered the stolen sweets in the…
District of Bamberg: truck driver sits 38 hours at the wheel – Bavaria
The man the police officers checked on the A 70 is now threatened with a high fine. He had used several driver cards. A truck driver controlled by police officers…
Research team discovers pterosaurs with hundreds of teeth – Bavaria
The pterosaur, scientifically named Balaenognathus maeuseri, found in a quarry in Upper Franconia, lived around 154 million years ago. Long legs, a spoon-shaped beak and more than 400 teeth, some…
Bavaria: Valuable logs are sold at an auction – Bavaria
New bids are pouring in every second, two, sometimes even three bidders compete energetically – until finally the hammer falls. But it’s not about a painting, not even about antiques.…
Accident driver pulls the car himself out of the ditch – Bavaria
A driver involved in an accident pulled his car out of a ditch in Burgebrach (Bamberg district) with the help of a friend. The drunk 23-year-old had strayed off the…
Upper Franconia: 13-year-old desecrate Jewish cemetery – Bavaria
A 13-year-old apparently knocked over gravestones in the Jewish cemetery in Heiligenstadt (Bamberg district) in Upper Franconia. A witness reported the damage in September. At the cemetery, officials found that…