Tag: History of Bavaria
Bavaria: Where do the weapons from the state parliament come from? – Bavaria
The Bavarian state parliament is currently being extensively renovated, and when President Ilse Aigner guided the press over the large construction site a good two months ago, from the basement…
History of Bavaria: childhood memories of the sculptor Hans Wimmer – Bavaria
A good hundred years ago, the caretaker of the Griesbach elementary school had the reputation of being a fearsome person of respect. This verdict is unchallengeable, since the sculptor Hans…
Blackout: Wernfels and the time without electricity – Bavaria
The Franconian village of Wernfels was taken off the grid for several weeks in 1959 because otherwise there was a risk of catastrophe. How did the residents experience the giant…
Mühldorf: 700 years ago a bloody battle took place there – Bavaria
Of Hans scratches, Mühldorf If you put it in the language of sport, it can be said that the game between Austria and Bavaria was a draw for a long…
Gräfelfing – What houses tell you – District of Munich
Ingeborg Kropp-Arend from Gräfelfingen has a special connection to buildings: in Fulda she turned the villa of the former provincial rabbi into a meeting place and a place of remembrance…
Gersthofen: City holds on to Wernher-von-Braun-Strasse. – Bavaria
After years of debate, the city of Gersthofen is sticking to the controversial Wernher-von-Braun-Straße. The majority of the city council spoke out against renaming on Wednesday evening – although a…
Dachau: German-Polish Culture Days – Dachau
The third German-Polish Culture Days are taking place in Dachau. It is an attempt to improve relations between the two neighboring countries, despite all the political upheavals – and not…
Fürth Nazi relic – sign of an Adolf-Hitler-Straße has appeared – Bavaria
Of Olaf Przybilla There are objects that inevitably set the mental cinema in motion, and a street sign found on a construction site in Fürth these days is one of…
Auschwitz: The story of an “asocial” from the Allgäu – Bavaria
Alois Roth was an eccentric who liked to philosophize and went off the rails. The Nazis put him in Auschwitz, he didn’t survive the war. A new novel sheds light…
From 250 years the basilica was consecrated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers – Bavaria
It doesn’t appear bulky, rather delicate when you drive towards it: The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, which is one of the most famous places of pilgrimage in Bavaria,…