Tag: Life and society in Bavaria
Record number of naturalizations in Bavaria – Bavaria
The trend of recent years continues: 36,103 people in Bavaria were naturalized in 2023. This means that the number has once again increased significantly by 27.4 percent compared to the…
Typically German: Understanding Bavarian and German proverbs – Munich
Our author has been trying for years to penetrate German and Bavarian language metaphors. It helps him to forego a literal translation for sentences like “Don’t give a damn, then…
Pastor on his bike: Church adopts climate law – Bavaria
On some church buildings you can see it as a small sign: the green rooster. It is a church environmental certificate that Protestant parishes in Bavaria can apply for. They…
Expert panel calls for better language support in Bavaria’s schools – Bavaria
When presenting the report “Education and Social Cohesion”, the President of the Bavarian Business Association, Wolfram Hatz, initially cited negative examples: the attack on Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck as he…
By train to Tegernsee: The train advises against it! – Bavaria
Well, Mother’s Day is every year, and the trip doesn’t necessarily have to go to Tegernsee every time. Especially from Munich you could just as easily take the train to,…
Mitte am Tegernsee: By train to Tegernsee: Please stay back!
Because there is construction going on on the tracks and on the federal highway, the Bayerische Regiobahn expressly advises against Mother’s and Father’s Day trips to Lake Tegernsee this year.…
Bavaria’s Protestant state synod meets for the first time after the abuse study – Bavaria
Detlef Zander chooses drastic words: “The abuse scandal is a shot in the neck for the institution.” It is dead quiet in the hall of the congress center in Coburg.…
Tennis tournament in Ismaning: Criticism of subsidies for “tennis millionaires” – Bavaria
It is not entirely certain which message was the serve and which was the return. The statement that the Upper Bavaria district recently published sounds partly defensive. If she wasn’t…
My life with the smartwatch – Bavaria
She nudged me again the other day. Very gentle on the wrist, almost shy. She only wants the best. “Time to get up!” flashed on her display. A little daring,…
Berchtesgaden defends itself against Nazi tourists – Bavaria
Nazi nostalgics still haunt the Obersalzberg. After an attack by neo-Nazis last summer, an initiative was formed down in town that no longer wants to accept all of this. Just…