"The Watzmann calls" is the name of a legendary album by the Austrian trio of friends Ambros, Tauchen, Prokopetz, which was later expanded into a musical. In it, the one calling is appropriately sung: "Watzmann, Watzmann, mountain of fate". That was in 1974, but of course the Watzmann still calls. And some who listen to it, literally tempt their fate. Two men from Munich have been called by the Watzmann these days, who are described by the always friendly mountain...
According to the common Christian cycle, eternity begins after death, but in reality even before that on the Internet. Disproved theses, broken promises, lapsed love affairs: nothing is left to transience. Generations after us will be able to follow Hubert Aiwanger's tweets and their reception and, looking back, perhaps finally gain the insight as to whether the man was an unrecognized political genius in his time or just a shrewd populist.And even Zeich and Woar (colloquial for everyday objects), which...
In his new book, publicist Kaevan Gazdar investigates how Bavaria managed to rise from a poor house to a prosperous paradise. His summary: The success is not the merit of the CSU. The foundations were laid much earlier. From Hans KratzThose Bavarians! How hard they are for the rest of the republic to endure is regularly shown in the football arenas, where the fans roar and announce that they want to take off their lederhosen. The attacks sound even more...
Because of the winter weather, school lessons are canceled in parts of eastern Bavaria this Friday. According to the Bavarian Ministry of Culture, the districts of Cham, Freyung-Grafenau, Rottal-Inn, Passau, Regen and the cities of Passau, Straubing and Regen are affected. There, the ministry reported a complete failure of classes on Thursday. There is a contradicting statement for the district of Straubing-Bogen - it says that classes are only canceled in the communities north of the Danube, there is also...
Decline in membership, allegations of abuse, financial deficit - the issues that the diocese is dealing with this year are not new. But there is a new vision.The Diocese of Würzburg wants to set new strategic goals for the future this year. "The first thing a modern church has to do is be easily accessible," said Bishop Franz Jung at the diocese's annual press conference on Thursday. Among other things, he aimed at digital offers. The diocese also wants to...
I have some passions, shooting is not one of them. This has to do with the fact that shooting often creates suffering. In that sense, you won't see me standing at the shooting gallery at the Oktoberfest. I don't bother to take part in laser tag or paintball battles either. In football, however, I think shooting is okay, especially since you don't have a gun in your hand. And there is another discipline.Deer are rarely seen in the Munich Hirschgarten....
Heavy snowfall and gusts of wind have led to traffic accidents and serious obstructions on the roads in Bavaria. According to the police, there were around 200 operations in Lower Bavaria. In most accidents, there was only body damage. A number of people were slightly injured.According to the information, several trees had fallen and many people drove their cars into ditches. Five defective trucks were stuck on federal highway 20 in the Landau and Eggenfelden area. There was a longer...
With skis in my luggage for a week in the Alps with an expensive ski pass. That no longer exists at the Christian-Ernestinum high school in Bayreuth. The ski camp will be replaced by less expensive school trips, says headmaster Franz Eisentraut. "From an educational point of view, such a community experience outside of school with overnight stays is very important," says the director of studies. "But you can have that just as well in the Fichtelgebirge or Franconian Switzerland."That's...
The German Weather Service (DWD) warns of storms in parts of southern and eastern Bavaria. From Wednesday evening, heavy snowfall and heavy snowdrifts are to be expected, affecting areas above 1000 meters in the Alps and in the Bavarian Forest. At the edge of the Alps, the snowfall should last until at least Friday. Up to 100 centimeters of fresh snow are possible locally in the Berchtesgaden high mountains. The risk of avalanches also increases at the weekend. Otherwise, the...
Who will be the new face of the Evangelical Church in Bavaria when State Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm leaves office after twelve years at the end of the year? At the end of March, the 108 members of the state synod, the Bavarian evangelical church parliament, can choose from four candidates. On Tuesday they presented themselves to the public in Munich.Synod President Annekathrin Preidel describes the selection criteria as looking for a "team player with a vision", a person who has...
