Tag: Mountains in Bavaria
In the middle of Lichtenberg: Leave us alone! – Bavaria
Lichtenberg in Upper Franconia triggers mixed feelings among reporters. Many have spent a lot of their lives there because of a terrible and unsolved criminal case, and for some the…
Plans for superlative bridges are causing trouble in Franconia – Bavaria
Lichtenberg in Upper Franconia triggers mixed feelings among reporters. Many have spent a lot of their lives there because of a terrible and unsolved criminal case, and for some the…
Bavaria: The Franconian Forest is dying – Bavaria
On the way to the Franconian Forest you quickly understand how serious the situation is. The roads wind through the landscape, and on the green hills on the horizon there…
Bavaria: Bare trees, bare mountain ridges – Bavaria
It should be a wake-up call with a view to forest dieback: Around 120 conservationists in Upper Franconia drew attention to the consequences of climate change. In the Franconian Forest…
Bavaria: How a wind caregiver wants to advance renewable energies – Bavaria
At a conference table on the Rennsteig, at the northern tip of Bavaria, the energy transition is being launched. The mayor of Ludwigsstadt, Timo Ehrhardt (SPD), has invited his two…
Franconia’s rafting is threatened by the drought – Bavaria
For at least six centuries, raftsmen sailed through the Franconian Forest and shipped timber via the Main and Rhine to the Netherlands. It was first mentioned in a document in…
Snowstorm “Björn” in Bavaria: Which regions are affected – Bavaria
Winter is coming back to Bavaria. The low pressure area “Björn” brings not only snow but also storms. From Tuesday evening it will be uncomfortable again in parts of Bavaria.…
Animal welfare: The lesser horseshoe bat returns to the Franconian Forest – Bavaria
According to animal rights activists, an endangered bat species is spreading again in the Franconian Forest. The Lesser Horseshoe Bat is returning in increasing numbers from Thuringia to the neighboring…
Frankenwald: Nature park center instead of a neo-Nazi meeting place – Bavaria
In order to prevent right-wing extremist activities, Hof, Kulmbach and Kronach bought the Fels inn together. But what do the three districts want with this castle-like property in the Franconian…
World Heritage: the rough world of the Flößermuckln – Bavaria
Transporting goods and raw materials over long distances was a real challenge in times without railways and automobiles. There was nothing left but to use the waterways, even if it…