Tag: Ostallgaeu district
Neuschwanstein: Should the castle become a UNESCO World Heritage Site? – Bavaria
Normally, the Unesco title is highly coveted. In Schwangau, however, some fear that only more tourists will visit the world-famous castle. In June they vote on an application. A cancellation…
Bavaria: Supposed gunslinger turns out to be a hunter – Bavaria
The police in Swabia wanted to place an alleged gunslinger – but he turned out to be a hunter. The police were called to a forest near Pforzen (Ostallgäu district)…
Kaufbeuren: Festival “film time” before the end – Bavaria
The future of the Allgäu author film festival “Filmzeit” is uncertain. After the entire board of the sponsoring association had resigned, the general meeting recently decided to dissolve “Filmzeitkaufbeuren eV”.…
Bavaria: Conservationists are enthusiastic about beavers, others apparently are not – Bavaria
The beaver delights many people with its shiny fur, small paws, and engineering-like building prowess. But for some, the rodent is a real thorn in their side. In Bavaria, several…
Bavaria: rescue helicopter has to make an emergency landing because of a pigeon – Bavaria
A rescue helicopter made an emergency landing late Friday evening after colliding with a pigeon in Bidingen (Ostallgäu district). As a police spokesman said on Saturday morning, the bird had…
Bavaria advertises rail operations in the Werdenfels network – Bavaria
The Bavarian Railway Company is re-tendering the train service in the Werdenfels network, which was recently extremely prone to breakdowns, between Munich, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and neighboring Tyrol. To this end, the…
Citizens should decide whether Neuschwanstein should be world heritage – Bavaria
In a referendum, the residents of Schwangau are to vote on whether they support the nomination of the fairytale castle Neuschwanstein as a World Heritage Site. This was determined by…
Mayor of Seeg remains in custody on suspicion of fraud – Bavaria
Because of the suspicion of care fraud in the millions, the mayor of the municipality of Seeg (Ostallgäu district) remains in custody. The district court of Nuremberg-Fürth dismissed a complaint…
Mayor of Seeg arrested: suspected fraud of millions – Bavaria
The allegations are serious, the sum for a care facility with connected services is high: The mayor of the municipality of Seeg in the Ostallgäu, Markus Berktold (CSU), has been…
Suspicion of fraud in the millions – Mayor of Seeg arrested – Bavaria
The allegations are serious, the sum for a care facility with connected services is high: The mayor of the municipality of Seeg in the Ostallgäu, Markus Berktold (CSU), has been…