Tag: Ostallgäu district
Bavaria: Man fatally injured in Alpine foothills – Bavaria
A 31-year-old fell and died in the Tegelberg area in Schwangau (Ostallgäu district). On Friday, people reported a lifeless person below the cable car lift route, as the police announced…
Pfronten forest ropes course: Rope cut, climbing trainer seriously injured – Bavaria
A trainer in a forest ropes course in Pfronten (Ostallgäu district) was seriously injured because of a severed rope. Because unknown people had cut the rope around two meters above…
Neuschwanstein: Castle administration deliberately keeps visitor numbers low – Bavaria
Anyone who has booked a tour of the world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle in recent months has enjoyed unusual luxury: small groups of visitors. Instead of the previous 58 people, the size…
When mayors end up in court – eight cases from Bavaria – Bavaria
Five and a half years in prison for a Bavarian mayor was the recent verdict from the Nuremberg-Fürth regional court. It is not legally binding. But is the impression that…
Seeg im Allgäu: Five and a half years in prison for the CSU mayor – and now? – Bavaria
Everything on the Internet is still the same. Under the heading “Mayor” on the Seeg municipality’s homepage, CSU man Markus Berktold smiles at the visitor, who is not only the…
Act of violence near Neuschwanstein: murder charges in court in February – Bavaria
After the violent crime against two US tourists near Neuschwanstein Castle, a 31-year-old must answer for murder and attempted murder in the Kempten regional court from February 19th. As a…
Seeg: CSU mayor has to be imprisoned for five and a half years – Bavaria
The mayor of Seeg, Markus Berktold, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for fraud and breach of trust. This was announced by the head of the…
Neuschwanstein Castle is being extensively restored. – Bavaria
The king wanted to live here alone, but this wish was denied him. Ludwig II, the last great monarch of Bavaria, died a mysterious death on Lake Starnberg in June…
Allgäu: Six years in prison demanded for CSU mayor – Bavaria
The public prosecutor’s office is convinced that Markus Berktold wanted to use the nursing rescue package for something that had “nothing to do with the corona pandemic”. His defense attorney…
Ostallgäu: Money stolen from star singers – woman helps to convict perpetrators – Bavaria
A woman in Swabia helped convict thieves by allegedly selling a used car. On Epiphany in Germaringen (Ostallgäu district), unknown people stole cash and a bag of sweets from a…