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Journey by train took 21 hours

journey by train took 21 hours

The longest journey to the french province was made by alexandra skogsskimmer. The 27-year-old comes from ringarum, a village with a population of just under 600 that is as coarse as weingarts and about 40 kilometers from the next coarser city of norrkoping, and didn’t want to miss "30 years of blodsinn" – especially because of the musicians from "freedom call".

"My trip by train took a total of 21 hours and it went about 1400 kilometers, but it was more than worth it for me", says the young swedish woman, who is especially enthusiastic about the organization and the people at the festival and in forchheim: "i was very nervous beforehand and met only fantastic people everywhere. Many people told me i was crazy for coming from sweden. I did not expect so many nice and helpful people, because sometimes one is influenced by prejudices."

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Critical resolution on hamas without majority

Critical resolution on hamas without majority

A resolution condemning the radical islamic palastinian organization hamas for its rocket attacks on israel failed to get the required majority in the UN general assembly.

It would have been the first time that the 193-member general assembly directly condemned hamas. Hamas called the result a "slap in the face to the U.S. Government". The U.S. Condemned the outcome of the vote.

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Fire departments in the district draw impressive conclusions

Fire departments in the district draw impressive conclusions

While the total number of firefighting incidents rose by around three percent, the number of firefighting incidents fell by one to 160, while the number of technical assistance incidents rose from 584 in the previous year to 650. 54 people were rescued in the district, eight could only be recovered dead, mostly after traffic accidents. Even after fires, two people could only be recovered dead. A total of ten people were rescued from burning houses by the fire brigade, some of them via turntable ladders. And almost everywhere, fire department leaders from the district fire chief to the four district and city fire inspectors to the individual district fire chiefs were also in action.

In the past year alone, 11 people were killed in serious incidents in the district of bad kissingen.990 volunteers deployed. In purely arithmetical terms, each of the 5420 firefighters had to handle two missions a year, which again took an average of around two hours.

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A forchheimer beer cellar in acyrl

A forchheimer beer cellar in acyrl

A couple dancing a tango in the dim red light, an old man with a bandoneon, two hairdressers at work: the fascination for people is clearly evident in the pictures by erika herlitz-lorenz and robert meyer. In between there are also works that show landscapes, architecture and abstract art.

Many of these acrylic works, ink paintings and drawings show the artist couple from the 4. Until the 19. October in the halls of the town hall of forchheim. Although they both live in the far north, in loxstedt near bremerhaven, erika herlitz-lorenz was born in forchheim and likes to come back home on vacation with her husband. That's why the two of them came up with the idea of exhibiting here. They are both excited and have been looking forward to the exhibition for weeks, says meyer. "We celebrate our creativity like others celebrate their birthdays", says herlitz-lorenz "we are happy to exhibit in these beautiful halls, it will be a feast, even if we do not sell much!"

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In the sign of the jubilee

In the sign of the jubilee

The town is celebrating its 1000th anniversary this year, and the christmas market is one of the many – and successful – events. It will take place on saturday and sunday, 8. And 9. December, instead.

Visitors to the redesigned zeiler christmas market over the past twelve years have been thrilled as they stroll through the marketplace, which is adorned with thousands of lights. "The concept has been very well received by young and old alike," says, announced the city. The people of zeiler have made a great effort and their "gute stube" is now dressed up. Visitors stay a long time and enjoy the sounds of the musicians and the culinary delights of the zeiler innkeepers, winegrowers and associations.

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Legends in the burgenwinkel

Legends in the burgenwinkel

An interplay of gentle hills, beech, oak and alder forests, meadow valleys and rustic vineyards on the habberg ridge characterizes the landscape in the habbergs. In the midst of magnificent buildings of long past times: castles, palaces and their ruins.
Such an idyllic landscape paired with time-honored testimonies to the romance of chivalry is well worth experiencing. Best on the 22 adventure routes of the castles and palaces quality hiking trail.
Mysterious trail of legends the tour "fabulous things in the castle corner (14 kilometers) for example gives an overview of the german castle corner. Past the geibstein, through the sandstone rock group "diebskeller" the tour ultimately leads to the castle ruins of lichtenstein with a mysterious trail of legends. Here, too, information boards explain the site and provide information on historical aspects.
A start is made at the castle ruins of altenstein. At the parking lot next to the altenstein open-air swimming pool, follow the gravel path on the south side of the settlement "ebene". Shortly after entering the forest, take the path to the right, where it leads to the geibstein and about two kilometers further to the even more impressive rhat sandstone rock group "diebskeller" goes. A forest road leads up to lichtenstein with the legend trail below the castle ruins (open daily) and the rock labyrinth (whale rock). From the information board in the center of the village there is a particularly beautiful view of the inhabited sudburg. On the way back you follow the sign "red tower" until the hiking trail branches off to the right at a seating area. Here, the trail continues straight ahead, almost level, back to altenstein. A visit to the castle information center is also not to be missed.
Discover the middle ages in the castle information center at altenstein, life and everyday life in a medieval castle come alive. Models, multimedia picture and text presentations and the integration of an original site offer the visitors an impressive quality of encounter – the optimal family excursion. From the point of view of modern museum didactics, "dry" information is not necessary here content is presented in an understandable and lively way.
Everyday life in a castle can be experienced in a playful way. For example, medieval power games can be re-enacted. And the medieval class society in a castle can be experienced through different menus and tablecloths. How about a game of castle chess or zwickmuhle??

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High damage in workshop fire in baunach

High damage in workshop fire in Baunach

What a feeling it is when your husband sends you a photo of your own business on fire via your cell phone. Sabine hegenwald experienced this yesterday morning. And immediately sent the customers home. So I was complimented out of the frisorladen. She can see as far as bamberg the black smoke owl that has risen above the baunach industrial park. Immediately she gets into the car and drives to baunach.

The industrial area is teeming with emergency vehicles: firefighters, police and, of course, sanitation workers. Then she meets her husband sven. Finally. This one is still all churned up. He was able to bring sissi the dog to safety right away. What happened? There are other companies on the site where sven hegenwald's advertising technology company is located. One of them is what the neighbors call an auto repair shop. Africans dismantle cars here and send them away in containers, say the neighbors. It must have happened there, it's burning there. The jet-black smoke owl stands above the workshop.

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