The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Skull of St. Hedwig stolen from Frankfurt Cathedral A holy relic on display in Frankfurt Cathedral since October has been stolen, to the dismay of the city deacon. https://www.thelocal.de/20160427/thief-steals-holy-skull-from-frankfurt-cathedral Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:15:18 +0200 thief-steals-holy-skull-from-frankfurt-cathedral Could you take care of Cologne Cathedral? If you happen to be an architecture graduate who also strongly identifies with the Catholic Church, Cologne Cathedral might well be interested in hiring you. https://www.thelocal.de/20151008/could-you-take-care-of-this-building Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:39:41 +0200 could-you-take-care-of-this-building 'Space stone' brought back to Cologne German astronaut Alexander Gerst visited the Cologne city hall on Wednesday to present a special gift – a stone from the city's famous cathedral that he'd taken into space with him. https://www.thelocal.de/20150325/space-stone-brought-back-to-cologne Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:12:38 +0100 space-stone-brought-back-to-cologne Charlemagne's bones are (probably) real German scientists have announced after almost 26 years of research that the bones interred for centuries at Aachen Cathedral are likely to be those of Charlemagne. https://www.thelocal.de/20140131/charlemagne-bones-proven-genuine-1200-years-later Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:04:00 +0100 charlemagne-bones-proven-genuine-1200-years-later Cologne Cathedral gets bad vibrations One of Germany's most important landmarks is being literally undermined by a new underground train line - visitors to Cologne Cathedral have reported vibrations and noises since a nearby station went into operation. https://www.thelocal.de/20130109/47239 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:56:00 +0100 47239 Google butchers Cologne Cathedral Cologne Cathedral, one of Germany's most magnificent architectural achievements, has been reduced to a grotesque stump by Google's new "World Wonders Project" - to the outrage of the cathedral officials. https://www.thelocal.de/20120605/42963 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:46:00 +0200 42963 Crumbling Cologne cathedral drops stones Cologne cathedral, one of Germany’s most famous landmark buildings, is crumbling and dropping stones on people’s heads – leaving one man with cuts to his head which needed hospital treatment on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120320/41439 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:55:00 +0100 41439