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 From a visit to the museum to a one-time bulky waste pickup, the city of Nuremberg welcomes new residents with an assortment of free experiences and services, and it's actually a brilliant idea, writes Paul Krantz. https://www.thelocal.de/20260129/all-the-free-stuff-i-got-for-moving-to-nuremberg Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:37:35 +0100 all-the-free-stuff-i-got-for-moving-to-nuremberg While the larger international airports in Munich or Frankfurt offer more direct connections, flying out of Nuremberg's smaller airport makes for easy, low-stress travel within Europe and the surrounding areas. https://www.thelocal.de/20260114/listed-the-direct-flights-from-nuremberg-you-can-catch-this-summer Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:38:20 +0100 listed-the-direct-flights-from-nuremberg-you-can-catch-this-summer For shepherds, moving sheep between summer and winter pastures is a seasonal event, but in Nuremberg this march runs right through the city's central market square. Photographer Taeseok Oh shares his photos of the procession. https://www.thelocal.de/20251117/in-pictures-six-hundred-sheep-are-led-through-nurembergs-city-centre Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:10:24 +0100 in-pictures-six-hundred-sheep-are-led-through-nurembergs-city-centre There's plenty to see and do around Nuremberg if you know where to look. Here are six destinations within easy reach by train so you can also make the most out of your Deutschlandticket. https://www.thelocal.de/20250220/six-day-trips-you-can-take-from-nuremberg-with-the-deutschlandticket Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:36:19 +0100 six-day-trips-you-can-take-from-nuremberg-with-the-deutschlandticket Nuremberg and its surrounding area is home to a large number of foreign residents, many of whom move to the region to work for one of several large international companies. We look at what you can expect for salaries and jobs in the region. https://www.thelocal.de/20240927/what-can-be-considered-a-good-salary-for-foreigners-in-nuremberg Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:49:55 +0200 what-can-be-considered-a-good-salary-for-foreigners-in-nuremberg Foreign residents in almost any major German city can expect long wait times for appointments to secure residency permits at their local immigration offices. But in Nuremberg the process is exceptionally fraught. https://www.thelocal.de/20240710/just-useless-why-does-it-take-years-to-get-an-appointment-with-nurembergs-immigration-office Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:51:16 +0200 just-useless-why-does-it-take-years-to-get-an-appointment-with-nurembergs-immigration-office With the exception of workers who get a job offer from one of the region's bigger firms, Nuremberg may not be on the radar for many foreigners. But Bavaria's second largest city has more to offer than it gets credit for, writes Paul Krantz. https://www.thelocal.de/20240415/five-reasons-foreigners-should-move-to-nuremberg Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:14:03 +0200 five-reasons-foreigners-should-move-to-nuremberg On November 20, 1945, the first international trial in history opened in Nuremberg, Germany, forcing 21 senior Nazi officials to face justice for the first time. https://www.thelocal.de/20201120/seventy-five-years-ago-the-nuremberg-trials-open Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:05:24 +0100 seventy-five-years-ago-the-nuremberg-trials-open The German city of Nuremberg has cancelled its world-renowned Christmas market over soaring coronavirus cases, officials said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201026/germany-cancels-world-famous-nuremberg-christmas-market-over-pandemic Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:24:50 +0100 germany-cancels-world-famous-nuremberg-christmas-market-over-pandemic Now don’t be coy: if blood, guts and medieval malarkey is your cup of mead, then you’re going love Nuremberg. https://www.thelocal.de/20190308/weekend-wanderlust-medieval-history-in-nuremberg Fri, 08 Mar 2019 15:14:08 +0100 weekend-wanderlust-medieval-history-in-nuremberg A man has been arrested in connection with the horror knife attacks of three women in Nuremberg, Bavaria. https://www.thelocal.de/20181217/man-in-custody-in-connection-with-knife-attacks-on-three-women-in-nuremberg Mon, 17 Dec 2018 12:39:32 +0100 man-in-custody-in-connection-with-knife-attacks-on-three-women-in-nuremberg Three women were rushed to hospital due to life-threatening injuries on Thursday after being stabbed in separate incidents by an unknown attacker. https://www.thelocal.de/20181214/three-women-seriously-injured-after-being-attacked Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:11:41 +0100 three-women-seriously-injured-after-being-attacked On Thursday afternoon residents of Nuremberg were left worried when they heard two loud bangs which were so forceful that they shook window panes in the Bavarian city. https://www.thelocal.de/20180712/plane-breaking-sound-barrier-worries-residents-of-nuremberg Thu, 12 Jul 2018 19:44:01 +0200 plane-breaking-sound-barrier-worries-residents-of-nuremberg The Nuremberg toy fair, the world's largest, opened its doors this week to an industry in the throes of reinvention as toymakers vie for the attention of children increasingly glued to smartphones and tablets. https://www.thelocal.de/20180202/top-trends-at-nuremberg-toy-fair Fri, 02 Feb 2018 10:07:07 +0100 top-trends-at-nuremberg-toy-fair A man dressed in uniform with a swastika, carrying a pistol, stunned citizens as well as police in the city known for holding the trials of Nazi war criminals. https://www.thelocal.de/20170116/man-in-nazi-uniform-with-gun-shocks-nuremberg Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:33:16 +0100 man-in-nazi-uniform-with-gun-shocks-nuremberg An elderly lady from Cologne caused quite the sensation last month when she filled in what she thought was a crossword, but was in fact an €80,000 piece of art. Her “Rhine calmness” has helped her get through the debacle, she says. https://www.thelocal.de/20160812/pensioner-rides-out-artwork-scandal-with-rhine-calmness Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:41:55 +0200 pensioner-rides-out-artwork-scandal-with-rhine-calmness Nuremberg has become the first city in Germany to appoint an official men's officer, taking on responsibility for men's issues. https://www.thelocal.de/20160804/equality-germany-gets-its-first-mens-representative Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:53:29 +0200 equality-germany-gets-its-first-mens-representative A suitcase, likely packed with aerosol cans, has blown up near a migrant centre on the outskirts of Nuremberg, causing no injuries, police confirm. https://www.thelocal.de/20160727/explosion-close-to-migrant-centre-in-nurmeberg Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:56:10 +0200 explosion-close-to-migrant-centre-in-nurmeberg A retired American journalist recently visited his son in Germany. A trip to Nuremberg in Bavaria left him asking if the US is seeing a second ‘Triumph of the Will’. https://www.thelocal.de/20160609/nuremberg-nazis-donald-trump-us-election-germany-hitler Thu, 09 Jun 2016 18:49:58 +0200 nuremberg-nazis-donald-trump-us-election-germany-hitler Police in Nuremberg drove over a pedestrian on early Thursday morning, claiming they didn’t see him. The man died at the scene. https://www.thelocal.de/20151217/german-police-drive-over-and-kill-pedestrian Thu, 17 Dec 2015 17:17:15 +0100 german-police-drive-over-and-kill-pedestrian