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 January 6th marks Three Kings Day, a public holiday in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Saxony-Anhalt. Here's a look at how and why it's celebrated. https://www.thelocal.de/20200106/germany-public-holiday-why-is-three-kings-day-celebrated Mon, 06 Jan 2020 15:31:56 +0100 germany-public-holiday-why-is-three-kings-day-celebrated Travellers coming from, going to or passing by Stuttgart face major restrictions in rail traffic for three weeks during the Advent. Here's which connections are cancelled, re-routed or limited. https://www.thelocal.de/20251201/where-train-passengers-around-stuttgart-face-disruptions-this-december Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:10:19 +0100 where-train-passengers-around-stuttgart-face-disruptions-this-december After decades of planning and fifteen years of construction, the makeover of Stuttgart's central train station was supposed to be completed in 2026, but now Deutsche Bahn says the project has been delayed again. https://www.thelocal.de/20251120/opening-of-stuttgarts-new-train-station-delayed-beyond-2026 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:20:49 +0100 opening-of-stuttgarts-new-train-station-delayed-beyond-2026 Home to several top employers, the German city of Stuttgart exerts a strong pull on foreigners. But what can people expect if they decide to naturalise in the Baden-Württemberg capital? https://www.thelocal.de/20250217/in-numbers-what-to-know-about-applying-for-german-citizenship-in-stuttgart Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:41:33 +0100 in-numbers-what-to-know-about-applying-for-german-citizenship-in-stuttgart Looking to wake up in the morning in a new place without taking a flight? Here's the destinations you can get to overnight by train from Stuttgart. https://www.thelocal.de/20241127/where-can-you-go-by-direct-night-train-from-stuttgart Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:22:42 +0100 where-can-you-go-by-direct-night-train-from-stuttgart Citizenship applications are piling up faster than they can be processed in immigration offices across Germany. But a pilot project launched in two states could provide a model for streamlining the application procedure. https://www.thelocal.de/20240823/how-a-project-to-help-german-citizenship-applicants-could-relieve-immigration-offices Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:59:26 +0200 how-a-project-to-help-german-citizenship-applicants-could-relieve-immigration-offices Passengers travelling on local public transportation in Baden-Württemberg are facing major disruption as strikes take place. Strikes are also affecting other areas including Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony. https://www.thelocal.de/20240418/where-public-transport-strikes-are-taking-place-in-germany-this-week-1 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:39:15 +0200 where-public-transport-strikes-are-taking-place-in-germany-this-week-1 Five German train stations have been listed as the "worst" in Europe in a new report, but what's the reason? https://www.thelocal.de/20231207/why-are-german-train-stations-among-the-worst-in-europe Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:33:35 +0100 why-are-german-train-stations-among-the-worst-in-europe More than a month after emergency appointments were announced to deal with long queues and lengthy delays, a lack of action from Stuttgart's immigration authority continues to cause hardship and difficulties for many foreigners.  https://www.thelocal.de/20231123/no-job-no-money-how-german-immigration-office-delays-hurt-lives-of-foreign-workers Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:48:39 +0100 no-job-no-money-how-german-immigration-office-delays-hurt-lives-of-foreign-workers In recent months foreigners living in Stuttgart have faced queues around the block at the city's immigration offices. Whilst the long waits appear to have been solved for now, the system is still provoking a lot of anger. https://www.thelocal.de/20231016/treat-us-like-trash-stuttgarts-immigration-queues-are-gone-but-problems-persist Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:24:07 +0200 treat-us-like-trash-stuttgarts-immigration-queues-are-gone-but-problems-persist Stuttgart is the capital city of Baden-Württemberg and the sixth largest city in Germany. But here are 10 facts you may not already know about the city, even if you live there. https://www.thelocal.de/20171010/10-fascinating-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-stuttgart Tue, 10 Oct 2017 12:35:32 +0200 10-fascinating-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-stuttgart Visible far before you arrive in Stuttgart by road or rail, the 'Fernsehturm' has, quite rightly, become an icon. And now it may become a world heritage site. https://www.thelocal.de/20211103/stuttgarts-tv-tower-to-be-nominated-as-unesco-world-heritage-site Wed, 03 Nov 2021 11:59:22 +0100 stuttgarts-tv-tower-to-be-nominated-as-unesco-world-heritage-site Baden-Württemberg has low unemployment and high creativity. Plus, the state holds the record for longest lifespans in all of Germany. Here are a few maps to explain. https://www.thelocal.de/20191206/seven-maps-that-explain-baden-wrttemberg Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:06:59 +0100 seven-maps-that-explain-baden-wrttemberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel sharply condemned a violent rampage in Stuttgart, her spokesman said Monday, calling the brutal attacks against police officers and the looting of shops by hundreds of people "abhorrent". https://www.thelocal.de/20200622/merkel-condemns-stuttgart-rampage-as-abhorrent Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:54:57 +0200 merkel-condemns-stuttgart-rampage-as-abhorrent Stuttgart local Michael Stuchbery shares his views on the violent Saturday rioting which shocked the country, and led to condemnation from politicians including Chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20200622/view-from-the-ground-what-led-to-the-riots-in-stuttgart Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:57:42 +0200 view-from-the-ground-what-led-to-the-riots-in-stuttgart German authorities expressed shock Sunday over a rampage of an "unprecedented scale" overnight in the city centre of Stuttgart, where hundreds of party-goers ran riot, attacking police and plundering stores after smashing shop windows. https://www.thelocal.de/20200621/out-of-control-youths-riot-in-stuttgart-city-centre Sun, 21 Jun 2020 11:25:14 +0200 out-of-control-youths-riot-in-stuttgart-city-centre One former resident of Stuttgart nostalgically muses on why the city is the perfect place to pay a visit - or settle for longer. https://www.thelocal.de/20191004/weekend-wanderlust-10-reasons-to-love-stuttgart Fri, 04 Oct 2019 18:24:23 +0200 weekend-wanderlust-10-reasons-to-love-stuttgart The exhibition “Hotel Silber”, which examines the history of Württemberg’s Political Police and its metamorphosis into the Gestapo has opened in the former Hotel Silber building in the centre of Stuttgart https://www.thelocal.de/20190113/how-stuttgarts-hotel-silber-gave-rise-to-the-gestapo Sun, 13 Jan 2019 16:48:44 +0100 how-stuttgarts-hotel-silber-gave-rise-to-the-gestapo A mammoth case against a Rwandan man accused of masterminding massacres in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo from his home in Germany, will have to be reopened, Germany's highest penal court ruled Thursday, overturning his conviction. https://www.thelocal.de/20181220/german-court-told-to-retry-rwandan-convicted-of-war-crimes Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:55:51 +0100 german-court-told-to-retry-rwandan-convicted-of-war-crimes The father of VfB Stuttgart captain Christian Gentner died at the Bundesliga club's stadium minutes after their 2-1 win over Hertha Berlin on Saturday, the club announced. https://www.thelocal.de/20181216/father-of-stuttgart-captain-dies-after-son-wins-game Sun, 16 Dec 2018 08:39:07 +0100 father-of-stuttgart-captain-dies-after-son-wins-game