The Local Germany

Why Germany's Augsburg has been granted UNESCO World Heritage status

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 11:12:53 +0200

The German city of Augsburg was on Saturday granted World Heritage status by UNESCO for its over 800-year-old water management system boasting an aquaduct, water towers, ornate fountains, canals and hundreds of bridges.

'Insurance against forgetting': Auschwitz trial files classed Unesco heritage

Wed, 16 May 2018 18:10:35 +0200

Documents from the post-war Auschwitz trial have been classed part of the UNESCO "Memory of the World Register", underlining their significance as "common heritage of humanity", Germany's foreign minister said Wednesday.

Porta potty almost floods Augsburg's historic old town

Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:50:42 +0200

A portable toilet nearly led to an unsightly mess in the beautiful old town of Augsburg, after a group of youths caused an almighty blockage.

Hamburg districts make UNESCO heritage list

Sun, 05 Jul 2015 18:43:10 +0200

The UN cultural agency on Sunday designated Hamburg's historic maritime warehouse and business districts, boasting early 20th century German brick architecture, as World Heritage sites.

Three German sites up for Unesco recognition

Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:50:31 +0200

Three German sites are up for inclusion in the prestigious UNESCO list of world heritage sites as the organization's committee meets in Bonn to consider the nominees.

Hanseatic Unesco sites threatened by sea levels

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 11:07:00 +0100

Three German Unesco World Heritage sites could eventually be swallowed up by rising sea levels, according to a new study which warned the country’s historic Hanseatic hubs on the Baltic coast are under threat.

Brewers bid to give beer purity law Unesco status

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:06:00 +0100

The German Brewers Union has made a renewed bid to get the country's 16th-century beer purity law designated a Unesco world cultural treasure.

The architect behind 'eyesore' Dresden bridge

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 14:57:00 +0200

It took him 17 years, but after dealing with rare bats and a slew of court cases, the man who designed a bridge deemed so ugly by Unesco that it stripped Dresden of its world heritage status, finally saw it open this week.

Bridge 'too ugly' for Unesco opens

Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:35:00 +0200

A bridge that torpedoed Dresden's World Heritage status because Unesco deemed it to be too ugly opened to traffic on Monday.

Lorsch Abbey - medieval centre of learning

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 08:00:00 +0200

We finish our summer tour of Germany's UNESCO World Heritage sites with a peak at the ruins of Lorsch abbey - one-time educational and healing centre of Medieval Europe.

The Roman romance of Trier on the Moselle

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:00:00 +0200

As part of our summer tour of Germany's UNESCO World Heritage sites, we take a look at Trier on the River Moselle, Germany's oldest - and perhaps most romantic town, home to architectural monuments, churches and Roman ruins.

Regensburg's medieval charms

Fri, 19 Jul 2013 10:00:00 +0200

As part of our summer tour of Germany's UNESCO World Heritage sites, we explore the old city of Regensburg in south east Germany, now a vibrant university town steeped in medieval history.

Rhine valley - home to 'river of destiny'

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:30:00 +0200

As part of our summer tour of Germany's UNESCO World Heritage sites, we take a look at the majestic castles and palaces along the wine-making Rhine River valley region.

Maulbronn's magnificent monastery complex

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:17:00 +0200

As part of our summer tour of Germany's UNESCO World Heritage sites, we take a look at the gorgeous Maulbronn monastery complex, between Karlsruhe and Heilbronn.

Berlin's modernist housing estates

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:50:00 +0200

As part of our summer tour of Germany's UNESCO World Heritage sites, we take a look around six Berlin modernist housing estates, built between the World Wars.

The Monastic Island of Reichenau

Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:39:00 +0200

The monastic island in Lake Constance is an outstanding representation of the religious, intellectual and artistic influence exercised by powerful Benedictine abbeys in the early Middle Ages.

Völklingen Ironworks: an industrial behemoth

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 10:25:00 +0200

As part of our tour of Germany's UNESCO World Heritage sites, we clamber around the breathtakingly industrial Völklingen Ironworks.

Behold the beauty of Bavarian Bamberg

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:11:00 +0200

As part of our tour of Germany's UNESCO World Heritage sites, we wander around the beautiful Bavarian town of Bamberg.

Breadmakers: 'we knead UNESCO recognition'

Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:34:00 +0200

German bakers are calling for their breadmaking to be recognized by the United Nations' cultural organisation, UNESCO, as "intangible cultural heritage," alongside Argentina's tango and carpet weaving from southwest Iran.

The fresco-filled Würzburg Residence

Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:45:00 +0200

As part of our tour of Germany's UNESCO World Heritage sites, we look around one of the country's most impressive palaces, the Würzburg Residence.