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 These ten lesser-known but gorgeous German villages are really a sight to behold. https://www.thelocal.de/20190606/10-of-germanys-villages-sightseeing-tourism Thu, 06 Jun 2019 19:31:43 +0200 10-of-germanys-villages-sightseeing-tourism The only bidder at an unusual auction on Saturday put down €140,000 and walked away the new owner of a small slice of German history: the village of Alwine, population 20. https://www.thelocal.de/20171210/east-german-village-sells-for-140000-euros Sun, 10 Dec 2017 11:18:29 +0100 east-german-village-sells-for-140000-euros On Sunday, an entire Brandenburg village - occupied mainly by retirees and dilapidated buildings - will be auctioned off, mirroring the wider fate of other east German towns. https://www.thelocal.de/20171207/people-had-no-prospects-here-east-german-village-for-sale-at-125000-price-tag Thu, 07 Dec 2017 10:34:13 +0100 people-had-no-prospects-here-east-german-village-for-sale-at-125000-price-tag Shunned by government and big telecom companies, a group of villagers in rural northwest Germany is set to expand the super-fast internet network they built to a second village. The Local's Tomas Urbina went to meet the villagers as they prepare to put shovels in the ground. https://www.thelocal.de/20140910/german-village-expands-its-own-broadband-network Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:50:00 +0200 german-village-expands-its-own-broadband-network