Newspaper in School: Inspiring Stories from Fourth Graders

Newspaper in School: Inspiring Stories from Fourth Graders

For eight weeks, students researched, asked questions and wrote articles for the “Newspaper in School” project. We present successful stories from the fourth graders. How do you recognize fake news and how can you check whether a message is trustworthy? Many people are confronted with this question every day. Children also often come across news … Read more

SC Freiburg’s Matthias Ginter: Coach Christian Streich on His Potential Return to German National Team

SC Freiburg’s Matthias Ginter: Coach Christian Streich on His Potential Return to German National Team

Freiburg (dpa) – If Matthias Ginter continues to perform consistently at Bundesliga soccer club SC Freiburg, his coach Christian Streich believes he will soon be a candidate for the German national team again. “For him it’s about him being good on the pitch and playing really good games. Then those in charge will see that … Read more

SC Freiburg: Coach Upset Over Injuries Before Crucial Bundesliga Games

SC Freiburg: Coach Upset Over Injuries Before Crucial Bundesliga Games

Freiburg (dpa/lsw) – Christian Streich is upset. Because SC Freiburg has to play the start of the important weeks until Christmas without U21 national player Merlin Röhl. The in-form 21-year-old suffered a deep wound in the Achilles tendon area in the duel with Poland and will “in all probability” be out of the Bundesliga home … Read more

Legal Dispute over 30 km/h Speed Limit Signs at Lake Constance Continues with New Variant | Latest Update and Future Process

Legal Dispute over 30 km/h Speed Limit Signs at Lake Constance Continues with New Variant | Latest Update and Future Process

Freiburg/Konstanz (dpa/lsw) – The legal dispute over signs from Lake Constance residents for a voluntary 30 km/h speed limit is set to continue – but in a variant that has not yet been explicitly discussed in court. Those affected should receive a new official letter to remove the controversial signs, against which a lawsuit will … Read more

Freiburg Resident Parking Fees – Latest Updates and Changes

Freiburg Resident Parking Fees – Latest Updates and Changes

Freiburg (dpa/lsw) – After a sensational ruling, Freiburg is increasing prices for residential parking again, but remains well below previous fee levels. From December 1st, a uniform annual fee of 200 euros will be due, as the city announced on Tuesday. The annual tariff has been 30 euros since June in a kind of transitional … Read more

Freiburg Resident Parking Fees: New 200 Euro Annual Charge, Ruling Impact

Freiburg Resident Parking Fees – Latest Updates and Changes

Freiburg (dpa/lsw) – After a sensational ruling on resident parking, Freiburg is raising prices again, but remaining well below previous fee levels. From December 1st, a uniform annual fee of 200 euros will be due, as the Black Forest metropolis announced on Tuesday. The annual tariff has been 30 euros since June in a kind … Read more

How the European Wildcat Population is Thriving in Southwest Germany

How the European Wildcat Population is Thriving in Southwest Germany

Freiburg (dpa/lsw) – More and more specimens of the strictly protected European wildcat are sneaking through the forests in the southwest. “The development has been going upwards for years,” said Andrea Lehning, consultant for wildcat protection and forests at the Federal Association for the Environment and Nature Conservation Germany (BUND). According to experts, it is … Read more

Defense Industry in South Baden: Companies and Production of Armaments in the Region

Defense Industry in South Baden: Companies and Production of Armaments in the Region

Companies in South Baden also produce armaments. However, the importance of the industry is less here than in the Lake Constance region. It is Franz Josef Strau’s most visible legacy in Freiburg. The long-time CSU leader, former Bavarian Prime Minister and ex-Federal Defense Minister, who died in 1988, is responsible for the fact that navigation … Read more

Wild Cats in Baden-Württemberg: Population Growth and Conservation Efforts

Wild Cats in Baden-Württemberg: Population Growth and Conservation Efforts

Freiburg (dpa) – It is estimated that several hundred of the strictly protected wild cats live in Baden-Württemberg and their number is increasing. “They now populate the entire Rhine plain, and from there this wild animal species is increasingly spreading towards the east,” said a spokeswoman for the Baden-Württemberg Forestry Experimental and Research Institute (FVA). … Read more