Scheuer: germany-takt not an obstacle

The city should become an ICE system stop: this is what local politicians and the coburg chamber of commerce are calling for, meaning that an ICE train should stop in coburg every two hours in each direction. So far, six ICE trains travel to coburg every day (three in each direction); from december 2019, there will be eight. This is how the railroad plans.

Deutsche bahn CEO richard lutz is said to have promised even more, wrote coburg member of parliament hans michelbach (CSU) on 3. July in a letter to federal transport minister andreas scheuer (CSU): at an early breakfast meeting on 27 july. June lutz "has assured that coburg will be integrated into the long-distance network at two-hour intervals when the deutschland-takt is introduced". ICE and IC connections currently pay for long-distance traffic. The deutschland-takt is scheduled to take effect in 2030, but according to the federal ministry of transportation, it will be launched in the first regions as early as 2021. The deutschland-takt aims to better coordinate local and long-distance traffic; on major axes, trains are to run every half hour.

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100 Wines to taste at the wine experience main-suden

100 wines to taste at the wine experience main-suden

Around 100 wines from more than 30 winegrowers from the communities around the maindreieck can be tasted to your heart’s content. The "wine experience main-suden" in the historic town hall of frickenhausen on sunday, 29. April, goes beyond its previous scope. At the same time, the exhibition "wine and architecture" is opened, which can be seen for the first time in franconia.

The eibelstadt administrative community and the frickenhausen winegrowers’ association are leading the way in organizing the regional tasting event. In the three years since the foundation, however, the circle has become considerably larger. Vintners from randersacker and kleinochsenfurt are now part of it. And this year, wineries from segnitz, obernbreit and sulzfeld will also present themselves in the hall of the spat gothic town hall.

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A very special birthday: gerti hartlohner celebrates her 80th birthday. Birthday

A very special birthday: gerti hartlohner celebrates her 80th birthday. Birthday

Her parents' general store, which she took over at an early age, determined the life of the jubilarian gertrud hartlohner. In the 1970s, she added fashion items to the assortment; the company adler-moden regularly held exhibitions in the store. Later, when she was struggling to care for her husband, she gave up the store.

Gerti, as everyone calls her, was born and went to school in windheim and is firmly rooted in her home community. She raised three children and is happy about her five grandchildren. With her husband michael, she traveled through the alps in a camper van she had converted herself and organized pilgrimages to maria vesperbild over many years. She is a member of the vdk local association and is still active in the association, whose chairman, josef trebes, celebrated her 80th birthday. Happy birthday. Mayor thomas loffler conveyed the congratulations of the municipality of steinbach am wald, pastor cyriac chittukalam, irmi neubauer and antonie schneider wished the jubilarian all the best on behalf of the parish community. 

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Why the church wall has a belly

It is a very rare event when the figures from the riemenschneider altar in the parish church of st. Maria magdalena in munnerstadt to be removed. This year was the time: because of the church renovation, exactly this action of notes, it says in a press release of the parish

St. Maria magdalena munnerstadt. In a lecture with pictures, paul ziegler will go into the history of the building on tuesday, 10. December, from 19.30 o’clock, in the hall of the cafe "zum baren at the market square in munnerstadt on the events.

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Crankshaft, fire hoses and protective equipment

Crankshaft, fire hoses and protective equipment

On wednesday afternoon, there was a lot going on in the courtyard of the fierster fire station: the fierster fire department invited visitors to an exciting firefighting course as part of the vacation program of the ebern associations, which is organized by the kulturring ebern (culture ring ebern). Around 15 children from ebern and the surrounding area accepted the invitation and arrived at 4 p.M. With sturdy shoes and sun protection.

Protective equipment explained

The children listened intently to firefighter mario holzmann as he explained the protective equipment of a firefighter. Here it turned out that the children already knew well about it. Also on the question, which telephone number one must dial, if it burns, came like from the pistol shot "na the 112".

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A brawler in traffic

Mutual aggressiveness and belligerence was on wednesday afternoon of two motorists near randersacker must both pay dearly. The two men, aged 32 and 23, were driving their cars on the B13 in the direction of ochsenfurt. A 23-year old BMW driver felt encouraged by the close approach of a 32-year old. As he turned left onto the turn lane to the highway to nurnberg, he flashed his middle finger at another motorist who was passing him on the bundesstrabe in his nissan, the police report says. This gesture prompted the nissan driver to move his vehicle into the turning lane just ahead of the BMW driver and apply the emergency brake. The BMW driver also stepped on the brake pedal, but was unable to avoid a rear-end collision. The two brawlers now have to bear not only a damage of 2000 euros, which no insurance will compensate them, according to the police. Investigation proceedings were also initiated against both of them for dangerous interference with road traffic, harassment, insulting behavior and numerous violations of traffic regulations. These are offenses that can be punished by the judiciary, including the revocation of driving licenses.

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More than two million philippines in need after floods

More than two million philippines in need after floods

After the devastating floods, more than two million people urgently need help. Since the beginning of the week, 36 people have died in the capital manila and surrounding provinces, the civil defense bureau reported on thursday. Floods receded slowly, but monsoon rains continued in some provinces.

President benigno aquino visits residents of hard-hit manila neighborhoods. "We will not leave you in the lurch," he promised. In the long run, people in particularly dangerous parts of the city might have to be relocated, the president said.

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More than 36 million unemployed in the us since march

more than 36 million unemployed in the us since march

The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the u.S. Labor market: more than 36 million people have lost their jobs in the united states since the crisis came to a head in mid march.

In the week to 9. May, nearly three million people filed initial applications for unemployment benefits, according to the U.S. Department of labor on thursday. In the previous seven weeks, more than 33 million people had already applied for such aid – more than ever before in such a short time.

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Ju is for participation in corona study

The executive committee of the young union local association forchheim opposes the decision of the mayor of oberburg, uwe kirschstein (SPD), not to participate in the "covid kids bavaria" study with any of the city’s daycare centers participate. This decision means that "an opportunity for research into the virus is being missed", the JU in forchheim emphasizes in its statement.

People should take advantage of the opportunity to take part in tests, it continues. Because they were "helping to stop the spread of the virus in our city". Even if the children showed no symptoms, they could still pass the virus on to their grandparents, for example, argues JU local chairman florian dietz.

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Snow and ice affect long-distance traffic in the north

Snow and ice affect long-distance traffic in the north

German railroad long-distance traffic was severely disrupted during the night on saturday due to weather-related disruptions in large parts of northern germany.

Several places are not expected to be accessible by long-distance trains until the early hours of the morning, including bremen, kiel, lubeck and westerland, according to deutsche bahn. In the search for specific travel connections, among other things, turnarounds due to snow and ice in the hannover and hamburg area are indicated.

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