MUNICH—Half a century ago, a German sculptor’s widow and an elite Bavarian boarding school agreed on a novel way to cover her son’s tuition: She donated a bronze horse that her husband had made for Adolf Hitler.

The 10-foot-tall horse still stands in the school’s courtyard, unremarked until early this month, when a Munich newspaper wrote about it. The revelation has sparked a battle between the Schloss Ising boarding school and local…

Police have found the body of a missing teenager in a small town near the eastern German city of Dresden after she was kidnapped and reportedly held ransom for 1.2 million euros (1.3 million dollars), a police spokesman said Tuesday.Police discovered the body in a yard Monday evening in the town of Lampersdorf.Two men, ages 39 and 61, were subsequently arrested in the Saxon capital, Dresden, and in the southern state of Bavaria.Identified only by her first name, Anneli, 17, went missing Thursday Read more [...]

Police in Germany have found a body not far from the home of kidnapped German teenager Anneli Marie.The discovery was made late last night at a remote farmhouse in the village of Klipphausen, near her home in the city of Meissen. The 17-year-old was snatched last Thursday as she walked her dog and her family, who are wealthy business owners, were subsequently contacted by the kidnappers, who demanded €1million for her safe return. The family released a letter where they said they would pay Read more [...]

On Sunday, Bavaria’s interior minister Joachim Herrmann demanded more police checks on the Austrian border. "Given the huge problems on Bavaria’s border with Austria, the federal police must be significantly strengthened," Herrmann said. An Austrian police source told the Kronen Zeitung that Bavaria would only be “harming itself if it tries to reintroduce pre-Schengen border controls”. Countries belonging to the Schengen area allow passport-free movement across their borders, making Read more [...]

Hohenfels, Germany, Aug 14 (CTK correspondent) - The Allied Spirit exercise, currently underway in Hohenfels, Bavaria, is a great contribution to the Czech Republic, Colonel Josef Kopecky, commander of the 7th mechanised brigade who is the first Czech officer to command allied units, told CTK Friday. "The benefit rests in that we train with Czechs on Czech territory, while here, we train within NATO. This means that we can get to learn our partners, individual doctrines are being Read more [...]

Beer has undergone a revolution of sorts as craft beers have exploded onto the market. Breweries worldwide now make extravagantly flavorful beers with equally excessive names like Sweet Baby Jesus, Hell or High Watermelon and Arrogant Bastard. From IPAs and Belgian wheats to imperial stouts and London porters, it seems as if every beer has had its moment in recent years—except for the lowly lager. Despite the fact that lagers are, by sales Read more [...]

BELGRADE – Germany will not return to Serbia people from the Middle East and Africa that managed to reach the EU across the territory of Serbia and then filed for asylum in Germany, said Oliver Platzer, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry in the southern state of Bavaria. We would return these people, in line with the Dublin Regulation, to the EU countries exclusively, such as Hungary, Austria or Italy, which they entered first and registered there as asylum seekers, Platzer told Politika. The Read more [...]

A 2.636Mb PDF of this article as it appeared in the magazine—complete with images—is available by clicking HERE Bavaria has big plans regarding the collection of structural data from its towns, cities and municipalities. The largest of Germany's 16 states, Bavaria is steeped in history and is home to cities containing modernized residential areas as well as historical districts with structures that date back centuries. Over the next few years Bavaria wants to update its data archives Read more [...]

The incident took place on Bus No. 286, as it passed through the city of Erlangen. Some 15 asylum seekers then heard an annoucment by Sven Latteyer, who said in English: “Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, from all over the world in this bus – I want to say something. I want to say welcome. Welcome to Germany, welcome to my country. Have a nice day.” The city of Erlangen is home to a melting pot of more than 150 different nationalities. Consequently, refugees and immigrants are a common Read more [...]

A youngster has made an sudden find while swimming in a lake within the German Alps: a 500-gram (17.6-ounce) bar of gold. The gold bar that the 16-year-old girl discovered while swimming in Königssee lake in the German state of Bavaria weighs about 500 grams (around 1.1 pounds) and measures 6 centimeters (nearly 2.5 inches) in length. A police spokesman said: “There is no Treasure of Silver Lake”, adding the area had been thoroughly searched and no more gold was found. The 500g bar, which Read more [...]