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Death of Body Worlds founder
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Latest: Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Body Worlds, Dies at 81
German anatomist Gunther von Hagens, who invented plastination in the 1970s and founded the Institute for Plastination in Heidelberg, died on 24 July 2026 at age 81. His death followed a cerebral haemorrhage in a Heidel
German 2026 school summer break traffic surge
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Latest: Bavarian holiday traffic surge causes A3 crash and Fernpass closure
The coordinated nine‑day summer break began on 29 July, with Bavaria starting its six‑week vacation a day later on 31 July. All 16 German states are now on holiday, covering roughly 11 million pupils in general and vocat
2026 Austrian & German summer festivals
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Latest: Summer festivals enliven towns across Germany and Austria
The late‑July to early‑August 2026 festival season continued to see a surge of open‑air events across Austria and neighboring Germany. In Austria, Gmunden relaunched its historic Altstadtfest with free live music and fam
German drunk‑driving crash sentencing
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Latest: Freiburg Car Crash Kills Three, Driver Admits Alcohol‑Impaired Driving
A German driver who caused a collision on Bundesstraße 3 between Schallstadt and Freiburg was sentenced to probation. The crash, involving a family car that had been driven while the driver was heavily intoxicated (blood
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Heidelberg and Butzbach schedule public tours in August 2026
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