Germany

Next year, the quaint town in Saxony-Anhalt will celebrate 30 years of world heritage status. Once you visit, it’s easy to see why

I yearn for the days when the news took a proper summer break and non-news would entertain us

Germany needs to make its pools safer. In the meantime, where’s David Hasselhoff when you need him?

The longest-running German music festival is a treat for all Wagner fans. Tickets, however, can be hard to come by

The AfD’s recent electoral victory is set to cause chaos in the country

Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland party could be on the verge of securing an unprecedented governing post in the Sonneberg district

The lead singer of legendary rock band Rammstein faces accusations of grooming young fans for his pleasure

With his “music that doesn't disturb” the German became one of the biggest-selling recording artists in Europe

Carl Orff’s choral masterwork Carmina Burana was feted by the Nazis. But was he a willing collaborator or a canny survivor?

This week, I swapped motorways for the Rhine. If the EU's plans for licenses materialise, maybe the change will be permanent

The June 1953 uprising by east Germans has become a footnote to history – but not for the few surviving eyewitnesses

The fate of Wittenberg’s antisemitic sculpture on the wall of the town church remains in dispute

New series A Small Light explores Miep Gies’s acts of humanity – and it prompted a look at my own family history

Wherever she went, the breakout role which made her name always seemed to be at her shoulder

Germany's Green Party is facing a public backlash as their policies struggle to gain support and voters ditch them in their droves

Germany has returned 1,117 looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, but who really owns them?

East Germany’s first black policeman started the 1990s as a media phenomenon, but ended it in jail. A new series tells his story

Expat Turks have had the chance to remove Erdoğan and restore democracy in the process. Will they have seized this chance?

The German was behind some of the greatest war images ever taken by some of the best news photographers ever to wield a Leica

A new book eschews cosy nostalgia to explore the fractures that Europe’s picture postcard tourist traps keep hidden

In Germany today, a lot of stereotypes between the East and the West remain. This is far from healthy

The German media can see the damage Brexit has done, even if the Europhobes can’t

She was on her way to becoming a tennis all-time great. Then, 30 years ago, an attacker changed history

Don’t expect a kitchen photo-op from Olaf Scholz and his wife, Britta Ernst, any time soon

The Red Baron shot down a total of 80 allied aircraft in a flying career that made his name immortal both in aerial combat and the history of aviation itself

Germany has shut down its last remaining nuclear power plants, despite concerns over volatile power grids and rising energy costs

Berlin is lively and welcoming. But, reminders of past horrors are ever-present across the city

Charles III dazzles in his first official trip to Germany, impressing with his language skills and sense of humour

Grandbrothers’ new release Late Reflections matches the landmark’s emotional heft

Germans are renowned for their efficiency – but when it comes to recycling, we need to separate the fact from the fiction

How Brigitte Reimann, once an idealistic socialist, wrote one of Germany’s great post-war novels

The former chancellor’s reputation may be in tatters, but the diet plan devised by his fifth wife has done wonders for his waistline