Around 20,000 homes lost power early on Monday morning in a city in the southwest state of Baden-Württemberg. The grid operator says it looks like there was an arson attack on a power station.
New smoking restrictions have come into force in Baden-Württemberg, extending bans to many outdoor spaces and adding the use of e-cigarettes. Here’s how the state's smoking rules have changed.
From alpine lakes to fairy‑tale castles and Black Forest panoramas, these eight destinations capture Baden‑Württemberg at its most beautiful, surprising and quietly unforgettable.
The Greens managed a strong comeback and an historic win in Baden-Württemberg's elections, and the CDU is not happy about it. We break down five key takeaways from this nail-biting regional vote.
Could you be a scent detective? Baden‑Württemberg’s Environment Agency is looking for volunteers to take part in a year‑long investigation into the source of Ulm’s periodic and unexplained stinks.
A large fire broke out in an industrial area in the German city of Freiburg on Wednesday evening. The blaze has since been contained, but clean-up and monitoring efforts continue.
German cities are known for their huge kebab offerings. But the local branch of the Christian Democrats in the city of Heilbronn wants to see an upper limit on the number of kebab shops.
Christmas is a time when Germany's south-west really shines. The region's Christmas markets, or 'Weihnachtsmärkte', are one of the highlights of the festive season.
Stuttgart is the capital city of Baden-Württemberg and the sixth largest city in Germany. But here are 10 facts you may not already know about the city, even if you live there.
Though the 7-day incidence of Covid infections in the state stands at more than 1,000 per 100,000 people, the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg has ended the 2G-plus rules in bars and restaurants, and in its ski resorts.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was in crisis mode Monday after suffering heavy losses in two regional polls, seen as a rebuke of its pandemic management six months before a general election.
Baden-Württemberg, one of Germany's prosperous car regions, will go to the polls on Sunday - and the result is set to give a flavour of what might come in the country's national elections.
Starting on Monday March 1st, numerous hair salons, flower shops and home and garden stores in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg are allowed to reopen.
A 26-year-old man is believed to have shot dead his mother and father and four other people in a town in southwest Germany on Friday, police said, leaving two others seriously wounded.
A decision in a long-running court dispute on whether a Swabian distillery can call their whisky "Glen Buchenbach"- or if that name is too Scottish - is expected on Thursday.
On Monday, a large group of migrants at a refugee centre aggressively prevented police from detaining a man who was to be deported. Authorities have now responded by sending hundreds of officers to the refugee home in Ellwangen.
Germany may be Europe's largest economy, but massive inequalities remain between regions. Last year, wealthier states such as Bavaria shelled out a record amount in support for poorer regions, new figures revealed on Thursday.
