Businesses. Most retail stores are still open for half a day on Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24th and New Year’s Eve, Friday, December 31th. The situation is different for the official public holidays. On these days, all stores remain closed: on Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25th, on New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1st and on “Epiphany”, Thursday, January 6th.
Municipal offices and facilities. These are only closed on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and on public holidays. From Monday, January 3rd, the usual office hours and opening times will apply again. Some of the offices and facilities in the suburbs of Bühl, Bebenhausen, Hagelloch, Hirschau, Kilchberg, Pfrondorf and Weilheim have different opening hours, which are listed at www.tuebingen.de/feiertagsregelung.
Tübingen Public Library. The main branch of the public library will be closed from December 24th to January 3rd inclusive. Important: During this time it is not possible to return items via the return machine and the mailbox. The Derendingen, Waldhäuser-Ost and Wanne branches will be closed from December 23rd to January 9th. More information at: https://www.tuebingen.de/presse#/35333
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Plätzchen in der Weihnachtszeit. Foto: tünews INTERNATIONAL / Kerstin Markl.