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Buses and Naldo honeycombs become more expensive

Passengers will have to pay more for single journeys from October 1, 2024. This was announced by Stadtwerke Tübingen and the Naldo transport association. Anyone with a Deutschlandticket will not be affected by the price increase. From October 1, a one-way ticket for adults on the TüBus operated by Stadtwerke Tübingen will cost 3.40 euros (previously: 3.10 euros). Children under the age of 15 will have to pay 1.80 euros instead of 1.70 euros. “Four-trip tickets are ten percent cheaper than the same number of one-way tickets,“ says Stadtwerke. In future, a TüBus day ticket will cost adults 5.90 euros… Read More

The Tafel takes a break

The Tübingen and Rottenburg Tafel will be closed for four weeks during the vacations. In Tübingen, the Tafel will reopen on Tuesday, September 10, in Rottenburg on Monday, September 9. In both cities, the food sharers receive surplus food from supermarkets and bakeries. In Tübingen, these goods can be found in the eight „Fairteiler“ in the city area, in Weilheim town hall and in the Protestant parish hall in Kusterdingen. In Rottenburg, too, the food is distributed via three „Fairteiler“. During the summer break, the volunteers at the Tafel will be able to relax. There will also be a major… Read More

More than 1000 apprenticeship vacancies

The new training year begins on September 1. Those interested still have a chance of finding an apprenticeship. According to figures from the employment agency, just under 1,600 training places had not yet been filled in the districts of Tübingen and Reutlingen by July. Companies are urgently looking for young talent In mid-July, more than 600 apprenticeships were still unfilled in the area of the Reutlingen Chamber of Crafts. „Our companies are urgently looking for young talent“, says Christiane Nowottny from the Chamber of Skilled Crafts. The skilled crafts sector offers „excellent career opportunities and a secure professional future“, said… Read More

Duty of winter road clearance

In Germany, private citizens are generally required to clear snow in winter and grit when it is slippery. Most cities and municipalities regulate where and to what extent in their own bylaws. If you live in Tübingen, you are responsible for all public traffic areas that run alongside your house. Anyone who lives in a house, regardless of whether they are a tenant or a house owner, must clear snow and spread ice. The obligation to clear and spread snow applies primarily to pavements, footpaths and stairways. However, it also applies to other public traffic areas, such as the waiting… Read More

French Film Days in Tübingen

Around 100 films from the French-speaking world can be seen at the French Film Festival in Tübingen and Stuttgart until November 9. The 39th edition of the festival is once again the largest showcase of Francophone cinema in the German-speaking world. The annual event in 2022 will not only take place in cinemas in Tübingen and Stuttgart, but also online: Some of the films can be seen online from November 10 to 17. Most of the films will be shown in French, with a few in English. But there are always German or English subtitles. The motto of the current… Read More

Six want to be the boss in Tübingen’s town hall

Many candidates’ posters are currently hanging on the roadside in Tübingen. Two women and four men are running for mayor on Sunday, 23 October—including Boris Palmer, who has been in office for 16 years. Each term of office lasts eight years. The OB candidates will introduce themselves at a municipal information evening. The event begins on Wednesday, 5 October, at 7 p.m. in the Hermann-Hepper-Halle and will also be broadcast on the internet. Around 69,000 citizens of Tübingen are eligible to vote. They must be German citizens or citizens of a Member State of the European Union and at least… Read More

Wüste Welle—Open Day

The free radio station Wüste Welle and the editorial staff NewcomerNEWS are offering free (taster) workshops next Friday and Saturday, 07.10. and 08.10.2022. Participants will gain an insight into the basics of radio journalism, for example, or how to create their own programme. You can take different workshops individually and also participate without prior registration. Participation is open to all, newcomers from other countries are especially welcome. Info: https://www.wueste-welle.de/events/view/id/191762/date/1665093600 tun22100601 www.tuenews.de Das Studio des Radios Wüste Welle in Tübingen. Foto: tünews INTERNATIONAL / Mostafa Elyasian.

The dai invites refugee women to dance

The German-American Institute (dai) in Tübingen was founded 70 years ago. To celebrate this anniversary with guests, the dai is making new offers. One offer is “Liberty Dance”, a dance course for refugee women and women with a migration background. It starts on Saturday, 24 September, at 2 p.m. and lasts until 3.30 p.m. in the dai hall at Karlstraße 3. Every Saturday, the dai writes, the aim is to “dance, relax, laugh and simply celebrate the joy of movement”. The course costs nothing. Participants can come without registration. Info: All information about the dai—language courses, events and the public… Read More

Intercultural Week under the motto “#offen geht” (#open goes)

Every year in autumn, the Intercultural Week takes place nationwide. This year the events are from 12 September to 23 October. Many offices, institutions, initiatives and associations organise a programme with information, participation, cultural and discussion offers. In Tübingen, the Intercultural Week has existed in its current form since 2003, and Tübingen offers more than 30 events. The events include children’s and family activities, readings, storytelling, exhibitions, culinary offerings, concerts, music and dance performances, art events, church services, health offers and workshops. Programme of events Intercultural Week in Tübingen at: https://www.tuebingen.de/Dateien/interkulturelle_woche_2022.pdf and www.tuebingen.de/iwo tun22090605 www.tuenews.de Interkulturelle Woche in Tübingen 2022… Read More

Buy tickets again: Buses and trains after the 9-euro ticket

September 1st will mark the end of the nine-euro ticket. Therefore, all passengers of buses and trains will have to buy a ticket again before departing. For refugees from Ukraine, there will be no more returning fees for local transport fares. The Association of German Transport Companies had already announced this in May. The cheapest way to get a ticket in Tübingen is for owners of the KreisBonusCard: they can buy a monthly pass for the TüBus for 15 euros. Alternatively, there are discounted tickets for four; Four tickets then cost only 5.20 euros, for children 2.60 euros. The pupil’s… Read More

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