
The beaver is back in the district of Tübingen
For centuries, the beaver was intensively hunted in Germany and almost went extinct in the 20th century. Now it is reclaiming its habitat in Germany, including in the district of Tübingen. Through…

Beware of caterpillars on oak trees
The oak processionary moth is a type of a butterfly. Its offspring is a caterpillar, that emerges starting end of May. Its “stinging” hair can cause skin inflammations with strong itching, inflammations…

Kostenloses Saatgut für Gemüse
Der Landkreis Tübingen verteilt kostenloses Saatgut an seine BürgerInnen im Rahmen der Aktion „Blühende Vielfalt im Vorgarten und auf dem Balkon“. Wer im Landkreis Tübingen wohnt und zuhause auf dem Balkon oder…

Colorful Easter eggs
Why are Easter eggs colorful? Children would be told: so that they can more easily find the eggs that the Easter Bunny hides for them in the green grass. But that’s just…

Sandy greetings from Sahara
Currently, warm air from North Africa is flowing into Germany. This air brings not only warmth, but also dust from the Sahara Desert. Anyone who has left their car outside will find…

Nouruz
By Mostafa Elyasian In Iran, Kurdistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan, people celebrate the beginning of spring and the new year on March 21st. This festival, which has a tradition of over 2500 years,…

Report housing for refugees from Ukraine
The district of Tübingen is urgently looking for further accommodation for refugees from Ukraine. The provision of the Kreissporthalle Tübingen as an arrival center for refugees is not sufficient for the demand….

The district of Tübingen prepares for refugees from Ukraine
About 19,000 refugees from Ukraine are registered in Germany so far, according to the Federal Ministry of the Interior (as of March 5th). However, there are probably already many more. This is…

Women’s Film Days in Tübingen
The Tübingen/Reutlingen city group of the TERRE DES FEMMES e.V. association is organizing a film festival from Thursday, March 3 to Sunday, March 6 with internationally awarded feature films and documentaries about…

Vacation program during the carnival vacations in Tübingen
During the carnival vacations from February 28 to March 4, the Pixelwerkstatt and the German-American Institute (d.a.i) offer a vacation program for children and teenagers. The d.a.i offers English courses from 5th…

Those tested are allowed to shop again
The 3G rule is back in force in the retail sector. This means that apart from vaccinated and recovered people, anyone with a current negative Corona test can shop in retail shops…

Student card during the vacations is not a proof of testing
During the Christmas vacations, the student ID will no longer suffice as proof of testing on buses and trains as of Thursday, December 23rd. The reason is the contagious Omikron variant of…

DRK Tests in Tübingen Free of Charge
In Tübingen, there are still free rapid corona tests without prerequisites. The German Red Cross (DRK) offers these tests three times a week: on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. According to DRK, the…

Corona citizen tests will cost three euros from July
There will be no more free Corona citizenship tests as of July. This was stated by Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach. From Thursday, June 30, three euros per rapid test must be…

Corona vaccination for children from the age of five
Experts expect that more people will be infected with the Corona virus again in the fall and winter. Therefore, the Standing Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) now recommends vaccination for healthy children between…

Monkeypox: no general danger
In Germany, some people are infected with monkeypox. Will this disease become a new pandemic? Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach sees no general danger for the population. The pathogen is known and…

Daycare centers and schools freed from corona tests
First the masks were dropped. Now the corona tests are now also omitted. After the Easter holidays, the pupils in Baden-Württemberg no longer have to be tested. The obligation to test also…

Reduced vaccination offer in the district
As the demand for vaccinations against the Corona virus in the district of Tübingen has dropped sharply, many of the vaccination facilities set up especially for this purpose are closing: – Alte…