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St. Jakobus in Laaber is the main church of the Roman Catholic parish of Laaber, which also includes the churches of St. Laurentius in Bergstetten , St. Johannes Baptist in Großetzenberg and St. Maria in Endorf . The church is located in the Upper Palatinate district of Regensburg in Bavaria (Kirchplatz 17).
History and design
The oldest parts of the church date back to the 15th century. The tower was renovated in 1735 and the nave was expanded in 1738. In the middle of the 18th century, the church was decorated with foliage and ribbons and later with rococo shells . The ceiling fresco depicts the beheading of Saint James the Elder . It was designed by Otto Gebhard in 1750 , and the same fresco can also be found in Cham in the parish church of St. Jakob .
Further restorations took place in 1884 and in 1952 by Hanns Beckers . The interior was renovated in 1997. During the renovation in 1952, the church was rotated 90 degrees and significantly expanded.
The high altar, which shows the glorification of James, was moved into the newly created choir room . The high altar dates from the late 17th century and was allegedly consecrated by the Regensburg bishop Franz Wilhelm Graf von Wartenberg . In the altar table there are supposedly relics of Saint James. The newly created ceiling painting depicts the calling of the Apostle James. The altarpiece on the side altar shows the motif “ The Seven Holy Refuges ”.
The oldest piece of equipment is a Romanesque baptismal font from the 13th century with a Gothic base.
The epitaph of Hadmar IV von Laaber shows him in high medieval armor. The inscription on the epitaph reads: Anno. dni. m. cccc . xx. at . the . little child. Day . died. the noble. Mr . Hadmar. the old h'r. between lab. God has mercy on him and gives the date of death as December 28, 1420. Hadmar was born in 1364 and was, among other things, mayor of Regensburg.
Next to the east entrance is the St. James Bell from 1786. Due to damage in 1976, it was replaced by the “Peace Bell” in the spring of 1982.
Laaber is a market in the Upper Palatinate district of Regensburg in Bavaria and the seat of the Laaber administrative community .
The place has had market rights since the late 14th century and is now the location of numerous commercial businesses. The castle ruins are a well-known landmark in the Labertal.
Until the church was founded
The name of the place was first mentioned as “Labere” around 1040. In 1128 it was referred to as “Labera”, in 1180 as “Labara”, in 1186 as “Laber” and finally in 1712 as “Laaber”. The origin of the place name goes back to the Schwarze Laber . The name of this river comes from the term “labara”, which in the language of the Central European Celts meant something like “the chattering, rushing one”.
The history of the Laaber market has been determined for centuries by the fortunes and personalities of the noble family of the same name. Today the old remains of Laaber Castle and some documents still bear witness to this famous noble family.
In connection with the founding of the Reichenbach Monastery, the Lords of Laaber were mentioned for the first time in a document in 1118. Previously they called themselves after Brunn and most likely descended directly from the Regensburg burgrave Babo. They are therefore related to the Riedenburgers . They have been related by marriage to the neighboring Abensbergers since the middle of the 12th century.
Their involvement in public life in the empire and country in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries was significant and has been documented continuously in documents and archives since 1181. In the period from 1334 to 1337, for example, Hadmar von Laaber was the mayor of Regensburg, and in 1366 Ulrich von Laaber was mayor of Nuremberg. Hadmar IV, whose tombstone was placed in the parish church of Laaber, was in Berlin with Emperor Charles IV in 1374 and was also mayor of Regensburg a few years later.
The knightly von Laaber family also distinguished itself in the field of poetry and minne singing. The most famous work is “The Hunt” by minstrel Hadmar III . At the beginning of the 15th century, the von Laaber family was still considered very rich. They had properties in the entire area from Nuremberg to Regensburg. But with the passing of Hadmar IV in 1420, during whose lifetime Laaber had been granted market rights, the change began, the division of goods, sales and thus the destruction of the property.
It remained in the hands of descendants until 1465, but when the last of the von Laaber family, Hadmar VII, died ten years later, the rights over the castle and town and the rule were divided between dukes and administrative administrators. Laaber then came into the possession of the Duke of Bavaria-Landshut , who had a court and nursing office built here. When a separate Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg was formed from George the Rich's share of Bavaria-Landshut between 1503 and 1505, Laaber was also added. The introduction of Lutheranism by Ottheinrich in Neuburg - and also in Laaber - took place in the 1530s . Until 1618, the pastors in Laaber and the surrounding area were Lutheran. In the following centuries, Laaber remained a nursing office for the Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg and shared the fate of this area. In 1778 it was returned to Bavaria together with the Palatinate lands. Laaber has had its market rights since 1393 after a charter was granted. The political community came into being in 1818.
The Lords of Prunn, Laber, Breitenegg and their rule from 1080 to 1475
The family tree of the Lords of Laaber was created by Hund and Aventinus. Franz Xaver Scheuerer presented the work as a new version in the fall of 1980. Both spellings also appear, Herren von Laaber and Laber. They were strict Catholics.
Incorporations
Before the municipal reform , all places in today's municipality belonged to the Parsberg district . On January 1, 1971, the community of Endorf was incorporated. On July 1, 1971, Bergstetten and Großetzenberg were added. A small part of the dissolved community of Haag with fewer than ten inhabitants was added on May 1, 1978. The Parsberg district was dissolved in 1972, and Laaber became part of the Regensburg district. On January 1, 2014, part of the dissolved unincorporated area of Pielenhofer Wald to the right of the Naab was incorporated.
Population development
Between 1988 and 2018, the market grew from 4,595 to 5,222 by 627 residents or by 13.7%.
Architectural monuments
Catholic parish church of St. James
Catholic subsidiary church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Anger
Catholic branch church of St. Laurentius in Bergstetten
Catholic branch church of the Nativity of Mary in Endorf
Catholic branch church of St. John the Baptist in Großetzenberg
Catholic subsidiary church of St. Joseph in Weißenkirchen
Waldetzenberg Church
Bergstetten Castle
Archaeological monuments
Burgstall Durchelenburg
Eselsburg castle stables
Martinsberg castle stables
Laaber castle ruins
Reason for the coat of arms: The Laaber market is located, overlooked by the mighty castle, embedded in the Black Laber river valley, which gave the place and the dynasty of the Lords of Laaber who lived there their name. Laaber was the center of the imperial rule of the same name. Hadamar IV of Laaber granted the town market rights in 1393 in a large letter of freedom. In 1435, Duke Heinrich of Bavaria-Landshut acquired the rule and gave the market its coat of arms in 1442. Like the coat of arms of Kallmünz, it contains three diamonds in a reduction of the sovereign's coat of arms, but also the reduced Palatine Bavarian lion. The image was also used in the market's seal and banner and was intended to be displayed on the market gates. Later seals emphasized the slope of the side diamonds more strongly. In the 19th century, the lion's head was mistakenly made into a sheep's head. However, the coat of arms was later corrected. The current detailed design of the coat of arms has changed compared to the coat of arms of the 1960s: the crowned lion's head was enlarged to form the central coat of arms and the three diamonds were included as a greatly reduced decoration in the tips of the significantly less elaborate crown.
This coat of arms has been used since 1442.
Personalities
Hadamar von Laber (around 1300–around 1360), important medieval poet
Ludwig Auer (1839–1914), elementary school teacher, writer, publisher and entrepreneur, was born in Laaber
Henning Müller-Buscher (* 1944), German musicologist and publisher ( Laaber-Verlag )
Maria Scharfenberg (* 1952), Bavarian state politician ( Alliance 90/The Greens ), lives in Laaber
Albert Schmid (* 1945), former federal politician ( SPD ), was born in Laaber and lives there
Laaber is a market in the Upper Palatinate district of Regensburg in Bavaria and the seat of the Laaber administrative community .
The place has had market rights since the late 14th century and is now the location of numerous commercial businesses. The castle ruins are a well-known landmark in the Labertal.
Until the church was founded
The name of the place was first mentioned as “Labere” around 1040. In 1128 it was referred to as “Labera”, in 1180 as “Labara”, in 1186 as “Laber” and finally in 1712 as “Laaber”. The origin of the place name goes back to the Schwarze Laber . The name of this river comes from the term “labara”, which in the language of the Central European Celts meant something like “the chattering, rushing one”.
The history of the Laaber market has been determined for centuries by the fortunes and personalities of the noble family of the same name. Today the old remains of Laaber Castle and some documents still bear witness to this famous noble family.
In connection with the founding of the Reichenbach Monastery, the Lords of Laaber were mentioned for the first time in a document in 1118. Previously they called themselves after Brunn and most likely descended directly from the Regensburg burgrave Babo. They are therefore related to the Riedenburgers . They have been related by marriage to the neighboring Abensbergers since the middle of the 12th century.
Their involvement in public life in the empire and country in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries was significant and has been documented continuously in documents and archives since 1181. In the period from 1334 to 1337, for example, Hadmar von Laaber was the mayor of Regensburg, and in 1366 Ulrich von Laaber was mayor of Nuremberg. Hadmar IV, whose tombstone was placed in the parish church of Laaber, was in Berlin with Emperor Charles IV in 1374 and was also mayor of Regensburg a few years later.
The knightly von Laaber family also distinguished itself in the field of poetry and minne singing. The most famous work is “The Hunt” by minstrel Hadmar III . At the beginning of the 15th century, the von Laaber family was still considered very rich. They had properties in the entire area from Nuremberg to Regensburg. But with the passing of Hadmar IV in 1420, during whose lifetime Laaber had been granted market rights, the change began, the division of goods, sales and thus the destruction of the property.
It remained in the hands of descendants until 1465, but when the last of the von Laaber family, Hadmar VII, died ten years later, the rights over the castle and town and the rule were divided between dukes and administrative administrators. Laaber then came into the possession of the Duke of Bavaria-Landshut , who had a court and nursing office built here. When a separate Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg was formed from George the Rich's share of Bavaria-Landshut between 1503 and 1505, Laaber was also added. The introduction of Lutheranism by Ottheinrich in Neuburg - and also in Laaber - took place in the 1530s . Until 1618, the pastors in Laaber and the surrounding area were Lutheran. In the following centuries, Laaber remained a nursing office for the Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg and shared the fate of this area. In 1778 it was returned to Bavaria together with the Palatinate lands. Laaber has had its market rights since 1393 after a charter was granted. The political community came into being in 1818.
The Lords of Prunn, Laber, Breitenegg and their rule from 1080 to 1475
The family tree of the Lords of Laaber was created by Hund and Aventinus. Franz Xaver Scheuerer presented the work as a new version in the fall of 1980. Both spellings also appear, Herren von Laaber and Laber. They were strict Catholics.
Incorporations
Before the municipal reform , all places in today's municipality belonged to the Parsberg district . On January 1, 1971, the community of Endorf was incorporated. On July 1, 1971, Bergstetten and Großetzenberg were added. A small part of the dissolved community of Haag with fewer than ten inhabitants was added on May 1, 1978. The Parsberg district was dissolved in 1972, and Laaber became part of the Regensburg district. On January 1, 2014, part of the dissolved unincorporated area of Pielenhofer Wald to the right of the Naab was incorporated.
Population development
Between 1988 and 2018, the market grew from 4,595 to 5,222 by 627 residents or by 13.7%.
Architectural monuments
Catholic parish church of St. James
Catholic subsidiary church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Anger
Catholic branch church of St. Laurentius in Bergstetten
Catholic branch church of the Nativity of Mary in Endorf
Catholic branch church of St. John the Baptist in Großetzenberg
Catholic subsidiary church of St. Joseph in Weißenkirchen
Waldetzenberg Church
Bergstetten Castle
Archaeological monuments
Burgstall Durchelenburg
Eselsburg castle stables
Martinsberg castle stables
Laaber castle ruins
Reason for the coat of arms: The Laaber market is located, overlooked by the mighty castle, embedded in the Black Laber river valley, which gave the place and the dynasty of the Lords of Laaber who lived there their name. Laaber was the center of the imperial rule of the same name. Hadamar IV of Laaber granted the town market rights in 1393 in a large letter of freedom. In 1435, Duke Heinrich of Bavaria-Landshut acquired the rule and gave the market its coat of arms in 1442. Like the coat of arms of Kallmünz, it contains three diamonds in a reduction of the sovereign's coat of arms, but also the reduced Palatine Bavarian lion. The image was also used in the market's seal and banner and was intended to be displayed on the market gates. Later seals emphasized the slope of the side diamonds more strongly. In the 19th century, the lion's head was mistakenly made into a sheep's head. However, the coat of arms was later corrected. The current detailed design of the coat of arms has changed compared to the coat of arms of the 1960s: the crowned lion's head was enlarged to form the central coat of arms and the three diamonds were included as a greatly reduced decoration in the tips of the significantly less elaborate crown.
This coat of arms has been used since 1442.
Personalities
Hadamar von Laber (around 1300–around 1360), important medieval poet
Ludwig Auer (1839–1914), elementary school teacher, writer, publisher and entrepreneur, was born in Laaber
Henning Müller-Buscher (* 1944), German musicologist and publisher ( Laaber-Verlag )
Maria Scharfenberg (* 1952), Bavarian state politician ( Alliance 90/The Greens ), lives in Laaber
Albert Schmid (* 1945), former federal politician ( SPD ), was born in Laaber and lives there
Frankfurt am Main is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake Main, it forms a continuous conurbation with Offenbach am Main; its urban area has a population of over 2.7 million. The city is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.8 million and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region and the fourth largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union (EU). Frankfurt is one of the de facto four main capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg), as it is home to the European Central Bank, one of the institutional seats of the European Union, while Frankfurt's central business district lies about 90 km (56 mi) northwest of the geographic center of the EU at Gadheim in Lower Franconia. Like France and Franconia, the city is named after the Franks. Frankfurt is the largest city in the Rhenish Franconian dialect area.
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Laaber is a municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany. It lies on the River Schwarze Laber (note the spelling difference).
The now-ruined medieval castle on the hill above the town centre was once the seat of the Lords of Laber, who were influential in the 14th and 15th centuries. Hadamar II of Laber was mayor of Regensburg in 1334, and Ulrich of Laber was mayor of Nuremberg in 1366. The dynasty had some importance as patrons of cultural activities. They contributed financially to the construction of the Scots Monastery in Regensburg, and are recorded as being enthusiastic supporters of jousting events. Hadamar III was a courtly poet (Minnesänger), famous particularly for his poem "Die Jagd" ('the hunt'). The Lords of Laber also owned the castle at Wolfsegg. The House of Laber died out in 1475, with the death of Hadamar VII.
St. Jakobus in Laaber is the main church of the Roman Catholic parish of Laaber, which also includes the churches of St. Laurentius in Bergstetten , St. Johannes Baptist in Großetzenberg and St. Maria in Endorf . The church is located in the Upper Palatinate district of Regensburg in Bavaria (Kirchplatz 17).
History and design
The oldest parts of the church date back to the 15th century. The tower was renovated in 1735 and the nave was expanded in 1738. In the middle of the 18th century, the church was decorated with foliage and ribbons and later with rococo shells . The ceiling fresco depicts the beheading of Saint James the Elder . It was designed by Otto Gebhard in 1750 , and the same fresco can also be found in Cham in the parish church of St. Jakob .
Further restorations took place in 1884 and in 1952 by Hanns Beckers . The interior was renovated in 1997. During the renovation in 1952, the church was rotated 90 degrees and significantly expanded.
The high altar, which shows the glorification of James, was moved into the newly created choir room . The high altar dates from the late 17th century and was allegedly consecrated by the Regensburg bishop Franz Wilhelm Graf von Wartenberg . In the altar table there are supposedly relics of Saint James. The newly created ceiling painting depicts the calling of the Apostle James. The altarpiece on the side altar shows the motif “ The Seven Holy Refuges ”.
The oldest piece of equipment is a Romanesque baptismal font from the 13th century with a Gothic base.
The epitaph of Hadmar IV von Laaber shows him in high medieval armor. The inscription on the epitaph reads: Anno. dni. m. cccc . xx. at . the . little child. Day . died. the noble. Mr . Hadmar. the old h'r. between lab. God has mercy on him and gives the date of death as December 28, 1420. Hadmar was born in 1364 and was, among other things, mayor of Regensburg.
Next to the east entrance is the St. James Bell from 1786. Due to damage in 1976, it was replaced by the “Peace Bell” in the spring of 1982.
Laaber is a market in the Upper Palatinate district of Regensburg in Bavaria and the seat of the Laaber administrative community .
The place has had market rights since the late 14th century and is now the location of numerous commercial businesses. The castle ruins are a well-known landmark in the Labertal.
Until the church was founded
The name of the place was first mentioned as “Labere” around 1040. In 1128 it was referred to as “Labera”, in 1180 as “Labara”, in 1186 as “Laber” and finally in 1712 as “Laaber”. The origin of the place name goes back to the Schwarze Laber . The name of this river comes from the term “labara”, which in the language of the Central European Celts meant something like “the chattering, rushing one”.
The history of the Laaber market has been determined for centuries by the fortunes and personalities of the noble family of the same name. Today the old remains of Laaber Castle and some documents still bear witness to this famous noble family.
In connection with the founding of the Reichenbach Monastery, the Lords of Laaber were mentioned for the first time in a document in 1118. Previously they called themselves after Brunn and most likely descended directly from the Regensburg burgrave Babo. They are therefore related to the Riedenburgers . They have been related by marriage to the neighboring Abensbergers since the middle of the 12th century.
Their involvement in public life in the empire and country in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries was significant and has been documented continuously in documents and archives since 1181. In the period from 1334 to 1337, for example, Hadmar von Laaber was the mayor of Regensburg, and in 1366 Ulrich von Laaber was mayor of Nuremberg. Hadmar IV, whose tombstone was placed in the parish church of Laaber, was in Berlin with Emperor Charles IV in 1374 and was also mayor of Regensburg a few years later.
The knightly von Laaber family also distinguished itself in the field of poetry and minne singing. The most famous work is “The Hunt” by minstrel Hadmar III . At the beginning of the 15th century, the von Laaber family was still considered very rich. They had properties in the entire area from Nuremberg to Regensburg. But with the passing of Hadmar IV in 1420, during whose lifetime Laaber had been granted market rights, the change began, the division of goods, sales and thus the destruction of the property.
It remained in the hands of descendants until 1465, but when the last of the von Laaber family, Hadmar VII, died ten years later, the rights over the castle and town and the rule were divided between dukes and administrative administrators. Laaber then came into the possession of the Duke of Bavaria-Landshut , who had a court and nursing office built here. When a separate Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg was formed from George the Rich's share of Bavaria-Landshut between 1503 and 1505, Laaber was also added. The introduction of Lutheranism by Ottheinrich in Neuburg - and also in Laaber - took place in the 1530s . Until 1618, the pastors in Laaber and the surrounding area were Lutheran. In the following centuries, Laaber remained a nursing office for the Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg and shared the fate of this area. In 1778 it was returned to Bavaria together with the Palatinate lands. Laaber has had its market rights since 1393 after a charter was granted. The political community came into being in 1818.
The Lords of Prunn, Laber, Breitenegg and their rule from 1080 to 1475
The family tree of the Lords of Laaber was created by Hund and Aventinus. Franz Xaver Scheuerer presented the work as a new version in the fall of 1980. Both spellings also appear, Herren von Laaber and Laber. They were strict Catholics.
Incorporations
Before the municipal reform , all places in today's municipality belonged to the Parsberg district . On January 1, 1971, the community of Endorf was incorporated. On July 1, 1971, Bergstetten and Großetzenberg were added. A small part of the dissolved community of Haag with fewer than ten inhabitants was added on May 1, 1978. The Parsberg district was dissolved in 1972, and Laaber became part of the Regensburg district. On January 1, 2014, part of the dissolved unincorporated area of Pielenhofer Wald to the right of the Naab was incorporated.
Population development
Between 1988 and 2018, the market grew from 4,595 to 5,222 by 627 residents or by 13.7%.
Architectural monuments
Catholic parish church of St. James
Catholic subsidiary church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Anger
Catholic branch church of St. Laurentius in Bergstetten
Catholic branch church of the Nativity of Mary in Endorf
Catholic branch church of St. John the Baptist in Großetzenberg
Catholic subsidiary church of St. Joseph in Weißenkirchen
Waldetzenberg Church
Bergstetten Castle
Archaeological monuments
Burgstall Durchelenburg
Eselsburg castle stables
Martinsberg castle stables
Laaber castle ruins
Reason for the coat of arms: The Laaber market is located, overlooked by the mighty castle, embedded in the Black Laber river valley, which gave the place and the dynasty of the Lords of Laaber who lived there their name. Laaber was the center of the imperial rule of the same name. Hadamar IV of Laaber granted the town market rights in 1393 in a large letter of freedom. In 1435, Duke Heinrich of Bavaria-Landshut acquired the rule and gave the market its coat of arms in 1442. Like the coat of arms of Kallmünz, it contains three diamonds in a reduction of the sovereign's coat of arms, but also the reduced Palatine Bavarian lion. The image was also used in the market's seal and banner and was intended to be displayed on the market gates. Later seals emphasized the slope of the side diamonds more strongly. In the 19th century, the lion's head was mistakenly made into a sheep's head. However, the coat of arms was later corrected. The current detailed design of the coat of arms has changed compared to the coat of arms of the 1960s: the crowned lion's head was enlarged to form the central coat of arms and the three diamonds were included as a greatly reduced decoration in the tips of the significantly less elaborate crown.
This coat of arms has been used since 1442.
Personalities
Hadamar von Laber (around 1300–around 1360), important medieval poet
Ludwig Auer (1839–1914), elementary school teacher, writer, publisher and entrepreneur, was born in Laaber
Henning Müller-Buscher (* 1944), German musicologist and publisher ( Laaber-Verlag )
Maria Scharfenberg (* 1952), Bavarian state politician ( Alliance 90/The Greens ), lives in Laaber
Albert Schmid (* 1945), former federal politician ( SPD ), was born in Laaber and lives there
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Ein ruhiger Herbsttag in Weimar, aufgenommen am 4. Oktober 2025 mit der Fujifilm X-H2.
Weiches Licht, klare Luft, Blätter in warmen Farbtönen – die Stadt zeigt im Herbst eine eigene, stille Schönheit. Zwischen Altstadt, Park an der Ilm und kleinen Gassen entstanden diese Aufnahmen, ohne Plan, einfach beim Gehen und Beobachten.
Ich wollte das Gefühl festhalten, das der Herbst in Weimar hinterlässt – still, farbig, vergänglich und friedlich.
Mehr Fotos und Projekte findest du auf 👉 www.fujicolours.com
— Weimar, Oktober 2025 🍁
Laaber is a municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany. It lies on the River Schwarze Laber (note the spelling difference).
The now-ruined medieval castle on the hill above the town centre was once the seat of the Lords of Laber, who were influential in the 14th and 15th centuries. Hadamar II of Laber was mayor of Regensburg in 1334, and Ulrich of Laber was mayor of Nuremberg in 1366. The dynasty had some importance as patrons of cultural activities. They contributed financially to the construction of the Scots Monastery in Regensburg, and are recorded as being enthusiastic supporters of jousting events. Hadamar III was a courtly poet (Minnesänger), famous particularly for his poem "Die Jagd" ('the hunt'). The Lords of Laber also owned the castle at Wolfsegg. The House of Laber died out in 1475, with the death of Hadamar VII.
Discover a different side of Lübeck at its industrial waterfront, where historic buildings meet modern port activity. This unique blend of architecture and maritime heritage offers a fascinating glimpse into the city's past and present. Explore the bridges, admire the industrial buildings, and soak in the atmosphere of this working harbor
Am 3. Oktober 2025 führte mich eine Wanderung auf den Großen Hörselberg in Thüringen – bei klarem Licht, warmem Herbstwind und weitem Blick über das Land.
Von oben reichte die Sicht bis zum Großen Inselsberg und hinüber nach Eisenach, wo die Wartburg in der Sonne glänzte.
Die Fujifilm X-H2 war mein Begleiter – ideal, um Farben, Strukturen und die ruhige Weite dieses Tages festzuhalten. Kein Nebel, keine Eile, nur Licht, Landschaft und Stille.
Mehr Bilder und Serien findest du auf 👉 www.fujicolours.com
— Großer Hörselberg, Thüringen, 3. Oktober 2025 ☀️🍁
Rhine Valley is the valley, or any section of it, of the river Rhine in Europe.
Alpine Rhine Valley
Chur Rhine Valley (or Grisonian Rhine Valley; German: Churer Rheintal, or sometimes Bündner Rheintal) between Reichenau and Sargans, East Switzerland
St. Gallen Rhine Valley (also: St. Gall Rhine Valley; German: St. Galler Rheintal, however commonly known as Rheintal) between Sargans and Lake Constance, East Switzerland
High Rhine Valley
Upper Rhine Valley (or Upper Rhine Plain, also known as Rhine Rift Valley; German: Oberrheintal), a rift valley between Basel and Bingen am Rhein, Germany
Middle Rhine Valley (German: Mittelrheintal)
Lower Rhine Valley
Ein ruhiger Herbsttag in Weimar, aufgenommen am 4. Oktober 2025 mit der Fujifilm X-H2.
Weiches Licht, klare Luft, Blätter in warmen Farbtönen – die Stadt zeigt im Herbst eine eigene, stille Schönheit. Zwischen Altstadt, Park an der Ilm und kleinen Gassen entstanden diese Aufnahmen, ohne Plan, einfach beim Gehen und Beobachten.
Ich wollte das Gefühl festhalten, das der Herbst in Weimar hinterlässt – still, farbig, vergänglich und friedlich.
Mehr Fotos und Projekte findest du auf 👉 www.fujicolours.com
— Weimar, Oktober 2025 🍁
Am 3. Oktober 2025 führte mich eine Wanderung auf den Großen Hörselberg in Thüringen – bei klarem Licht, warmem Herbstwind und weitem Blick über das Land.
Von oben reichte die Sicht bis zum Großen Inselsberg und hinüber nach Eisenach, wo die Wartburg in der Sonne glänzte.
Die Fujifilm X-H2 war mein Begleiter – ideal, um Farben, Strukturen und die ruhige Weite dieses Tages festzuhalten. Kein Nebel, keine Eile, nur Licht, Landschaft und Stille.
Mehr Bilder und Serien findest du auf 👉 www.fujicolours.com
— Großer Hörselberg, Thüringen, 3. Oktober 2025 ☀️🍁
Ein ruhiger Herbsttag in Weimar, aufgenommen am 4. Oktober 2025 mit der Fujifilm X-H2.
Weiches Licht, klare Luft, Blätter in warmen Farbtönen – die Stadt zeigt im Herbst eine eigene, stille Schönheit. Zwischen Altstadt, Park an der Ilm und kleinen Gassen entstanden diese Aufnahmen, ohne Plan, einfach beim Gehen und Beobachten.
Ich wollte das Gefühl festhalten, das der Herbst in Weimar hinterlässt – still, farbig, vergänglich und friedlich.
Mehr Fotos und Projekte findest du auf 👉 www.fujicolours.com
— Weimar, Oktober 2025 🍁
Frankfurt am Main is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake Main, it forms a continuous conurbation with Offenbach am Main; its urban area has a population of over 2.7 million. The city is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.8 million and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region and the fourth largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union (EU). Frankfurt is one of the de facto four main capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg), as it is home to the European Central Bank, one of the institutional seats of the European Union, while Frankfurt's central business district lies about 90 km (56 mi) northwest of the geographic center of the EU at Gadheim in Lower Franconia. Like France and Franconia, the city is named after the Franks. Frankfurt is the largest city in the Rhenish Franconian dialect area.
Frankfurt was a city state, the Free City of Frankfurt, for nearly five centuries, and was one of the most important cities of the Holy Roman Empire, as a site of Imperial coronations; it lost its sovereignty upon the collapse of the empire in 1806, regained it in 1815 and then lost it again in 1866, when it was annexed (though neutral) by the Kingdom of Prussia. It has been part of the state of Hesse since 1945. Frankfurt is culturally, ethnically and religiously diverse, with half of its population, and a majority of its young people, having a migrant background. A quarter of the population consists of foreign nationals, including many expatriates. In 2015, Frankfurt was home to 1,909 ultra high-net-worth individuals, the sixth-highest number of any city. As of 2023, Frankfurt is the 13th-wealthiest city in the world and the third-wealthiest city in Europe (after London and Paris).
Frankfurt is a global hub for commerce, culture, education, tourism and transportation, and is the site of many global and European corporate headquarters. Due to its central location in the former West Germany, Frankfurt Airport became the busiest in Germany, one of the busiest in the world, the airport with the most direct routes in the world, and the primary hub for Lufthansa, the national airline of Germany and Europe's largest airline. Frankfurt Central Station is Germany's second-busiest railway station after Hamburg Hbf, operated by Deutsche Bahn, the world's largest railway company, whose Frankfurter division DB InfraGO manages the largest railway network in Europe. Frankfurter Kreuz is the most-heavily used interchange in the EU. Frankfurt is one of the major financial and business centers of the European continent, with the headquarters of the European Central Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, 2 of the top 5 central banks worldwide, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, KfW, Commerzbank, DekaBank, Helaba, several cloud and fintech startups, and other institutes. Automotive, technology and research, services, consulting, media and creative industries complement the economic base. Frankfurt's DE-CIX is the world's largest internet exchange point. Messe Frankfurt is one of the world's largest trade fairs. Major fairs include the Music Fair and the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest book fair. The city also has 93 consulates, among which the largest is the US Consulate General.
Frankfurt is home to influential educational institutions, including the Goethe University with the Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Hesse's largest hospital), the FUAS, the FUMPA, and graduate schools like the FSFM. The city is one seat of two seats of the German National Library (alongside Leipzig), the largest library in the German-speaking countries and one of the largest in the world. Its renowned cultural venues include the concert hall Alte Oper, continental Europe's largest English theater and many museums, 26 of which line up along the Museumsufer, including the Städel, Liebieghaus, German Film Museum, Senckenberg Natural Museum, Goethe House and Schirn art venue. Frankfurt's skyline is shaped by some of Europe's tallest skyscrapers, which has led to the term Mainhattan. The city has many notable green areas and parks, including the Wallanlagen, Volkspark Niddatal, Grüneburgpark, the City Forest, two major botanical gardens (the Palmengarten and the Botanical Garden Frankfurt) and the Frankfurt Zoological Garden. Frankfurt is the seat of the German Football Association, is home to the first division association football club Eintracht Frankfurt, the Löwen Frankfurt ice hockey team, and the basketball club Frankfurt Skyliners, and is the venue of the Frankfurt Marathon and the Ironman Germany.
Ein ruhiger Herbsttag in Weimar, aufgenommen am 4. Oktober 2025 mit der Fujifilm X-H2.
Weiches Licht, klare Luft, Blätter in warmen Farbtönen – die Stadt zeigt im Herbst eine eigene, stille Schönheit. Zwischen Altstadt, Park an der Ilm und kleinen Gassen entstanden diese Aufnahmen, ohne Plan, einfach beim Gehen und Beobachten.
Ich wollte das Gefühl festhalten, das der Herbst in Weimar hinterlässt – still, farbig, vergänglich und friedlich.
Mehr Fotos und Projekte findest du auf 👉 www.fujicolours.com
— Weimar, Oktober 2025 🍁
Am 3. Oktober 2025 führte mich eine Wanderung auf den Großen Hörselberg in Thüringen – bei klarem Licht, warmem Herbstwind und weitem Blick über das Land.
Von oben reichte die Sicht bis zum Großen Inselsberg und hinüber nach Eisenach, wo die Wartburg in der Sonne glänzte.
Die Fujifilm X-H2 war mein Begleiter – ideal, um Farben, Strukturen und die ruhige Weite dieses Tages festzuhalten. Kein Nebel, keine Eile, nur Licht, Landschaft und Stille.
Mehr Bilder und Serien findest du auf 👉 www.fujicolours.com
— Großer Hörselberg, Thüringen, 3. Oktober 2025 ☀️🍁
Step into the heart of Lübeck's maritime past with a visit to its historic harbor. This bustling port, once a vital hub of the Hanseatic League, offers a fascinating glimpse into the city's rich seafaring history. Admire the impressive architecture of the harbor buildings, watch the ships come and go, and soak in the atmosphere of this vibrant waterfront