The big loser in Baden-Württemberg was West Germany’s Social Democratic Party, which has suffered nothing but setbacks in state elections ever since it joined the Christian Democrats in the 17 ...

To reach voters outside its Eastern heartlands, the AfD is putting a new gloss on its anti-immigrant message — while sticking ...

Named after Wiesbaden, a spa town in Germany with chemically similar water, West Baden (pronounced Bay-den) was built in 1902 at the site of four natural springs, billed for their healing powers.

West Baden Springs Hotel is nothing if not a survivor. It’s lived through fire, the 1929 stock market crash, and neglect. Marveling at the six-story, free-span dome—believed to be the world’s largest ...

The West Baden always has inspired a mix of fantasy and faith. ... Germany. And just in case anybody missed the connection, Lee Sinclair, who took over the spa in 1888, ...

As he stood before a judge in the courtroom of Offenburg (pop. 28,000) last week, the very look of Ludwig Pankraz Zind, 51, betrayed his past. His slim body was ramrod-erect, a prim, Hitler-like ...

In comparison, West Germans in long-term care in Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg in the south west die on average at 83.8 years. ... There exist two key differences between East and West Germany.

Bjoern Hoecke, lead candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, at a campaign rally for the upcoming regional elections. Suhl, Germany, Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

Many important installations can still be found dotted throughout the country, relics of a time when West Germany was a Cold War hot spot. ... Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Zweiländermuseum Rodachtal.

In the immediate post-war years the southern states of West Germany were poorer than the rest. But they caught up over the three decades from 1960: by 1991 Bavaria’s GDP per capita was €22,606 ...