Soon 175 years of the burgberg tunnel

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In the regnitz valley, which runs from south to north, the erlanger burgberg forms a barrier due to its east-west orientation. The nurnberg-bamberg trunk road and the ludwig-danube-main canal could still be passed on the narrow valley floor between the regnitz and the western slope of the mountain. When the nurnberg – bamberg railroad line was built as part of the ludwig-sud-nord railroad, there was no more room for a railroad line.
Therefore, in 1842, it was decided to build a tunnel through the castle hill, which lasted until 1844. In addition, king ludwig I. From bavaria demonstrate the tunneling skills of the kingdom of bavaria. Shortly before (1839), the saxons had built a tunnel on the long-distance line from leipzig to dresden. The tunnel through the burgberg was the first bavarian railroad tunnel (length: 306.65 meters) and is today the oldest still in operation in germany. After its completion, the ludwig-sud-nord-bahn connected lindau on lake constance with hof on the border to saxony and had a total length of 566 kilometers. The inauguration took place on 25. August 1844, the first tarmac train ran on august 1, 1844. September of the same year.
In 1936, the tunnel was extended to accommodate the electric overhead line.
As is known, in the course of the four-track extension of the railroad line nurnberg-ebensfeld, a second tube was built next to the tunnel of 1844. With a maximum cover of 38 meters, it is also 306 meters long , to preserve the historic portal situation. The existing tunnel was also rehabilitated in the course of the tree removal work.

Eu: resolute action needed to save the seas

The situation of the european seas must be improved urgently with decisive measures in view of comprehensive problems such as overfishing, climate change and pollution.

This is the conclusion of the copenhagen-based EU environmental agency EEA in a report on the situation of europe’s seas. Otherwise, time is running out to reverse decades of failures and excessive exploitation.

The eea still has the opportunity to restore important key elements for the resilience of marine ecosystems, the eea explained. But urgent and decisive action is needed to bring human use of the oceans into better harmony with the ecosystems.

So far, the EU states have not succeeded in decoupling the use of the oceans from the degradation of marine ecosystems, the agency criticized. "The way we use the natural capital of our oceans seems to be unsustainable."The eu could restore the resilience of these systems step by step, which could ultimately make them more resilient in the fight against the climate crisis and other threats. However, the EEA clearly concludes: "there is an urgent need to act now."

Europe’s seas are generally in a bad way at the moment, which is also bad news for people because it affects quality of life, the economy and livelihoods. The poor sea conditions are therefore due, on the one hand, to the historically evolved and ongoing exploitation of the seas by humans. On the other hand, climate change is exacerbating the consequences of other problems. The combined effects of these changes were currently on a path that could irreversibly damage marine ecosystems, the EEA report says.

In some places, however, there are signs of marine recovery, often thanks to decades of effort. The EU target of creating good environmental conditions in all european seas by the end of the year will probably not be achieved. However, within the existing political framework of the EU, this is possible by 2030 – with real political decisions and increasing cooperation between the parties involved.

"Our oceans and marine ecosystems are suffering due to years of severe overexploitation and neglect," EEA executive director hans bruyninckx explained. "We could soon reach a point of no return, but as our report confirms, we still have a chance to restore our marine ecosystems.Ultimately, it is a matter of striking a sustainable balance between the use of the oceans and the human impact on the marine environment," the mayor said.

The EU’s new biodiversity strategy and other elements of the EU commission’s "green deal" are cause for hope, says bruyninckx. At the same time, his office warned that the marine economy is growing, as is competition for resources such as fish, fossil fuels and raw materials. This will put further pressure on the already over-exploited marine ecosystems.

If you want to understand where and how the city of bad kissingen influences the livelihoods of its citizens, you have to consider more than just the administration in the town hall and the building yard at lindesmuhle. The city performs many tasks outside the traditional municipal structures. In companies in which she has a stake or which she even owns outright: gewo, stadtwerke gmbh, staatsbad gmbh, the companies surrounding the grunderzentrum, baderland bayerische rhon and the GEG real estate development company.

On wednesday, the administration reported to the finance committee of the city council on the development of these investments in 2018. The result: although there are ups and downs over the years, as with all business, the district association is still in a good shape. But all in all, the town hall is satisfied with the development of the companies in that year. An overview.

Gewo: the city holds a 75 percent share in the public housing company gewo, the rest is held by the savings bank. According to gerhard schneider, the city’s chief executive officer, gewo’s purpose is to contribute to a secure and social supply of housing. The earnings situation in 2018, according to schneider, is "assessed as satisfactory". The income from building management had fallen in 2018 due to renovation work in one property and modernization of apartments. The balance sheet total rose to 15.14 million euros, while the balance sheet profit fell by 180,000 euros to 447,000 euros.

The importance of gewo for the housing market in bad kissingen can be gauged from these figures: the number of rental apartments managed in 2018 was 617. These apartments have a total of 38,347 square meters of living and usable space. The vacancy rate in 2018 was exactly 3.2 percent, and the average rent in a gewo apartment in 2018, at 4.35 euros per square meter, can certainly be considered socially acceptable. Even though it modernizes regularly, gewo has not built for some time now. Schneider admitted this in response to a question from the committee. The goal has not been abandoned. At the moment, however, the company could only achieve this goal through redensification. The company does not have any vacant land on which it can roughly plan for new developments.

Stadtwerke bad kissingen gmbh: according to schneider, the city of bad kissingen estimates that the 2018 financial year was "satisfactory" in comparison with the previous year a. The strategy of offering itself as an energy supplier beyond the city’s borders has proved to be the right one, he said. However, the municipal utilities did not achieve their planned result in 2018, with total assets increasing to 88.13 million euros. The bottom line for the year was 690,000 euros. Two years earlier, the figure had been 2.37 million euros. As "challenges for the municipal utilities, the report for 2018 mentions, among other things, constantly changing legal conditions. Competition has also become fiercer. The "future topic of renewable energies" the stadtwerke gmbh has been pursuing, above all, in the area of wind power. However, there have been delays in implementation due to the legal framework conditions.

Staatsbad gmbh: in the shareholdings in the staatsbad gmbh, the weighting has shifted from the freistaat to the city of bad kissingen. Since 2018, the city has held 53 percent of the shares (previously 40), and the state only 47 (previously 60). The town hall is satisfied with the development of guest accommodations and overnight stays, also with a view to 2018. About 1.6 million overnight stays and a quarter of a million guests continued the trend of previous years. The spa tax revenue, which is important for the services offered by staatsbad gmbh, had developed according to plan. The financial and asset situation is secure because the shareholders compensate the structurally hardly avoidable deficit (2018: 2.37 million euros) according to the shares. The investment report states that the total assets of staatsbad gmbh for 2018 amounted to 3.9 million euros. The loss of sales amounted to 6.7 million euros. RSG, baderland and GEG: the balance sheet for the companies around the RSG and baderland bayerische rhon gmbh& is also positive co. KG from. The RSG is doing a very good job, schneider said. Baderland also maintains its role as a network for strengthening the region’s healthcare industry.

The property development company GEG, which was founded mainly to market the properties in the former barracks, has been in liquidation for years. According to schneider, GEG had already sold its last property in 2018 "after the enchantment of the last plot" no longer owns any real estate assets.

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