Erfurt is approximately 180 miles southwest of Berlin—an easy two-hour train ride—and is the capital of greater Thuringia, a central German state that's known by many as the country's ...

Hundreds of protestors took to the streets in the German city of Erfurt Saturday to demonstrate against the far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party ahead of Sunday's state elections.

Thuringia itself is a beautiful area with vast forests. But Erfurt is really the gem of the region. The city owes much of its lore to its university, the oldest in Germany.

The leader of the Christian Democrats in Germany, Friedrich Merz, has visited the eastern state of Thuringia ahead of a hotly-awaited state vote. He said his party's pledge never to ally with the ...

Bjoern Hoecke, the top candidate for the Alternative for Germany party in the Thuringia regional elections, attending a TV debate at Thuringia’s State Parliament in Erfurt, Germany on Sept. 1, 2024.

It was a balmy summer night in 2020, shortly after the lifting of Germany’s first COVID-19 lockdown, and Omar Diallo and two friends from his home country of Guinea wanted to celebrate Eid al ...

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ERFURT, Germany (AP) — It was a balmy summer night in 2020, shortly after the lifting of Germany’s first COVID-19 lockdown, ... Thuringia, which has a population of 2.1 million,holds state elections ...

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since the Nazi era, dealing a crushing blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government with ...

Erfurt, a relatively undiscovered (by Americans) gem, is one of the best-preserved medieval city centers in Germany and is located only a few hours’ drive north of U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since the Nazi era, dealing a crushing blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government with ...