News from Brandenburg: strikes strike, dragon boat World Cup starts!

News from Brandenburg: strikes strike, dragon boat World Cup starts!

In Brandenburg an der Havel, the first two new ŠKODA street railways have to deal with a problem: One of the brake systems shows defects that now urgently need to be remedied. This reports maz-online.de . The state -of -the -art tram fleet, which promotes around eight million passengers a year, should replace the state -of -the -art tram fleet. The manufacturer ŠKODA transportation is now under pressure to fix the defects not only in Brandenburg, but also in other cities. A possible price discussion around the new trains could also get going.

parallel to these challenges, big celebrations are pending in the region. On July 19 and 20, the radio play weekend of the Lauschkultur association will take place in the Slawendorf. A varied program awaits the small and large listeners, including a live radio play for adults. In addition, the band Keimzeit will give a concert at Eisenhardt Castle in Bad Belzig on Saturday, in which around 1000 visitors will celebrate new and newly interpreted songs. Admission costs 33 euros in advance and 45 euros at the box office.

dragon boat World Cup 2025: A mega event for the region

Another highlight in Brandenburg an der Havel is just around the corner: The 17th IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships will stop at the Beetzsee between July 14 and 20, 2025. More than 4,600 participants from 33 countries are expected, which this championship has been the largest since the foundation of the IDBF, as Brandenburger-regatten.de . Most of the field comes from the USA with 850 participants. Germany provides a committed team of 436 participants who want to bravely assert themselves in the competitions.

On the regatta route on Beetzsee, however, not all of the paddles and the competitions - the journey for the spectators are also regulated. So there will be special transport options from July 14th to 20th. The line P takes visitors from the train station directly to the regatta route, and lines 1 and 6 and line C can be used for a convenient journey on working days, reports vbbr.de. .

Total dragon boat World Cup 161 decisions are made in different age groups and boat categories. The enthusiasm is great, and Michael Kenzler, 2nd chairman of the regattate team, is very optimistic about the course of this holiday week, which will captivate not only the competitors, but also the whole region.