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Daylight saving time – summertime

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Daylight saving time – summertime

Daylight saving time in Germany is the practice of setting the clock forward by one hour during the warmer part of the year, so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less.
Daylights saving time starts on the 27th of March this year, with the time changes taking place at 2:00 a.m. In springtime the clocks are moved forward from 2:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.

 

Creative City of Berlin

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How become a fellow of the creative City of Berlin

Foreign artists, talents and member of the creative economy moving to Berlin get a chance to get easily in touch with the creative professionals, artists and talents in Berlin.
We show you how to become a fellow of the cutural and creative economy of Berlin.

Berlin stands for an integrated approach to the cultural and creative economy. Launched in 2004, Berlin’s Cultural Economy Initiative (Kulturwirtschaftsinitiative) has evolved into a state-wide, inter-agency and cross-ministerial initiative that enjoys the support of businesses, networks, institutions and political parties. The best approach to learn more the creative city of Berlin is using special platforms.

  • By using the platform Creative City Berlin, you get an overview off all activities Berlin offers to you. You can enter networks, communicate with other artists, get a member of the creative community of Berlin.
  • starting with Kulturprojekte Berlin, you will learn everything about Berlin events (from Berlin Art Week to the Long Night of Museums).   It foster Cultural Education fosters the relationship and transfer of ideas between Art & Cultural Institutions, the wider cultural scene and children, young people and adults from different communities, backgrounds, generations, in various languages.
  • You also can get some information about the creative economy of Berlin on the offical page of Berlin.

Center of Stuttgart

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Today it is a district of Stuttgart, however it was the initial area. Firstly mentioned in the 10th century as “Stutengarten” the old Stuttgart developed here prior to the real settlement expansion set in of the early 19th century caused by the industrialisation.
During the Second World War the historic centre was largely destroyed. Between the 50s and 60s the road network was rebuilt and expanded oriented towards the city-centre.
Although, dismantling of several traffic lanes was initiated for a short period, the city-centre is surrounded by the wide Theodor-Heuss-Straße, the Konrad-Adenauer-Straße and the Hauptstätter Straße.

Traffic:
Stuttgart main station
S-Bahn: S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S60,
U-Bahn: U5, U7, U9, U15,
Bus: 41, 42, 43, 44, 92, Night-Bus N1-N10

Parks: Schlossgarten, Stadtgarten, Chinagarten Stuttgart

Shopping:
Mitte is not only the political and cultural centre of Stuttgart but also the economic centre providing more than 300.000 m² of sales area. Most of it is connected to the pedestrian zone.

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