So schön ist es Weihnachten in den elf Partnerstädten von Amberg

Die Nachrichten sind voller Berichte über politische Streitigkeiten und Konflikte. Gibt es denn nichts, worauf man sich einigen kann? Ein schönes Weihnachten zum Beispiel? Bilder aus den elf Amberger Partnerstädten sprechen diese Sprache.

von Peter Ringeisen

So sieht es auf dem Freiberger Christmarkt aus. In der sächsischen Silberstadt Freiberg (etwa 41.000 Einwohner) wird die Tradition der Bergmänner noch immer gelebt.

Bild: Silberstadt Freiberg, Philipp Herfort Photography

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