Hildburghausen in Thuringia is one of the Corona hotspots in Germany.
So far, the district has been known primarily for its right-wing extremist scene.
Hildburghausen is one of Germany's corona hotspots with a 7-day incidence of * over 500.
So far, the district in Thuringia has been known primarily for its right-wing extremist scene.
District Administrator Gerd Müller (CDU) received a death threat after further restrictions had been decided.
Hildburghausen - Anyone who took a look at the
Covid-19 dashboard of
the
Robert Koch Institute
on Monday morning
discovered a pink stain on the Bavarian-Thuringian border.
The
corona hotspot Hildburghausen
was the first to be colored with the new color, which the
RKI
uses to
mark
districts with a
7-day incidence
of over 500 infected people per 100,000 inhabitants.
As far as incidence is concerned,
Hildburghausen was
Germany's front runner in the last few days before the Thuringian district was replaced by the city of Passau.
Hildburghausen in Thuringia: From neo-Nazi hotspot to corona hotspot
Hildburghausen is thus becoming the center of attention throughout Germany.
Nothing unusual
for the
district,
which has 63,197 residents
, even if it has made headlines for other reasons in recent years.
The
district
is notorious for its right-wing extremist scene.
Every year, thousands of
right-wing extremists
make the pilgrimage
to
right-
wing rock concerts
or festivals
organized
by
NPD
politician Tommy Frenck,
among others
.
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In the past week there were protests against the corona rules in the Hildburghausen district.
© Steffen Ittig / dpa
Frenck, who was
also elected to the
district council
for the
NPD,
also
runs
an inn
in the
Hildburghausen
district
, which repeatedly made headlines with its tasteless promotional campaigns.
The 33-year-old sold the schnitzel for € 8.88 on Adolf Hitler's birthday.
The 88, like the 18, is
a popular symbol
in the
neo-Nazi scene
.
Coronavirus in Germany: Hundreds of people demonstrate in Hildburghausen against restrictions
Is the right-wing scene in
Hildburghausen
also related to the events on Wednesday, when
around 400 people met on the market square
despite the rapidly increasing number of
infections
and
demonstrated
against the corona-related
restrictions *
without a
mask
or distance
?
Tommy Frenck gave up the demand
picture
known in organizing the
demonstration
to have been not involved.
According to reports from
bild.de
, he commented on a video of the
demonstration
with the words "
Hildburghausen
shows how it's done."
#Hildburghausen is THE corona hotspot in Germany.
Incidence value: 527. Same place, tonight: Quite a few people singing through the city center without any gaps.
How irresponsible, self-centered and lacking in solidarity can you be?
I want to throw up.
pic.twitter.com/3NLGWENJsq
- Sophia Maier (@_sophiamaier) November 25, 2020
The
district administrator
of
Hildburghausen
Thomas Müller from the CDU is at a loss about the developments in his
district
.
"Our circle was the last corona-free in Germany.
We only had 100
infected people
by mid-October
.
But four weeks ago the number rose massively - today we have over 1000, ”said the politician in an interview with
Bild am Sonntag
.
Hildburghausen: Because of corona restrictions - district administrator receives death threat
Müller does not want to judge
whether the enormous increase in
infected people
is related to the fact that parts of the population
do not take
the
measures
seriously and
see
them as repression of the
government
.
“I can't really tell.
Some people got infected at weddings or parties, then infected others.
Maybe we took
Corona
* too easy. ”The
CDU politician
is currently under
police protection
after receiving a death threat on social media.
A man wrote that I should 'hang myself' with a rope.
And one woman recommended that I should be helped. "
Gerd Müller ordered further
restrictions
for the district at
the weekend
.
Several opponents of the measures took this as an opportunity to call for further
rallies
and
demonstrations
.
(fd) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editors network
.
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