Despite the Nazi novel: School in Baden-Württemberg keeps Preußler name

As of: March 14, 2024, 11:36 a.m

By: Sina Alonso Garcia

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While a Bavarian high school is ditching Otfried Preußler's name, a school in Baden-Württemberg is sticking to it.

The background is a controversial Nazi novel by the author.

Baden-Württemberg – Otfried Preußler, one of the most renowned German authors of children's books, is at the center of a controversy.

A high school in Bavaria wants to give up its name, a school in Baden-Württemberg has decided to keep its name.

Both schools have learned of Preussler's controversial past.

You can find out what role a Nazi novel from Preußler's youth plays in our original article at

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Editor Sina Alonso Garcia wrote this article and then used an AI language model to optimize it at her own discretion.

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