The restoration of the dilapidated "Turtle" at the city harbour is proving – as was the case with the "Elephant" – more difficult than originally anticipated. The dilapidated concrete silo is now to be replaced by a new, green "Turtle", so that the distinctive harbour ensemble comprising the "Giraffe", "Elephant" and "Turtle" can be preserved.

Celebrate the day: the 20th instalment of the FIEGE Soccer Cup was yet again a truly outstanding event. It’s only on days like these that the World of FIEGE motto is: Football’s coming home! While the teams gave it their all on the pitch, the many fans who had travelled with them turned the FSG Bensheim-West stadium into a colourful sea of waving flags. And the end-of-tournament party everyone went to highlighted one thing clearly: We are one!