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Make way for the flock! Hundreds of sheep head through German city to their winter pastures
The annual procession highlights tradition and urban biodiversity as 600 sheep pass through Nuremberg, providing natural lawn care and reducing city mowing costs, officials said.
- On Sunday, roughly 600 sheep were herded through downtown Nuremberg by shepherd Thomas Gackstatter, traveling just over 10 kilometers to winter pastures west of Nuremberg.
- City officials say the procession is an annual event rooted in local tradition to highlight itinerant shepherding and provide grazing space amid scarce urban open spaces.
- City officials note sheep grazing is insect-friendly, preserves biodiversity and saves city authorities mowing costs, while summer grazing maintains urban biotope areas through selective feeding and soil aeration.
- Curious onlookers lined the streets to film the procession as city authorities asked residents to keep the route clear and dogs away while the flock passed through the Hauptmarkt before next week's Christmas market.
- Gackstatter says Nuremberg uniquely crosses its central square with sheep, though similar grazing occurs in Berlin and Potsdam, while town hall stresses preserving the practice as cultural identity.
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On Sunday, Schäfer Thomas Gackstatter and his herd moved through the old town of Nuremberg. Around 600 sheep were on their way to the winter pastures.
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Every year a spectacle: 600 sheep pass through the historic old town of Nuremberg. The animals are an attraction for the people and of great use for nature.
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Make way for the flock! Hundreds of sheep head through German city to their winter pastures
Pedestrians in the German city of Nuremberg made way for hundreds of bleating sheep on Sunday as a flock of the animals was herded through the center on its way to its winter quarters.
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