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It’s not a done deal yet, but the City Museum in Rhenen is one step closer to acquiring Jan van Goyen’s painting “View of Rhenen.” Residents donated the first 1,000 euros, and the Foundation for the Former Guesthouse and Orphanage in Rhenen made a generous donation of 25,000 euros. In total, the City Museum needs 350,000 euros to purchase the painting, which is also known as “The Night Watch of Rhenen.”

Ulrike Nagel filmed and edited this segment for RTV Utrecht.

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A little walking path through the greenery, with some grass on either side; after walking a few meters through the new housing development on the outskirts of Driebergen, you already feel like you’re in the woods. Just one more turn to the right, and then—suddenly, there’s a large metal fence. Behind that gate lie more trees and the local farm where you can buy eggs. But that’s no longer an option from this side; the path has been closed off for a few weeks now, and no one can get through anymore.

Ulrike Nagel filmed and edited this segment for RTV Utrecht.

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Residents of Utrecht can contribute to the research on the Limes, which is set to begin soon. Utrecht University has been awarded 4 million euros to map the Limes even more thoroughly. The project will examine the impact that the northern border of the Roman Empire had on the Netherlands 2,000 years ago, as well as how that impact is still evident today.

TV segment (RTV Utrecht), photos and text by Ulrike Nagel.

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You’ll find gray “City Clean” rental mats lying around everywhere in hotels and public facilities. Ready to welcome dirty shoes, so to speak. But what if the mats themselves are dirty?

Something very few people know: The mats are regularly picked up for cleaning and taken to Bötzow in Brandenburg. A Berlin-Brandenburg connection that’s really something else!

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A report for RBB by Ulrike Nagel.

After cable lines were damaged in the municipality of Karstädt, emergency numbers in the Prignitz region were no longer accessible via landlines. There were also problems with the Vodafone network throughout the state.

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Brandenburg is ready: First, two vaccination centers in Cottbus and Potsdam will begin operations. Starting in January, additional vaccination centers are expected to open throughout the state; the first vaccinations at family doctors’ offices should likely be possible starting in early summer. A report for rbb by Ulrike Nagel.

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Zum zweiten Mal hängen die Impressionisten im leeren Museum Barberini in Potsdam. Nun ließ man sich etwas einfallen: Mittels einer virtuellen Führung bringt man die Kunst dem Kunstliebhaber nach Hause.

Beitrag von Ulrike Nagel für RBB.

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Die Gleise zwischen Hoppegarten und Fredersdorf sind seit einigen Wochen der Arbeitsplatz für Lennart Praed und seinen Kollegen Daniel Keller. Sie suchen das Gebiet nach Zauneidechsen ab, sammeln diese ein und setzen sie an geeigneteren Stellen wieder aus. Ein Beitrag von Ulrike Nagel für RBB.

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