At the height of the energy crisis, it was meant to be a signal to conserve electricity: Many cities turned off the headlights illuminating their landmarks.
With the expiry of the federal ordinance for short-term energy saving measures, some lights are now going on again. Since this Sunday, Neuschwanstein Castle has also been shining at night again thanks to the lighting that is now switched on.
According to the building department, the city of Munich, for example, has saved 120,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a year by switching off the nightly floodlights. Therefore, some lights will probably remain switched off permanently.
“Most municipalities and cities will want to continue the positive experiences of the past few months,” said the spokesman for the Bavarian Municipal Council, Wilfried Schober. “Only the municipalities that are heavily influenced by tourism are likely to illuminate the buildings and monuments that are attractive to tourists again.”
