According to the German government, rural regions account for about half of ... As young people move from the countryside to the cities, the population of many rural areas ages even more rapidly ...

The first time I came to Zierow, in 1993, the difference between Western and Eastern Germany was vast. Crossing the old border, 40 miles west of here, was like stepping back in time. The houses ...

Chief Executive Gerd Landsberg told the Funke Media Group: "It would therefore make sense to make these regions ... in the countryside, he said. Earlier this year, Germany's coalition government ...