Residents smile during a Sunday Parade in Eichstaett September 8, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
EICHSTAETT/BREMERHAVEN, Germany (Reuters) - The Altmuehl is Germany's slowest-flowing river and Hans Bittl, who lives along its banks in Eichstaett, sees this as a metaphor for the low-key success of his Bavarian town.
"People in Eichstaett are very cautious and don't go along with every new fashion or idea. They bide their time and see if it works," says Bittl, chief clerk at the town hall.
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