{"id":76199,"date":"2023-10-15T14:03:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T12:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?post_type=magazin&#038;p=76199"},"modified":"2026-09-27T16:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T14:56:39","slug":"do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen","status":"publish","type":"magazin","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Do friendships last longer in the countryside? A visit to Hettenkirchen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n    <div id=\"lead-in-block_8e3feb611fcfbfc67138f510e0d232b1\" class=\"block-lead-in typo--default font-size--xl has-spacing--m width--full\">\n        <h1>Do friendships last longer in the countryside? A visit to Hettenkirchen<\/h1>\n<p>A self-built party hut, fixed rituals, the same faces: on a closeness that in rural areas sometimes lasts a lifetime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\r\n    <span class=\"posted-on\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-15T14:03:59+02:00\">15.10.2023<\/time><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"meta-text\"> Video by Felix Kaspar Rosi\u0107, Fabian Niebauer, Philip Jackwerth<\/span><\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\r\n<div class=\"video-block has-spacing--m align--left\">\r\n    <div class=\"video-wrapper size--full\">\r\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/872652693\/9cebd50e68?share=copy\" title=\"Bauernl\u00f6ffel\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/872652693?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"100\" height=\"56\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-spacing--none\">\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\n    <div id=\"lead-in-block_10c1ec4b3d3fe3982f58a9989625bcce\" class=\"block-lead-in typo--default font-size--xl has-spacing--s width--default\">\n        <p><strong>Recommended for you:<\/strong><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"two-columns-teaser has-spacing--m\">\n\n    \r\n<article class=\"post-teaser post-76375 magazin type-magazin status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-familie-beziehungen-en tag-video-en magazinkategorie-ideals\">\r\n\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine-category\/ideals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Ideals<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/ideals\/fried-potatoes-and-love\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">Fried potatoes and love.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-excerpt\">Johannes Nagel broke with his life as a financial adviser to become a street musician and be closer to his children.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\t<figure class=\"post__image\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/ideals\/fried-potatoes-and-love\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bratkartoffeln-und-Liebe-Titel-670x377.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-image--two-column size-post-image--two-column\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bratkartoffeln-und-Liebe-Titel-670x377.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bratkartoffeln-und-Liebe-Titel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bratkartoffeln-und-Liebe-Titel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bratkartoffeln-und-Liebe-Titel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bratkartoffeln-und-Liebe-Titel-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bratkartoffeln-und-Liebe-Titel-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bratkartoffeln-und-Liebe-Titel-1050x591.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bratkartoffeln-und-Liebe-Titel-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bratkartoffeln-und-Liebe-Titel-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bratkartoffeln-und-Liebe-Titel-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bratkartoffeln-und-Liebe-Titel.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/figure><!-- .post__image -->\r\n\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n<article class=\"post-teaser post-76365 magazin type-magazin status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-nightlife-subculture tag-stadt-land-en tag-video-en magazinkategorie-ideals\">\r\n\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine-category\/ideals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Ideals<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/ideals\/a-pub-is-an-honest-business\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\u2018A pub is an honest business\u2019.<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-excerpt\">The artist Renate Marek runs the \u2018Nordstadtbraut\u2019 in Hannover. Why profit is not what matters most to her.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\r\n\r\n\t<figure class=\"post__image\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/ideals\/a-pub-is-an-honest-business\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nordstadtbraut-V6-670x377.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-image--two-column size-post-image--two-column\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nordstadtbraut-V6-670x377.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nordstadtbraut-V6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nordstadtbraut-V6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nordstadtbraut-V6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nordstadtbraut-V6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nordstadtbraut-V6-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nordstadtbraut-V6-1050x591.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nordstadtbraut-V6-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nordstadtbraut-V6-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nordstadtbraut-V6-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nordstadtbraut-V6.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/figure><!-- .post__image -->\r\n\r\n<\/article>\r\n\n<\/div><!-- .2-columns-teaser-->\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-spacing--default has-spacing--default\">\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\n    <div id=\"lead-in-block_7934e41ab9e1d954ec9ea2962e0c749c\" class=\"block-lead-in typo--default font-size--xl has-spacing--s width--default\">\n        <p><strong>Recommended by the editors:<\/strong><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/collecting\/the-worlds-largest-playmobil-collection\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Collecting<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                The world&#8217;s largest Playmobil collection: 400,000 figures                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>It all began in a child&#8217;s bedroom \u2013 today Oliver Schaffer owns the world&#8217;s largest Playmobil collection, with more than 400,000 figures. A visit to his high-bay warehouse.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-768x614.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-1920x1536.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-1400x1120.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-1050x840.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-670x536.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-420x336.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-350x280.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/20241212_FR87726-Playmobilbauer-\u00a9Felix-Kaspar-Rosic_4000px.jpg 2000w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"614\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/masculinity\/being-gay-is-not-a-choice\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Masculinity<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                \u2018Being gay is not a choice\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Dirk and Thomas came out to their families only recently. Today they live together as a couple. In an interview with our author, they talk about their path to an open life.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/masculinity\/i-was-a-hitler-caricature\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Masculinity<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                \u2018I was a Hitler caricature from a bad Hollywood film\u2019                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>He used to march through the streets in a leather coat, carrying the Reich war flag, giving hate speeches and dreaming of the great revolution. Today Axel Reitz works in extremism prevention.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Janek-Stempel_AxelReitz-1317-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n        <\/div><!-- .teaser-grid -->\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/guides\/analogue-large-format-photography\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Guides<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Analogue large-format photography: why I love the heaviest camera in the world.                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Why would I voluntarily lug a camera as heavy as a sack of cement around the world? In this first-hand account, you\u2019ll find out what still makes analogue large-format photography so special today.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ludwig-Nikulski-MathildaTheo-768x960.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ludwig-Nikulski-MathildaTheo-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ludwig-Nikulski-MathildaTheo-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ludwig-Nikulski-MathildaTheo-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ludwig-Nikulski-MathildaTheo-1050x1313.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ludwig-Nikulski-MathildaTheo-670x838.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ludwig-Nikulski-MathildaTheo-420x525.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ludwig-Nikulski-MathildaTheo-350x438.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ludwig-Nikulski-MathildaTheo-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ludwig-Nikulski-MathildaTheo-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ludwig-Nikulski-MathildaTheo.jpg 1200w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"960\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/guides\/which-camera-for-photography\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Guides<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Which camera for photography? Professionals explain why the technology comes second.                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Analogue or digital, full frame or APS-C, mirrorless or DSLR? Magnum photographer Nanna Heitmann and lecturers at Hochschule Hannover explain why good photos depend not on the camera brand but on the person behind it.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-768x512.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kameras-150x100.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"512\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/award-winning\/markus-heft-dreamed-for-us\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Award-winning<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                Dreamed for us                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>Markus Heft portrays older queer people in Germany. Since 2022, he has been creating intimate portraits collaboratively, complemented by still lifes and places. The project preserves queer history and makes visible the double marginalisation of old age.<\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div><!-- .post-teaser__content -->\r\n\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                            <figure class=\"post-teaser__image\">\r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-768x614.jpg\" \r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-2048x1638.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-1920x1536.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-1400x1120.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-1050x840.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-670x536.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-420x336.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-350x280.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fuer-uns-getraeumt-6-150x120.jpg 150w\" \r\n                                    width=\"768\"  \r\n                                    height=\"614\" \r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                    \r\n                    <\/a>\r\n\r\n                <\/article><!--- .post-teaser-->\r\n\r\n            \r\n        <\/div><!-- .teaser-grid -->\r\n\r\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"btn-wrapper has-spacing--m\">\n        <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\">TO THE MAGAZINE HOMEPAGE<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15791,"template":"","tags":[371,386,343],"magazinkategorie":[419],"class_list":["post-76199","magazin","type-magazin","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-familie-beziehungen-en","tag-stadt-land-en","tag-video-en","magazinkategorie-on-the-edge"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Friendship in the countryside: a visit to Hettenkirchen<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A self-built party hut, fixed rituals, the same faces: on a closeness that in rural areas sometimes lasts a lifetime.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Do friendships last longer in the countryside? A visit to Hettenkirchen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A self-built party hut, fixed rituals, the same faces: on a closeness that in rural areas sometimes lasts a lifetime.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/wwwfotostudentende\/100065173703897\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-27T14:56:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauernloeffel_STILL.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@HsHannover\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/on-the-edge\\\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/on-the-edge\\\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\\\/\",\"name\":\"Friendship in the countryside: a visit to Hettenkirchen\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/on-the-edge\\\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/on-the-edge\\\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Bauernloeffel_STILL.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-15T12:03:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-27T14:56:39+00:00\",\"description\":\"A self-built party hut, fixed rituals, the same faces: on a closeness that in rural areas sometimes lasts a lifetime.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/on-the-edge\\\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/on-the-edge\\\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/on-the-edge\\\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Bauernloeffel_STILL.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Bauernloeffel_STILL.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"The remains of a party in the \u2018Hettenkirchener H\u00fcttn\u2019, still from video footage: Felix Kaspar Rosi\u0107\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/on-the-edge\\\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Magazin\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/magazine\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Do friendships last longer in the countryside? A visit to Hettenkirchen\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography\",\"description\":\"All about the bilingual bachelor&#039;s program at Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"visualjournalism.de\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Hochschule Hannover \u2013 University of Applied Sciences and Arts\",\"alternateName\":\"HsH\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/logo-hochschule-hannover.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/logo-hochschule-hannover.png\",\"width\":363,\"height\":270,\"caption\":\"Hochschule Hannover \u2013 University of Applied Sciences and Arts\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/people\\\/wwwfotostudentende\\\/100065173703897\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/HsHannover\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/visualjournalism.de\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Friendship in the countryside: a visit to Hettenkirchen","description":"A self-built party hut, fixed rituals, the same faces: on a closeness that in rural areas sometimes lasts a lifetime.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Do friendships last longer in the countryside? A visit to Hettenkirchen","og_description":"A self-built party hut, fixed rituals, the same faces: on a closeness that in rural areas sometimes lasts a lifetime.","og_url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/","og_site_name":"Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/wwwfotostudentende\/100065173703897\/","article_modified_time":"2026-09-27T14:56:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauernloeffel_STILL.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@HsHannover","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/","url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/","name":"Friendship in the countryside: a visit to Hettenkirchen","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauernloeffel_STILL.jpg","datePublished":"2023-10-15T12:03:59+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-27T14:56:39+00:00","description":"A self-built party hut, fixed rituals, the same faces: on a closeness that in rural areas sometimes lasts a lifetime.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauernloeffel_STILL.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bauernloeffel_STILL.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"The remains of a party in the \u2018Hettenkirchener H\u00fcttn\u2019, still from video footage: Felix Kaspar Rosi\u0107"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/on-the-edge\/do-friendships-last-longer-in-the-countryside-hettenkirchen\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Magazin","item":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Do friendships last longer in the countryside? A visit to Hettenkirchen"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/","name":"Visual Journalism and Documentary Photography","description":"All about the bilingual bachelor&#039;s program at Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"visualjournalism.de","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/#organization","name":"Hochschule Hannover \u2013 University of Applied Sciences and Arts","alternateName":"HsH","url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/logo-hochschule-hannover.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/logo-hochschule-hannover.png","width":363,"height":270,"caption":"Hochschule Hannover \u2013 University of Applied Sciences and Arts"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/wwwfotostudentende\/100065173703897\/","https:\/\/x.com\/HsHannover","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/visualjournalism.de\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin\/76199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/magazin"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin\/76199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76200,"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin\/76199\/revisions\/76200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76199"},{"taxonomy":"magazinkategorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazinkategorie?post=76199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}