About us
History of the App
From the project idea in 2019 to a living platform
The BayernHistoryApp has grown over more than seven years — from a project idea in 2019 through the first editorial teams in 2020 to today's platform with eight topic areas. This page documents the most important milestones, the people involved and the funding that made the project possible.
Timeline
- 2019
Project idea and concept
- 2020
Project launch with formation of editorial teams
- 2021
Topic workshops and editorial development
- 2022
Topic workshops, editorial work, demo version, naming
- 2023
Public release and expansion across Bavaria
- 2024
Topic area Bahnpark Augsburg and special contributions
Bahnpark Augsburg as a museum app, special contributions for the Office for Agriculture in Weilheim and the European Holocaust Memorial Foundation e. V.
- 2025
New topic areas and special commissions
Topic area for the project „Remembrance Culture, Inclusive and Digital: NS Memorial Sites as an App", „Jewish Life in Past and Present", various special commissions for audio guides.
- 2026
Topic areas Tell Me About It and Inns and Breweries
Local Editorial Leadership
In the participating municipalities, local editorial leads contribute content on the ground and maintain the link to local history societies, town archives and volunteer actors.
- Aystetten
- Josef Dorner
- Dießen
- Michael Lutzeier
- Egling an der Paar
- Christopher Vila
- Geltendorf
- Alwin Reiter, Peter Wörle
- Kipfenberg
- Werner Kränzlein
- Scheuring
- Josef Neumair
- Schondorf
- Leopold Plonner
- Windach
- Gerhard Heininger
- Cross-locations
- Alois Kramer
Funding
The project has been and continues to be funded by:
Federal level and foundations
- Deutsche Stiftung Engagement und Ehrenamt (DSEE) — German Foundation for Engagement and Volunteering
- Fonds Soziokultur — funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media within the NEUSTART KULTUR programme
- Deutsch-Türkische Jugendbrücke — German-Turkish Youth Bridge (specialist and student exchange)
Bavaria
- Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst (Bavarian Ministry of Science and the Arts)
- Kulturfonds Bayern
- Bezirk Oberbayern (District of Upper Bavaria)
Districts and municipalities
- Landkreis Landsberg am Lech (District of Landsberg am Lech)
- Pilot municipalities: Dießen am Ammersee, Egling an der Paar, Fuchstal, Greifenberg, Geltendorf, Scheuring, Schondorf, Kaufering, Prittriching and Windach — followed by many further municipalities across Bavaria
Cooperation Partners
Over the years numerous cooperations have shaped the project:
- European Holocaust Memorial Foundation e. V.
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting)
- Bayerischer Volkshochschulverband (Bavarian Adult Education Association)
- Bahnpark Augsburg gGmbH
- Office for Food, Agriculture and Forestry, Weilheim
- Anne Frank Zentrum
- Schondorfer Kreis
- Fuchstal Bleibt Bunt
- Unser Hochfeld e. V.
- and many others
Photographers
Over the years, many photographers have contributed material. A selection:
- Conny Kurz
- Alois Kramer
- Wolfgang Hauck
- Josef Neumair
- Noah Cohen
- and many others
Acknowledgements
We thank the heritage curators, town archivists, local historians and all volunteer actors in the municipalities for their contributions, their advice and their participation. Without this volunteer engagement the BayernHistoryApp would not be what it is today.