Rachel Loxton - rachel.loxton@thelocal.com

Updated: Tue 23 Jun 2026 17:14 CET

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File photo shows swimmers at the Heidebad in Halle. Photo: picture alliance/dpa/dpa-Zentralbild | Hendrik Schmidt

A lake-side swimming pool in Saxony-Anhalt has introduced a controversial rule that states people who cannot speak German may be refused entry.