diff --git a/src/static/css/style.css b/src/static/css/style.css
index d944697..52978bb 100644
--- a/src/static/css/style.css
+++ b/src/static/css/style.css
@@ -2450,213 +2450,113 @@ a.dev-source-pill:hover {
     padding: 12px 20px 8px;
 }
 
-/* Achsen-Container */
-.ht-axis {
-    position: relative;
-    height: 110px;
+/* === Timeline: Heatmap-Strip oben + vertikaler Newsfeed-Stream darunter === */
+.ht-tl {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: var(--sp-md);
 }
 
-/* Stündliches Layout: höher wegen Datums-Markern oben */
-.ht-axis--hourly {
-    height: 130px;
+/* Heatmap-Strip */
+.ht-strip {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 4px;
+    padding: 4px 0 6px;
 }
-
-/* Punkte-Bereich (über der Linie) */
-.ht-points {
-    position: absolute;
-    left: 4%;
-    right: 4%;
-    top: 0;
-    height: 56px;
+.ht-strip-cells {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-auto-flow: column;
+    grid-auto-columns: minmax(8px, 1fr);
+    gap: 2px;
+    height: 14px;
 }
-
-.ht-axis--hourly .ht-points {
-    top: 20px;
-}
-
-/* Achsenlinie */
-.ht-axis-line {
-    position: absolute;
-    left: 2%;
-    right: 2%;
-    top: 60px;
-    height: 2px;
-    background: var(--border);
-}
-
-.ht-axis--hourly .ht-axis-line {
-    top: 80px;
-}
-
-/* Datums-Marker (vertikale Linie + Datum oben, nur bei Stunden-Granularität) */
-.ht-day-markers {
-    position: absolute;
-    left: 4%;
-    right: 4%;
-    top: 0;
-    bottom: 0;
-    pointer-events: none;
-}
-
-.ht-day-marker {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 0;
-}
-
-.ht-day-marker-label {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 0;
-    left: 0;
-    transform: translateX(-50%);
-    font-size: 10px;
-    font-family: var(--font-mono);
-    font-weight: 600;
-    color: var(--accent);
-    white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
-.ht-day-marker-line {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 14px;
-    height: 66px;
-    width: 1px;
-    left: 0;
-    background: var(--accent);
-    opacity: 0.2;
-}
-
-/* Punkt (Basis) */
-.ht-point {
-    position: absolute;
-    bottom: 0;
-    transform: translateX(-50%);
-    border-radius: 50%;
-    background: var(--text-disabled);
-    border: 2px solid var(--bg-card);
-    cursor: pointer;
-    transition: all 0.2s ease;
-    z-index: 2;
-}
-
-.ht-point:hover {
-    box-shadow: var(--glow-accent);
-    z-index: 4;
-}
-
-.ht-point.active {
-    box-shadow: var(--glow-accent-strong);
-    z-index: 4;
-}
-
-/* Dimmen: nicht-aktive Punkte verblassen wenn ein Punkt aktiv ist */
-.ht-points:has(.ht-point.active) .ht-point:not(.active) {
-    opacity: 0.3;
-    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
-}
-
-/* Pfeil über dem aktiven Punkt */
-.ht-point.active::after {
-    content: '▼';
-    position: absolute;
-    bottom: calc(100% + 2px);
-    left: 50%;
-    transform: translateX(-50%);
-    font-size: 10px;
-    color: var(--accent);
-    pointer-events: none;
-    line-height: 1;
-}
-
-/* Snapshot-Punkt (Raute) */
-.ht-point.ht-snapshot-point {
+.ht-strip-cell {
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) calc(var(--intensity) * 70%), var(--border));
     border-radius: 2px;
-    transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg);
-    background: var(--accent);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
+    min-height: 12px;
+}
+.ht-strip-cell.empty {
+    background: var(--border);
+    opacity: 0.4;
+    cursor: default;
+}
+.ht-strip-cell:hover:not(.empty) {
+    transform: scaleY(1.6);
     box-shadow: var(--glow-accent);
 }
-
-.ht-point.ht-snapshot-point .ht-tooltip,
-.ht-point.ht-snapshot-point .ht-point-count {
-    transform: rotate(-45deg);
+.ht-strip-cell.has-snapshot {
+    box-shadow: inset 0 -3px 0 var(--accent);
 }
-
-.ht-point.ht-snapshot-point .ht-tooltip {
-    transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(-50%);
-    transform-origin: bottom left;
-}
-
-/* Gemischter Punkt (Gold-Kreis) */
-.ht-point.ht-mixed-point {
+.ht-strip-cell.active {
     background: var(--accent);
-    border: 2px solid var(--bg-card);
+    transform: scaleY(1.6);
+    box-shadow: var(--glow-accent-strong), inset 0 -3px 0 var(--accent);
+    z-index: 2;
+    position: relative;
+}
+.ht-strip:has(.ht-strip-cell.active) .ht-strip-cell:not(.active):not(.empty) {
+    opacity: 0.4;
 }
 
-/* Tooltip (über dem Punkt) */
-.ht-tooltip {
-    position: absolute;
-    bottom: calc(100% + 6px);
-    left: 50%;
-    transform: translateX(-50%);
-    background: var(--bg-secondary);
-    color: var(--text-primary);
-    font-size: 11px;
-    padding: 3px 8px;
+/* Banner: aktiver Strip-Filter */
+.ht-strip-banner {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: var(--sp-md);
+    padding: 6px 12px;
+    background: var(--tint-accent);
+    border: 1px solid var(--accent);
     border-radius: var(--radius);
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    pointer-events: none;
-    opacity: 0;
-    visibility: hidden;
-    transition: opacity 0.15s ease, visibility 0.15s ease;
-    border: 1px solid var(--border);
-    z-index: 10;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    color: var(--text-primary);
+    margin-top: 4px;
 }
-
-.ht-point:hover .ht-tooltip {
-    opacity: 1;
-    visibility: visible;
-}
-
-/* Zahl unter dem Punkt */
-.ht-point-count {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: calc(100% + 6px);
-    left: 50%;
-    transform: translateX(-50%);
-    font-size: 10px;
-    font-family: var(--font-mono);
-    color: var(--text-disabled);
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    pointer-events: none;
-}
-
-.ht-point.active .ht-point-count,
-.ht-point:hover .ht-point-count {
+.ht-strip-banner-icon {
     color: var(--accent);
-}
-
-/* Achsen-Labels (unter der Linie) */
-.ht-axis-labels {
-    position: absolute;
-    left: 4%;
-    right: 4%;
-    top: 72px;
-    height: 20px;
-}
-
-.ht-axis--hourly .ht-axis-labels {
-    top: 90px;
-}
-
-.ht-axis-label {
-    position: absolute;
-    transform: translateX(-50%);
     font-size: 10px;
+}
+.ht-strip-banner-text {
+    flex: 1;
+    color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+.ht-strip-banner-text strong {
+    color: var(--accent);
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+}
+.ht-strip-banner-close {
+    border: 1px solid var(--accent);
+    background: transparent;
+    color: var(--accent);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    padding: 2px 10px;
+    border-radius: var(--radius);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: background 0.15s ease;
+}
+.ht-strip-banner-close:hover {
+    background: var(--accent);
+    color: var(--bg-card);
+}
+.ht-strip-labels {
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 2px;
+    font-size: 9px;
     font-family: var(--font-mono);
     color: var(--text-tertiary);
+}
+.ht-strip-label {
+    text-align: left;
     white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
-/* Leerer Zustand */
+/* Stream-Container */
+.ht-stream {
+    margin-top: var(--sp-md);
+}
 .ht-empty {
     padding: 20px;
     text-align: center;
@@ -2664,60 +2564,19 @@ a.dev-source-pill:hover {
     color: var(--text-tertiary);
 }
 
-/* Detail-Panel */
-.ht-detail-panel {
-    margin-top: 8px;
-    border: 1px solid var(--border);
-    border-radius: var(--radius);
-    background: var(--bg-secondary);
-    animation: ht-slide-down 0.2s ease;
+/* Time-Group Flash beim Scrollen vom Strip */
+.vt-time-group--flash {
+    animation: vt-group-flash 1.2s ease-out;
+}
+@keyframes vt-group-flash {
+    0%   { background: var(--tint-accent-strong); }
+    100% { background: transparent; }
 }
 
-@keyframes ht-slide-down {
-    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-8px); }
-    to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+    .vt-time-group--flash { animation: none; }
 }
 
-.ht-detail-header {
-    display: flex;
-    justify-content: space-between;
-    align-items: center;
-    padding: 8px 12px;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-}
-
-.ht-detail-title {
-    font-size: 12px;
-    font-weight: 600;
-    color: var(--accent);
-    font-family: var(--font-mono);
-}
-
-.ht-detail-close {
-    background: none;
-    border: none;
-    color: var(--text-disabled);
-    font-size: 18px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    padding: 0 4px;
-    line-height: 1;
-}
-
-.ht-detail-close:hover {
-    color: var(--text-primary);
-}
-
-.ht-detail-content {
-    max-height: 350px;
-    overflow-y: auto;
-    padding: 4px 12px;
-}
-
-.ht-detail-content::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 6px; }
-.ht-detail-content::-webkit-scrollbar-track { background: var(--bg-primary); border-radius: 3px; }
-.ht-detail-content::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: var(--text-disabled); border-radius: 3px; }
-.ht-detail-content::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover { background: var(--text-secondary); }
-
 /* === Briefing Listen === */
 .briefing-content ul {
     margin: 8px 0;
diff --git a/src/static/dashboard.html b/src/static/dashboard.html
index 0c9e2e5..5c0f673 100644
--- a/src/static/dashboard.html
+++ b/src/static/dashboard.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/leaflet.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/MarkerCluster.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/MarkerCluster.Default.css">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/style.css?v=20260316k">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/style.css?v=20260501e">
 <style>
 /* Export Modal Radio */
 .export-radio { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; padding:8px 12px; cursor:pointer; border-radius:var(--radius-sm); transition:background 0.15s; border:1px solid transparent; margin-bottom:4px; }
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@
     <script src="/static/js/components.js?v=20260427a"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/layout.js?v=20260316b"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/pipeline.js?v=20260501a"></script>
-    <script src="/static/js/app.js?v=20260427c"></script>
+    <script src="/static/js/app.js?v=20260501e"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/cluster-data.js?v=20260322f"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/tutorial.js?v=20260316z"></script>
     <script src="/static/js/chat.js?v=20260422a"></script>
diff --git a/src/static/js/app.js b/src/static/js/app.js
index 79f6a02..a9e5b56 100644
--- a/src/static/js/app.js
+++ b/src/static/js/app.js
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ const App = {
     _editingSourceId: null,
     _timelineFilter: 'all',
     _timelineRange: 'all',
-    _activePointIndex: null,
+    _activeStripWindow: null,
     _timelineSearchTimer: null,
     _pendingComplete: null,
     _pendingCompleteTimer: null,
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ const App = {
         }
         this._timelineFilter = 'all';
         this._timelineRange = 'all';
-        this._activePointIndex = null;
+        this._activeStripWindow = null;
         const _tsEl = document.getElementById('timeline-search'); if (_tsEl) _tsEl.value = '';
         document.querySelectorAll('.ht-filter-btn').forEach(btn => {
             const isActive = btn.dataset.filter === 'all';
@@ -1114,6 +1114,9 @@ const App = {
         this._timelineSearchTimer = setTimeout(() => this.rerenderTimeline(), 250);
     },
 
+    /** Heatmap-Strip oben + vertikaler Newsfeed-Stream darunter.
+     *  Klick auf Heatmap-Balken: Stream filtert auf das Zeitfenster (aktive Balken hervorgehoben).
+     */
     rerenderTimeline() {
         const container = document.getElementById('timeline');
         if (!container) return;
@@ -1124,271 +1127,216 @@ const App = {
         let entries = this._collectEntries(filterType, searchTerm, range);
         this._updateTimelineCount(entries);
 
+        // Strip nutzt IMMER alle Eintraege im Range (unabhaengig von Filter/Search/Strip-Window)
+        const stripEntries = this._collectEntries('all', '', range);
+        stripEntries.sort((a, b) => new Date(a.timestamp || 0) - new Date(b.timestamp || 0));
+
+        // Wenn ein Heatmap-Balken aktiv ist: Stream zusaetzlich auf dieses Zeitfenster filtern
+        const win = this._activeStripWindow;
+        if (win && entries.length > 0) {
+            entries = entries.filter(e => {
+                const ts = new Date(e.timestamp || 0).getTime();
+                return ts >= win.start && ts < win.end;
+            });
+        }
+
+        let html = '<div class="ht-tl">';
+        if (stripEntries.length > 0) {
+            html += this._renderTimelineStrip(stripEntries);
+        }
+
+        // Banner mit aktivem Filter
+        if (win) {
+            html += `<div class="ht-strip-banner">
+                <span class="ht-strip-banner-icon" aria-hidden="true">▼</span>
+                <span class="ht-strip-banner-text">Gefiltert auf <strong>${UI.escape(win.label)}</strong> · ${entries.length} Eintr${entries.length === 1 ? 'ag' : 'äge'}</span>
+                <button class="ht-strip-banner-close" onclick="App.clearStripWindow()" aria-label="Filter aufheben">Filter aufheben</button>
+            </div>`;
+        }
+
+        html += '<div class="ht-stream">';
         if (entries.length === 0) {
-            this._activePointIndex = null;
-            container.innerHTML = (searchTerm || range !== 'all')
-                ? '<div class="ht-empty">Keine Einträge im gewählten Zeitraum.</div>'
-                : '<div class="ht-empty">Noch keine Meldungen. Starte eine Recherche mit "Aktualisieren".</div>';
-            return;
+            html += win
+                ? '<div class="ht-empty">Keine Einträge in diesem Zeitfenster.</div>'
+                : (searchTerm || range !== 'all')
+                    ? '<div class="ht-empty">Keine Einträge im gewählten Zeitraum.</div>'
+                    : '<div class="ht-empty">Noch keine Meldungen. Starte eine Recherche mit "Aktualisieren".</div>';
+        } else {
+            html += this._renderVerticalStream(entries);
         }
-
-        entries.sort((a, b) => new Date(a.timestamp || 0) - new Date(b.timestamp || 0));
-
-        const granularity = this._calcGranularity(entries, range);
-        let buckets = this._buildBuckets(entries, granularity);
-        buckets = this._mergeCloseBuckets(buckets);
-
-        // Aktiven Index validieren
-        if (this._activePointIndex !== null && this._activePointIndex >= buckets.length) {
-            this._activePointIndex = null;
-        }
-
-        // Achsen-Bereich
-        const rangeStart = buckets[0].timestamp;
-        const rangeEnd = buckets[buckets.length - 1].timestamp;
-        const maxCount = Math.max(...buckets.map(b => b.entries.length));
-
-        // Stunden- vs. Tages-Granularität
-        const isHourly = granularity === 'hour';
-        const axisLabels = this._buildAxisLabels(buckets, granularity, true);
-
-        // HTML aufbauen
-        let html = `<div class="ht-axis${isHourly ? ' ht-axis--hourly' : ''}">`;
-
-        // Datums-Marker (immer anzeigen, ausgedünnt)
-        const dayMarkers = this._thinLabels(this._buildDayMarkers(buckets, rangeStart, rangeEnd), 10);
-        html += '<div class="ht-day-markers">';
-        dayMarkers.forEach(m => {
-            html += `<div class="ht-day-marker" style="left:${m.pos}%;">`;
-            html += `<div class="ht-day-marker-label">${UI.escape(m.text)}</div>`;
-            html += `<div class="ht-day-marker-line"></div>`;
-            html += `</div>`;
-        });
-        html += '</div>';
-
-        // Punkte
-        html += '<div class="ht-points">';
-        buckets.forEach((bucket, idx) => {
-            const pos = this._bucketPositionPercent(bucket, rangeStart, rangeEnd, buckets.length);
-            const size = this._calcPointSize(bucket.entries.length, maxCount);
-            const hasSnapshots = bucket.entries.some(e => e.kind === 'snapshot');
-            const hasArticles = bucket.entries.some(e => e.kind === 'article');
-
-            let pointClass = 'ht-point';
-            if (filterType === 'snapshots') {
-                pointClass += ' ht-snapshot-point';
-            } else if (hasSnapshots) {
-                pointClass += ' ht-mixed-point';
-            }
-            if (this._activePointIndex === idx) pointClass += ' active';
-
-            const tooltip = `${bucket.label}: ${bucket.entries.length} Eintr${bucket.entries.length === 1 ? 'ag' : 'äge'}`;
-
-            html += `<div class="${pointClass}" style="left:${pos}%;width:${size}px;height:${size}px;" onclick="App.openTimelineDetail(${idx})" data-idx="${idx}">`;
-            html += `<div class="ht-tooltip">${UI.escape(tooltip)}</div>`;
-            html += `</div>`;
-        });
-        html += '</div>';
-
-        // Achsenlinie
-        html += '<div class="ht-axis-line"></div>';
-
-        // Achsen-Labels (ausgedünnt um Überlappung zu vermeiden)
-        const thinned = this._thinLabels(axisLabels);
-        html += '<div class="ht-axis-labels">';
-        thinned.forEach(lbl => {
-            html += `<div class="ht-axis-label" style="left:${lbl.pos}%;">${UI.escape(lbl.text)}</div>`;
-        });
         html += '</div>';
         html += '</div>';
-
-        // Detail-Panel (wenn ein Punkt aktiv ist)
-        if (this._activePointIndex !== null && this._activePointIndex < buckets.length) {
-            html += this._renderDetailPanel(buckets[this._activePointIndex]);
-        }
-
         container.innerHTML = html;
     },
 
-    _calcGranularity(entries, range) {
-        if (entries.length < 2) return 'day';
-        const timestamps = entries.map(e => new Date(e.timestamp || 0).getTime()).filter(t => t > 0);
-        if (timestamps.length < 2) return 'day';
-        const span = Math.max(...timestamps) - Math.min(...timestamps);
-        if (range === '24h' || span <= 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000) return 'hour';
+    /** Granularitaets-Heuristik fuer den Newsfeed: Stunden bei kurzen Spannen, sonst Tage. */
+    _calcGranularity(entries) {
+        if (!entries || entries.length < 2) return 'day';
+        const ts = entries.map(e => new Date(e.timestamp || 0).getTime()).filter(t => t > 0);
+        if (ts.length < 2) return 'day';
+        const span = Math.max(...ts) - Math.min(...ts);
+        if (span <= 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000) return 'hour';
         return 'day';
     },
 
-    _buildBuckets(entries, granularity) {
-        const bucketMap = {};
-        entries.forEach(e => {
-            const d = new Date(e.timestamp || 0);
-            const b = _tz(d);
-            let key, label, ts;
-            if (granularity === 'hour') {
-                key = `${b.year}-${b.month + 1}-${b.date}-${b.hours}`;
-                label = d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short', timeZone: TIMEZONE }) + ', ' + b.hours.toString().padStart(2, '0') + ':00';
-                ts = new Date(b.year, b.month, b.date, b.hours).getTime();
-            } else {
-                key = `${b.year}-${b.month + 1}-${b.date}`;
-                label = d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { weekday: 'short', day: '2-digit', month: 'short', timeZone: TIMEZONE });
-                ts = new Date(b.year, b.month, b.date, 12).getTime();
-            }
-            if (!bucketMap[key]) {
-                bucketMap[key] = { key, label, timestamp: ts, entries: [] };
-            }
-            bucketMap[key].entries.push(e);
-        });
-        return Object.values(bucketMap).sort((a, b) => a.timestamp - b.timestamp);
-    },
-
-    _mergeCloseBuckets(buckets) {
-        if (buckets.length < 2) return buckets;
-        const rangeStart = buckets[0].timestamp;
-        const rangeEnd = buckets[buckets.length - 1].timestamp;
-        if (rangeEnd <= rangeStart) return buckets;
-
-        const container = document.getElementById('timeline');
-        const axisWidth = (container ? container.offsetWidth : 800) * 0.92;
-        const maxCount = Math.max(...buckets.map(b => b.entries.length));
-        const result = [buckets[0]];
-
-        for (let i = 1; i < buckets.length; i++) {
-            const prev = result[result.length - 1];
-            const curr = buckets[i];
-
-            const distPx = ((curr.timestamp - prev.timestamp) / (rangeEnd - rangeStart)) * axisWidth;
-            const prevSize = Math.min(32, this._calcPointSize(prev.entries.length, maxCount));
-            const currSize = Math.min(32, this._calcPointSize(curr.entries.length, maxCount));
-            const minDistPx = (prevSize + currSize) / 2 + 6;
-
-            if (distPx < minDistPx) {
-                prev.entries = prev.entries.concat(curr.entries);
-            } else {
-                result.push(curr);
-            }
+    /** Vertikaler Stream: Datums-Trennzeilen + Lagebericht-Sektionen + Meldungen. */
+    _renderVerticalStream(entries) {
+        if (!entries || entries.length === 0) {
+            return '<div class="ht-empty">Keine Einträge.</div>';
         }
-        return result;
+        // Neueste oben
+        const sorted = [...entries].sort((a, b) => new Date(b.timestamp || 0) - new Date(a.timestamp || 0));
+        const granularity = this._calcGranularity(sorted);
+        const groups = this._groupByTimePeriod(sorted, granularity);
+
+        let html = '<div class="vt-timeline">';
+        groups.forEach(g => {
+            const groupId = 'vt-grp-' + g.key.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/gi, '-');
+            html += `<div class="vt-time-group" id="${groupId}" data-time-key="${UI.escape(g.key)}">`;
+            html += `<div class="vt-time-label"><span class="vt-time-label-text">${UI.escape(g.label)}</span></div>`;
+            html += this._renderTimeGroupEntries(g.entries, this._currentIncidentType);
+            html += `</div>`;
+        });
+        html += '</div>';
+        return html;
     },
 
-    _bucketPositionPercent(bucket, rangeStart, rangeEnd, totalBuckets) {
-        if (totalBuckets === 1) return 50;
-        if (rangeEnd === rangeStart) return 50;
-        return ((bucket.timestamp - rangeStart) / (rangeEnd - rangeStart)) * 100;
+    /* ======= Quanti-Strip ======= */
+    _stripGranularity(stripEntries) {
+        if (stripEntries.length < 2) return 'day';
+        const ts = stripEntries.map(e => new Date(e.timestamp || 0).getTime()).filter(t => t > 0);
+        if (ts.length < 2) return 'day';
+        const span = Math.max(...ts) - Math.min(...ts);
+        const DAY = 86400000;
+        if (span <= 2 * DAY) return 'hour';
+        if (span <= 60 * DAY) return 'day';
+        if (span <= 365 * DAY) return 'week';
+        return 'month';
     },
 
-    _calcPointSize(count, maxCount) {
-        if (maxCount <= 1) return 16;
-        const minSize = 12;
-        const maxSize = 32;
-        const logScale = Math.log(count + 1) / Math.log(maxCount + 1);
-        return Math.round(minSize + logScale * (maxSize - minSize));
-    },
+    _buildStripBuckets(stripEntries, granularity) {
+        if (stripEntries.length === 0) return [];
+        const ts = stripEntries.map(e => new Date(e.timestamp || 0).getTime()).filter(t => t > 0);
+        if (ts.length === 0) return [];
+        const minTs = Math.min(...ts);
+        const maxTs = Math.max(...ts);
 
-    _buildAxisLabels(buckets, granularity, timeOnly) {
-        if (buckets.length === 0) return [];
-        const maxLabels = 8;
-        const labels = [];
-        const rangeStart = buckets[0].timestamp;
-        const rangeEnd = buckets[buckets.length - 1].timestamp;
+        // Bucket-Start fuer minTs ermitteln
+        const minDate = new Date(minTs);
+        const tzMin = _tz(minDate);
+        let firstStart;
+        let stepMs;
+        if (granularity === 'hour') {
+            firstStart = new Date(tzMin.year, tzMin.month, tzMin.date, tzMin.hours).getTime();
+            stepMs = 3600000;
+        } else if (granularity === 'day') {
+            firstStart = new Date(tzMin.year, tzMin.month, tzMin.date).getTime();
+            stepMs = 86400000;
+        } else if (granularity === 'week') {
+            const dow = (minDate.getDay() + 6) % 7; // 0=Mo
+            firstStart = new Date(tzMin.year, tzMin.month, tzMin.date - dow).getTime();
+            stepMs = 7 * 86400000;
+        } else {
+            firstStart = new Date(tzMin.year, tzMin.month, 1).getTime();
+            stepMs = null; // dynamisch (Monatsgrenzen)
+        }
 
-        const getLabelText = (b) => {
-            if (timeOnly) {
-                // Bei Tages-Granularität: Uhrzeit des ersten Eintrags nehmen
-                const ts = (granularity === 'day' && b.entries && b.entries.length > 0)
-                    ? new Date(b.entries[0].timestamp || b.timestamp)
-                    : new Date(b.timestamp);
-                const tp = _tz(ts);
-                return tp.hours.toString().padStart(2, '0') + ':' + tp.minutes.toString().padStart(2, '0');
-            }
-            return b.label;
+        const buckets = [];
+        const fmt = (t) => {
+            const d = new Date(t);
+            if (granularity === 'hour') return d.toLocaleString('de-DE', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short', hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', timeZone: TIMEZONE });
+            if (granularity === 'day') return d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { weekday: 'short', day: '2-digit', month: 'short', timeZone: TIMEZONE });
+            if (granularity === 'week') return 'Woche ab ' + d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short', timeZone: TIMEZONE });
+            return d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { month: 'long', year: 'numeric', timeZone: TIMEZONE });
         };
 
-        if (buckets.length <= maxLabels) {
-            buckets.forEach(b => {
-                labels.push({ text: getLabelText(b), pos: this._bucketPositionPercent(b, rangeStart, rangeEnd, buckets.length) });
-            });
+        if (granularity === 'month') {
+            let d = new Date(firstStart);
+            while (d.getTime() <= maxTs && buckets.length < 240) {
+                const start = d.getTime();
+                const next = new Date(d.getFullYear(), d.getMonth() + 1, 1).getTime();
+                buckets.push({ start, end: next, label: fmt(start), articles: 0, snapshots: 0 });
+                d = new Date(next);
+            }
         } else {
-            const step = (buckets.length - 1) / (maxLabels - 1);
-            for (let i = 0; i < maxLabels; i++) {
-                const idx = Math.round(i * step);
-                const b = buckets[idx];
-                labels.push({ text: getLabelText(b), pos: this._bucketPositionPercent(b, rangeStart, rangeEnd, buckets.length) });
+            for (let t = firstStart; t <= maxTs && buckets.length < 240; t += stepMs) {
+                buckets.push({ start: t, end: t + stepMs, label: fmt(t), articles: 0, snapshots: 0 });
             }
         }
-        return labels;
-    },
 
-    _thinLabels(labels, minGapPercent) {
-        if (!labels || labels.length <= 1) return labels;
-        const gap = minGapPercent || 8;
-        const result = [labels[0]];
-        for (let i = 1; i < labels.length; i++) {
-            if (labels[i].pos - result[result.length - 1].pos >= gap) {
-                result.push(labels[i]);
-            }
-        }
-        return result;
-    },
-
-    _buildDayMarkers(buckets, rangeStart, rangeEnd) {
-        const seen = {};
-        const markers = [];
-        buckets.forEach(b => {
-            const d = new Date(b.timestamp);
-            const bp = _tz(d);
-            const dayKey = `${bp.year}-${bp.month}-${bp.date}`;
-            if (!seen[dayKey]) {
-                seen[dayKey] = true;
-                const np = _tz(new Date());
-                const todayKey = `${np.year}-${np.month}-${np.date}`;
-                const yp = _tz(new Date(Date.now() - 86400000));
-                const yesterdayKey = `${yp.year}-${yp.month}-${yp.date}`;
-                let label;
-                const dateStr = d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short', timeZone: TIMEZONE });
-                if (dayKey === todayKey) {
-                    label = 'Heute, ' + dateStr;
-                } else if (dayKey === yesterdayKey) {
-                    label = 'Gestern, ' + dateStr;
-                } else {
-                    label = d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { weekday: 'short', day: '2-digit', month: 'short', timeZone: TIMEZONE });
+        // Eintraege zaehlen
+        stripEntries.forEach(e => {
+            const ets = new Date(e.timestamp || 0).getTime();
+            // Linear-Suche, da Buckets sortiert; bei vielen Buckets ggf. Binary
+            for (let i = 0; i < buckets.length; i++) {
+                if (ets >= buckets[i].start && ets < buckets[i].end) {
+                    if (e.kind === 'article') buckets[i].articles++;
+                    else if (e.kind === 'snapshot') buckets[i].snapshots++;
+                    break;
                 }
-                const pos = this._bucketPositionPercent(b, rangeStart, rangeEnd, buckets.length);
-                markers.push({ text: label, pos });
             }
         });
-        return markers;
+
+        return buckets;
     },
 
-    _renderDetailPanel(bucket) {
-        const type = this._currentIncidentType;
-        const sorted = [...bucket.entries].sort((a, b) => {
-            if (a.kind === 'snapshot' && b.kind !== 'snapshot') return -1;
-            if (a.kind !== 'snapshot' && b.kind === 'snapshot') return 1;
-            return new Date(b.timestamp || 0) - new Date(a.timestamp || 0);
-        });
+    _renderTimelineStrip(stripEntries) {
+        const granularity = this._stripGranularity(stripEntries);
+        const buckets = this._buildStripBuckets(stripEntries, granularity);
+        if (buckets.length === 0) return '';
 
-        let entriesHtml = '';
-        sorted.forEach(e => {
-            if (e.kind === 'snapshot') {
-                entriesHtml += this._renderSnapshotEntry(e.data);
-            } else {
-                entriesHtml += this._renderArticleEntry(e.data, type, 0);
+        const maxCount = Math.max(1, ...buckets.map(b => b.articles));
+        const win = this._activeStripWindow;
+
+        let html = '<div class="ht-strip">';
+        html += '<div class="ht-strip-cells">';
+        buckets.forEach(b => {
+            const intensity = b.articles > 0 ? Math.min(1, b.articles / maxCount) : 0;
+            const cls = ['ht-strip-cell'];
+            if (b.snapshots > 0) cls.push('has-snapshot');
+            if (b.articles === 0 && b.snapshots === 0) cls.push('empty');
+            if (win && win.start === b.start && win.end === b.end) cls.push('active');
+            const tip = `${b.label}: ${b.articles} Meldung${b.articles === 1 ? '' : 'en'}` +
+                (b.snapshots > 0 ? ` + ${b.snapshots} Lagebericht${b.snapshots === 1 ? '' : 'e'}` : '');
+            // data-Attribute statt JSON-String im onclick-Inline (vermeidet Quote-Konflikte bei Labels mit Komma/Anführungszeichen)
+            html += `<div class="${cls.join(' ')}" style="--intensity:${intensity.toFixed(3)};" title="${UI.escape(tip)}" data-start="${b.start}" data-end="${b.end}" data-label="${UI.escape(b.label || '')}" onclick="App.handleStripClick(this)"></div>`;
+        });
+        html += '</div>';
+
+        // Wenige Datums-Labels unter dem Strip
+        const labelCount = Math.min(buckets.length, 6);
+        const stride = Math.max(1, Math.floor(buckets.length / labelCount));
+        const labelTexts = [];
+        for (let i = 0; i < buckets.length; i += stride) {
+            const b = buckets[i];
+            const d = new Date(b.start);
+            let txt;
+            if (granularity === 'hour') txt = d.toLocaleTimeString('de-DE', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit', timeZone: TIMEZONE });
+            else if (granularity === 'day') txt = d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short', timeZone: TIMEZONE });
+            else if (granularity === 'week') txt = 'KW ' + d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { day: '2-digit', month: 'short', timeZone: TIMEZONE });
+            else txt = d.toLocaleDateString('de-DE', { month: 'short', year: '2-digit', timeZone: TIMEZONE });
+            labelTexts.push({ text: txt, idx: i });
+        }
+        if (labelTexts.length) {
+            html += '<div class="ht-strip-labels" style="grid-template-columns: repeat(' + buckets.length + ', 1fr);">';
+            const seen = new Set(labelTexts.map(l => l.idx));
+            for (let i = 0; i < buckets.length; i++) {
+                if (seen.has(i)) {
+                    const t = labelTexts.find(l => l.idx === i).text;
+                    html += `<div class="ht-strip-label">${UI.escape(t)}</div>`;
+                } else {
+                    html += '<div></div>';
+                }
             }
-        });
-
-        return `<div class="ht-detail-panel">
-            <div class="ht-detail-header">
-                <span class="ht-detail-title">${UI.escape(bucket.label)} (${bucket.entries.length} Eintr${bucket.entries.length === 1 ? 'ag' : 'äge'})</span>
-                <button class="ht-detail-close" onclick="App.closeTimelineDetail()">&times;</button>
-            </div>
-            <div class="ht-detail-content">${entriesHtml}</div>
-        </div>`;
+            html += '</div>';
+        }
+        html += '</div>';
+        return html;
     },
 
     setTimelineFilter(filter) {
         this._timelineFilter = filter;
-        this._activePointIndex = null;
+        this._activeStripWindow = null;
         document.querySelectorAll('.ht-filter-btn').forEach(btn => {
             const isActive = btn.dataset.filter === filter;
             btn.classList.toggle('active', isActive);
@@ -1399,7 +1347,7 @@ const App = {
 
     setTimelineRange(range) {
         this._timelineRange = range;
-        this._activePointIndex = null;
+        this._activeStripWindow = null;
         document.querySelectorAll('.ht-range-btn').forEach(btn => {
             const isActive = btn.dataset.range === range;
             btn.classList.toggle('active', isActive);
@@ -1408,20 +1356,34 @@ const App = {
         this.rerenderTimeline();
     },
 
-    openTimelineDetail(bucketIndex) {
-        if (this._activePointIndex === bucketIndex) {
-            this._activePointIndex = null;
-        } else {
-            this._activePointIndex = bucketIndex;
+    /** Robuster Click-Handler fuer Heatmap-Cells (vermeidet Quote-Konflikte). */
+    handleStripClick(el) {
+        if (!el) return;
+        const start = parseInt(el.dataset.start, 10);
+        const end = parseInt(el.dataset.end, 10);
+        const label = el.dataset.label || '';
+        if (!isNaN(start) && !isNaN(end)) {
+            this.openTimelineWindow(start, end, label);
         }
-        this.rerenderTimeline();
-        this._resizeTimelineTile();
     },
 
-    closeTimelineDetail() {
-        this._activePointIndex = null;
+    /** Klick auf Heatmap-Balken: Stream auf dieses Zeitfenster filtern.
+     *  Zweiter Klick auf denselben Balken hebt den Filter auf.
+     */
+    openTimelineWindow(startMs, endMs, label) {
+        const win = this._activeStripWindow;
+        if (win && win.start === startMs && win.end === endMs) {
+            this._activeStripWindow = null;
+        } else {
+            this._activeStripWindow = { start: startMs, end: endMs, label: label || '' };
+        }
+        this.rerenderTimeline();
+    },
+
+    /** Strip-Filter aufheben (z.B. via Banner-Button). */
+    clearStripWindow() {
+        this._activeStripWindow = null;
         this.rerenderTimeline();
-        this._resizeTimelineTile();
     },
 
     _resizeTimelineTile() {