diff --git a/app/components/hero.php b/app/components/hero.php
index c8acbf0..a8ffa98 100644
--- a/app/components/hero.php
+++ b/app/components/hero.php
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 /**
  * Vollflächiger Hero mit Hintergrundbild/-video, Titel, Intro und CTAs.
- * Props: $hero (array aus home.json: title, text, image, video?, ctas, align?)
+ * Props: $hero (array aus home.json: title, text, image, video?, ctas, align?, compact?)
  * align-Varianten: 'center' (mittig zentriert), 'bottom-left' (Default).
+ * compact: true → niedrigere Variante für Unterseiten-Header.
  */
 $align = in_array($hero['align'] ?? '', ['center', 'bottom-left'], true) ? $hero['align'] : 'bottom-left';
+$compact = !empty($hero['compact']);
 ?>
-        <section class="hero<?= $align === 'center' ? ' hero--center' : '' ?>">
+        <section class="hero<?= $align === 'center' ? ' hero--center' : '' ?><?= $compact ? ' hero--compact' : '' ?>">
             <div class="hero__media" aria-hidden="true">
 <?php component('img', ['image' => $hero['image'], 'sizes' => '100vw', 'eager' => true, 'class' => 'hero__img']); ?>
 <?php if (!empty($hero['video'])): ?>
@@ -19,11 +21,15 @@ $align = in_array($hero['align'] ?? '', ['center', 'bottom-left'], true) ? $hero
             </div>
             <div class="container hero__content">
                 <h1 class="hero__title"><?= e($hero['title']) ?><?php if (!empty($hero['tagline'])): ?> <span class="hero__tagline"><?= e($hero['tagline']) ?></span><?php endif; ?></h1>
+<?php if (!empty($hero['text'])): ?>
                 <p class="hero__text"><?= e($hero['text']) ?></p>
+<?php endif; ?>
+<?php if (!empty($hero['ctas'])): ?>
                 <div class="hero__actions">
 <?php foreach ($hero['ctas'] as $cta): ?>
 <?php component('cta', ['cta' => $cta]); ?>
 <?php endforeach; ?>
                 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
             </div>
         </section>
diff --git a/app/components/timeline.php b/app/components/timeline.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..309e7c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/timeline.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Interaktive Vereins-Timeline (Museums-Look). Props:
+ *   $events array — Stationen aus data/historie.json (year, text, image{src,width,height,alt})
+ * Bilder werden bewusst in ORIGINALGRÖSSE eingebunden (keine Varianten) —
+ * historisches Material bleibt unangetastet.
+ * timeline.js ergänzt Scroll-Reveal + aktive Jahres-Navigation; ohne JS ist
+ * alles sichtbar (Initial-Versteckt-Zustand nur unter .js-reveal).
+ */
+
+// Anker je Jahr — Duplikate (2x 1972) bekommen einen Suffix, die Jahres-Nav
+// führt auf das jeweils erste Vorkommen.
+$seen = [];
+$prepared = [];
+foreach ($events as $event) {
+    $slug = 'jahr-' . strtolower(preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9]+/', '-', $event['year']));
+    $first = !isset($seen[$slug]);
+    $seen[$slug] = ($seen[$slug] ?? 0) + 1;
+    $prepared[] = $event + [
+        'id'  => $first ? $slug : $slug . '-' . $seen[$slug],
+        'nav' => $slug,
+    ];
+}
+?>
+        <section class="section timeline-section" data-timeline>
+            <div class="container">
+                <nav class="timeline-nav" aria-label="Zeitsprünge">
+                    <ol class="timeline-nav__list">
+<?php foreach ($prepared as $event): ?>
+<?php if ($event['id'] === $event['nav']): ?>
+                        <li><a href="#<?= e($event['nav']) ?>"><?= e($event['year']) ?></a></li>
+<?php endif; ?>
+<?php endforeach; ?>
+                    </ol>
+                </nav>
+                <ol class="timeline">
+<?php foreach ($prepared as $i => $event): ?>
+                    <li class="timeline__event" id="<?= e($event['id']) ?>" data-nav="<?= e($event['nav']) ?>">
+                        <span class="timeline__marker" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                        <article class="timeline__card">
+                            <h2 class="timeline__year"><?= e($event['year']) ?></h2>
+                            <figure class="timeline__figure">
+                                <img src="<?= e(asset($event['image']['src'])) ?>"
+                                    alt="<?= e($event['image']['alt']) ?>"
+                                    width="<?= e($event['image']['width']) ?>" height="<?= e($event['image']['height']) ?>"
+                                    loading="<?= $i === 0 ? 'eager' : 'lazy' ?>" decoding="async">
+                                <figcaption class="timeline__text"><?= e($event['text']) ?></figcaption>
+                            </figure>
+                        </article>
+                    </li>
+<?php endforeach; ?>
+                </ol>
+            </div>
+        </section>
diff --git a/app/pages/historie.php b/app/pages/historie.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b268767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/pages/historie.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Vereinshistorie — schmaler Hero + interaktive Timeline.
+ * Inhalte: data/historie.json (Single Source of Truth).
+ */
+$historie = json_load('historie');
+
+$meta = [
+    'title'       => 'Vereinshistorie – Der Katzbachtaler Weg',
+    'description' => 'Erlebe die bewegte Geschichte des TSV 08 Kulmbach – von den ersten Spielen an der Bayreuther Straße 1947 bis zur Hans-Rausch-Sportanlage im Katzbachtal.',
+    'scripts'     => ['timeline.js'],
+];
+
+component('hero', ['hero' => $historie['hero']]);
+?>
+        <div class="container section--slim">
+            <p class="timeline-intro"><?= e($historie['intro']) ?></p>
+        </div>
+<?php
+component('timeline', ['events' => $historie['events']]);
diff --git a/app/routes.php b/app/routes.php
index aa607cc..70e1251 100644
--- a/app/routes.php
+++ b/app/routes.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
  * Canonical und Sitemap folgen automatisch.
  */
 return [
-    ''    => ['file' => 'home.php', 'sitemap' => true],
-    '404' => ['file' => '404.php',  'sitemap' => false],
+    ''         => ['file' => 'home.php',     'sitemap' => true],
+    'fussball' => ['file' => 'fussball.php', 'sitemap' => true],
+    'historie' => ['file' => 'historie.php', 'sitemap' => true],
+    '404'      => ['file' => '404.php',      'sitemap' => false],
 ];
diff --git a/data/historie.json b/data/historie.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a31e260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/historie.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+  "hero": {
+    "align": "center",
+    "compact": true,
+    "title": "Vereinshistorie",
+    "tagline": "Der Katzbachtaler Weg seit 1908",
+    "image": {
+      "base": "img/pages/vereinsgelaende",
+      "widths": [1000, 1600],
+      "alt": "Luftaufnahme der Hans-Rausch-Sportanlage im Katzbachtal"
+    }
+  },
+  "intro": "Erlebe die bewegte Geschichte des TSV 08 Kulmbach – von den ersten Spielen an der Bayreuther Straße bis zur Hans-Rausch-Sportanlage im Katzbachtal.",
+  "events": [
+    {
+      "year": "1947",
+      "text": "Zu Beginn unserer Zeit im Fußball spielten wir nicht wie heute im Katzbachtal, sondern an der Bayreuther Straße, wo heute beispielsweise der Schuhmücke zu finden ist.",
+      "image": { "src": "img/historie/1947.png", "width": 519, "height": 352, "alt": "Historische Aufnahme des Sportgeländes an der Bayreuther Straße" }
+    },
+    {
+      "year": "1948",
+      "text": "Die Bilder zeigen die ersten Fußballspiele an der Bayreuther Straße im Jahre 1948.",
+      "image": { "src": "img/historie/1948.jpg", "width": 519, "height": 334, "alt": "Fußballspiel an der Bayreuther Straße im Jahr 1948" }
+    },
+    {
+      "year": "1969",
+      "text": "Im Jahre 1969 wurde die später nach Hans Rausch benannte Sportanlage eingeweiht. Im Bild zu sehen sind Hans Rausch (v. r.) bei Arbeiten an der Sportstätte.",
+      "image": { "src": "img/historie/1969.png", "width": 1070, "height": 730, "alt": "Hans Rausch bei Bauarbeiten an der Sportanlage 1969" }
+    },
+    {
+      "year": "1972",
+      "text": "Im Jahr 1972 wurde das Sportheim im Katzbachtal eingeweiht.",
+      "image": { "src": "img/historie/1972-sportheim.jpg", "width": 519, "height": 272, "alt": "Einweihung des Sportheims im Katzbachtal 1972" }
+    },
+    {
+      "year": "1972",
+      "text": "Zu diesem Anlass spielten wir damals vor fast 10.000 Zuschauern gegen den FC Bayern München.",
+      "image": { "src": "img/historie/1972-fcbayern.png", "width": 519, "height": 322, "alt": "Spiel gegen den FC Bayern München vor fast 10.000 Zuschauern, 1972" }
+    },
+    {
+      "year": "Heute",
+      "text": "Mitten im schönen Katzbachtal liegt nun seit vielen Jahren die Hans-Rausch-Sportanlage des TSV 1908 Kulmbach. Unsere Sportstätte besteht aus einem Großfeldrasenplatz, einem Kleinfeldrasenplatz und einem Hartplatz, der auch im Winter das Training zulässt. Die komplette Sportanlage ist mit Flutlicht ausgestattet.",
+      "image": { "src": "img/historie/heute.jpg", "width": 519, "height": 360, "alt": "Die Hans-Rausch-Sportanlage im Katzbachtal heute" }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/public/assets/css/components.css b/public/assets/css/components.css
index 3969426..65fa7df 100644
--- a/public/assets/css/components.css
+++ b/public/assets/css/components.css
@@ -289,6 +289,184 @@
     color: var(--clr-text-muted);
 }
 
+/* === timeline (Vereinshistorie, Museums-Look) === */
+.timeline-intro {
+    max-width: 60ch;
+    margin-inline: auto;
+    padding-block: 2.5rem 0;
+    text-align: center;
+    color: var(--clr-text-muted);
+}
+
+/* Sprung-Navigation: Jahres-Pills, klebt beim Scrollen oben */
+.timeline-nav {
+    position: sticky;
+    top: 1rem;
+    z-index: 5;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    margin-bottom: 3rem;
+}
+
+.timeline-nav__list {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 0.4rem;
+    padding: 0.4rem;
+    background: rgb(10 10 10 / 0.82);
+    border: 1px solid var(--clr-glass-border);
+    border-radius: 999px;
+    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
+}
+
+.timeline-nav a {
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding: 0.35em 1em;
+    font-family: var(--ff-heading);
+    font-size: var(--fs-500);
+    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    color: var(--clr-text-muted);
+    border-radius: 999px;
+    transition: color var(--transition), background var(--transition);
+}
+
+.timeline-nav a:hover {
+    color: var(--clr-text);
+}
+
+.timeline-nav a.is-active {
+    color: var(--clr-text);
+    background: var(--clr-accent);
+}
+
+/* Mittellinie + Stationen */
+.timeline {
+    position: relative;
+    display: grid;
+    gap: 4.5rem;
+    padding-block: 1rem 2rem;
+}
+
+.timeline::before {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    left: 50%;
+    width: 2px;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+    background: linear-gradient(180deg,
+        transparent,
+        rgb(var(--clr-accent-rgb) / 0.55) 6%,
+        rgb(var(--clr-accent-rgb) / 0.55) 94%,
+        transparent);
+}
+
+.timeline__event {
+    position: relative;
+    width: calc(50% - 3.5rem);
+}
+
+.timeline__event:nth-child(even) {
+    margin-left: auto;
+}
+
+.timeline__marker {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0.6rem;
+    left: calc(100% + 3.5rem);
+    width: 16px;
+    height: 16px;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+    background: var(--clr-accent);
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgb(var(--clr-accent-rgb) / 0.25), 0 0 18px rgb(var(--clr-accent-rgb) / 0.5);
+}
+
+.timeline__event:nth-child(even) .timeline__marker {
+    left: -3.5rem;
+}
+
+.timeline__year {
+    font-size: var(--fs-900);
+    color: var(--clr-accent);
+    text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.5);
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+
+.timeline__event:nth-child(odd) .timeline__year {
+    text-align: right;
+}
+
+/* Museums-Rahmen: Foto wie ein aufgezogener Print, leicht gedreht */
+.timeline__figure {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0.9rem 0.9rem 1.1rem;
+    background: #f3efe4;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    box-shadow: 0 12px 35px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.5);
+    transform: rotate(-1.2deg);
+    transition: transform var(--transition);
+}
+
+.timeline__event:nth-child(even) .timeline__figure {
+    transform: rotate(1.2deg);
+}
+
+.timeline__event:hover .timeline__figure {
+    transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1.02);
+}
+
+.timeline__figure img {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: auto;
+    display: block;
+}
+
+.timeline__text {
+    padding-top: 0.9rem;
+    font-size: var(--fs-500);
+    line-height: 1.45;
+    color: #3a372f;
+}
+
+/* Scroll-Reveal nur mit JS (js-reveal), sonst alles sichtbar */
+.js-reveal .timeline__event {
+    opacity: 0;
+    translate: 0 28px;
+    transition: opacity 600ms ease, translate 600ms ease;
+}
+
+.js-reveal .timeline__event.is-visible {
+    opacity: 1;
+    translate: 0 0;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+    .timeline::before {
+        left: 8px;
+    }
+
+    .timeline__event,
+    .timeline__event:nth-child(even) {
+        width: auto;
+        margin-left: 0;
+        padding-left: 2.5rem;
+    }
+
+    .timeline__marker,
+    .timeline__event:nth-child(even) .timeline__marker {
+        left: 8px;
+    }
+
+    .timeline__event:nth-child(odd) .timeline__year {
+        text-align: left;
+    }
+}
+
 /* === partners === */
 .partners > .container {
     text-align: center;
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diff --git a/public/assets/js/timeline.js b/public/assets/js/timeline.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63620b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/assets/js/timeline.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* Timeline: Scroll-Reveal der Stationen + aktive Jahres-Navigation.
+   Progressive Enhancement — ohne JS ist alles sichtbar (js-reveal-Scope). */
+(function () {
+    'use strict';
+
+    var section = document.querySelector('[data-timeline]');
+    if (!section) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var events = section.querySelectorAll('.timeline__event');
+    var navLinks = section.querySelectorAll('.timeline-nav a');
+
+    if (!('IntersectionObserver' in window)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    section.classList.add('js-reveal');
+
+    var reveal = new IntersectionObserver(function (entries) {
+        entries.forEach(function (entry) {
+            if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+                entry.target.classList.add('is-visible');
+                reveal.unobserve(entry.target);
+            }
+        });
+    }, { threshold: 0.15, rootMargin: '0px 0px -8% 0px' });
+
+    // Aktives Jahr in der Sprung-Navigation markieren.
+    var spy = new IntersectionObserver(function (entries) {
+        entries.forEach(function (entry) {
+            if (!entry.isIntersecting) {
+                return;
+            }
+            var target = '#' + entry.target.getAttribute('data-nav');
+            navLinks.forEach(function (link) {
+                var active = link.getAttribute('href') === target;
+                link.classList.toggle('is-active', active);
+                if (active) {
+                    link.setAttribute('aria-current', 'true');
+                } else {
+                    link.removeAttribute('aria-current');
+                }
+            });
+        });
+    }, { rootMargin: '-35% 0px -55% 0px' });
+
+    events.forEach(function (event) {
+        reveal.observe(event);
+        spy.observe(event);
+    });
+})();