diff --git a/danube/page/default_page/danube.tpl b/danube/page/default_page/danube.tpl
index ce9059d..25366ea 100644
--- a/danube/page/default_page/danube.tpl
+++ b/danube/page/default_page/danube.tpl
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       <!-- Three columns of text below the carousel -->
         <div id="space" style="height: 7px; background: url(danube/page/default_page/pics/css/verlauf_bg.png); margin-left: 9px; margin-right: 9px;"></div>
         <div id="languages" style="float: right; margin-right: 25px;"><a href="javascript:switchLocale('deDE');"><img src="http://mojotrollz.eu/web/danube/danube/page/js/flags/ger.jpg" /></a>
-                <a href="javascript:switchLocale('enUS');"><img src="http://mojotrollz.eu/web/danube/danube/page/js/flags/uk.jpg" /></a>
+            <a href="#" onclick="switchLocale('enUS'); return false;"><img src="http://mojotrollz.eu/web/danube/danube/page/js/flags/uk.jpg" /></a>
         <a href="javascript:switchLocale('huHU');"><img src="http://mojotrollz.eu/web/danube/danube/page/js/flags/hu.jpg" /></a></div>
         <div class="hero-unit" id="text" style="line-height: 180%; fonz-size: 80%; border-top-left-radius: 5; border-top-right-radius: 5; border-right: 1px solid black;  border-left: 1px solid black; padding: 0; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 40px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; padding-left: 45px; padding-right: 150px; background: url(danube/page/default_page/pics/css/text.png) bottom right no-repeat white;">
     
diff --git a/danube/page/js/lang_switcher.js b/danube/page/js/lang_switcher.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e13dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/danube/page/js/lang_switcher.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+function switchLocale(locale){    
+    reloadWithQueryStringVars({"lang": locale});
+}
+
+function reloadWithQueryStringVars (queryStringVars) {
+    var existingQueryVars = location.search ? location.search.substring(1).split("&") : [],
+        currentUrl = location.search ? location.href.replace(location.search,"") : location.href,
+        newQueryVars = {},
+        newUrl = currentUrl.replace(/#/g, "") + "?";
+    if(existingQueryVars.length > 0) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < existingQueryVars.length; i++) {
+            var pair = existingQueryVars[i].split("=");
+            newQueryVars[pair[0]] = pair[1];
+        }
+    }
+    if(queryStringVars) {
+        for (var queryStringVar in queryStringVars) {
+            newQueryVars[queryStringVar] = queryStringVars[queryStringVar];
+        }
+    }
+    if(newQueryVars) {
+        for (var newQueryVar in newQueryVars) {
+            newUrl += newQueryVar + "=" + newQueryVars[newQueryVar] + "&";
+        }
+        newUrl = newUrl.substring(0, newUrl.length-1);
+        window.location.href = newUrl;
+    } else {
+        window.location.href = location.href;
+    }
+}
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