.spacer {
      height: 40vh;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      color: #666;
    }

    /* Container der Haupt-Timeline */
    .timeline-container {
      position: relative;
      max-width: 1000px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 60px 20px;
    }

    /* Das SVG-Element für die Linie spannt sich über den gesamten Bereich */
    .timeline-svg {
      position: absolute;
      top: 5px;
      left: 0;
      bottom: 5px;
      width: 100%;
      height: calc(100% - 10px);
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 1;
      overflow: visible !important;
  /* Sanfter Übergang zu transparent am oberen und unteren Rand */
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, black 10%, black 90%, transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, black 10%, black 90%, transparent 100%);
    }

    .path-bg {
      fill: none;
      stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
      stroke-width: 4;
      stroke-linecap: round;
    }

    /* Leuchtende, animierte Linie mit Lila-zu-Blau Verlauf */
    .path-progress {
      fill: none;
      stroke: url(#line-gradient);
      stroke-width: 5;
      stroke-linecap: round;
      filter: url(#glow) drop-shadow(0px 0px 12px rgba(74, 0, 224, 0.8)) drop-shadow(0px 0px 18px rgba(45, 157, 226, 0.8));
      stroke-dasharray: 2000;
      stroke-dashoffset: 2000;
      transition: stroke-dashoffset 0.1s ease-out;
    }

    /* Das Raster / Layout für die Boxen */
    .timeline-item {
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: flex-end;
      width: 50%;
      margin-bottom: 120px;
      z-index: 2;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(30px);
      transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease;
    }

    /* Jede zweite Box rechts ausrichten */
    .timeline-item.right {
      margin-left: auto;
      justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    .timeline-item.visible {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }

    /* Styling der Glassmorphism-Boxen */
    .timeline-card {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
      backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
      border-radius: 16px;
      padding: 28px 32px;
      width: 85%;
      box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
      transition: border-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;

          /* background-color: #f7f7f7; */
    box-shadow: 0 6px 12px var(--border-color);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: 30px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    margin: 12.5px;
    padding: 25px;
    }

    .timeline-card:hover {
      border-color: rgba(74, 0, 224, 0.5);
      transform: translateY(-4px);
    }

/* Das Jahr / Der Titel */
.timeline-year {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    margin: 0 0 10px 0;
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: 'Azonix';
    font-size: 55px;
    color: #4A00E0;
}

    .timeline-text {
      font-size: 1rem;
      line-height: 1.6;
      margin: 0;
    }

    /* Responsiv für Smartphones: Alle Boxen untereinander */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .timeline-item, .timeline-item.right {
    width: 100%;
    margin-left: 0;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 80px;
    }

    .timeline-card {
    width: 100%;
    }
}