diff --git a/components/blocks/InteractiveGermanyMap.tsx b/components/blocks/InteractiveGermanyMap.tsx
index 8a0f74259..c28856e8c 100644
--- a/components/blocks/InteractiveGermanyMap.tsx
+++ b/components/blocks/InteractiveGermanyMap.tsx
@@ -165,10 +165,12 @@ export function InteractiveGermanyMap({
               </div>
 
               {/* Minor Location Markers (The 100+ generic projects) */}
-              {finalLocations.filter(l => l.type === 'minor_node').map((loc, idx) => (
+              {finalLocations.filter(l => l.type === 'minor_node').map((loc, idx) => {
+                const isActive = activeLocation === loc;
+                return (
                 <div
                   key={`minor-${idx}`}
-                  className="absolute z-10 group/minor cursor-pointer w-10 h-10 flex items-center justify-center"
+                  className={`absolute group/minor cursor-pointer w-8 h-8 md:w-5 md:h-5 flex items-center justify-center ${isActive ? 'z-[60]' : 'z-10 hover:z-30'}`}
                   style={{
                     left: `${loc.x}%`,
                     top: `${loc.y}%`,
@@ -176,12 +178,13 @@ export function InteractiveGermanyMap({
                   }}
                   onMouseEnter={() => handleMouseEnter(loc)}
                   onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}
+                  onTouchStart={() => handleMouseEnter(loc)}
                   onClick={() => handleMouseEnter(loc)}
                 >
-                  <div className="w-1.5 h-1.5 bg-primary/80 rounded-full group-hover/minor:bg-white group-hover/minor:scale-150 transition-all duration-300" />
+                  <div className={`w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full transition-all duration-300 ${isActive ? 'bg-white scale-150 shadow-[0_0_10px_rgba(130,237,32,1)]' : 'bg-primary/80 group-hover/minor:bg-white group-hover/minor:scale-150'}`} />
                   <div className="absolute inset-0 m-auto w-2 h-2 bg-primary rounded-full opacity-0 group-hover/minor:animate-ping" />
                 </div>
-              ))}
+              )})}
 
               {/* Major Location Markers (HQ, Branch, Project) */}
               {finalLocations.filter(l => l.type !== 'minor_node').map((loc, idx) => {
@@ -192,10 +195,11 @@ export function InteractiveGermanyMap({
                 return (
                   <div
                     key={loc.id}
-                    className={`absolute transform -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 group/pin cursor-pointer w-16 h-16 flex items-center justify-center ${isActive ? 'z-[60]' : 'z-20'}`}
+                    className={`absolute transform -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 group/pin cursor-pointer w-16 h-16 flex items-center justify-center ${isActive ? 'z-[60]' : 'z-20 hover:z-40'}`}
                     style={{ left: `${loc.x}%`, top: `${loc.y}%` }}
                     onMouseEnter={() => handleMouseEnter(loc)}
                     onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}
+                    onTouchStart={() => handleMouseEnter(loc)}
                     onClick={() => handleMouseEnter(loc)}
                   >
                     {/* Ping Animation for HQ / Branch */}