Family sharing: changing country looses shared family calender

i am a big fan of family sharing. Not only for sharing purchases. I use the shared family calender a lot.
WE moved to Germany, and I would very much like to change the country. but the only way I know how is to:
leave the family
change country
recreate family
But this means that a complete new calender will be created, thus loosing the old one.
yes, I know, the old one will be maintained as a local calender, but I want to maintain it as the shared one for my family.
ANy tips on how to change country in my family without loosing my calender?
@Apple: why don't you allow changing country without leaving the family?

Hi Mike,
I have no idea about family sharing, but I would recommend to think twice before actually changing the country for your account if you bought (many) movies and tv shows with it. Why? Because if you purchased many movies/tv shows and change the country, Apple will compare your purchases from the US with the media available in the German iTunes Store (mostly on with German sound track) and if something isn't available you will lose the iCloud re-download option for previous purchases. Furthermore some apps/services (e.g. Beats Music, Facebook Paper) are not available in Germany.
With kind regards,
David

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