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At its extraordinary meeting on Friday, the City Council resolved to allocate additional funding of around 14.8 million euros to the youth welfare budget for 2026.
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The City Council has elected Annett Meylan as the new Mayor for Department 5 – Social Affairs, Youth, Health, Culture and Sport. The 43-year-old succeeds Dagmar Ruscheinsky, who is due to retire at the end of January.
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The draft budget for the 2027/2028 biennial budget is being tabled before the City Council today and is available for download. Residents and taxpayers have until 3 December to raise objections to the draft.
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From mid-November 2026, the project and area developer BPD (Bouwfonds Immobilienentwicklung) will resume construction work between Bahnhofstraße and Moritzstraße. This was announced by Mayor Thomas Kütter on Friday.
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The four Schilling sculptures in the park by the castle pond have once again been fitted with their winter protection. The acrylic glass enclosures were hoisted over the sandstone groups using a crane.
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The exhibition ‘Insights – Jewish Life in Saxony Today’ is on display in the Town Hall exhibition space, Markt 1, until 16 November. Three Saxon photographers offer insights into everyday Jewish life, religious festivals, cultural events and remembrance.
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Timber harvesting is currently taking place in the municipal forest of the city of Chemnitz, particularly in the deciduous forest areas of Zeisigwald and Ebersdorfer Wald. The forest areas and forest paths are closed whilst the work is in progress!
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moreAn AI-powered chatbot is now available to answer questions about municipal services and forms, opening hours, events and a wide range of current topics.
moreDue to the Day of Repentance and Prayer on 18 November, the collection dates for general waste, organic waste, paper and light packaging will be postponed by one day from Wednesday onwards
moreFrom Monday, due to the complete closure of Obere Hauptstraße in Wittgensdorf, a local diversion route via Plattenstraße – in addition to the official diversion – will be opened to traffic.
moreThe Chemnitz City Youth Welfare Office is now conducting a survey of parents of children under the age of three to find out why they do not place their child in childcare before their third birthday. The aim is to organise childcare in such a way that it fits in well with families’ needs and daily lives.
moreFrom 26 October, trees on the southern bank of the Pleißenbach, heading towards the town from the junction with Rudolf-Krahl-Straße, will be felled. This is necessary as the previously built-up riverbank is also being widened at this point.
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The city of Chemnitz is currently planning to construct an accessible ramp leading from Dresdner Straße (via Dresdner Platz/Sonnenstraße) to Freiberger Straße. The aim is to provide an alternative to the existing diversion routes following the demolition of the Hainstraße bridge.
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Work on the city centre tram ring is progressing: whilst the demolition of the first old bridge is due to take place at Falkeplatz, work has been underway at the Gleisdreieck since the summer. The city centre remains easily accessible at all times by bus and tram, as well as by car, and all multi-storey car parks are also accessible.
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Stage 4 of the Chemnitz Model envisages the construction of a railway line to Limbach-Oberfrohna. The second of five planning approval stages (PFA) involves the redevelopment of Leipziger Straße in Chemnitz. VMS, CVAG and the City of Chemnitz presented the so-called preferred option on Wednesday.
moreExclusive sauna evening for women only
as part of the Year of Jewish Culture in Saxony
with Christmas market and mulled wine and Advent trips
Chemnitz 2025, the European Capital of Culture, reached around 3.5 million people, significantly exceeding its original target of two million visitors. The new brochure, ‘25 Achievements and Impacts’, summarises the key outcomes of the year in which the city held the title.
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After 17 meetings and five years of cross-departmental collaboration, the Saxon State Government’s Interministerial Working Group for the preparation and implementation of Chemnitz 2025 – European Capital of Culture (IMAG KHE C 2025) has completed its work.
