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Chemnitz and Ljubljana are celebrating 60 years of town twinning this year. To mark the occasion, 60 roses were planted in the Bürgergarten on Promenadenstraße – a gift from the Slovenian twin town. In the evening, there was a ceremony featuring a true design icon.
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Chemnitz took part in Saxony’s city centre competition “Off to the centre! The Saxony City Initiative” with two projects entitled “A cool centre instead of grey stone”. Both projects impressed the jury and were awarded prizes.
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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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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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Under the title ‘Hydrogen: Funding hype or a technology with a future?’, guests are invited to the Stadtwirtschaft on 11 November at 6 pm for insights into the international hydrogen sector and a panel discussion featuring representatives from business, politics and civil society.
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Since Tuesday, the exhibition ‘Insights – Jewish Life in Saxony Today’ has been on display in the exhibition space at the Town Hall, Markt 1. As part of the ‘Tacheles 2026’ Year of Jewish Culture, three Saxon photographers offer insights into everyday Jewish life, religious festivals, cultural events and remembrance.
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The City of Chemnitz’s Waste Management and Street Cleaning Service (ASR) and the Chemnitz Fire Brigade today unveiled a system they have developed in-house to effectively extinguish vehicle fires.
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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.
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The Chemnitz University of Technology Careers Fair
A lecture on the remarkable development of MZ following the political transition.
Exclusive sauna evening for women only
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.
Fun and interesting facts about the town’s history and the local environment, with that ‘aha’ moment. This is a participatory tour, so a minimum of 2 people is required
A tour of the ‘Straße der Nationen’ campus at Chemnitz University of Technology to mark the 40th anniversary of its university status.
