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Presscouncil City of Chemnitz
Pressrelease: 185

2024 fountain season begins at the end of March

Start with castle pond fountain on 28 March - drinking fountains already bubbling from 22 March, World Water Day

On Thursday, 28 March, the fountain season for the municipal fountain facilities begins with the commissioning of the castle pond fountain. The early start is intended to actively influence the ecology of the castle pond through a higher oxygen input as a result of the increased water movement.
From Friday 22 March, World Water Day, the three municipal drinking fountains will be bubbling again.

The other fountains will then be put into operation from 9 April to 10 June in the city of Chemnitz in the following order:

  • Market fountain
  • Rattle fountain
  • Bear Fountain
  • Zipper fountain (Schloßteichinsel)
  • Jakobikirchplatz water feature
  • Fountain Am Roten Turm (Stadthallenpark)
  • Park of Youth (Schloßbergpark)
  • Illuminated fountain (castle pond)
  • Wedding fountain at the IHK building (Straße der Nationen)
  • Fountain "Völkerfreundschaft" (Street of Nations)
  • Umbrella fountain (Street of Nations)
  • Children's fountain (Straße der Nationen)
  • Rosenhof fountain (in front of the tower block)
  • Ginkgo fountain basin (Rosenhof)
  • Brühl Boulevard fountain
  • "Hair washing" fountain in Albertipark/Sonnenberg
  • Azzano fountain (Am Rathaus street, next to Kaufhof building)
  • Sachsenhalle water basin (Dr.-Salvador-Allende-Straße)
  • Röhrsdorf ball fountain
  • Sprudelstein Grüna (Hexenberg)
  • Saxonia fountain (Johannisplatz)

For the 2024 financial year, 165,000 euros have been budgeted for the maintenance of the fountains.
The maintenance and management of the fountains is supplemented by sponsorship of in-kind and cash contributions from companies and associations.

Most of the fountains mentioned are managed by the utility company inetz (eins) on the basis of a service contract. The Röhrsdorf ball fountain is operated by the village of Röhrsdorf. The Marktbrunnen, Klapperbrunnen and Bärenbrunnen fountains are maintained by Brunnenmeisterei M.& S. Schreier GmbH from Thuringia.

The following three fountains are operated by sponsorship:

  • Sprudelstein Grüna - sponsored by Heimatverein Grüna
  • Saxonia fountain - sponsored by the Kellnberger company
  • Bärenbrunnen - sponsored by REWE


Unfortunately, the following fountains cannot be operated this year due to technical defects:

  • Fountain at Falkeplatz
  • Fountain at the Pelzmühle
  • Two fountain basins on Brückenstraße
  • Fountain at the corner of Dresdner Straße and Hainstraße
  • Fountain at Seeberplatz