Christmas tree for the Chemnitz market has been found
Arrival in the city centre on 10 November, around 5 p.m.
The approximately 25 metre high, 70-year-old spruce tree that will soon adorn the Chemnitz Christmas market was found in the forest district of the Sachsenforst state enterprise in Adorf in the Vogtland region.
The stately specimen is still standing in the Erlbach forest district and its exact age can only be determined from the annual rings after it has been felled. It will also only be known later how tall the tree on Chemnitz market square actually is. This is because around two metres of the remarkably large spruce will disappear into a sleeve in the market pavement to give it sufficient support.
The tree will arrive in Chemnitz city centre at around 5 pm on 10 November. At around 1 p.m., it will be felled in Vogtland by employees of Techno-Farm und Service GmbH and made ready for transport on a low-loader for a journey lasting several hours.
The Christmas tree will be accompanied by police officers on the journey to its destination. The transport route in Chemnitz leads from the Chemnitz/Mitte motorway junction via the B 95/Leipziger Straße, Hartmannstraße, Theaterstraße to the market.
All those who want to be there when the Christmas tree arrives will again be able to shorten the waiting time at the market with grilled sausages and mulled wine. A carousel awaits the youngest visitors.