Christmas tree for the Chemnitz market has been found
Arrival in the city centre on 18 November, around 5 p.m.
The approximately 27 metre high, 80-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.
The stately specimen is still standing in the Tannenbergsthal 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 18 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.
"Such well-grown spruces, around 30 metres high, are rare in the forests. A low-loader with a large turning radius has to reach the felling site, which also limits the choice of a suitable tree," explains Andreas Streich from the municipal parks department.
The Christmas tree is accompanied by police officers on the way to its destination. The transport route in Chemnitz leads from the Chemnitz/Mitte junction via the
B 95/Leipziger Straße, Hartmannstraße, Theaterstraße to the market.
Anyone who wants to be there when the Christmas tree arrives will once again be able to shorten the waiting time at the market with grilled sausages and mulled wine. A carousel awaits the youngest visitors.