People who need medical help or whose life or limb is in danger should call 112.
The police emergency number is 110.
The telephone counselling service offers help at any time, free of charge and anonymously on 0800 111 0 111 or 0800 111 0 222.
Addiction counselling centres (SBB)
The Chemnitz City Mission's addiction counselling centres are closed on public holidays. Shortened consultation hours are set up between the holidays:
27 December: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
30 December: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Advent Welfare Organisation (AWW) offers the following contact options:
23 December: 9 am to 12 noon Telephone contact possible
24 December: SBB closed Use the answering machine!
27 December: SBB closed Use the answering machine!
30 December: 9 a.m. to 12 noon telephone contact possible
31 December: SBB closed Use the answering machine!
Ordered clients are exempt from this regulation on 23 and 30 December.
Health department
Both the Social Psychiatric Service and the Addiction Counselling Centre of the Health Department are closed from 24 December to 1 January.
Opening hours of the facilities for people in particular social difficulties over the Christmas holidays and the turn of the year
Railway station mission
Tel.: 0371 49580520
23 and 24 December: open from 9 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 5 pm
25 and 26 December: closed
27 December: open from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
28 December: open from 9am to 12pm
30 December: open from 9am to 12pm and from 2pm to 5pm
29 December, 31 December and 1 January: closed
from 2 January: regular opening hours
City Mission, day centre "Haltestelle
Annenstraße 22
Tel.: 0371 671751
up to and including 23 December: regular opening hours
24 December to 1 January: open daily from 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
from 2 January: regular opening hours
City Mission, advice centre for housing emergencies and livelihood security
Annenstraße 18
Tel.: 0371 40433-12/ -13/ -14
23 December: only by arrangement with prior appointment
24 December to 1 January: closed
from 2 January: regular opening hours
Selbsthilfe 91 e. V., night centre
Heinrich-Schütz-Straße 84
Tel.: 0371 4002350
24 December to 1 January: open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Users of the Nachtquartier can also stay at the centre during the day between 7 am and 7 pm.
VIP "Café Bleifrei"
Bernsdorfer Street 33
Tel.: 0371 33471686 or
0371 3347407
23 and 24 December: closed
25 and 26 December: open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
27 December to 1 January: closed
from 2 January: regular opening hours
Caritas, "Neustart" counselling centre
Ludwig-Kirsch-Straße 24
Tel.: 0371 4043311 or
0371 43309971
23 December to 1 January: closed
from 2 January: regular consultation hours