May bonfire on Walpurgis Night in Chemnitz
18 applications submitted by clubs, event organisers and private individuals to burn a traditional bonfire on Walpurgis Night, the eve of 1 May, were approved this year by the City of Chemnitz Public Order Office. Authorised fires blaze in Chemnitz at the locations listed below, among others - the applicants for the other customary fires approved by the city's regulatory authority expressly do not wish them to be published.
Public May fires burn in Chemnitz on the eve of 1 May here:
- Hartmann-Platz from 8 pm to midnight
- Guerickestraße 48 sports ground (Windweg) from 8 p.m. to midnight
- An der Walzenmühle/corner of Eigenhufe from 8 pm to midnight
- Schulberg 5 in Glösa from 6 pm to 11 pm
- Kreisigstraße opposite the Eselsbrücke bridge in Rabenstein from 6 pm to midnight
- Pappel viewpoint in the district of Einsiedel from 8.30 pm to midnight
- Kirchweg in the Euba district from 9 pm to midnight
- Goetheweg 58-60/corner of Rabensteiner Straße in the Röhrsdorf district from 7.30 pm to midnight.
The authorisation for such customary bonfires is granted on the basis of the police regulations of the City of Chemnitz and must be submitted to the regulatory authority at least ten days before the date. The organisers of such a fire must provide suitable extinguishing equipment and observe safety distances.
Details and information under the keyword "Apply for an open fire" can be found here:
Walpurgis Night was named after Saint Walpurga, whose memorial day was celebrated on the day of her canonisation on 1 May until the Middle Ages. As a dance into May on the eve of May Day, it has also found its way into today's everyday life as an urban, modern event.