May bonfire on Walpurgis Night in Chemnitz
16 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 are lit in Chemnitz at the locations listed below, among others. (The list only includes the venues of the applicants who have agreed to publication).
- Hartmann-Platz from 6 pm to 11 pm
- Goetheweg 58-60/corner of Rabensteiner Straße (Röhrsdorf) from 7.30 pm to midnight
- Kreisigstraße opposite the Eselsbrücke bridge in Rabenstein from 6 pm to midnight
- Schulberg 5 in Glösa from 8 pm to midnight
- Viewpoint at the poplar tree (Einsiedel) from 8 pm to midnight
- Kirchweg (Euba) from 9 pm to midnight
- Steinwiese 95, building yard of the Volksgesundheit allotment garden association from 6 pm to 11 pm
- An der Walzenmühle/corner of Eigenhufe (Erfenschlag) from 8 pm to midnight
- Feldstraße 44a (Grüna) from 7.30 pm to midnight
The organisers are also advised that due to the drought there may be corresponding individual regulations, such as reducing the size of the bonfire.