May bonfire on Walpurgis Night in Chemnitz
15 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. The authorised bonfires blaze in Chemnitz at the nine locations listed below - the applicants for the other six customary bonfires approved by the city's regulatory authority expressly do not wish them to be published.
Public May bonfires burn in Chemnitz on the eve of 1 May here:
Hartmann-Platz from 8 pm to midnight
Sports ground on Clausstraße 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 of 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 bonfire 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.