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Opening of the 2017 fountain season

Commissioning of the new water fountain in the castle pond on 13 April, 3 p.m.

On Maundy Thursday, 13 April, the City of Chemnitz's fountain season will be opened with the commissioning of the new water fountain in the castle pond in the presence of Mayor Michael Stötzer. The meeting point is at 3 pm on the castle pond island.

Representatives of the media are cordially invited to attend.

The new fountain system is state of the art and will characterise the appearance of the castle pond for many years to come. The water feature consists of a central jet with a maximum height of approx. 20 metres and a surrounding fountain ring with ten jets; in accordance with the rule of the "golden section" with a maximum height of approx. 8 metres.

The fountain is once again illuminated with white light in the evening. The new appearance of the castle pond fountain is thus based on the previous appearance. The new fountain floats in the water and is surrounded by a chain of buoys. For safety reasons, it is forbidden to enter the installation or drive within the surrounding chain of buoys.

The old installation remains as a fixed structure on the bottom of the pond and serves as an artificial island in the castle pond.

The cost of renewing the fountain totalled around 122,500 euros. The work was carried out by Wassertechnik Rostock GmbH & Co KG. The technical acceptance took place on 23 March 2017.

2017 fountain season starts on 13 April

In the days that follow, a total of 17 fountains in the city of Chemnitz will be bubbling away until Wednesday, 24 May. These are in detail:

  • Völkerfreundschaft fountain (Straße der Nationen)
  • Umbrella fountain (Straße der Nationen)
  • Children's fountain (Street of Nations)
  • Wedding fountain at the IHK building (Straße der Nationen)
  • Rattling Fountain (Street of Nations)
  • Rosenhof fountain (Rosenhof / in front of the tower block)
  • Zipper fountain (castle pond island)
  • Castle pond fountain (castle pond)
  • Ginkgo fountain basin (Rosenhof)
  • Sachsenhalle water basin (Dr.-Salvador-Allende-Straße)
  • Grüna fountain stone (Hexenberg)
  • Fountain at the market hall (Seeberplatz)
  • Azzano fountain (Am Rathaus street, next to Kaufhof building)
  • Saxonia (Johannisplatz).
  • Park of Youth (Schlossbergpark)
  • Illuminated fountain (castle pond)
  • Ball fountain - Röhrsdorf

The Am Roten Turm fountain (Stadthallenpark) will operate from 16 June 2017 until 26 August 2017 with a shortened season from 12 noon to 10 pm daily due to the need for renovation. This means that the summer highlights Fete de la Musique, German Road Cycling Championships, Studio WM Music Picnic, Park Summer and City Festival as well as the start of school can be supported with a bubbling water feature.

The repair of the fountain will then begin in September 2017 in order to remedy both the considerable damage caused by vandalism and the causes of the increasing water losses due to leaks in the basins.

Eight of the 18 fountains are maintained by eins energie in sachsen GmbH & Co. KG on the basis of a service contract:

  • Umbrella fountain (Straße der Nationen)
  • Children's fountain (Straße der Nationen)
  • Rosenhof fountain (Rosenhof / in front of the tower block)
  • Castle pond fountain (castle pond)
  • Ginkgo fountain basin (Rosenhof)
  • Sachsenhalle water basin (Dr.-Salvador-Allende-Straße)
  • Park of Youth (Schlossbergpark)
  • Illuminated fountain (castle pond)

The operation of nine other fountains is sponsored in the form of contributions in kind:

  • Klapperbrunnen by eins energie (complete maintenance and energy costs)
  • Völkerfreundschaft fountain by AIC Hörmann GmbH & Co KG (complete maintenance)
  • Wedding fountain by IHK Chemnitz (complete maintenance and energy costs)
  • Sprudelstein Grüna by the Heimatverein Grüna (complete maintenance and energy costs)
  • Fountain on Seeberplatz by REAL Vermögen GmbH (complete maintenance and energy costs)
  • Azzano fountain at Kaufhof and Zipper fountain by Kavalir & Co. GmbH (complete maintenance)
  • Saxonia by the property management company Kellnberger (complete maintenance + energy costs)
  • Park der Jugend, Fünf Erdteile by Miramar/SEG Gruhle & Schomburg Chemnitz (energy costs)
  • Kugelbrunnen - Röhrsdorf (costs are borne by the village of Röhrsdorf)

The GGGmbH provides funding for the operation of the fountain at the Sachsenhalle.