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Presscouncil City of Chemnitz
Pressrelease: 241

Opening of the 2018 fountain season

Commissioning of the water fountain in the castle pond on 13 April

In keeping with tradition, the city of Chemnitz's fountain season will open on Friday 13 April with the commissioning of the new water fountain in the castle pond. In the days that follow, a total of 17 fountains in the city of Chemnitz will be bubbling away until 25 May. These are in detail:

  • Völkerfreundschaft fountain (Straße der Nationen)
  • Umbrella fountain (Street of Nations)
  • Children's fountain (Straße der Nationen)
  • Wedding fountain at the IHK building (Straße der Nationen)
  • Rattling fountain (Street of Nations)
  • Rosenhof fountain (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)
  • Fountain stone Grüna (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 (in Stadthallenpark) is currently being renovated and will only be put into operation once the renovation is complete. When renovation work began in autumn 2017, the structure was found to be very wet. The fountain had to be completely dry before the new sealing materials could be installed. Mild temperatures are also a prerequisite for the construction work. The costs here currently amount to 125,000 euros. Further renovation measures are not ruled out. However, this can only be checked after the repair work has been completed. The facility was built in 1974 and rebuilt and refurbished for the first time in 2001 after 27 years at a cost of around DM 2 million.

This year, the renovation of the fountain there is also planned as part of the design of the Brühl Boulevard. The costs amount to approx. 50,000 euros.

Furthermore, the "Haarwäsche" fountain in the newly created Alberti Park on Sonnenberg, which used to be located on Sonnenstraße, will be reinstalled and put back into operation by June 2018.

63,000 is currently earmarked for the maintenance of the fountains.

Eight fountains are maintained by eins energie in Sachsen 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 in Sachsen (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 Grundstücksverwaltung 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.