Pump track being set up in the Bergstraße leisure centre in Grüna
Invitation to the photo session: on 6 September from 8 am to 12 noon
On Friday, 6 September from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, the new pump track facility will be set up in the Bergstraße leisure area. The modules previously delivered by lorry will be assembled on the prepared site by the contracted company Baumschule Hohenstein-Ernstthal GmbH and accompanied and instructed by an assembly supervisor from the manufacturer.
Representatives of the media are invited to report on the event. Planner Corinne Jacob from Jacob + Bilz Landschaftsarchitekten PartG mbB and site manager Uwe Reintrock from Baumschule Hohenstein-Ernstthal GmbH will be on site as contacts for the pump track.
Work on the new leisure area on Bergstrasse in Chemnitz-Grüna began at the end of June. A public square is being created there, taking nature conservation into account - a place to meet, exchange ideas, experience and enjoy. As part of the public participation process for the intervention areas for the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025, the Grüna district has decided to redesign the public green space with a football pitch on Bergstraße, in addition to a new nine-kilometre circular hiking trail on the history of the town.
A leisure area with a variety of recreational areas, including a square with a stage and a footpath with a pond terrace, will invite all age groups to linger.
The new pump track for children and young people aged 4 to 14 will be integrated into an additional square area alongside another piece of play equipment.
The construction costs total around 375,000 euros, including municipal funds for tree planting. The work is being carried out by the company Baumschule Hohenstein-Ernstthal GmbH. Construction supervision is being carried out by the planning office Jacob + Bilz Landschaftsarchitekten PartnerschaftsG mbB, Chemnitz.
Background:
The public squares are the result of intensive participation by the people in the neighbourhoods and localities. The stakeholders from the city's neighbourhoods put a lot of thought into the project and, together with their citizens, selected a public space to be redesigned as part of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. Each of the eight areas of the citizens' platforms and each of the eight incorporated localities will receive a maximum of 325,000 euros. For example, a pavilion in Küchwald, a rest area on the Chemnitz Valley cycle path, a themed circular hiking trail around the village of Kleinolbersdorf-Altenhain and a lift at Wittgensdorf primary school have been implemented, creating a barrier-free event space in the assembly hall.
The public squares are one of the 30 intervention areas of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. They are the city of Chemnitz's urban development project for the Capital of Culture, which now involves an investment of over 60 million euros.