This afternoon, Lord Mayor Sven Schulze presented ten-year-old Marius*, a pupil at the Chemnitz Cooperation School, with the special prize in the international painting competition organised by Mayors for Peace.
The international competition was organised in 2025 on the theme of "Peaceful Towns". Children and young people of different ages were invited to submit self-painted works of art that addressed the theme.
In Chemnitz, 43 children and young people from several schools took part with creative contributions. A total of 8,079 pictures from 153 cities in 19 countries were submitted. 52 winners were honoured worldwide.
In 2019, the city of Chemnitz took part in the initiative's annual painting competition for the first time. In 2022, Collien Gröber from Chemnitz won first prize in the painting competition.
The Mayors for Peace initiative is committed to a world free of nuclear weapons and peaceful coexistence in society. Chemnitz has been a member of the initiative since 2006.
* Marius has asked to give only his first name.