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60 roses to mark 60 years of town twinning

Chemnitz and Ljubljana are celebrating 60 years of town twinning this year. To mark the occasion, 60 roses were planted today in the Bürgergarten on Promenadenstraße – a gift from the Slovenian twin town.

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Late shift on 30 October

On the evening of 30 October, around 100 companies from Chemnitz and the surrounding region are once again inviting curious visitors to take a look behind the scenes. The highly sought-after guided tours can be booked online.

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All Fired Up for Chemnitz

To mark the 160th anniversary of the Chemnitz Professional Fire Brigade and the 120th anniversary of the main fire station on Schadestraße, the Schloßberg Museum is dedicating an exhibition to the history of firefighting in Chemnitz.

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A New Exhibition at the Art Collections

From Saturday, visitors to the Art Collections on Theaterplatz will also be able to experience a new exhibition: ‘Shift Change’. The starting point for the new exhibition is the painting ‘Shift Change. Young Miners’ (1956) by Karl Heinz Jakob, in which the handover in the shaft takes place with a handshake.

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Gods, Tombs and Feasts

They were seafarers and bon vivants who brought Greek chic to Tuscany over 2,500 years ago: the Etruscans. This coming Friday, 30 October 2026, the smac will open its new special exhibition ‘The Etruscans: Gods, Tombs and Feasts’.

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Messages of peace up close

Gerald Richter, who has just been awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his voluntary work, has completed the Peace Banner project. But his next art project is already in the pipeline and is set to be ready in time for Chemnitz Peace Day on 5 March 2027.

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Discussion on water-sensitive urban development

On Friday 30 October, from 2.30 pm to 4.45 pm, the Chemnitz Environmental Centre, in collaboration with C³ Veranstaltungszentren GmbH, invites interested parties to the ‘Schwammstadt’ forum at the Carlowitz Congress Centre, Theaterstraße 3.

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Fire-extinguishing system for the ASR fleet

The City of Chemnitz’s Waste Management and Street Cleaning Service (ASR) and the Chemnitz Fire Brigade today unveiled a system they have developed in-house to effectively extinguish vehicle fires.

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All-clear in Ebersdorf

Construction begins on “Moritz am Park”

From mid-November 2026, the project and area developer BPD (Bouwfonds Immobilienentwicklung) will resume construction work between Bahnhofstraße and Moritzstraße. Mayor Thomas Kütter announced this today to representatives of the media.

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All-clear in Ebersdorf

Health and Prevention Department: Limited availability

From Thursday 29 October up to and including Friday 6 November, there will be restrictions on availability and on the processing of incoming enquiries. This is due to a software migration and the resulting necessary technical and organisational changes.

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Survey on nursery care

The Chemnitz City Youth Welfare Office is now conducting a survey of parents of children under the age of three to find out why they do not place their child in childcare before their third birthday. The aim is to organise childcare in such a way that it fits in well with families’ needs and daily lives.

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Tree felling along the Pleißenbach

From 26 October, trees on the southern bank of the Pleißenbach, heading towards the town from the junction with Rudolf-Krahl-Straße, will be felled. This is necessary as the previously built-up riverbank is also being widened at this point.

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Limited telephone availability for the City of Chemnitz via the numbers 4880 and 115

Lecture at the VHS

Organ donation – yes or no? This free event on 2 November provides information on the requirements and procedures relating to organ donation.

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Construction site service // Traffic


Zwickauer Straße: Major roadworks

On Monday 21 September, extensive construction work will begin on the Zwickauer Straße project. Work will take place in the Kappel district, on the section between Schillstraße and Am Feldschlößchen, and will be divided into five construction phases. The project is expected to be completed by mid-2028.

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City Centre Ring

Work on the city centre tram ring is progressing: whilst the demolition of the first old bridge is due to take place at Falkeplatz, work has been underway at the Gleisdreieck since the summer. The city centre remains easily accessible at all times by bus and tram, as well as by car, and all multi-storey car parks are also accessible.

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CM4: Plans for Leipziger Straße unveiled

Stage 4 of the Chemnitz Model envisages the construction of a railway line to Limbach-Oberfrohna. The second of five planning approval stages (PFA) involves the redevelopment of Leipziger Straße in Chemnitz. VMS, CVAG and the City of Chemnitz presented the so-called preferred option on Wednesday.

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Chemnitz 2025 - European Capital of Culture


25 Achievements and Impacts of Chemnitz 2025

Chemnitz 2025, the European Capital of Culture, reached around 3.5 million people, significantly exceeding its original target of two million visitors. The new brochure, ‘25 Achievements and Impacts’, summarises the key outcomes of the year in which the city held the title.

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In book form: The volunteers’ experiences

Interministerial Working Group concludes its work

After 17 meetings and five years of cross-departmental collaboration, the Saxon State Government’s Interministerial Working Group for the preparation and implementation of Chemnitz 2025 – European Capital of Culture (IMAG KHE C 2025) has completed its work.

The book on the Art and Sculpture Trail