The “Nimm Platz!” project, which we launched in 2019 as part of the Capital of Culture, is finally moving forward.

In two previous rounds, we were already able to promote a variety of projects that make our city a whole lot more colourful: from the bicycle service station in Konkordiapark , the flower clock on Sonnenberg to the colourful staircase next to the Technical Town Hall.

In April, we therefore once again called on you to submit your ideas for new favourite places in Chemnitz that create community and turn small squares, gaps between buildings or wastelands into new meeting places.

The implementation of the projects should bring together as many people as possible who are committed to creating beautiful new place in the middle of the district: for urban gardening, for sports, for playing, for barbecues, for resting, for meeting friends, for tobogganing, for splashing around, for enjoying art, for listening to music, for theatre, for drinking coffee, for learning, for building bicycles…

A total of 19 project proposals reached the “Nimm Platz!” team, and after a review by the city administration, 15 projects made it into the vote.

At the end of June, we called on you to vote for your favourite ideas in our online voting. Thank you for your participation, a total of 4910 votes were cast!

The six ideas with the most votes will now be implemented by the citizens with the support of the city administration. A budget of 2025 euros is available for each place.

This is a sum that makes personal initiative both possible and necessary. The goal is community projects that unite many talents.

What will happen with the projects and how can you get involved? We will report!

Once again, we were able to win KLUB2025 as a partner, which will sponsor two of six “Nimm Platz!” projects.

The following projects received the most votes:

Source of Culture
in Grüna

From Easter fountains to harvest crowns – the bubbling stone on Grüna’s Hexenberg is to be decorated in future.

Making music and
lounging in the inner courtyard
of the Chemnitz Municipal Music School

The inner courtyard of the music school is not only to be transformed into an outdoor concert venue, but also to become a new playground for the children of the music school and the neighbourhood with play elements.

Attention construction site!
A quiet zone is being created here in the middle of Gablenz!

A new quiet zone will soon be created in front of the Gablenz primary school. With seating platforms and a book exchange cabinet as well as a raised bed and a bee vending machine, there will be plenty to discover.

Wanderplatz
– mobile open space furniture for Chemnitz

Why upgrade only one square at a time when you can also beautify several squares for a limited period of time? Soon, robust, original, multifunctional open-space furniture will first enhance the station forecourt and then move on to other squares in the city.

Culture in nature.
A new resting place in the south-east of Chemnitz

A new rest area between Kleinolbersdorf and Altenhain will invite people to take a seat and pause in the future. Picture-window frames will also invite visitors to take a look at nature and the surrounding sights.

platz Chemnitz Basketball halter
– Trash Cans

More fun with waste separation? With small basketball hoops on public rubbish bins, not only should the desire to recycle increase, but our city’s love for basketball should also be expressed.

Group photo: Vincenzo Peger