With around half a million inhabitants, the Chemnitz region is a densely populated conurbation in Europe. Chemnitz 2025 invites you to discover the region, see it with different eyes and perhaps even leave the beaten track. This is because 38 cities and municipalities together with Chemnitz form the Capital of Culture region and together bear the title of "European Capital of Culture".
The occasion was the Chemnitz Model - a major construction project that connects the region via light rail and is constantly being expanded. And if the region can soon be experienced comfortably by public transport, it can also be experienced together! Initially, the 24 municipalities along the Chemnitz model joined forces, with more joining later. What the region has in common are shared traditions, upheavals and new beginnings, shared soils, nature and culture.
In the Chemnitz 2025 programme, "On the move!" in particular is dedicated to this shared, vibrant history. The programme field tells the stories of people from the region: what moved them in the past, what moves them today and what will move them in the future? The PURPLE PATH art and sculpture trail will showcase works by renowned international, national and regional artists that tell the story of the region's people, crafts and industry.
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Amtsberg
Young community from old villages: Dittersdorf, Schlößchen, Weißbach and Wilischthal, Dittersdorfer Höhe, historical circular hiking trail, hiking and cycling, open air "Shining Stones", Mini-Weißbach - Amtsberg in miniature format, crocus meadows, pyramid and cot trail
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Annaberg-Buchholz
Mining town, centre of silver mining, UNESCO World Heritage Site "Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří", St. Annen, St. Katharinen, St. Marien, Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theatre, fairytale film festival "Fabulix", "Manufaktur der Träume", Adam Ries Museum, technical monument "Frohnauer Hammer"
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Aue-Bad Schlema
Bridge and sports town, Schwarzwasser and Zwickauer Mulde, spa, ACTINON health spa, planet hiking trail, home of FC Erzgebirge Aue, Wismut, Schacht 371, uranium mining museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site "Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří", State Garden Show 2026
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Augustus Castle
State-recognised resort, Renaissance Augustusburg Castle, Crown of the Ore Mountains, Augustus I of Saxony, Motorcycle Museum, Cranach Altar, Electress Anna Garden, summer toboggan run, miniature golf, outdoor pool, historic cable car
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Burgstädt
Small town, market, late baroque town hall, Taurastein tower with gallery, Wettinhain park with adventure playground and open-air theatre, Rochsburg Castle, hiking in the Rochlitz Mulde valley
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Callenberg
Rural community, district of Zwickau, seven districts, four-sided farms, village and school museum, wedding chapel, Langenchursdorf mill, Langenberger Höhe, nickel mining, Oberwald reservoir
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Ehrenfriedersdorf
Mountain town, Greifensteine, Greifensteine natural stage and leisure pool - UNESCO World Heritage Site Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region, "Zinngrube" visitor mine, tin mining, Ehrenfriedersdorf mining landscape, Erzgebirge music archive
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Flöha
City of two rivers, growth spurt through industrialisation, new city centre in revitalised cotton mill "Alte Baumwolle", Hetzdorf viaduct in the Flöha valley, Blue Wave, futuristic architecture in the Pufendorf grammar school
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Frankenberg
Garrison town, state garden show areas, Mühlbachtal landscape garden, "Die Schlange" bridge, "ZeitWerkStadt" adventure museum, Barkas, Framo, TimeCube, Harrasfelsen, medieval mountain town of Bleiberg, Sachsenburg Castle
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Freiberg
Silver City®, free silver mining, St. Mary's Cathedral, Silbermann organ, Freudenstein Castle with terra mineralia mineral show, oldest municipal theatre in the world, Mining Academy, University of Resources, "Reiche Zeche" and "Alte Elisabeth", mining town festival, Christmas market, part of the UNESCO World Heritage "Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří"
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Gersdorf
Mining, 220 kilometres of coal road, Kaisergrube I, Sachsenring race track, Gersdorf summer swimming pool, Hessenmühle art and cultural centre, Tetzner Museum, Expressionism
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Glauchau
Large district town, Saxony Cooperative State University, Bismarck Tower observation tower, Silbermann organ, Forderglauchau Hinterglauchau double castle, "art gluchowe" gallery, villa district, Muldenaue reservoir recreation area
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Hainichen
Large small town in Central Saxony, weaving and cloth-making tradition, market square with heists, hometown of Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, Gellert Museum, town park as English landscape garden, Camera Obscura, Striegistal
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Hohenstein
Birthplace of Karl May, Karl May House, Winnetou, textile and racing museum, Sachsenring race track, road safety centre, St. Lampertus discovery mine, Rabensteiner Wald/Pfaffenberg nature reserve
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Hohndorf
Village in the countryside, Lugau-Oelsnitz coalfield, Vereinigtfeldschacht, cultural monuments school, church, fire brigade, clubs and festivals, coal trail, 220 kilometres of cycling, hiking and riding trails
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Jahnsdorf
Würschnitz.valley, event location Chemnitz/Jahnsdorf airfield, sightseeing flights, balloon rides, Leukersdorf sports restaurant, enjoyment and history: "Miriquidi Meltingpot", Heyde ceramics pottery, Würschnitz valley hiking, cycling and skiing region
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Lichtenau
Sonnenlandpark leisure park, highest slide tower, Lichtenauer mineral springs with VITA COLA, Auerswalde village gallery, wood sculptor's plenair, historic cross-cable ferry "Anna", Garnsdorf summer pool, Chemnitz valley, Zschopau valley
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Lichtenstein
Small town, district of Zwickau, Kultur.Palais.Lichtenstein, historic palace palace, French Garden, English Garden, Lichtenstein Castle, Miniature Park Miniwelt Lichtenstein, Mini Cosmos Lichtenstein, Jehmlich organ, panoramic cycle path
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Limbach-Oberfrohna
Double town, manor house, Esche silk stockings, Esche Museum, MALIMO, Wolkenburg Castle, Lauchammer iron art casting, "Limbomar" leisure pool, America Animal Park, Limbach-Oberfrohna town hall, Mulder cycle path, city nature trail
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Lößnitz
Mountain town, "Muhme", salt market with historic salt train, St. John's Church, bronze carillon, Lindenallee natural monument, slate quarrying, Affalter nature hostel, "Silberberg" Way of St James, Lößnitz ski resort
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Lugau
Lugau-Oelsnitz coalfield, town hall and "Villa Faciu" cultural centre, "Grüne Mitte" municipal park, Steegenwald municipal swimming pool, "Steinkohlenweg" circular route, "Kohlenbahnradweg" coal railway cycle path, mining nature trail, "Glück Auf" race track, motocross
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Marienberg
Mountain town, historic town centre modelled on the Renaissance, mining magazine, horse galley, "Molchner Stolln" show mine, serpentine stone museum, Schwarzwassertal nature reserve, AQUA MARIEN leisure and adventure pool, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Ore Mountains/Krušnohoří Mining Region
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Mittweida
Large district town, late medieval town centre, textile crafts and textile industry, "Marmeladentante", "Alte Pfarrhäuser" museum, birthplace of Erich Loest, university campus, swan pond complex with technical centre, Zschopau valley, Kriebstein reservoir with lake stage
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Neukirchen
Small town, castle and manor, village centres, prestigious manufacturers' villas, Würschnitz Valley tourist region, Würschnitz Valley Trail, Way of St. James, Neukirchen summer pool, houses of light, festival culture
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Niederwiesa
Just outside Chemnitz, districts of Niederwiesa, Braunsdorf, Lichtenwalde, historic town hall with post mile column, Lichtenwalde Castle, Harrassage, silhouette exhibition, Lichtenwalde baroque garden, Braunsdorf historic show weaving mill
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Oberlungwitz
"Lungsch", stocking town, 752 years, stocking knitting machines, ELBEO factory - three- and four-sided farms, "Neue Welt" outdoor pool, "Hirschgrund" nature reserve, "Sachsenring" race track, driver safety training courses
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Oederan
Small town, textile tradition, adventure museum DIE WEBEREI | Museum Oederan, village museum Gahlenz, miniature park "Klein-Erzgebirge", 200 models of architecture and economy, concerts and events, outdoor exhibition Perspektiva Oederan
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Oelsnitz
Knights of the Oelsnitz family, manor, coal, "Black Diamonds", Coal World Museum, Glückaufturm tower, graduation tower, state garden show grounds, civic and family park, coal trail, 220 kilometres of cycling, hiking or horse riding
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Olbernhau
In the middle of the Ore Mountains, mountain town, manor, UNESCO World Heritage Site Ore Mountains/Krušnohoří, Saigerhütte Olbernhau/Grünthal, Grünthaler Dachkupfer - folk art, Olbernhauer Reiterlein, 330 kilometres of hiking, cycling and winter sports trails
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Schneeberg
Mountain town, Berggeschrey 1470, Baroque old town, St. Wolfgang's Church, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Erzgebirge / Krušnohoři", Siebenschlehener Pochwerk and Silberschmelzhütte St. Georgen, Cobaltblau, Wismut, Filzreich, mining nature trail, arts and crafts
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Schwarzenberg
Pearl of the Ore Mountains, castle, St George's Church, PERLA CASTRUM Museum, Depot Bahnhof N°4, Erlahammer, Free Republic of Schwarzenberg, Cradle of the Washing Machine, Forest Stage, W@nderbarer Silberberg, Panorama Trail Schwarzenberg, Tin Chambers
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Seiffen
Seiffen spa town, tin mining, wood processing, "Seiffener Ware", tyre turning, toy village, Seiffen village church with octagonal floor plan, Erzgebirge open-air museum, Seiffen adventure world, model railway exhibition, Seiffen and Neuhausen ski area
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Stollberg
Large district town, gateway to the Ore Mountains, Wenzel and August, Stalburc-Hoheneck area, Hoheneck women's prison memorial, Phänomenia adventure world, Buratino theatre, nature trail in the Bürgerwald forest
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Thalheim
Ore Mountains, stocking maker, ESDA Thalheim, arsenic gravel "Thalheimit", visitor gallery "Wille Gottes", town hall with Art Nouveau elements, cultural centre "Neukirchner Villa", nature trail "Pionierweg", miniature installation at the "Heimateck Rentners Ruh"
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Wechselburg
Twelve villages, one municipality: Wechselburg, rural character, Wechselburg Castle, monastery complex, St. Cross Basilica, pilgrimage church, Wechselburg forest adventure trail, porphyry nature trail, red rock
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Zschopau
Wildeck Castle, "Dicker Heinrich" observation tower, Tsar Peter I, Jörgen Skafte Rasmussen, motorbikes, DKW and MZ, "Motorrad(T)räume" exhibition, enduro museum in the old MZ factory, Zschopautal hiking trail
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Zwönitz
Mountain town, UNESCO World Heritage Montanregion, Niederzwönitz paper mill, die Tosende, Knochenstampfe, collection of rarities, BUNTSPEICHER Zwönitz, Zwönitztal nature experience, circular hiking trails, Zwönitzer Hutzentage
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Zwickau
Sorbian settlement, fourth largest town in Saxony, merchants' settlement, priests' houses, St. Mary's Cathedral, Osterstein Castle, silver and copper finds, centre of the Reformation, Robert Schumann town, automobile century: Horch - Audi - Trabant - Volkswagen, August Horch Museum, swan pond with open-air stage
