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Miriquidi

A camp based on a modular principle

A scenic campsite with white tents is set up on a grassy field surrounded by trees. The sky is blue with scattered clouds. White illustrations of insects and a small animal are superimposed on the image, creating a whimsical atmosphere.
A scenic campsite with white tents is set up on a grassy field surrounded by trees. The sky is blue with scattered clouds. White illustrations of insects and a small animal are superimposed on the image, creating a whimsical atmosphere.
Photo: DENKSTATT Erzgebirge / Illustration: Ines Eisinger (Bikini Kommando)

Two myths of the Ore Mountains came together: the legendary Miriquidi primeval forest, which once covered the entire Ore Mountains, and the ingenious VERO Construc construction set from the Olbernhau VERO toy makers. Generations of children growing up in the GDR learnt to plan, play and build creatively. The toy reformers at DENKSTATT Erzgebirge were inspired by the Construc construction kits and developed a small camp suitable for children from just a few modules: tents, a kitchen and a dining station. Parts of this equipment were exhibited at the Bergschau - Kopec kreativity in the Buntspeicher Zöwnitz. The tents could be booked as mobile overnight accommodation in the paddock at Schlaf Schön! in Neukirchen-Adorf.

Please note: There was no children's camp in Seiffen this year.

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This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.