Vettersstrasse site
Public squares, Citizens' Platform Centre
New cultural and leisure area opens
On 13. September 2024, the Vettersstraße site, one of 30 intervention areas of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025, was ceremoniously handed over for use in the presence of Mayor Michael Stötzer and the Chemnitz-Mitte citizens' platform, at Vettersstraße 34 in Bernsdorf was ceremoniously handed over to the citizens for use.
The once wildly overgrown green space not far from the Marianne Brandt Secondary School and the Subbotnik socio-cultural centre has been transformed into a new event and cultural area, a so-called public square. The area includes seating crossbars and seating cubes, a table tennis table, bicycle stands, barrier-free access to the sports field, a pathway to the Subbotnik e. V. club building and a barbecue area.
Subbotnik e. V. also intends to build a sculptural stage on the site, which has already been prepared for such structures. The multifunctional event site has been given a park-like character. There is plenty of space, e.g. for urban gardening, experiential education projects and cultural events.
There are also plans to plant 24 trees in the autumn, depending on the weather. The species selection consists of winter lime, Norway maple, red maple, bird cherry, weeping cherry and old apple tree varieties. A wildflower meadow has also been created.
The work was carried out by iproplan Planungsgesellschaft mbH, Techno-Farm und Service GmbH and KommunalBau Chemnitz GmbH (KBC).
Construction site impressions from 27 March 2024
