Timetable

around 1200

First mention of Gablenz, Altchemnitz, Kappel, Altendorf and Stelzendorf and other villages as monastery villages.

1254

First documented mention of the Jakobikirche church.

1264

First documented mention of St John's Church and the town wall, the construction of which was probably completed in the first third of the 13th century.

1290/91

Documentary confirmation of the imperial city status. The document contains the first reference to judges and councillors and thus to a functioning council constitution.

1296

The oldest document in the city archives dates from this year. It mentions a Chemnitz citizen, Gottfried an der Mauer, by name for the first time.

1298

1308

The margrave of Wettin issues a letter of protection for the town.

1324

The town pays homage to the Margrave of Meissen. First mention of a bathing establishment in Chemnitz.

1333

1334

Margrave Frederick confirms the town's right to use miles. Brewers, shoemakers and tailors are mentioned for the first time.

Around 1345

Disputes between the council and the townspeople, which are also documented for 1393 and 1414.

1352

Issuance of the first storey, fire and fire regulations.

1357

Establishment of a regional bleaching plant in Chemnitz. This margrave's privilege becomes extremely important for the economic development of the city and is regarded as the "birth certificate" of textile production in Chemnitz.

1375

Purchase of Rabenstein Castle and manor by the monastery.

1379/89/95

Major town fires.

1393

The town receives the salt privilege. Margrave Wilhelm makes it an obligation to use part of the revenue to rebuild the town after the fire.

1399

First documented mention of a schoolmaster.

1402

The council purchases the villages of Borssendorf and Streitdorf as well as neighbouring land from Gablenz, Bernsdorf and Kappel from the Benedictine monastery in order to expand the narrow city area. This triples the size of the town area.

1412

Margrave Friedrich grants the town a second fair on All Saints' Day (1 November) in addition to the St. James' Fair (25 July).

1423

Elector Frederick sells the town high and low jurisdiction and customs. In 1449, the town is also granted jurisdiction over the country roads leading to it.

1429

Redemption of the dues and services owed to the monastery.

1466

Mention of the first copper hammer north of the town.

1470/71

Construction of the first Saiger smelter.

1477

Construction of another copper hammer at the gate by Ulrich Schütz.

1485

Papal authorisation for the foundation of the Franciscan monastery at the gate.

1486

Construction of a new Latin school building behind St James' Church under the rectorate of the humanist Paulus Niavis (Paul Schneevogel).

1496-1498

Construction of a stone town hall on the market square and completion of the tower with clock.

1498-1500

Construction of a three-storey Gewandhaus.

1495-1521

Conversion of the Benedictine church into a late Gothic hall church and construction of the abbot's building.

1516

Birth of the humanist and pedagogue Georgius Fabricius.

1524

Uprising against the council and so-called beer riots in Chemnitz, as a result of which the political rights and independence of the craftsmen's guilds are restricted by the council.

1531-1555

Dr Georgius Agricola in Chemnitz: The important polymath and founder of the mining sciences assumes the office of mayor in 1546 by order of Duke Moritz of Saxony, as well as in 1547, 1551 and 1553. His main work "De re metallica libri XII" is written in Chemnitz.

1539

Start of the Reformation in Chemnitz.

1546

Conversion of the Benedictine monastery into a castle and the monastery area into an office.

1546/47

The town is involved in the conflicts of the Schmalkaldic War.

1555

The Treaty of Grimma confirms the old law of the Bannmeile. This largely resolves the disagreements between the town and the surrounding area.

1562

Birth of the musician Philipp Deulich (Dulichius).

1610

Chemnitz has about 5500 inhabitants.

1613

Plague year. 941 inhabitants fall victim to the plague.

1631

Great town fire. 300 houses are destroyed.

1632

Chemnitz is involved in the Thirty Years' War.

1644

Chemnitz becomes an Electoral Saxon garrison town.

After 1648

In the wake of the Thirty Years' War, the number of inhabitants has fallen to around 3000. The war debts amount to 194,500 thalers. It takes until 1698 to pay them off. 288 of the 448 houses in the town centre are destroyed.

1669

Amendment of the council regulations with specific stipulations regarding the council college, the treasury, the building authority and the escort.

1680

Plague year. 132 deaths are counted.

1696

Establishment of an Electoral Saxon post office from Leipzig to Annaberg with a station in Chemnitz.

1700

The town is home to around 5000 inhabitants.

1706/07

During the Northern War, Chemnitz is occupied by the Danes, followed by alternating occupation by Swedish, Russian and Saxon troops. The contributions amount to 44,000 thalers.

1708/09

Construction of the new St George's Hospital Church.

1729

Birth of the famous linguist and antiquarian Christian Gottlob Heyne. Construction of a stone bridge over the Gablenz into the Johannisvorstadt.

1731

Confirmation of the statutes of the Stocking Weavers' Guild.

1739

Construction of the military headquarters at Topfmarkt.

1746

Reconstruction of the High Tower, which was destroyed by lightning, giving it a baroque dome.

1748

Birth of the conductor, organist and Beethoven teacher Christian Gottlob Neefe.

1756

Consecration of the New St John's Church (later St Paul's Church) on the site of the former Franciscan monastery.

1756-1763

Chemnitz is occupied by Prussian troops during the Seven Years' War. The city's losses amount to 1.12 million thalers.

1770/71

Start of calico printing.

1771/73

Famine and typhus epidemics claim 2000 lives.

1791

Introduction of street lighting with 196 lanterns.

1799/1800

Construction of the first mechanical cotton mills (1799 Gebrüder Bernhard in Harthau, 1800 Wöhler and Lange on the city boundary to Furth). This marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Chemnitz, and the city became the "first factory and second trading city" in Saxony.

1800

The first Chemnitz newspaper is published, the "Gnädigst bewilligte Chemnitzer Anzeiger, ein Intelligenz- und Wochenblatt für Chemnitz und umliegende Gegend".

1801

The city has almost 11,000 inhabitants.

1807

Irmscher's engineering workshop already employs 25 workers. 1812 The company is the most important spindle manufacturer in Saxony.

1811

Establishment of spinning mills after the expiry of the privileges for Bernhard, Wöhler and Lange. Establishment of engineering workshops by J. S. Schwalbe and C. G. Haubold.

1813

Battle in Hilbersdorf between the French and allied Austrians and Russians on the eve of the Battle of Leipzig.

1817

Foundation of the Chemnitz Singakademie.

1819

First strike by Chemnitz workers.

1822

First use of steam power in Chemnitz in the calico printing works of Pfaff und Sohn.

1827

Introduction of the Jaquard machine in upholstery fabric weaving.

1828/30

Introduction of the crucible moulding process.

1829

Foundation of the Industrial Association for the Kingdom of Saxony.

1830

In the wake of the July Revolution in Paris, there are riots in Chemnitz and throughout Saxony. The peasants held in the official prison who refused to perform labour are freed.

1831

First election of city councillors and end of the old council constitution. Inauguration of the first citizen school.

1833

Formation of a municipal chapel.

1835

Construction of the first steam engine in the workshop of Julius Borchardt. Development of independent brass and red foundries.

1836

Foundation of the Royal Industrial College - forerunner of today's Technical University.

1837

Opening of the mechanical engineering company Richard Hartmann.

1838

Inauguration of the municipal theatre (over 900 seats) on Theaterstraße.

1839

Opening of the city savings bank in the town hall building.

1844

Incorporation of the suburb of Niklasgasse.

1848

Following hunger riots the previous year, Chemnitz is caught up in the Europe-wide revolutionary movement. Civic rights and freedom of the press are demanded. For the first time, the Chemnitz workers draw up a separate twelve-point programme and set up barricades. The first locomotive is manufactured at the Hartmann company. The Zimmermann machine tool company is founded.

1850

Inauguration of the barracks on Zschopauer Straße. They become the location for the future 104th Regiment.

1852

Opening of the Chemnitz-Riesa railway line.

1853

Inauguration of the town hospital (130 beds) on Zschopauer Straße.

1854

Commissioning of the first gasworks, enabling part of the town to be lit by gas. Opening of the new railway station building.

1856

Death of Carl Gottlieb Haubold, the "father" of mechanical engineering in Chemnitz. Inauguration of the "Johanneum" children's home.

1857

Delivery of the 1000th mechanical loom from the Schönherr company. Foundation of the secondary school on Poststraße. The stock brewery in Schloßchemnitz begins production.

1859

Inauguration of the new post office building at the old Chemnitz Gate. Commissioning of the Chemnitz stock spinning mill on Schillerplatz (60,000 spindles).

1860

Acquisition of the castle pond and the surrounding area by the city and development as a park and recreation centre. Foundation of the Kunsthütte association, whose collections lay the foundation for the later municipal art collections.

1862

Foundation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The London World Exhibition emphasises the good reputation of Chemnitz mechanical engineering. Chemnitz products are among the most sought-after in the world.

1863

Founding of the mechanical engineering labourers' company in Chemnitz.

1866

Formation of the Chemnitz professional fire brigade. Foundation of the "Saxon People's Party" in the city. Opening of the first infant care centre.

1868

Founding of the Humanist Grammar School, which moves into its new building on Kaßberg in 1872.

1869

Foundation of the municipal library.

1871

Chemnitz has over 68,000 inhabitants. Strike by 8,000 metalworkers in the city. It is the first major labour dispute in the new German Reich. First edition of the newspaper "Chemnitzer Freie Presse" is published.

1872

Foundation of the Chemnitz History Society.

1874

Opening of the municipal cemetery on Reichenhainer Straße.
Commissioning of the groundwater works in Altchemnitz.

1877

Opening of the new building of the Royal Higher Trade School on Schillerplatz.

1878

The city's specialised technical schools are merged to form the state technical colleges.

1880

Use of horse-drawn trams. Incorporation of the suburb of Schloßchemnitz.

1883

Chemnitz has 103,000 inhabitants, making it a large city. Inauguration of the municipal slaughterhouse and cattle yard.

1884

Birth of the co-founder of German Expressionism Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.

1886

Creation of the city park up to Rößlerstraße.

1888

Consecration of St Peter's Church on Neustädter Markt/Schillerplatz and the new building of St Nikolai Church on Stollberger Straße.

1891

Opening of the market hall.

1893

The first electric tram runs. Inauguration of the Saxoniabrunnen fountain on Rossmarkt and the secondary school on Wielandstraße.

1894

Commissioning of the Einsiedeln dam to supply the town with drinking water. The municipal power station goes into operation. Incorporation of Altchemnitz.

1895

Consecration of St Mark's Church.

1897

Election of the first Social Democratic city councillors in Chemnitz.

1899

Opening of the Zeisigwaldschänke pub. Dresdner Bank moves into the stock exchange building on Beckerplatz. The "Volksstimme" is published as the new newspaper of the Chemnitz Social Democrats. Dedication of the monuments to Kaiser Wilhelm I, Bismarck and Moltke on the main market square. Dedication of the synagogue on Stephanplatz.

1900

Chemnitz has over 200,000 inhabitants. Incorporation of Gablenz, Kappel and Altendorf.

1901

Opening of the Kaufmännisches Vereinshaus on the corner of Moritzstraße and Zschopauer Straße.

1902

Opening of the Central Theatre on Zwickauer Straße.

1904

Incorporation of Hilbersdorf.

1905

Inauguration of the state institute in Altendorf (now the Saxon Rehabilitation Centre for the Blind and Visually Impaired).

1906

Inauguration of Saxony's first cremation centre on Reichenhainer Straße as well as the new fire station building on Schadestraße and the loan office on Aue (since 1953 the municipal archive). Opening of the Bismarck Tower.

1907

Incorporation of Bernsdorf.

1908

Consecration of the Luther Church. Inauguration of the south railway station.

1909

Inauguration of the König-Albert-Museum and the Neues Stadttheater (from 1925 Opera House). Incorporation of Helbersdorf. Opening of the cycling track in Altendorf.

1910

Inauguration of the Bernsdorf school and the Realprogymnasium on Schloßstraße.

1911

Opening of the new town hall on the market square.

1912

Chemnitz has over 300,000 inhabitants. Richard Tauber sen. takes over the management of the Chemnitz municipal theatre, which achieves national significance under his leadership. SPD party congress in Chemnitz - the only congress of an all-German party in the city.

1913

Opening of the Tietz department stores' on Poststraße. Incorporation of Borna and Furth.

1914

Completion of the arching over of the Chemnitz river at the former Nikolaitor (today Falkeplatz). Incorporation of the "Schneller Markt" of Ebersdorf. First Saxon performance of the last Wagner opera "Parsifal".

1914-1918

During the First World War, over 8000 Chemnitz men lose their lives.

1915

Completion of the hospital at Küchwald and laying of the foundation stone for the first workers' housing estate of the Allgemeine Baugenossenschaft in Gablenz.

1916

Commissioning of the Heinersdorf sewage treatment plant.

1918

Inauguration of the Royal Gynaecological Clinic in Altendorf. In the course of the November Revolution, the later communist daily newspaper "Der Kämpfer" is founded.

1919

Foundation of the local branch of the KPD in Chemnitz. First general, free, direct and secret election of a Chemnitz city parliament. In August, there are bloody clashes between the Reichswehr and sections of the Chemnitz labour force, in which 27 people are killed. Incorporation of Ebersdorf and Markersdorf.

1920

Foundation of the Volksbühne theatre association. Start of the establishment of municipal children's recreation centres, including in Zeisigwald and Küchwald.

1921

An experimental school with progressive pedagogical ideas begins its work at the Humboldt School.

1922

Renaming of six streets and squares at the suggestion of the KPD and SPD.
Incorporation of Heinersdorf.

1924

Construction of the new Dresdner Bank building on Beckerplatz (now the Sparkasse am Posthof building).

1925

First major clash between Communists and National Socialists in the Marble Palace. Reopening of the Altes Stadttheater as a theatre.

1926

Construction of the airfield on Stollberger Straße. Completion of the Deutsche Bank building. Incorporation of Rottluff.

1927

City councillors decide to rename the old Johannisfriedhof cemetery Karl-Marx-Platz.

1928

Inauguration of the industrial school. Start of city-owned housing construction, e.g. in Bernsdorf and on Humboldthöhe.

1929

Inauguration of the new Realgymnasium building on Karl-Marx-Platz. Incorporation of Reichenhain. Opening of three cinemas, including the Luxor-Palast.

1930

The city reaches its largest population to date with over 360,000 inhabitants. Completion of the "Chemnitzer Hof" hotel, the Schocken department stores', the city savings bank on Falkeplatz, the Diesterweg School and the telecommunications centre.

1931

Opening of the Schloßberg Museum on the site of the former Benedictine monastery, the new local health insurance building on Müllerstraße and the municipal old people's home on Karl-Marx-Platz.

1933

For the first and only time in a major German city, a communist presidium is elected at the constitution of the city council in January. SA units occupy the town hall in March and begin to establish National Socialist rule in Chemnitz. Saxony's largest drinking water dam - the Saidenbach dam - is commissioned to supply the city.

1935

Chemnitz becomes a garrison town again. Opening of the municipal swimming pool on Mühlenstraße.

1936

The Auto-Union company moves its headquarters to Chemnitz. Opening of the Chemnitz/Hohenstein-Ernstthal motorway section. Cyclist Carl Lorenz is the first Chemnitz cyclist to win an Olympic gold medal.

1938

Destruction of the synagogue on Stephanplatz on Pogrom Night. Inauguration of the large athletics track on Reichenhainer Straße. Completion of the redesigned castle pond facilities.

1940

First air raid warnings during the Second World War.

1942

First deportations of Jewish inhabitants of the city. Further deportations take place until February 1945.

1944

First bombing raids on Chemnitz, Rabenstein and Siegmar-Schönau.

1945

Devastating air raids in February and March. Around 3,500 people are killed and 80 per cent of the city centre is destroyed. At the end of the war, the town is occupied by Russian troops. Reconstruction of the administration begins. From August, first labour assignments to clear rubble.

1946

First elections to the town council after the war.

1947

Reopening of the large indoor swimming pool in the municipal baths. Theatres are set up: Marble Palace, Advent House and ballroom of the Rembrandtstraße retirement home.

1948

Development of the "Chemnitz hydraulic binder" as a binding agent, which is used in the first new buildings.

1950

Completion of the reconstruction of the Old Town Hall. Inauguration of a cycling track at today's Sportforum. Adelsberg, Erfenschlag, Glösa, Harthau, Rabenstein and the town of Siegmar-Schönau are incorporated.

1950/51

Construction of the first apartment blocks on the corner of Zschopauer Straße and Moritzstraße.

1951

Reopening of the opera house and inauguration of the puppet theatre in the building of the former stock spinning mill.

1952

Formation of the district of Chemnitz with the district town of Chemnitz. Establishment of the first ten-grade school (Humboldt School). Foundation of the first LPG in the city.

1953

Decision by the Council of Ministers to rename the city "Karl-Marx-Stadt". Founding of the University of Mechanical Engineering, today's Chemnitz-Zwickau University of Technology.

1954

Flooding in the city area; all bridges, except the Kaßberg slip road, are flooded.

1955

Establishment of the PGH Elektromaschinenbau-Handwerk "Dynamo", the first in the city.

1956

Foundation of the Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt sports club. Inauguration of the Pioneer House, today's "spektrum" building.

1957

Reconstruction of the Red Tower.

1958

The conversion of the tram network to broad gauge begins on Annaberger Straße. Inauguration of the artificial ice stadium at Küchwald.

1959

Commissioning of the first drinking water fluoridation plant. Foundation stone laid for the northern combined heat and power plant.

1961

Dedication of the Jewish community centre on Stollberger Straße. Sealing of the town twinning with Tampere/Finland.

1962

Opening of the "Moskau" hotel (now the Günnewig Hotel "Europa").

1963

Opening of the open-air theatre in Küchwald and the "Centrum" department stores' (now DAStietz).

1964

Partial completion of the Street of Nations between Brückenstraße and Bahnhofstraße (today Carolastraße). Central pioneer meeting in Karl-Marx-Stadt (another was held in 1988). Opening of the native animal park at the Pelzmühle.

1965

800th anniversary celebrations according to historical research. Opening of the ice rink. The Holzmarkt is renamed Rosenhof and 4000 roses are planted to commemorate the horrors and suffering of the Second World War.

1966

Laying of the foundation stone for the residential area on Geibelstraße (later Hans-Beimler-Straße). Sealing of the town twinning with Ljubljana/Slovenia.

1967

Opening of the main post office on Straße der Nationen. Opening of the central bus stop. Karl-Marx-Stadt football club wins the German championship of the GDR. Sealing of the town twinning with Arras/France.

1968

Handover of the new bus station on Schillerplatz. Sealing of the town twinning with Timbuktu/Republic of Mali.

1970

Sealing of the town twinning with Usti nad Labem/Czech Republic.

1971

Handover of the House of State Authorities (now the State Authorities Building) and inauguration of the Karl Marx Monument. Completion of around 2000 flats in the Yorckstraße development area.

1973

Handover of the Oberrabenstein game reserve. Opening of a 400 m rink at the ice sports centre.

1974

Opening of the town hall. Laying of the foundation stone for the "Fritz Heckert" residential area. Handover of the Kappel shopping centre as the largest retail facility in the district. Sealing of the town twinning with Lodz/Republic of Poland.

1975

Laying of the foundation stone for a new panel factory on Blankenauer Straße.

1976

First swimming season at the reservoir and opening of the sports and supply facilities in Oberrabenstein. Laying of the foundation stone for the district hospital.

1977

Torrential rain causes flooding of Fritz-Heckert-Platz (now Falkeplatz) and other areas.

1978

Inauguration of the hand-operated carillon on the town hall tower. Opening of the pedestrian tunnel at the central bus stop.

1980

Inauguration of the Brühl Boulevard. Reopening of the theatre, which was completely destroyed by fire in 1976.

1981

Start of the reconstruction project on the Sonnenberg. Handover of the new "District Hospital" building. Sealing of the town twinning with Mulhouse/France.

1983

The municipal orchestra is given the name "Robert Schumann Philharmonic Orchestra". Opening of the reconstructed municipal swimming pool. Sealing of the town twinning with Manchester/Great Britain.

1985

Foundation stone laid for the Institute of Mechanics of the GDR Academy of Sciences on Reichenhainer Strasse.

1986

The Technical University receives the status of a technical university. Installation of the prefabricated tower dome on the High Tower of the town hall.

1987

Completion of the 50,000th machine tool in the Fritz Heckert factory since 1946. The "Encounters" festival is held for the first time.

1988

The last narrow-gauge tram on line 3 to Rottluff is discontinued and articulated buses are introduced. Twinning agreements are signed with Volgograd/Russia and Düsseldorf (state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia).

1989

Non-violent demonstrations by tens of thousands of Chemnitz residents. Authorisation of the citizens' movement "Neues Forum" and constitution of the Round Table.

1990

First democratic local elections since 1946. Renaming of the city back to "Chemnitz" as a result of a citizens' survey.

1991

Installation of the copper tower on the eastern part of the museum on Theatre Square. Opening of the Industrial Museum in the premises of the former Richter foundry on Annaberger Straße. Dismantling and removal of the Soviet tank monument erected in 1975.

1992

Reopening of the opera house after four years of reconstruction. Commissioning of the first municipally operated underground car park in the new federal states under the theatre square. Partial opening of Saxony's largest shopping centre, the "Chemnitz Center" Röhrsdorf, on the northern edge of the city.

1993

End of city gas supply and switch to natural gas. Departure of the last of the 4000 Russian soldiers formerly stationed in the city.

1994

First direct election of a Lord Mayor. Dr Peter Seifert (SPD) receives 73% of the vote. Incorporation of Euba. Publication of the first Chemnitz address book in 50 years. Opening of the Neefe-Park shopping centre.

1995

Inauguration of a memorial on the Alte Post building to commemorate the bombing of the city on 5 March 1945 and the reconstructed crematorium celebration hall. Opening of the market hall, the Schloßberg Museum with a new exhibition on the history of the town and the "Peretz-Haus" civic administration centre.

1996

Fundamental decision by the city council to develop the city centre. Opening of the education and technology centre of the Chamber of Crafts, the vivarium in the zoo and the Cine-Star Luxor film palace.

1997

Incorporation of Einsiedel, Klaffenbach and Kleinolbersdorf-Altenhain. Twinning agreement with Akron/USA. Opening of the Sachsen-Allee shopping centre and the newly built Technical Town Hall.

1998

Official start of construction for the city centre gallery project. Inauguration of the Moritzhof savings bank building, the new Chemnitz-Heinersdorf central sewage treatment plant and the new lecture theatre complex on Reichenhainer Strasse.

1999

Incorporation of Grüna, Mittelbach, Röhrsdorf and Wittgensdorf. Town twinning with the Chinese provincial capital Taiyuan is sealed. Inauguration of the Vita Centre in the Heckert area. German-language premiere of the opera "Der Weg der Verheißung" by Kurt Weill and Franz Werfel at the Chemnitz Opera House.

2000

Opening of the city centre shopping centre Galerie Roter Turm. Christening of a Lufthansa airbus with the name "Chemnitz". Chemnitz Environmental Prize awarded for the first time by the city council, Stadtwerke AG and the "Freie Presse" newspaper.

2001

Re-election of Lord Mayor Dr Peter Seifert. Opening of Galeria Kaufhof and the restored Art Nouveau Villa Esche. Award of honorary citizenship to the writer Stefan Heym.

2002

Inauguration of the Jewish community's new synagogue. Commissioning of a new figurative carillon in the tower of the Old Town Hall. Exhibition "Picasso et les femmes" in the art collections. Start of the city railway on the same track width of the road and railway network ("Chemnitz model").

2003

Opening of the new Industrial Museum and the Chemnitz Arena. Inauguration of the 1st section of the Rathauspassage and the Peek & Cloppenburg department stores'. Opening of the inner city ring road to traffic. The German Archive Day is held in Chemnitz for the first time. More than 120,000 visitors to the Picasso exhibition at the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz.

2004

Handover of the 2nd section of the Rathauspassage. Opening of the DAStietz centre for art, culture, education and encounters. 750th anniversary celebrations of the Jakobikirche and the Einsiedel and Wittgensdorf districts.

2005

Commissioning of a further section of the Südverbund. Chemnitz is awarded the title "City of Reunification" by the History Channel.

2006

Election of Barbara Ludwig (SPD) as the new Lord Mayor. 2nd prize in the DIFA-AWARD (real estate prize for cities) awarded to Chemnitz for the development of the city centre.

2007

Opening of the Gunzenhauser Museum with works by important artists of the 20th century.

2008

Completion of the Am Wall park and office block

2009

Handover of the "Start up" building for the establishment of young technology companies on the Smart Systems Campus Chemnitz.

2010

Completion of the community centre Am Wall.

2011

Chemnitz becomes the headquarters of the state directorate in Saxony.

2012

Inauguration of the first youth hostel in the city centre at Getreidemarkt.

2013

5th German Music Festival in Chemnitz. Re-inauguration of the Saxonia Fountain on Johannisplatz.

2014

Opening of the State Museum of Archaeology (smac)