Mühlrose in the north-east of Saxony is the last place in the state to have to make way for lignite mining. The old village has not yet disappeared, but the Nochten open-cast mine is incessantly approaching. A large part of the former population has long since moved to Schleife, where resettlers have been able to build new homes in one location. On Saturday, the mining company Leag is now handing over the new village center with a community center and playground.
Neu-Mühlrose is located around seven kilometers from the old village, where, according to Leag, nine properties are currently still inhabited. The resettlement of the Trebendorf district should be completed by the end of this year. The opencast mine operator plans to have the completely cleared area available by 2029. Around 150 million tons of coal are stored under Mühlrose. Leag has so far assumed that this amount will still be needed "to supply the Boxberg power plant in particular with coal without interruption, safely and in line with demand until the end of 2038".
