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In the middle of the night, there’s a loud crash: Debris from a dilapidated house is blocking the B180. What this means for drivers and why the demolition might happen sooner now.

Construction of the Sachsenburg concentration camp memorial secured

The National Socialists set up one of the first German concentration camps in Central Saxony. Sachsenburg was also a training center for the SS - a memorial commemorates this. | more

Competition for the most beautiful harvest crown in Saxony

The competition for the harvest crown is one of the highlights of the State Harvest Festival. Registration runs until the end of July. | more

Warum Wasser nicht gleich Wasser ist: Der Geschmack der Oberlausitz

Ein Glas Wasser kann mehr als den Durst löschen. Es kann nach Heimat schmecken. Oppacher Mineralwasser stammt aus elf eigenen Tiefbrunnen im Oberlausitzer Bergland. Die Bohrungen reichen bis zu 300 Meter tief in kristallines Granitgestein. Dort entsteht sein natriumarmes, sanft mineralisiertes Profil. | more

Motorcyclist seriously injured in rear-end collision

A motorcyclist crashes into a turning car at a junction. He is seriously injured and taken to hospital. | more

Serious car accident on the B180 near Frankenberg

A 33-year-old man and his 34-year-old passenger were seriously injured in a car accident on the B180. The car overturned, property damage approx. 7000 euros. | more

Petra Köpping leads the state list of the Saxon SPD for the state parliamentary elections

Petra Köpping will be the lead candidate for the Saxon SPD in the state elections on September 1. She emphasizes cohesion in Saxony and calls for a demonstration against right-wing extremism. | more

Diese Brauerei zählt zu den zwölf Besten in Deutschland

Das Familienunternehmen Meißner Schwerter erhielt 2025 den Bundesehrenpreis für Bier – als eine von zwölf Brauereien bundesweit. Hinter der Auszeichnung stehen Braumeister mit Erfahrung, regionale Rohstoffe und eine Brautradition, deren Wurzeln bis ins Jahr 1460 reichen. Kennenlernen lässt sich diese Meißner Braukultur auch in den Gasthäusern der Privatbrauerei. | more

Fire department must rescue driver on flooded road

A 45-year-old woman driver got her car stuck in floodwater in Frankenberg (Central Saxony district) on Christmas Eve. The police reported on Monday that the woman had driven alo... | more

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