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Mio, Matti, Luke, and Levi started their lives together. The quadruplets were born at Chemnitz University Hospital. For a young couple, this marks the beginning of life as a large family.

James Turrell creates new work of light art in the Ore Mountains

The 82-year-old James Turrell has achieved world fame with works of art made of light. With a new work, he is now giving the Chemnitz Capital of Culture year a "luminous finale". | more

Award for "Kohlewelt" museum

After investing millions, the mining museum in Oelsnitz has an impressive exhibition on hard coal. It has now also won over the jury of the Saxon Museum Prize. | more

Deutschland ist raus - die große WM - Rabattaktion in Meißen geht weiter

Deutschland ist zwar ausgeschieden, doch die FIFA WM 2026 geht jetzt erst in ihre spannendste Phase. In der K.-o.-Runde entscheidet jedes Spiel, jeder Treffer und jede Verlängerung über das Weiterkommen – beste Voraussetzungen für packende Fußballabende. | more

Teacher leaves school after right-wing extremist threats

A teacher is ambushed in the Ore Mountains. She is insulted and threatened. The woman has now had herself transferred early. | more

New art gallery for light art by James Turrell

Chemnitz's "Purple Path" as European Capital of Culture attracts visitors with national and international art in the open air. A new art gallery is being built especially for a light installation. | more

Oelsnitz Mining Museum reopens as "Coal World"

The reopening of the Oelsnitz Mining Museum has been postponed several times. But now visitors can look forward to a journey through 800 years of coal mining in Saxony. | more

Warum Führung ohne die richtige Haltung nicht gelingen kann

Die meisten Führungskräfte wissen, was gute Führung ausmacht. Sie kennen Kommunikationstechniken, besuchen Seminare und haben zahlreiche Managementbücher gelesen. Und doch geraten viele im Alltag immer wieder in Situationen, die sie verunsichern: schwierige Mitarbeitergespräche, Konflikte im Team, weitreichende Entscheidungen oder der Spagat zwischen wirtschaftlichem Druck und menschlicher Verantwortung. | more

Teenage moped rider flees from police in the Ore Mountains

A police patrol wants to check two mopeds in Oelsnitz in the Ore Mountains. Suddenly, one of the riders accelerates. | more

Delay in reopening of 'Kohlewelt' museum in Oelsnitz

Miners in Saxony once extracted not only ore but also coal from the depths. The mining museum in Oelsnitz has dedicated itself to this heritage. But its reopening is a long time coming. | more

DIE SACHSEN NEWSletter abonnieren

Gute Nachrichten tun gut. In unserem freitäglichen Good Newsletter bündeln wir die Geschichten, die Mut machen, inspirieren und zeigen, was in Sachsen vorangeht. Jetzt abonnieren und positive Nachrichten direkt ins Postfach bekommen. | more

Oelsnitz Coal World Museum renovated - opening in October

Saxony has a centuries-long coal mining tradition. Historic sites are museums and tell the story - just like the coal mine in Oelsnitz. | more

"Kohlewelt" to open in late summer: Costs have risen

The extensive refurbishment of the Oelsnitz Mining Museum is entering the home straight, but will be far more expensive than originally planned. In late summer, the "Coal World"... | more

Palais Sommer: Abendprogramm zum Jubiläum am Neumarkt

Tango unter freiem Himmel, Klaviernächte vor der Frauenkirche, Bibelgeschichten um 21.45 Uhr: Der fünfte Palais Sommer am Neumarkt macht die Dresdner Altstadt fünf Wochen lang zur abendlichen Bühne – bei freiem Eintritt. | more

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