Dresden and Chemnitz satisfied with Christmas market

Show bakery delivers around 2,580 Christmas stollen

The bakers' guild is also satisfied and spoke of a good market season with sales at the previous year's level. Around 2,580 Christmas stollen had been produced in the show bakery by the day before Christmas Eve, which corresponds to a total weight of almost three tons. Children baked around 180,000 pieces in the Christmas bakery.

In the hustle and bustle of the market, 130 items were handed in to the lost and found office, including purses and a baby carriage, according to the city. Three children were briefly missing, but were quickly handed over to their parents.

420,000 visitors to the Chemnitz Christmas market

In Chemnitz, the market closes the day before Christmas Eve. According to the city administration, more than 420,000 visitors came over 26 days. "The market was very well attended throughout this year, even despite the mild double-digit temperatures at times," it said. The fact that Chemnitz was the European Capital of Culture at the end of the year accounted for a certain proportion of the number of visitors.

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