THIS is a Capital of Culture? | Chemnitz

The city of Chemnitz has a really bad reputation, and yet it’s been chosen as one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2025. How did it get that honour, what is it, and what does the city have to offer? Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to Chemnitz 01:03 A city of racists? 01:45 Karl-Marx-Stadt 02:57 A historic centre? 03:53 The world’s worst glockenspiel? 04:46 Heraldic déjà vu 05:26 The opiate of the masses 05:50 War and reconstruction 06:48 Living space 07:54 Shopaholics unite! 08:35 Mix-and-match architecture 09:21 Boulevard of broken dreams 10:43 Industry 11:08 What is a Capital of Culture? 12:23 Penguins and castles 13:05 Would I live there? 13:47 Getting there Music: “On My Way Home“ by the 126ers YouTube Audio Library “Modern Attempt“ by TrackTribe YouTube Audio Library “Style Funk“ and “Hot Swing“ by Kevin MacLeod Creative Commons Attributon licence Maps created using data from OpenStreetMap --------- Support me on Patreon for access to bonus content and more: Send letters and postcards to: Rewboss Postfach 10 06 29 63704 Aschaffenburg Germany Please don’t send parcels or packages, or anything that has to be signed for. --------- My website: My blog: My Twitter feed: My Facebook profile: