Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier opens the European Capital of Culture year in Chemnitz. Jan Woitas/dpa Thousands of ...

Insiders looks at how the once-mighty industrial city that suffered during the transition from communism became known as a hub for far-right activity. Once a model socialist town named Karl Marx City, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chemnitz's towering Karl Marx statue - a 40-ton, Communist-era bust with nostrils large enough to put a child's head inside - is ...

What is Karl Marx's statue doing in Chemnitz, though he never visited the city? And why is Nova Gorica/Gorizia considered a divided city? Meet the European Capitals of Culture 2025. Around 80,000 ...

The Saxonian city of Chemnitz was named European capital of culture for 2025 on Wednesday, meaning it beat off competition from Hanover, Nuremberg, Hildesheim and Magdeburg. Here are some fascinating ...

Chemnitz wants to be the European Capital of Culture in 2025. But the recent riots have clouded its reputation. How can culture help the city deal with right-wing extremism, and change perceptions ...

There is a major city in Eastern Germany that many Europeans have never heard of: Chemnitz. Now Chemnitz is a European Capital of Culture. This has surprised many ...

Far-right protesters do not have things their own way as counter marches emerge A week after violent clashes that shook Germany and echoed round the world, demonstrators took to the streets of ...

Angela Merkel calls on Germans to mobilise against hate following a wave of neo-Nazi demonstrations Tens of thousands of people have flocked to an anti-racism concert in Chemnitz which aims to drown ...

In Chemnitz, you need to squint to find conventional beauty. Ambling toward my hotel on a frigid January night, I turn right at Brückenstraße and pass a strange sight that also happens to be the ...