Municipalities - No extension of the firework ban zones on New Year's Eve
In Saxony-Anhalt, people will once again be allowed to set off fireworks in most places on New Year's Eve this year. As in previous years, fireworks are only banned near hospitals or half-timbered houses, according to a survey of local authorities in the state conducted by Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
In the city center of Quedlinburg, for example, the setting off of fireworks is prohibited. This is to protect the historic half-timbered houses. According to the town, there is a legal ban in the vicinity of fire-sensitive structures such as half-timbered houses. The old town of Quedlinburg has been on the World Heritage List since 1994. The same applies to the city center of Wernigerode with its half-timbered houses.
There are also similar regulations in other cities in Saxony-Anhalt, for example in Bitterfeld-Wolfen around and on the Bitterfelder Bogen. In most municipalities, however, a ban on fireworks is not an issue. Gerbstedt (Mansfeld-Südharz), for example, said that, as a unified municipality, there had been no reason for this since it was founded. The town of Braunsbedra (Saalekreis) said that people should decide for themselves.
The town of Wernigerode (Harz district) has said that it is not planning any further prohibition zones beyond the legal ban in the town center. However, such initiatives are supported from an ecological point of view, as a city spokeswoman said. After all, setting off fireworks puts additional strain on the environment.
In Naumburg, a draft law is to be submitted to the local council next year that provides for a ban on fireworks around the Unesco World Heritage Site Naumburg Cathedral as well as for the spa facilities in the town of Bad Kösen.
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- Despite the no-fire zone around half-timbered houses on New Year's Eve, the German Press Agency reported that fireworks will be allowed in most areas of Saxony-Anhalt.
- Fireworks are prohibited in the city center of Quedlinburg due to its historic half-timbered houses, as noted by the local authorities, making it one of the municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt with such regulations.
- The commune of Gerbstedt, in Mansfeld-Südharz, stated that no reason exists for a firework ban since its formation, as it is a unified municipality.
- Wernigerode, in the Harz district, revealed plans to maintain its legal ban on fireworks near fire-sensitive structures, though ecological initiatives for further prohibition zones are welcomed.
- Naumburg is set to submit a draft law to its local council in the following year, proposing a firework ban around the Unesco World Heritage Site Naumburg Cathedral and the spa facilities in Bad Kösen.
- In Saxony-Anhalt, there is a need for municipalities to take into account the environmental impact of fireworks during the turn of the year, as setting off fireworks adds extra stress to the environment.
Source: www.stern.de
