Information:

• Where is Chemnitz situated in Germany?
• Transport connexion (train stations, airports etc.)

Chemnitz, formerly one of the most important industrial cities of Germany, is located in the Western part of Saxony and it is the third biggest city in the free state following Dresden and Leipzig. The city, which is currently undergoing great changes, is part of the “Metropolitan Region Saxon Triangle” and of the “Economic Region Chemnitz-Zwickau”.
Chemnitz is framed by the foothills of the Ore Mountains which form the natural border between Saxony and Bohemia. The Ore Mountains region is heavily influenced by a long-standing mining tradition, the most important sights can be found along the tourist route “Silberstraße”. The highest elevation is the Fichtelberg mountain, an important centre of winter sports.

Further information:

• Official Website of Chemnitz
• Official Website of Saxony
• Wikipedia on Chemnitz

The conference takes place on the campus of the Chemnitz University of Technology.

Address:
TU Chemnitz, Neues Hörsaalgebäude
Room N113 (1. floor left)
Reichenhainer Straße 70
09126 Chemnitz


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Chemnitz is located in the South-East of Germany, close to the Czech border. It is the third-biggest town in Saxony, situated in the middle between Leipzig and Dresden, the Saxonian capital.
Both Leipzig and Dresden have international airports from where the German railway Deutsche Bahn conveniently caters to guests who wish to go to Chemnitz. Trains go regularly a numbers times a day from Dresden and Leipzig to Chemnitz main station.
Other international airports such as Munich, Prague, Berlin or Frankfurt/Main are much farther away and trains to Chemnitz may take more than 6 hours.

All conference speakers will be accomodated at the hotel Chemnitzer Hof, within 4 minutes walking distance from Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof train station and Omnibusbahnhof bus station. The nearest bus stop is "Theaterplatz".

Link to the hotel: http://www.guennewig.de/chchemni/index1024_e.php


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The bus stop "Theaterplatz" is next to the hotel.
Use Bus Line 32 or 42 to get to the campus Reichenhainer Straße and get off the bus at bus stop "Thüringer Weg", one after the bus stop "Technische Universität".