As of: November 9th, 2024 5:00 p.m
35 years ago, on November 9, 1989, the Wall fell. On this occasion, Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Stephan Weil met with his counterpart Reiner Haseloff in Helmstedt.
Prime Minister Weil (SPD) said on Saturday in the former border town of Helmstedt that the determination and moral courage of many people in the GDR had led to the fall of the Wall. For him, November 9, 1989 also remains associated with the value of solidarity. “The people in the Federal Republic and the GDR stuck together even under the most difficult conditions and ensured that the threads of conversation were not broken.” Saxony-Anhalt’s Prime Minister Haseloff (CDU) emphasized: “In the end, the people’s courage, self-empowerment and desire for freedom triumphed over the dictatorship.”
Lappwaldsee is being further developed for tourists
The unification festival took place on Saturday at Lappwaldsee. The Lappwaldsee is an artificial lake that has been continuously developed for almost two decades. The former opencast mine is intended to become a tourist attraction in the region with many water sports opportunities. However, it could take another ten years until completion.
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The former crossing between East and West on the motorway was part of the GDR’s fully monitored border security system. (11/03/2024) 5 mins
East and West: Poetry Slam on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
In Helmstedt, the fall of the Berlin Wall was also commemorated with a poetry slam. Under the motto “Four times limitless freedom”, slammers from East and West looked back with short stories, poems and anecdotes. The poetry slam was organized by the Marienborn German Division Memorial, the Helmstedt Zone Border Museum, the Grenzlos Association and the Helmstedt Political Education Center.
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On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and the division between SH and MV fell. Günther and Schwesig crossed the ex-border. more
With Monday demonstrations and mass escapes, the GDR citizens bring a regime to its knees. On November 9, 1989, the borders opened. more
With his confused explanation of the new GDR travel regulations, Schabowski heralded the end of the division of Germany on November 9, 1989. more
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