The concept of the EXPO 2000 contains the alteration of the 60km2
area of the 9 devastated areas left by coal-mining into recreational and
nature conservation parts.
In 1996 "Knoll Ökoplan"worked out the master plan to coordinate
the different planning intentions of the communities.Furthermore guidelines,
legal regulations as well as conditions of the mining department according
to the security of embankments,communities´ planning intentions and
natural circumstances of the area had to be fulfilled.
The main statements of the masterplan were the separation of the Goitzsche
into 2 parts.
The first part,situated in the south-west of the area ,shall contain
the recreational aspect as well as the protection of the existing and rare
types of biotopes.
The second part,situated in the north-east,offers recreation for the
people because of extended water areas and available traffic connections
near the shore.In some places,profitable possibilities for the residential
communities are planned:bathing beach at lake"Ludwigsee"in Holzweißig,
keep-fit trail in the forest of Petersroda.
In the area of Bitterfeld,a sailing district as well as a bank reinforcement
and a bathing beach are planned.The area Mühlbeck/Pouch shall serve
intensive recreation in form of bathing beaches,a camping ground and a
mooring for boats.The Pouch Peninsula shall be used for the quiet recreation
of nature and people.
In addition several open-air works of art shall be realized here respectively
are realized.
projects:
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The representation of the flowing of the River Mulde on the peninsula
and along the bordering shores
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Floating stones in the area of the village Pouch
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pyramid water/continent in the area Mühlbeck
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footbridge from the south point of the peninsula Pouch into the water
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hill country on the island-"special fields"on the peninsula Pouch created
according to form and colours
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gardens of water as experimental continuation of the initiative"experimental
gardens of water", realized in 1997
The planned (today already built up)flooding installation should make
the water of the Mulde river flow into the former mining areas.At the onset
of this installation, at the B100, the creation of the sea-level tower
("Pegelturm")is planned.
The Agora-peninsula Pouch
The word "Agora" dates from the Greek antiquity and means as much as
"market-square" or "meeting point" .The aim of this project is the creation
of a vivid meeting place, where people meet, talk to each other, go in
for sports and enjoy nature. Young and old, natives and strangers, art
lovers and free time sportsmen, they all can meet here.
Projects on the Agora-Peninsula which should be realized:
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A Goitzsche-Research Centre,f or the ecological renaturing, development
and use of flooded former mining areas afterwards
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A Goitzsche museum for showing typical materials of opencast mining like
steel elements, rock chunks or wooden sleepers
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The Agora-a central meeting point
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Arboretum-cultivation of foreign species of trees similar to botanical
gardens
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A tree museum with plants of the region
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Contemplatio-offers for a contemplative stay
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The way of history on which historical objects should be set up as a memory
of mining
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guest memorial-guests have the opportunity to immortalize themselves
by a tree donated
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