The Citizen Service and Order Department would like to point out that the firing of New Year's Eve rockets, firecrackers and fireworks is permitted from New Year's Eve, Monday, December 31, to New Year's Day, Tuesday, January 1.

"Volunteers are the heart and soul of our urban society," said Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel in his opening speech at the 16th Volunteer Day, which took place on Wednesday, December 12, at the Hotel am See.

Salzgitter, 16.12.2018: Seven projects are being supported with a total of 3.85 million euros from the Lower Saxony Integration Fund to tackle the diverse challenges of immigration.

Rarely are objects donated to the Schloss Salder municipal museum for its collections associated with so many emotions as is the case with the donors' own toys.

On Tuesday, December 18, the ceremonial handover of the certificates to the newly trained integration guides of the city of Salzgitter took place in the council chamber of the town hall in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt.

The dream of living in your own four walls in Salzgitter is still booming. There is an enormous demand for building plots.

The city and state education authority are once again pulling together in the context of school social work. They have agreed on a joint framework concept "School social work and social work in school responsibility".

Cultural conferences, online surveys, discussions and much more: Head of Cultural Affairs Eric Neiseke and his team launched a diverse participation process for the Kulturentwicklungsplan.

The city is connected by high-speed cycle paths; Wi-Fi is available on all public transport and many farmers in Salzgitter offer their organic products as direct producers: Three visions of the future from participants in the "Im/mobile Culture Salzgitter 2040" workshop, which they discussed with the students.

What should Salzgitter look like in 2040? How do citizens want to live and work then? In the "Im/mobile Cultures - Salzgitter 2040" workshop, ideas will be collected and future scenarios developed.

The green arrow has now been removed from the traffic lights at the junction of Kattowitzer Straße and Joachim-Campe-Straße in Lebenstedt.

The Marte Meo method has been used in many daycare centers in Salzgitter for five years. Now there is a film about the successful implementation of the method in Salzgitter.

On the evening of November 19, around 150 participants accepted the city administration's invitation to the Kulturscheune to take part in the discussion about the further development of Salzgittersee.

On the playground "Im Teiche" near Gebhardshagen Castle, the playground equipment that was no longer safe to use was dismantled on November 28. We ask for your understanding!

In future, pupils at Steterburg elementary school in Thiede will be able to kick a ball into two child-friendly soccer goals in their schoolyard.

Due to the registered demonstration of the NPD and the parallel Festival of Democracy, there will be considerable obstructions to road traffic and local public transport in the center of Salzgitter-Lebenstedt on Saturday, November 24.

On November 28, the Salzgitter City Council will decide on the marketing of the "Fredenberg West" development area in the first part of the second construction phase.

The future of Salzgittersee is the subject of a public participation process that will be presented on Monday, November 19, at 6 p.m. in the Kulturscheune in Lebenstedt.

Despite the fog and cold, the nursery and primary school children were thrilled: they used small spades to dig into the sandy ground at the playground on Danziger Straße in Steterburg.

On September 26, the Salzgitter City Council passed a resolution against hate speech, violence and extremist activities.

The Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour, Transport and Digitalization is funding two projects in Salzgitter as part of the 2019 annual construction programme to improve traffic conditions in the municipalities.

20 participants have successfully completed their youth leader training. They can now work independently with young people, accompany vacation camps and plan and implement activities for children.

The city of Salzgitter is looking for volunteers who are committed to helping children and young people and are to be awarded the "Salzgitter-Brief" for their efforts.

On Thursday, November 15, the groundbreaking ceremony for the new playground will take place at 9 a.m. at the playground in Danziger Straße with city planning officer Michael Tacke and representatives of the local council.

Salzgitter has inaugurated a unique project with the "Arche 4": those responsible from the church, advisory council, local council and administration all agreed on this.

The Bäder, Sport und Freizeit GmbH of the city of Salzgitter intends to lease an area for the construction of a beach bar on the eastern shore of Salzgittersee, near the pirate playground, on a seasonal basis from 2019.

The architecture of the 1960s and 1970s produced a large number of remarkable buildings and ensembles in the Braunschweig region - including the town hall of the city of Salzgitter.

In order to make the situation safer for all road users in the city area, the Salzgitter Accident Commission has inspected several roads with a conspicuous accumulation of accidents.

Sabine Petter has been the new head of the Salzgitter music school since October 1. "I have already had very positive experiences here in the cultural department."

Former Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel will be reading from his new book "Zeitenwende in der Weltpolitik" on Wednesday, November 14, at 7 p.m. in the Fürstensaal of Salder Castle in Salzgitter.

Radicalization is a social problem in Germany. One example is the 83 people who left Lower Saxony for Syria and Iraq to fight for the so-called Islamic State.

Launch of the "School [PLUS]" program: The support of schools with special social challenges is to be put on a systematic basis.

The "Socially Integrative City" urban development program in the eastern and western estates will expire in 2021 at the latest. Homeowners can still apply for funding for refurbishment measures.

From October, parents, children, young people and professionals involved in parenting issues can also contact the psychological advice center for children, young people and parents in the afternoon.

Diana Graf and Sabine Naats are the contact persons in the Steterburg neighborhood management, which began its work on August 1. The social networking work is to be strengthened with greater involvement of the citizens.

At its meeting on Wednesday, September 26, the Salzgitter City Council unanimously passed a resolution in favor of the Festival of Democracy on October 6 and against violence, hate speech and extremist activities of any kind.

On Sunday, September 23, Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel hosted a very special event.

The "SOLEmare" bistro opens in the Thermalsolbad in Salzgitter-Bad under the management of the Hallendorfer Werkstätten im Christlichen Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands e.V. (CJD in Salzgitter).

In October last year, the Salzgitter City Council commissioned the administration to draw up draft plans for the construction of a lakeside promenade.

Since the beginning of this year, the task of "combating illegal employment" in the district of Wolfenbüttel has been carried out by the city of Salzgitter as part of an inter-municipal cooperation.

Segway rides, testing electric bikes or information about electric cars: many visitors took part in the Mobility Day "Bringing electric mobility to life", which took place for the second time after 2016 as part of European Mobility Week.

"Bringing electromobility to life" - this is the focus of the "E-mobility for work, leisure and transport" action day on Thursday, September 20, as part of European Mobility Week.

From 01.10.2018, Wohnbau Salzgitter will take over the function as operator of the "Ratskeller" hotel and restaurant in Salzgitter-Bad.

Once the defects have been rectified, seating will be built next week. A water play area is not feasible due to the water quality. As an alternative, this is planned for the neighboring playground "Im Teiche".

This year's Bunte Sole (formerly the Integration Award) went to the "Kicken für KidSZ" project from Lebenstedt, which has been supporting children from different cultures since 2013.

The Salzgitter City Council will decide on the marketing of the "Bad 100 Nordholz" construction area in the 1st construction phase in Salzgitter-Bad on 26.09.2018.

The city of Salzgitter is in the process of having a district development concept drawn up for the Gitter district. The aim is to develop guiding principles for the development of the district.

In order to avoid duplication of responsibilities, Wirtschafts- und Innovationsförderung GmbH (WIS) will be more closely linked to the city administration. The Salzgitter City Council was informed of this on August 29.

In a letter dated July 25, Salzgitter AG applied for a permit for the construction and operation of four wind turbines.

The "Soziale Stadt Steterburg" neighborhood management team was restaffed in August and is intensifying its work for citizens.

The tied arch bridge will be fully closed from Monday, September 3. The renovation work on the structure, which was built in 1972, is so extensive and complex that the full closure is expected to last until mid-2019.

The cultural life of the city of Salzgitter is broadly based. It is decisively shaped by the cultural activities of the citizens and the groups and associations they support.

The many guests inaugurated the new football pitch in Steterburger Brotweg in a very practical way with a goal wall shoot-out: Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel brought along footballs for the occasion, which the youngsters tested with enthusiasm.

On Tuesday/Wednesday, August 28/29, 2018, Frank Klingebiel, Mayor of the City of Salzgitter and Vice President of the Association of Cities and Towns of Lower Saxony, welcomed the Executive Committee of his municipal umbrella organization to Salzgitter.

The civil engineering and traffic department of the city of Salzgitter has applied for planning approval for the four-lane expansion of the K 30 between the MAN and B 248 junctions.

Umweltdienste Kedenburg GmbH from Hildesheim has applied to the Braunschweig State Trade Supervisory Office for planning approval for the construction and operation of an AURA mineral landfill.

Every year in the summer months - with the start of the barbecue season or just in time for the first summer party in the garden - they reappear, the black and yellow and sometimes very defensive insects.

On Wednesday, August 29, the Salzgitter City Council will decide on the installation of path lighting and the implementation of public Wi-Fi at Salzgittersee.

"At all levels of the administration, we are working hard to create the additional 470 nursery places needed in Salzgitter to enable all children to attend nursery and fulfill the legal entitlement."

Mayor Frank Klingebiel obtains a further 21 million euros from the federal government for the Salzgitter Fund.

The tied arch bridge needs to be renovated. This work on the structure, which was built in 1972, is so extensive and costly that a full closure is necessary for around a year.

Due to the prolonged hot spell, the SRB has received various inquiries from concerned citizens about the condition of plants and trees in the city.

On August 1, 19 junior employees began their training at the City of Salzgitter.

All Salzgitter residents can still take part in the online survey on culture until July 15. Simply fill in the questionnaire on the website.

Since Monday, July 2, Hartmut Schölch has been head of the City of Salzgitter's cultural department. The 53-year-old cultural educator previously headed the cultural department of the town of Waldshut-Tiengen in southern Baden-Württemberg.

Young people from Salzgitter's Russian twin town of Staryj Oskol are currently visiting Salzgitter as part of the German-Russian Youth Exchange.

Fun, games and excitement: the vacation adventure days (FETSZ) at the Graffiti children's and youth club (KJT) kicked off under the motto "Let the games begin"

The lists of nominations for the election of the juvenile lay assessors are available.

The city of Salzgitter has announced that the basic renovation of the Salzgitter-Ringelheim bus station to improve local public transportation will begin on Monday, July 2.

The city of Salzgitter has announced that the bar arch bridge over the Salzgitter Stichkanal on Industriestraße Nord will probably be closed from fall 2018 to fall 2019 due to renovation work.

Salzgitter, 20.06.2018: "After a long and controversial debate, the Salzgitter City Council has today wasted a unique opportunity for sustainable structural development as an industrial location," explains Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel.

On Tuesday, June 26, the Ritterburg playground in Salzgitter-Gebhardshagen was inaugurated by the First Mayor Stefan Klein and the local mayor Annegrit Grabb.

Joy, relief and great anticipation for the future at St. Elisabeth Hospital: the state of Lower Saxony is providing 24.5 million euros in funding for a new replacement building at the existing site in Salzgitter-Bad.

The outdoor pool in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt is to be closed, according to Bäder, Sport und Freizeit GmbH (BSF). The city council will decide on this on June 27.

At its meeting on May 23, the Salzgitter City Council unanimously approved the list of proposed lay assessors for the term of office from 2019 to 2023.

Opponents of the project stereotypically claim that its implementation has already been decided. With the current draft resolution, Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel clarifies the actual status of the project.

On 28.05.2018, the Board of Trustees of Endlager Konrad Stiftungsgesellschaft mbH met under the chairmanship of Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel.

On 22.05.2018, the Ministry of the Interior and Sport (MI) approved the City of Salzgitter's budget statutes for 2018 without reservation.

As the voice and driving force for children and young people in Salzgitter, as the outgoing speaker, Paula Fiedler, called it, 13 young people took up their work as members of the Salzgitter Youth Parliament at the constituent meeting.

The "Wir helfen Kindern" association is once again offering a prediction game for the World Cup in Brazil. Anyone of legal age can take part until 2 p.m. on June 10.

The new Salzgitter Youth Parliament will begin its work on Tuesday, May 29, with its constituent meeting.

Following the completion of the first construction phase of the modernization measures of the former indoor outdoor pool, the new Stadtbad building was opened after a construction phase of around two years.

The city of Salzgitter has received a certificate for energy-saving measures from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety for its climate-protecting street lighting refurbishment.

Actively shaping culture in Salzgitter: All Salzgitter residents are cordially invited to take part. Simply complete the online questionnaire on the City of Salzgitter website.

There is an advisory board for the "House of Encounter and Movement", which advises and supports the Noah church community. Eleven founding members signed the rules of procedure.

On-site visit with Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel: Planning for the daycare center expansion in Ringelheim continues at full speed.

The Day of Urban Development on Saturday, May 5, will be celebrated from 2 to 5 p.m. with special activities at the Roxy-Helco playground, to which all interested parties are invited.

Joint commercial and industrial area is feasible - on a smaller scale and subject to conditions

This year's Sportmeisterehrung took place on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the Hotel am See in Lebenstedt for a total of 110 successful athletes.

Final spurt! The first construction phase of the modernization measures at the Stadtbad am Salzgittersee is in full swing and is in the final phase.

The Lord Mayors of the cities of Braunschweig and Salzgitter, Ulrich Markurth and Frank Klingebiel, invite you to the presentation of the results of the feasibility study on the planned Braunschweig-Salzgitter commercial and industrial area.

The "Osterholz, Südholz, Kassebusch" area is to be declared a landscape conservation area by order of the City of Salzgitter.

Accompanying and supporting children in their linguistic development is an important concern of the child-friendly learning city of Salzgitter, because language is the key with which a child opens up the world.

What should the playground on Danziger Strasse look like in the future? The Steterburg nursery and primary school children were just as involved in the participatory activities as local residents, politicians and citizens.

Actively shaping culture in Salzgitter: That was the aim of the citizens who took part in the fourth and final cultural conference in the auditorium of Gebhardshagen secondary school. A varied supporting program with the hip hop dance formation "Beat Explosion" and a raffle rounded off the event.

On the evening of March 8, 2018 (Thursday), the city hosted the third cultural development conference in the canteen of the Salzgitter-Thiede secondary school.

Many retail outlets as well as small, medium-sized and larger shopping centers provide Salzgitter with an attractive shopping variety and optimal local supply.

In Salzgitter-Gebhardshagen, the city of Salzgitter is drawing up an energy district concept. This concept will set out the next development goals for an area around Sonnenbergweg.

Since May 2014, the municipal health department, under the patronage of Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel, has been involved in the "Hygiene seal for retirement and care homes" project run by the State Health Authority (NLGA).

At its meeting on March 15, the council unanimously decided to honor 14 people for special services to the city of Salzgitter. They will receive honorary citizenship or medals.

The first issue of the Steterburg redevelopment newspaper has been published. The newspaper was distributed to households within the redevelopment area.

These were two evenings characterized by music, conversation, palpable enthusiasm and a common cause: the first two in a series of four public cultural development conferences.

On March 13, the Salzgitter City Council approved by a majority a purchase program for the acquisition of residential properties in Salzgitter-Watenstedt in order to remedy the lack of urban development there.

The completion of the Konrad repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste in Salzgitter will be delayed by four and a half years, according to the Federal Company for Final Storage (BGE).

The Innerste Valley and Kanstein nature reserve (NSG) offers natural treasures that have become rare: For example, kingfishers and red-breasted mergansers, a duck bird, find a unique habitat on the Innerste.

On Thursday, March 8, the city of Salzgitter invites you to the next "Cultural Conference" from 5 to 7 pm. It will take place in the canteen of the Thiede secondary school at Panscheberg 56.

How should the playground in Danziger Straße be redesigned? Primary school children, kindergarten children, local residents and politicians have contributed their ideas in several participatory campaigns.

On May 25, 2018, the Salzgitter campus celebrates its 25th birthday with the fifth "Night of the Profs".

How should the playground on Danziger Strasse be redesigned? Residents, representatives of the city administration, representatives of the local council and the council came together to brainstorm ideas in another on-site participation campaign.

What should the playground on Danziger Straße look like? The children at Steterburg elementary school came up with many answers: a ship to climb on, lots of sand and a slide are among their wishes.

On Tuesday, February 27, the city of Salzgitter invites you to the next "Cultural Conference" from 5 to 7 pm. It will take place in the Kulturscheune, Thiestraße 22, in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt.

Construction work on a new service station at the train station in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt is expected to begin in March 2018. The costs for the project amount to around 970,000 euros.

The Ordinance on Protection against the Spread of Animal Diseases in Livestock Traffic (ViehVerkV, or Livestock Traffic Ordinance for short) is a federal ordinance for livestock farming to prevent the spread of animal diseases in livestock traffic.

What makes culture in Salzgitter special? What ideas, visions and wishes are there for the cultural programs? These and other questions are the focus of the cultural conferences that are now starting.

The "UNESCO Global Geopark Harz . Braunschweiger Land . Ostfalen" has been certified for a further four years.

The Schacht Konrad Working Group is holding an exhibition in the Salzgitter-Bad City Library from 17.01.2018 to 24.03.2018 to mark its anniversary "30 years of the Schacht Konrad Working Group - Resistance in the future too".

Important infrastructure project is being implemented: The refurbishment and expansion of the central building and depot on Korbmacher Weg for the municipal public works department (SRB) is being carried out in two construction phases.

On November 29, 2017, the Salzgitter City Council adopted the amusement arcade concept for the city of Salzgitter as the basis for the future control of amusement arcades in the city area.

Owners of illegal weapons still have the opportunity to hand them in without penalty until July 1, 2018.

Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel: "We are making consistent progress at full speed. The city is positioning itself for the future, but we urgently expect further support from the state."