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  • Smart Murals

    The graphic artist Heinz Möhrdel is best known in Halle-Neustadt for his design of the iconographic city coat of arms. In addition, he devoted himself to art in construction in the GDR and designed the two-part mural ‘Flight of the Swans’ in the Südpark in Haneu. But the ravages of time gnaw at the work…

  • Ideas competition “Digital Bridge Builder”

    Until May 15th, the residents of Halle-Neustadt were asked to bring in their very own ideas for a smart Neustadt. As part of the “Digital Bridge Builder” ideas competition, which the Science2Public association is carrying out on behalf of the city, there is up to 2,000 euros in prize money. On July 1st, the jury…

  • “Such a block was really like a village – only on twelve floors with an elevator”

    How and through which channels do people in Halle-Neustadt communicate? These are the questions author Dr. Anna-Lena Wenzel explored during her research into local communication structures. As part of her work, she conducted several interviews with both long-time and newly arrived residents. Here, we present a shortened version of an interview with Tony (name changed),…

  • Documentary about childhood in Neustadt

    Despite his young career, filmmaker Conrad Winkler is not a blank slate. He once moved to Trotha for his documentary film “Stadtrand”. The film was awarded at the Leipzig Short Film Festival ‘Kurzsucht’ and also ran in the MDR’s program. For his graduation film, the documentary film student at the renowned University of Television and…

  • Something new in the West

    If you see the roof of a colorful circus tent in the Neustadt at the end of the month, then the Neustadt fan club may have invited to the Langen Tafel – with coffee, tea and homemade cakes. The Neustadt Fanclub is a loose connection from various initiatives in the district and wants to bring…