As my job is building steel plants, I also worked some five years ago inside that steel plant. It's well maintained and run by qualified engineers. The company does invest into the plant and expand production. After 1990, it had to be upgraded to modern emission standards and the quality standards for the final products had to be improved. To me, it looks like it will be one of the few former East German plants that will stay in operation for many years to come.
I grew up there, went to Juri-Gagarin-School from 85-89. Fond memories of a much more buzzing place back then but also scary encounters with Stasi folks.
@@eastgermanyinvestigated Yeah it's a bit like that scene from Inception where the sea is eating away from the rotting city of "Limbo".. exactly that feeling I have now seeing these empty patches and abandoned places that once thrived. In my dreams Eisenhüttenstadt is still complete.
În România it was Brașov that was called Stalin City between 1951 and 1961. Brașov was originally a german City of the german minority from Romania. Originally it was called Kronstadt
I lived there for so many years. It's crazy to see these pictures. The hospital I was born in and the Bierstube my parents met in :,) I even got a glimpse of my primary school. When you are interested in this stuff it really is worth a visit. But I would never want to move back. Still, great to see.
@Mahalakshmi-Khan oh it's very small, and work is hard to find. My parents moved away, too. I myself live in a bigger city now but still in Eastern Germany.
This is a place I've always been curious about, not least for the name. It's interesting to see how it compares to "new towns" in other places, especially the attempt to temper its totalitarian functionality with some art for the masses. Thanks for the tour.
I accidentally came across your channel. I am delighted with it. Lots of interesting facts about the previous era. I was born in 80s , I remember communism. Currently, many people in Poland return to the topic of architecture from this period. I'm glad that there are people in Germany who are interested in this. Regards from Poland and England, where I currently live 🇩🇪 🇵🇱 🇬🇧
A very well prepared documentary about this unique city, a special heritage site in East Germany (former GDR). Hopefully it will encourage some Berlin visitors to take the train a head for this special place. All the best Valentin
It reminds me of the Polish city of Nowa Huta (New Ironworks). It was founded in 1949. It also has Stalinist roots. Eisenhütte and huta means the same :)
Thank you so much for putting together this fascinating video! I really enjoyed it. I'm very grateful that you have made the effort to make the videos in English so they are more widely accessible. Thank you.
Excellent video! So interesting to see what the SED did with a blank page when it came to city planning. They were successful in making a clean break with the past as you mentioned that you did not feel like you were in a German city.
It’s not a “German city” in the traditional sense, but East Germany intended this to be a city that exemplifies German socialism. It’s a glimpse into futuristic socialist construction and what many new towns could have grown to look like had the DDR survived. East Germans found a good balance in this regard, they preserved the historic character when rebuilding cities destroyed in the war (eg Dresden, Magdeburg) yet began to develop a uniquely East German style - evident in the buildings and art of this video.
Fun fact: while Eisenhüttenstadt was a new founded city, it is located between two elder towns, Schönfliess and Fürstenberg. Both towns kept their own identity until today. People never really got used to the feeling of living in a new city. The museum Utopie and Alltag is worth a visit.
I must admit i clicked on this video by accident, but i also must admit, i watched and enjoyed it, i have never been able to visit Germany, and after seeing this i feel really sad. Thank you for a very interesting tour of this former East German City.
It looks like typical soviet city, or modern Russian city with lots of soviet buildings, especially those mosaics, almost all soviet buildings have those mosaics in my city, always love them. And the theater looks exactly like small local theaters in Russia.
Thank you so much for this video, my wife and I are in Eisenhüttenstadt right now (making an art-project about DDR-towns) and used your guide for things worth visiting, very nice:-) We’ll have a look in your “catalogue” to see if you have done something on Weisswasser, Hoyerswerda or Zeitz!
Thanks to your video, when I was visiting Frankfurt an der Oder last week, I also checked out the city. It was worth going there, especially that the train there takes around 20 minutes anyway.
buntglas = stained glass window What always makes me sad about these kinds of videos is the artists are always unknown, would be so interesting to understand the way these artworks were made and by whom!
I have the feeling that he has the tendency to show us mostly the ugly or obviously totalitarian looking parts of former communist countries. I don’t know if he does this consciously, but I doubt that he would make a video saying: „Look here, this town was actually quite nice“.
Ah I've been so very close numerous times when travelling by car but I never went there. Didn't know it was so special. Next time I will go there for sure. Thank's!
I believe my town in southern England was being lined up to ‘twin’ with Eisenhuttenstadt in the 60s but I understand the plans fell through due to travel difficulties to/from the DDR. My town went onto twin with a town north of Essen called Dorsten. It was therefore interesting to watch this video. Thanks.
Great overview! When I visit my friends in Lübben (Spreewald) I try to go visit Eisenhüttenstadt and admire the architecture and reflect on the history. It's nice to enjoy cake and coffee at "Dreißzig" on the Lindenallee. Thanks for this, can't wait to go back and explore some of sights you have shared here. Danke sehr!
Glad to found your channel! Since started 2021 but It is first time U Tube feed this channel for me. I am myself studying the same topics of yours. Thank you very much!
Here's another 'fun fact'. A long time ago, in the 1960's, I also used to live in a 'new town' - it was Crawley in West Sussex in England. I don't remember whose idea it was, but there was a proposed town twinning between Eisenhüttenstadt and Crawley. Of course, there were a lot of questions raised about how it could possibly get off the ground and what kind of arrangements could be made for exchanges between the two towns, given the political situation. Negotiations went on for quite a long time, but it must have become evident that it wasn't going to be very feasible. Anyway I'm sure I'm not the only one from Crawley who remembers the name of Eisenhüttenstadt. (By the way, I now have a son who lives in East Berlin, I must ask him if he knows the name of this town)
In Russland gibt es erstaunlicherweise auch völlig in der Zeit von UdSSR neu gegründete Stadt, genannt Schelesnogorsk, welche man wörtlich als Eisenhüttenstadt übersetzt (Schelesno - Eisen, gorsk - hütten, sk - stadt)
Another really interesting video. I think that the architecture is very tasteful. I remember during the Cold Was that Eastern Bloc countries were always prtrayed as bland and uninspiring. Thanks for posting the video. It would be great if you were to do something on East German cars and also on the Wandlitz compound? Fingers crossed. 🤞🏻 😊
so if you want to take a look at how soviet towns looked like when they were new, go to Eisenhüttenstadt. Amazingly well preserved and maintained (well apart from that Hotel for example)
A few years ago at a German film festival in San Francisco I saw the movie “The Silent Revolution” which was set in Eisenhuttenstadt. “group of twelfth-grade pupils in East Germany decide to show their solidarity with the victims of the 1956 Hungarian uprising by staging two minutes of silence during lessons.” Good to see your video about the city.
I had to do a case study on Eisenhüttenstadt in university. It is a very challenging situation for the people in charge of urban planning and housing. The city's population has shrunk to around 40% of the size that it had in the late 80s, so the government had to take drastic measure to dismantle many of the old soviet-style housing blocks and reshape it into a liveable city with a functioning and feasable infrastructure. It's a prime example of shrinking cities in eastern Germany. It sure is an oddly fascinating place.
Haben einige von denen hier. Hütte ist eigentlich nur deswegen "besonders" unter den Stadtplanern, weil die Stadt so jung ist und nicht nur aus alten Industrieruinen und Wohnbebauung aus Gründerzeit oder den 20ern besteht. Das Problem mit dem Schrumpfen ist allerdings nichts Besonderes. Hütte ist sogar noch gut dabei, weil die Industrie ja im Kern noch da ist. Städte wie Weißwasser oder Hoyerswerda haben ihren ganzen Kern verloren und sind deutlich stärker geschrumpft und haben noch deutlich mehr Probleme.
Great video I am considering visiting Chemnitz when I come to Germany in February. I didn't know about this place it gives me another reason to visit Berlin in the future. Good channel.
I have to say I've only visited Germany once, and that was a day trip from Eindhoven! This is inspiring me to take a cheapo Ryanair flight to Berlin next month! Never thought I'd say that!
Excellent video. After 27 years of living in Berlin, I jumped on a train and went to visit Eisenhüttenstadt for a few hours last autumn. First, I went to Fürstenberg, a nice village on the Oder river - pretty much like most sleepy villages in the state of Brandenburg. Then I walked over to the centre of actual Eisenhüttenstadt and saw most of the sights you showed. As you pointed out, the population has diminished considerably - the steelworks still operate, but are far more productive and only need a fraction of their former staff. So not only is there less traffic than you would expect in a town of that size - many of the people you see there are very old folks, many of whom probably former steel workers or their families. So I'd expect population to further decline sharply over the next 20 years. EHS left me puzzled - it was a socialist showcase town, allowing its inhabitants more and better housing than in most other places in the GDR. On the other hand, you lived on a playing field entirely designed by the regime (hence no church and no spire...).
Artifacts from another era are amazing. There is no way to let them disappear. The mosaic is great. The city is beautiful with its quiet life. It became a little sad. Probably nostalgia. Please save this.
My entire family, grandma, grandpa, parents, uncles and aunts come from Eisenhüttenstadt and of course I do too. In 1989 there were around 53,000 residents and today there are no more than 24,000. All of my relatives worked in the EKO. Whether in the blast furnace, the cold rolling mill or the central workshop, everyone had found work in the EKO, regardless of whether they were women or men, everyone had to work. Family care was much better than it is today and the school system also worked better than it does in Germany today. It makes me sad to see how many residential areas have already been demolished and how the city is becoming smaller and smaller. Almost all the apartments that I can remember were demolished and so they only exist in my memories.
Wonderful tour, thank you. Was the town as empty as shown? Or did you simply wait for people to be out of your way. It gives off the feeling of a ghost town.
@@philwanadoo7435Because East Germany was ripped apart, it’s economical basis sold off to the highest west german bidder and it’s young usually very well educated inhabitants had to move to the west to make a living. If there would have been the political will to avoid the depopulation of East Germany, it would have been possible.
Been there twice, absolutely love the architecture from the 50’s, unfortunately a lot of the later architecture in total decay, but understandable since population is less than half of the heyday’s. The Bierstube serves delicious food.
@@Wok_Agenda The SED was Marxist-Leninist and Communist. Socialism is much broader. The architecture itself is more commonly known as Soviet architecture or Stalinist architecture.
I salute the erection of a brand new modern and efficient town in post war Europe with a massive lodging shortage. However just by watching the video one can breath the coldness of the Soviet era. Reminds me. So. Much of what I saw in the USSR. Must have been very tough for the locals, who already suffered WWI postwar period, the nazi period and then the Soviet occupation.
As my job is building steel plants, I also worked some five years ago inside that steel plant. It's well maintained and run by qualified engineers. The company does invest into the plant and expand production. After 1990, it had to be upgraded to modern emission standards and the quality standards for the final products had to be improved. To me, it looks like it will be one of the few former East German plants that will stay in operation for many years to come.
That's interesting. Thanks!
I grew up there, went to Juri-Gagarin-School from 85-89. Fond memories of a much more buzzing place back then but also scary encounters with Stasi folks.
Thanks for sharing. You must feel sad to see some parts of the city in its current state.
@@eastgermanyinvestigated Yeah it's a bit like that scene from Inception where the sea is eating away from the rotting city of "Limbo".. exactly that feeling I have now seeing these empty patches and abandoned places that once thrived. In my dreams Eisenhüttenstadt is still complete.
În România it was Brașov that was called Stalin City between 1951 and 1961. Brașov was originally a german City of the german minority from Romania. Originally it was called Kronstadt
My family (mothers side) comes from eisenhüttenstadt, I personally think it’s a pretty town
It sure is ❤
I lived there for so many years. It's crazy to see these pictures. The hospital I was born in and the Bierstube my parents met in :,) I even got a glimpse of my primary school. When you are interested in this stuff it really is worth a visit. But I would never want to move back. Still, great to see.
Why wouldn't you want to move back where are you settled now?
@Mahalakshmi-Khan oh it's very small, and work is hard to find. My parents moved away, too. I myself live in a bigger city now but still in Eastern Germany.
This is a place I've always been curious about, not least for the name. It's interesting to see how it compares to "new towns" in other places, especially the attempt to temper its totalitarian functionality with some art for the masses. Thanks for the tour.
I accidentally came across your channel. I am delighted with it. Lots of interesting facts about the previous era.
I was born in 80s , I remember communism. Currently, many people in Poland return to the topic of architecture from this period. I'm glad that there are people in Germany who are interested in this.
Regards from Poland and England, where I currently live 🇩🇪 🇵🇱 🇬🇧
There never was communism, it was socialism which is a development stage before communism.
A very well prepared documentary about this unique city, a special heritage site in East Germany (former GDR). Hopefully it will encourage some Berlin visitors to take the train a head for this special place.
All the best
Valentin
This city can provide inspiration for modeltrain layouts 🙂🙋♂️
@@railway187 So much ideas, absolutely true!
I think the city looks very nice! Love the architecture and all the different art pieces.
It reminds me of the Polish city of Nowa Huta (New Ironworks). It was founded in 1949. It also has Stalinist roots. Eisenhütte and huta means the same :)
*Neuhütten
What does 'Eisen' mean?
@@edlawrence5059 Iron
Iron @@edlawrence5059
Hutnik!
Thank you so much for putting together this fascinating video! I really enjoyed it. I'm very grateful that you have made the effort to make the videos in English so they are more widely accessible. Thank you.
Thank you so much for all of your hard work in creating these videos. I think everyone who watches feels the same appreciation.
Canadian here. I really love your East Germany videos. Thank you for educating us!
I have read of the city here before so well done to you for the upload here of course so too. Thank you as well!
Excellent video! So interesting to see what the SED did with a blank page when it came to city planning. They were successful in making a clean break with the past as you mentioned that you did not feel like you were in a German city.
Many of the buildings were built in the Soviet style of the era. It seemed that they used the ideas of their big socialist brother from the USSR.
It’s not a “German city” in the traditional sense, but East Germany intended this to be a city that exemplifies German socialism. It’s a glimpse into futuristic socialist construction and what many new towns could have grown to look like had the DDR survived.
East Germans found a good balance in this regard, they preserved the historic character when rebuilding cities destroyed in the war (eg Dresden, Magdeburg) yet began to develop a uniquely East German style - evident in the buildings and art of this video.
I love this channel! I've been fascinated by the Iron Curtain countries since I was a kid.
Fun fact: while Eisenhüttenstadt was a new founded city, it is located between two elder towns, Schönfliess and Fürstenberg. Both towns kept their own identity until today. People never really got used to the feeling of living in a new city. The museum Utopie and Alltag is worth a visit.
Another informative and in depth presentation. Each episodes, I learn so much more. Thank you.
Agree, very interesting and well presented
Today the algorithm suggested me this channel. Really interesting content. Now i am your follower and look forward to watching new videos :)
I must admit i clicked on this video by accident, but i also must admit, i watched and enjoyed it, i have never been able to visit Germany, and after seeing this i feel really sad. Thank you for a very interesting tour of this former East German City.
Found this channel yesterday, have consumed most of the content already, facinating, well presented.
Thank you!
It looks like typical soviet city, or modern Russian city with lots of soviet buildings, especially those mosaics, almost all soviet buildings have those mosaics in my city, always love them. And the theater looks exactly like small local theaters in Russia.
so beautiful those soviet cities...😆😆😆
Amazing...
Probably much better constructed.
What is your city call?
Wonderful video. Thank you so much for making it. I would love to visit this town.
Amazing city. Must ho there soon! Thanx for your job. DDR in my ❤
Don't say that to the east germans !
Thank you so much for this video, my wife and I are in Eisenhüttenstadt right now (making an art-project about DDR-towns) and used your guide for things worth visiting, very nice:-) We’ll have a look in your “catalogue” to see if you have done something on Weisswasser, Hoyerswerda or Zeitz!
great cinematography in this video, i love your use of angles/foregrounds etc to make these shots super interesting
Thanks to your video, when I was visiting Frankfurt an der Oder last week, I also checked out the city. It was worth going there, especially that the train there takes around 20 minutes anyway.
Fascinating. It looks well worth a visit. Thanks for the video and information.
buntglas = stained glass window
What always makes me sad about these kinds of videos is the artists are always unknown, would be so interesting to understand the way these artworks were made and by whom!
The stained-glass windows were made by DAS VOLK.
_(My guess is a lot of skilled people worked in anonymity in the DDR.)_
Sadly, after reunification East German artists were often dismissed as socialist kitsch and did not receive much recognition.
Ein tolles Video! Die Stadt ist eine Zeitkapsel. 👍🏻
great video! i am visiting eisenhuttenstadt in two weeks! yay!
I’m glad places like this still exists. Unfortunately I’ve never been to Germany despite living fairly close by in Sweden. I would like to though.
Excellent! Thanks for your hard work.
I'm surprised Bald and Bankrupt didn't visit this town just for the murals .
he didn't have the order from his elder intelligence officer to go there! ;)
I have the feeling that he has the tendency to show us mostly the ugly or obviously totalitarian looking parts of former communist countries. I don’t know if he does this consciously, but I doubt that he would make a video saying: „Look here, this town was actually quite nice“.
Ah I've been so very close numerous times when travelling by car but I never went there. Didn't know it was so special. Next time I will go there for sure. Thank's!
I believe my town in southern England was being lined up to ‘twin’ with Eisenhuttenstadt in the 60s but I understand the plans fell through due to travel difficulties to/from the DDR. My town went onto twin with a town north of Essen called Dorsten. It was therefore interesting to watch this video. Thanks.
Best regards to Crawley 👋!
Ahh the irony now we in the UK have the travel difficulties.
@@Leberteich I couldn’t agree more.
@@Leberteich Not quite the same...
You are still a free man.
@@philwanadoo7435 The most truly enslaved are those who falsely believe to be free.
Wow. What a channel. Wonderful content.
Great overview! When I visit my friends in Lübben (Spreewald) I try to go visit Eisenhüttenstadt and admire the architecture and reflect on the history. It's nice to enjoy cake and coffee at "Dreißzig" on the Lindenallee. Thanks for this, can't wait to go back and explore some of sights you have shared here. Danke sehr!
Thanks for sharing. Hope you will be able to visit the Lindenallee again soon.
Glad to found your channel! Since started 2021 but It is first time U Tube feed this channel for me. I am myself studying the same topics of yours. Thank you very much!
Welcome! Happy you found it!
This channel is great. Keep up the good work.
Here's another 'fun fact'. A long time ago, in the 1960's, I also used to live in a 'new town' - it was Crawley in West Sussex in England. I don't remember whose idea it was, but there was a proposed town twinning between Eisenhüttenstadt and Crawley. Of course, there were a lot of questions raised about how it could possibly get off the ground and what kind of arrangements could be made for exchanges between the two towns, given the political situation. Negotiations went on for quite a long time, but it must have become evident that it wasn't going to be very feasible. Anyway I'm sure I'm not the only one from Crawley who remembers the name of Eisenhüttenstadt. (By the way, I now have a son who lives in East Berlin, I must ask him if he knows the name of this town)
Thank you for a wonderful insight into the DDR, I am planning to go next time Im in Berlin, and soak up some atmosphere, sehr gut !
In Russland gibt es erstaunlicherweise auch völlig in der Zeit von UdSSR neu gegründete Stadt, genannt Schelesnogorsk, welche man wörtlich als Eisenhüttenstadt übersetzt (Schelesno - Eisen, gorsk - hütten, sk - stadt)
Many thanks for this again very excellent video!!
Thanks a lot. I have decided to visit next week, only 3½ hours from my home in Prague
Great! 👍 I hope you'll find it interesting!
Excellent video! Many thanks!!
Another awesome city tour! I just finished the one about Leipzig. Thanks, Olaf.
I love everything about it. I will be visiting next time I go to Berlin.
*_A very impressive city with interesting architecture, public art works, neatness, and enviable quiet pace of life._*
Waiting for more videos from you about East Germany
Another really interesting video. I think that the architecture is very tasteful. I remember during the Cold Was that Eastern Bloc countries were always prtrayed as bland and uninspiring. Thanks for posting the video. It would be great if you were to do something on East German cars and also on the Wandlitz compound? Fingers crossed. 🤞🏻 😊
They were, my friend.
They were.
so if you want to take a look at how soviet towns looked like when they were new, go to Eisenhüttenstadt. Amazingly well preserved and maintained (well apart from that Hotel for example)
Interesting vid. Thanks for posting.
I only knew of the existence of this town thanks to a Tom Hanks interview on Letterman!
A few years ago at a German film festival in San Francisco I saw the movie “The Silent Revolution” which was set in Eisenhuttenstadt. “group of twelfth-grade pupils in East Germany decide to show their solidarity with the victims of the 1956 Hungarian uprising by staging two minutes of silence during lessons.” Good to see your video about the city.
Thank you very much for this video
Отличный город 🎹🎻👏
I am fascinated.
thank you!
I had to do a case study on Eisenhüttenstadt in university. It is a very challenging situation for the people in charge of urban planning and housing. The city's population has shrunk to around 40% of the size that it had in the late 80s, so the government had to take drastic measure to dismantle many of the old soviet-style housing blocks and reshape it into a liveable city with a functioning and feasable infrastructure. It's a prime example of shrinking cities in eastern Germany. It sure is an oddly fascinating place.
Haben einige von denen hier. Hütte ist eigentlich nur deswegen "besonders" unter den Stadtplanern, weil die Stadt so jung ist und nicht nur aus alten Industrieruinen und Wohnbebauung aus Gründerzeit oder den 20ern besteht. Das Problem mit dem Schrumpfen ist allerdings nichts Besonderes. Hütte ist sogar noch gut dabei, weil die Industrie ja im Kern noch da ist. Städte wie Weißwasser oder Hoyerswerda haben ihren ganzen Kern verloren und sind deutlich stärker geschrumpft und haben noch deutlich mehr Probleme.
And nothing like that helped. Between 2010 and 2023 almost 1/3 of population vanished (30k vs 23k).
Great video I am considering visiting Chemnitz when I come to Germany in February. I didn't know about this place it gives me another reason to visit Berlin in the future. Good channel.
Still haven't seen all of Berlin. Love to visit that one again.
Very good, thank you!
Intéressant. Mais où sont les habitants ? A part une Trabant en circulation, serait-ce une ville fantôme ? 🤯
Really interesting. Thanks
I have to say I've only visited Germany once, and that was a day trip from Eindhoven! This is inspiring me to take a cheapo Ryanair flight to Berlin next month! Never thought I'd say that!
That’s great to hear! Don’t hesitate to share your experience after your visit.
Germany is nice but I would not start with Eisenhütten...
Excellent video.
After 27 years of living in Berlin, I jumped on a train and went to visit Eisenhüttenstadt for a few hours last autumn.
First, I went to Fürstenberg, a nice village on the Oder river - pretty much like most sleepy villages in the state of Brandenburg.
Then I walked over to the centre of actual Eisenhüttenstadt and saw most of the sights you showed.
As you pointed out, the population has diminished considerably - the steelworks still operate, but are far more productive and only need a fraction of their former staff.
So not only is there less traffic than you would expect in a town of that size - many of the people you see there are very old folks, many of whom probably former steel workers or their families.
So I'd expect population to further decline sharply over the next 20 years.
EHS left me puzzled - it was a socialist showcase town, allowing its inhabitants more and better housing than in most other places in the GDR. On the other hand, you lived on a playing field entirely designed by the regime (hence no church and no spire...).
What exactly is happening in the left panel at 3:20?
This lead-glass window came from a school. You see children doing sports, science and making music.
@@eastgermanyinvestigated Not Pole dancing then?
Wauw! Dat was kort, krachtig en zeer interessant. Vooral omdat ik er deze week naar toe ga. Ik ga je volgen. 👍🏼
It's actually really pretty
Fürstenberg and I think about beer! 😆😂
Excellent video!
On to the next one after it....
Artifacts from another era are amazing. There is no way to let them disappear. The mosaic is great. The city is beautiful with its quiet life. It became a little sad. Probably nostalgia. Please save this.
Great video
It could have been the fabled 'Worker's Paradise' of the sunlit uplands!
Much appreciated, thank you.
By it's riparian location alone, I'd think that it has substantial record of incorporation within many regimes.
Greetings from Gubin (poland)
Im Born in 1980 and still remember eg. 1 May parade and red flags everywhere
Love the stripped classicism of it all.
My entire family, grandma, grandpa, parents, uncles and aunts come from Eisenhüttenstadt and of course I do too. In 1989 there were around 53,000 residents and today there are no more than 24,000. All of my relatives worked in the EKO. Whether in the blast furnace, the cold rolling mill or the central workshop, everyone had found work in the EKO, regardless of whether they were women or men, everyone had to work. Family care was much better than it is today and the school system also worked better than it does in Germany today.
It makes me sad to see how many residential areas have already been demolished and how the city is becoming smaller and smaller.
Almost all the apartments that I can remember were demolished and so they only exist in my memories.
I went here last month... absolutely crazy!
The mosaics are so wonderfull.
Lovely, a lot of Dresden vibes (except the historical center), same feelings of well thought architecture and human scale buildings. Hope to visit.
Fascinating.
So interesting, what architecture hope it doesn't crumble.
Wonderful tour, thank you. Was the town as empty as shown? Or did you simply wait for people to be out of your way. It gives off the feeling of a ghost town.
It was quite empty. Only few people on the streets.
What a beautiful city! It's a pity it's underpopulated now.
and why is it underpopulated may I ask ?
@@philwanadoo7435Because East Germany was ripped apart, it’s economical basis sold off to the highest west german bidder and it’s young usually very well educated inhabitants had to move to the west to make a living. If there would have been the political will to avoid the depopulation of East Germany, it would have been possible.
Been there twice, absolutely love the architecture from the 50’s, unfortunately a lot of the later architecture in total decay, but understandable since population is less than half of the heyday’s. The Bierstube serves delicious food.
That school! It's a pity!
How did West Germany fund a church in the east? That must have taken some serious diplomatic maneuvering.
I recently discovered your channel and in case you are a IM. I love it!! 😅
Friendly Grüße from Eisenhüttenstadt ✌🏼
Cool to see Communist architecture so well maintained
Socialist
Some of it is okay, other parts are freakish.
@@Wok_Agenda Ugh, there is always one of you guys who has to start that discussion. Go back under the rock you crawled out from.
@@Wok_Agenda The SED was Marxist-Leninist and Communist. Socialism is much broader. The architecture itself is more commonly known as Soviet architecture or Stalinist architecture.
Ye s we love those drab buildings right in the middle of historic centers
Fantastic video and I love your channel. I'll even forgive you for calling football 'soccer'. Just don't do it again. 😂 Immer bereit.
The vacant houses would be nice if we send the homeless over there.
Wow! Ich studierte Deutsch wie eine kinder, but I have never heard of Stalin Stadt or Eisen Hütten Stadt.
It's a Very Beautiful city!
I love your videos
It is embarrassing, but Eisenhüttenstadt is beautiful!
I salute the erection of a brand new modern and efficient town in post war Europe with a massive lodging shortage. However just by watching the video one can breath the coldness of the Soviet era. Reminds me. So. Much of what I saw in the USSR. Must have been very tough for the locals, who already suffered WWI postwar period, the nazi period and then the Soviet occupation.
5:11, why was a Church tower not allowed?
I'm surprised Bald and Bankrupt missed this place. He would love the mosaics.
absolutely unique architecture appearance. Should be considered as a European heritage by the UNESCO.
its a socialist planstadt. ist is the EXACT opposite of uinque.