Chemnitz and Nova Gorica
2025 European Capitals of Culture in Germany and Slovenia
From 1 January 2025, the cities of Chemnitz in Germany and Nova Gorica in Slovenia are European Capitals of Culture.
Chemnitz
Chemnitz together with 38 municipalities from Central Saxony, the Ore Mountains and the Zwickau region, has been named European Capital of Culture 2025 in Germany. Chemnitz and its surrounding region are linked by a vibrant shared cultural and industrial heritage.
Nova Gorica
Under the title “GO! Borderless”, Nova Gorica, the European Capital of Culture 2025 in Slovenia, wants to use the title-year as a vehicle to give visibility to the combined heritage of a modernist city and a thousand-year-old city, transcending their boundaries on a journey of reconciliation.