Further commemorative events will take place at the memorial in Alt-Wolfsburg (10:15 am), at the Waldfriedhof (10:45 am), at the memorial in Werderstraße (11:00 am) and at the Laagberg memorial stone (11:15 am). We cordially invite all interested citizens to participate.

Celebrities collect donations for a good cause

This year, we once again joined well-known faces from Wolfsburg to collect donations for the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e. V. (German War Graves Commission). We were joined by honorary citizens as well as representatives from politics and administration - together with the Wolfsburg reservist comradeship and the district liaison command of the German Armed Forces. In addition to the fundraising campaign, pupils from Eichendorff School also got involved and collected donations.

The campaign last Saturday raised a total of over 650 euros. The money will go towards the care of war graves at home and abroad as well as educational projects for children and young people.

What is allowed - and what is not - on public holidays

In November, we remember special days of silence and remembrance. Remembrance Day, the Day of Prayer and Repentance and the Sunday of the Dead are not only marked in the calendar - they also entail restrictions for events and businesses. We have summarized for you here what is and is not allowed on these days.

What applies on the days of remembrance:

Special regulations apply in Lower Saxony - and therefore also here in Wolfsburg. The background to this is the Lower Saxony Public Holidays Act, which protects the character of commemoration on these days.

This applies to:

• National Day of Mourning on November 16
• Day of Repentance and Prayer on November 19
• Sunday of the Dead on November 23

On these days, not everything that might otherwise be part of everyday life is permitted. We summarize the most important rules for you:

What is forbidden?

On Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday, no public events with an entertainment character may take place from 5 a.m. onwards. This includes

• Festivals and parties with loud music or dancing
• Entertainment programs in restaurants
• Events with parades or other celebrations

Amusement arcades must also remain closed on these two days.

The restrictions are somewhat shorter on the Day of Prayer and Repentance: the ban on events applies from 7 am to 11 am.

Why all this?

These days are dedicated to silent remembrance - be it for the victims of war and violence or in a private setting for deceased relatives. As a city, we want to ensure that this special character is preserved.

Events on Remembrance Day in the town and districts

• Almke: 9:00 a.m. - start of the service in the Almke chapel followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial
• Barnstorf: 8:45 a.m. - Participants meet at the "Zur Schönen Aussicht" restaurant // 9:00 a.m. service followed by wreath-laying at the memorial
• Brackstedt: 9:15 a.m. - Meeting of the participants at the Brunnenplatz // 9:30 a.m. Wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial
• Ehmen: 10:00 a.m. - church service followed by wreath-laying ceremony
• Fallersleben: 11:15 a.m. - Memorial service at the memorial in the castle park followed by a wreath-laying ceremony
• Hattorf: 11:00 a.m. - Prayer followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial
• Hehlingen: 14:00 - Service in St. Pankratius Church followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial
• Heiligendorf: 10:00 a.m. - Service followed by a wreath-laying ceremony
• Kästorf: 11:45 a.m. - Wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial
• Mitte-West: 11:15 a.m. - Memorial stone at Laagberg, Breslauer Straße // 11:30 a.m. Central memorial service at the memorial on Klieversberg
• Mörse: 11:30 a.m. - Church service followed by a wreath-laying ceremony
• Neindorf: 10:00 a.m. - Service followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial
• Neuhaus: 10:45 a.m. - Meeting of the participants at the Neuhaus memorial followed by a wreath-laying ceremony
• Nordstadt: 10:15 a.m. - Meeting at the Oebisfelderstraße - Alt Wolfsburg memorial // 10:45 a.m. at the Waldfriedhof war memorial // 11:00 a.m. at the Werderstraße memorial
• Nordsteimke: 10:20 a.m. - Meeting point in front of the restaurant "Lindenhof" // 10:30 a.m. Wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial
• Reislingen: 9:00 a.m. - Meeting of participants at the Reislingen memorial followed by a wreath-laying ceremony; 9:30 a.m. service
• Sandkamp: 10:00 a.m. - Wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial
• Sülfeld: 11:00 a.m. - Service in St. Mark's Church // approx. 11:45 a.m. - Wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial
• Velstove: 10:15 a.m. - Meeting at the volunteer fire brigade// 10:30 a.m. Wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial
• Vorsfelde: 10:00 a.m. - Church service at St. Peter's Church // 11:00 a.m. - Gathering of participants in front of St. Peter's Church, Lange Straße, joint march to the memorial // 11:30 a.m. - Start of the memorial service at the cemetery, followed by the wreath-laying ceremony
• Warmenau: 9:45 am - participants meet at the old school // 10:00 am wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial on Hannoversche Straße
• Wendschott: 11:00 a.m. - Church service in the Heilig-Geist-Kirche followed by a joint procession to the memorial // followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial