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Was the IKIG in Teuchern Buried? - Teuchern City Council Votes Against the Intermunicipal Industrial Zone


It was an intense meeting in Teuchern. The Teuchern City Council's vote on the IKIG (Intermunicipal Industrial Zone) was on the agenda. The resistance against this project remained strong.


Many people gathered for the demonstration before the City Council meeting. The aim was certainly to make it clear to the council members once again that the people of Teuchern do not want an Intermunicipal Industrial Zone, which would, among other things, lead to the sealing of valuable farmland.

It was criticized that only a few council members attended the citizens' initiative information events. It was assumed that most council members were only relatively one-sidedly informed.

Nothing Moved in the Council Chamber

After the demonstration in front of the town hall, the demonstrators also entered the town hall and the council chamber, which was far too small for the number of people. The citizens independently found standing places around the council members.

Once again, positions were exchanged, and once again a petition against the IKIG was presented, accompanied by a question to Mayor Marcel Schneider, asking if he really wanted to go against the people.

There were two opposing sides: The supporters of the IKIG, including the mayor, who argued it was about the future of the city, future generations, children, and creating jobs to prevent another exodus, as happened after the reunification. On the other side were the opponents of the IKIG, who also cared about the future of the city, existing agricultural jobs, the preservation of nature, future generations, and the prevention of sealing valuable agricultural land, which could never be used again in the same quality.

Marcel Schneider argued that there would never again be an opportunity for such a large amount of funding.

Starting from the Back?

A key issue that was raised again was the purchase of the land by the soon-to-be-established association. According to the statutes and verbal assurances, there should be no expropriation (compulsory sale of the land at a fixed price). It was criticized that this was not specifically stated in the statutes. While the term "expropriation" was removed and changed to state that the association should take measures to purchase the land, it was not clear whether expropriations were excluded.

For the landowners, this would mean that they could effectively demand astronomical prices for the land. Whether the association would actually pay these remains uncertain.

The Osterland Landwirtschafts GmbH announced that, in the course of pushing the IKIG forward by politics, no discussions had taken place with the landowners so far. It was not asked if the landowners even wanted to sell their land. Currently, most of them do not want to sell. It was also pointed out that there are still lease contracts with Osterland Landwirtschafts GmbH, which they want to fulfill. Some of these contracts run until 2040.


One can conclude from this that the political actors trying to turn the IKIG into reality are attempting to start from the back. Unless, of course, the measures for acquiring the land are intended to include expropriations.

Teuchern Will Not Join the IKIG

The roll-call vote, with several abstentions, resulted in Teuchern not joining the soon-to-be-established association. According to the statutes, Teuchern can still join the association in the future.

The question now is whether the cities of Weißenfels, Lützen, and Hohenmölsen, along with the Burgenlandkreis, will proceed with the IKIG on a smaller area. The work of the association will cost money in any case, as employees will need to be hired to handle further planning and processes, even if the IKIG, for example, cannot be realized due to the impossibility of acquiring the land.

Finally, a Real Democratic Process in the District

Although Mayor Marcel Schneider and some city councilors clearly positioned themselves in favor of the IKIG once again, Teuchern can probably be considered a bastion of democracy. Marcel Schneider already stated in advance that he would accept the vote.

I can't imagine that in Weißenfels, citizens would have been allowed to fill the council chamber in the same way as in Teuchern. During the demonstration before the meeting, it was pointed out that the Mayor of Weißenfels, Marin Papke, does not believe the citizens are capable of voting on the IKIG via a referendum because it is too complex.

All details and arguments can / should be listened to by interested parties in the two videos above.

Author: AI Translation - Michael Thurm  |  07.03.2025

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