A competition in a city of former Communist East Germany, aimed at addressing the population reduction by offering a fortnight free stay, has left local officials speechless with its success. The competition has raised more than 1,700 applications from around the world for a test stay in Eisenchiteten, a Soviet -style city on the border with Poland, near Berlin, which was built around a steelhouse after World War II, according to the Guardian. “And we ourselves were surprised by the resonance of our Probewohnen program,” Julia Basan, head of municipal economic development and campaign head, told reporters. As he said, those who expressed interest from May had “a variety of motivations”, including a foreign man who simply said he “wanted to marry a German”. However, the majority of applications were “very realistic”. The two winners, and the two German professionals, will move in September to spacious furnished apartments in the center of […]
Source: News Beast
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