Zittau · Germany · 2025
Source: Zittau 2025 — Pre-selection
Bid book (pre-selection). A city's first application for the title, judged by the selection panel to make the shortlist. Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Zittau, a German border city in a Germany-Czech-Poland triangle, applies for European Capital of Culture 2025 status. The bid emphasizes transnational cooperation, historical reconciliation following WWII, and a vision to revitalize a rural region facing youth emigration and stru
