Anker (Leipzig)
The anchor is a district center in Möckern . It is a municipal clubhouse in private ownership and is operated by the registered association Anker eV . The house is mainly used for children and youth work and for holding concerts.
history
The event location with hall "Zum golden Anker" was built in 1873 by Carl August Wehse and served as a concert and ball house. The building of today's anchor was built in the 1940s on a single story. In the 1960s, a second floor and an extended roof structure were added to the building.
After the Second World War , the building became the property of the city and was used as a municipal youth club from 1959 to 1991. In 1991, within the framework of the model project “Municipal Clubhouses in Independent Sponsorship”, the complex was handed over from the Leipzig City Cultural Office to the Anker eV
The Leipziger Knopstrasse begins at the anchor, the first section of which was renamed Renftstrasse on October 9, 2007, the first anniversary of Klaus Renft's death .
Concerts and entertainment
In the hall of the house there are regular evening events ranging from rock music to dance competitions. With annually recurring events such as the rock and blues festival, the facility aims to meet different interests. The artists who performed in the anchor include Veronika Fischer , Fury in the Slaughterhouse , City , Eric Burdon , Alphaville , Klaus Lage , Sportfreunde Stiller , Roger Chapman , Guildo Horn , Sons Mannheims , Renft , Rammstein , Purple Schulz , 17 Hippies and I + me .
Every year at Pentecost, concerts are held in the anchor as part of the Wave-Gotik-Treffen .
Children and youth
With the new building erected in 1999 and put into operation since 2001, the association was able to open a children and youth center. The special project rooms enable participation in courses and creative offers. The palette ranges from model building and design with sound to photo and dance courses to theater groups and working with the computer. The playground in the garden area, the streetball field and the table tennis table on the play street in front of the building also contribute to the environment. Furthermore, the house operates an open youth club and a youth club, which offer visitors space and activities for leisure and community.
Offers for seniors are also part of the offer.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 2.8 " N , 12 ° 20 ′ 34.2" E