📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Eilenburg is offering workcamps for more than 11 years now. The workcamp host is always the youth club House6 CLOUD (former name was Falle - trap) which is located in former barracks. In the same building, some more social, sportive and cultural projects are also housed.
💼 What the programme involves
After the successful workcamps of the previous years, volunteers will again will be able to help with renovating some facilities in the town and in the local zoo. Beside this, help is needed in renovating the surroundings of the local youth center. You can select from the various tasks below: to set up benches, to renew a volleyball field, to repair different enclosures, etc.Volunteers will learn about different types of youth culture in Germany. As there will be contact with German native speakers, the workcamp is a good possibility to improve your German language skills.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will stay at the local youth center called House IV . The group can cook for itself in a modern kitchen.
📍 About the location
Eilenburg is a small town with approx.17.000 inhabitants, situated on the border of the Duebener Heide and approximately 25km from Leipzig. Its rich history of over thousand years, makes it easy to call it one of the cradles of Saxony. The continuous rule of the Wettins-Dynasty beginning with the Earl of Ilburg in the 11th century continued until 1918. Part of their territory is the state of Saxony today.In medieval times and during industrialization Eilenburg was a rich city. At the time of Martin Luther, its main business was brewery and in the 19th century, it was a national center of textile industries. However, Eilenburg also was devastated several times in its history. In April 1945, Eilenburg was almost completely destroyed. The only evidence of former rich times that remained is the Sorbenturm as a remaining part of the Ilburg. It is estimated that it was built in the 12th century at the highest part of the 220m x 150m plateau. A loop footpath outside the castle wall connects the Sorbenturm with the Amtshaus (deanery), the former county court. This path was renovated with the help of the volunteers in the last workcamps.The leisure time program will be organized together with the local Eilenburg youth groups and clubs. The focus here lies on the encounter and the interaction with local adolescents. In addition, there are sports activities such as soccer, volleyball, swimming and bowling. Also, there will be a cultural program and a trip to Leipzig and Berlin is scheduled. You can get to know the rich history of Eilenburg through guided tours in the museum and in the cellars, located on the hill in the city center.
ℹ️ Additional information
You should bring Sleeping bags and camping mats, it is also necessary to bring work clothes, raingear and sturdy shs.