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Welzow (dpa / bb) - After the decision to preserve the village of Proschim, which is threatened by demolition, and districts of Welzow, Mayor Birgit Zuchold (SPD) has called for further support from the state government.
"We have to realign and market the city," said Zuchold of the German press agency on Friday.
Welzow had been weakened by years of uncertainty as to whether parts of the city would have to give way to lignite.
Numerous residents have moved away and have given up their houses and properties, some of which are now vacant.
"It's not nice to look at for the cityscape."
There is stagnation and the city has been weakened due to a lack of income.
As a result of the use of mining, Welzow had "many wounds," said Zuchold.
The Lusatian opencast mine operator Leag made his district planning public on Thursday.
The company plans in future without the Welzow II opencast mine. This means that the controversial part of the Welzow-Süd mine will be retained.
The place Proschim and parts of the city Welzow are located there.
People in Proschim, Welzow and the whole of Lusatia had fought for years against the mine operator's plans for a new open pit.
The Leag's district plan was adapted to the coal phase-out that had been decided.
A great burden has now fallen from the residents, reported the mayors.
"Now there is clarity, now the residents know what their future looks like."
In the past few decades, however, a total of around 1,000 residents were lost due to resettlement at the opencast mine.
These losses cannot be made up for with anything.
According to her, new perspectives must now be created within the framework of structural development.
"The state government must continue to give the city of Welzow its full support, that is my clear expectation."