Keeping Eastern German Cities Alive

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Keeping Eastern German Cities Alive
Germany | 18.03.2006

Millions have poured in from western Germany to eastern Germany - some of it to towns such as Schwedt, where the money has promoted renovation and job creation for 15 years to prevent the city's demise.

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Shrinking cities are typical eastern German phenomena. In order to prevent such places from turning into ghost towns, officials have been tearing down the large concrete high-rise apartments that dot eastern Germany, spending 40 million euros in the past 15 years in the process. It hasn't been a simple task but it makes for more attractive city centers and allows for more parks to be developed.

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