The east German town at the centre of the new ‘gold rush’ … for lithium

I really hope for the people that this will bring some solid jobs to the area. I visited Bitterfeld in May, and it's pretty rough in some places. You can tell how many jobs were lost after the wall came down.

A picture of Wolfen Nord, where many dwelling units were already demolished, leaving people without neighbours and local infrastructure:

Sachsen-Anhalt is Berliner Umland now. Already heard someone say "Magdeburg bei Berlin"