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German contest to live in depopulated Soviet-era city proves global hit

Summary by The Guardian
Eisenhüttenstadt offered spacious central flats rent-free for two weeks in effort to attract valuable professionalsAn innovative contest by a city in formerly communist east Germany to curb depopulation by offering a fortnight of free housing has stunned local officials with its success.The competition drew more than 1,700 applications from around the world to try living in Eisenhüttenstadt, a Soviet-style planned city on the Polish border, near…

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the Guardian broke the news in on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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