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Ground-breaking ceremony for new educational campus

Symbolic ground-breaking ceremony near the HTL.(Bild: Stadtgemeinde Eisenstadt)

A major project will soon be underway in Eisenstadt. The city is expanding its education and childcare facilities. Completion is next year.

Eisenstadt is growing, and with it the need for educational and childcare facilities. In order to meet this demand, a new educational campus is to be built in the immediate vicinity of the HTL, which will include four elementary school classes, three kindergarten groups, a kindergarten crèche as well as the corresponding ancillary rooms and a divisible gymnasium. This campus can be expanded to accommodate up to 12 primary school classes and kindergarten groups.

Political celebrities
The costs of 14.6 million euros will be shared between the city and the state. The ground-breaking ceremony took place yesterday and was attended by many prominent politicians from all parties - from Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ), Deputy Governor Astrid Eisenkopf (SPÖ), Provincial Councillor Daniela Winkler (SPÖ), Green Party leader Anja Haider-Wallner to Mayor Thomas Steiner (ÖVP), Deputy Mayors Charlotte Toth-Kanyak (SPÖ) and Istvan Deli (ÖVP) as well as FPÖ local councillor Bernhard Skaumal.

Start of construction in summer
"The Eisenstadt education campus is one of the municipal infrastructure projects that the state is supporting as part of its historic pact to finance municipal infrastructure projects that municipalities would not be able to fund themselves," said Doskozil. "Investments in education and childcare are investments in the future," added Steiner. Construction is due to start in summer 2025, with the opening scheduled for September 2026.