Every street in Chemnitz
Chemnitz has 1,036 km of streets and paths. That is how much CLAYM knows for the city, and every street you walk, run or ride for the first time turns green on your map and earns points.
What kind of streets does Chemnitz have?
This is how the 1,036 km split into kinds of street. A named street in Chemnitz is 736 m long on average.
- Main roads303 km · 29 %
- Residential and side streets595 km · 57 %
- Traffic-calmed streets14 km · 1 %
- Pedestrian zones and squares4.4 km · 0.4 %
- Footpaths, cycle paths and tracks120 km · 12 %
What makes Chemnitz different
- Lots of through traffic: 29 % of the network are main roads, more than in 263 of 280 cities on claym.me.
- Hardly any traffic-calmed streets: 14 km (1 %), less than in 208 of 280 cities on claym.me.
The districts of Chemnitz
CLAYM assigns every street to the nearest district or locality. Adelsberg has the most, with 46 km, which is 4 % of the city.
- Adelsberg46 km
- Altendorf42 km
- Rabenstein39 km
- Zentrum39 km
- Hilbersdorf36 km
- Borna-Heinersdorf33 km
- Lutherviertel32 km
- Röhrsdorf32 km
- Kaßberg32 km
- Ebersdorf30 km
- Sonnenberg29 km
- Altchemnitz28 km
and 43 more districts and localities with 616 km together
How long would it take to walk every street in Chemnitz?
At 5 km/h, 1,036 km are about 207 hours of pure walking, without detours, traffic lights or ways back. Walking one hour a day, you would have been everywhere after about 207 days, that is about 7 months. By bike at 15 km/h it would be about 69 hours.
Nobody has to do it all: in CLAYM every new street counts, and the map shows you which ones near you are still missing.
Chemnitz compared
With 1,036 km, Chemnitz ranks 22 of 185 cities in Germany on claym.me, and 3 of 5 in Saxony. Zwickau (31 km away) has 578 km fewer streets and paths than Chemnitz.
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Questions about Chemnitz
How many kilometres of streets does Chemnitz have?
According to the OpenStreetMap data CLAYM uses, Chemnitz has 1,036 km of streets and paths, 1,408 of them with their own name. Pedestrian zones, footpaths and cycle paths are included, motorways are not.
Can you walk every street in Chemnitz?
Yes, with patience: all 1,036 km take about 207 hours of pure walking. Walking one hour a day, you are done after about 207 days. CLAYM shows you which streets you are still missing.
Which district of Chemnitz has the most streets?
Adelsberg with 46 km, ahead of Altendorf (42 km) and Rabenstein (39 km).
Is CLAYM available in Chemnitz?
Yes, the streets of Chemnitz are already in CLAYM. The app launches soon for iPhone and Android. Join the waiting list now to reserve your player name.
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Data as of 31 October 2026. Streets, city limits and districts from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), without motorways. Every street that earns points in CLAYM is counted. Rankings compare the 281 cities on claym.me.