Magdeburg’s Christmas Markets Open Under Tight Security
20th November 2025
On Thursday, November 20, the Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg opened to the quiet chimes of a nearby church bell, less than a year after a car-ramming attack killed six people and wounded hundreds.
Heavy concrete blocks painted in festive green and red lined the perimeter of the market—part of extensive new security measures introduced at Christmas markets across Germany.