Capitol Lichtspiele
Burgstrasse 1,
Wernigerode
38855
Burgstrasse 1,
Wernigerode
38855
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Previous Names: Schlosslichtspiele, Kammerlichtspiele
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Located in Wernigerode in central Germany, to the northwest of Leipzig. The Kammerlichtspiele was opened on 12th May 1923 in a building which had originally been the Schlosslichtspiele which had moved out in 1918. It was re-named Capitol Lichtspiele on 8th July 1930. On 4th February 1944 it was destoyed during World War II by Allied bombs.
A new Capitol Lichtspiele was opened in October 1949, located in a former bowling alley on Schone Ecke 10. It was closed in 1992 and was destroyed by fire in 1997.
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On May 12, 1923, the Kammerlichtspiele opened its doors at Burgstrasse 1 in the hall left vacant in 1918 when the Schlosslichtspiele moved to its new location. Otto Bundt is named as the owner. On July 8, 1930, as result of a change in ownership, the theater changed its name to Capitol Lichtspiele. New owner Rudolf Heinicke. On February 2, 1944, was destroyed by Allied bombarding during the war. After the war, in 1947, the Capitol Lichtspiele moves into the former bowling hall at Schone Ecke 10 next to the Stadtgarten with 692 seats. This theater closed in 1992 and was destroyed by fire in 1997.