Overview
- Reinickendorf, Pankow and Marzahn-Hellersdorf issued general orders last week limiting private explosive-effect fireworks, with Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg following on Monday.
- Use is permitted only from December 31 at 18:00 to January 1 at 07:00 for devices with exclusive noise or blast effect.
- Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg frames the measure as a 13-hour exception to a broader district ban, with fines of up to €50,000 for violations.
- Some locations, including the area around Admiralbrücke in Kreuzberg, remain designated no-fireworks zones where use and carrying are prohibited.
- The districts act under federal explosives rules that allow municipalities to narrow New Year fireworks use in dense areas, noting risks to public order, traffic safety and animals.