Dieter Kratzsch (born June 2, 1949) is a German former ice hockey player who competed for ASK Vorwärts Crimmitschau.
Gabi Zange, born Schönbrunn (born June 1, 1961 in Crimmitschau, (now Free State of Saxony) is a former German speed skater.
In 2011 the song "Neue Helden" was released as a single and was chosen as the anthem for the International Ice Hockey Federation's Under 18 world championships in Dresden and Crimmitschau, Saxony.
It is organised as a "special purpose association" (German: Zweckverband), the members of which are the towns of Chemnitz, Crimmitschau, Ehrenfriedersdorf and Hoyerswerda.