The Wurstmarkt (literally: Sausage market) in the spa town of
Bad Dürkheim
Bad Dürkheim () is a spa town in the Rhine-Neckar urban agglomeration, and is the seat of the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography
Location
Bad Dürkheim lies at the edge of Palatinate Forest on the German Wine ...
, in
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
is the world's biggest
wine festival
Annual wine festivals celebrate viticulture and usually occur after the harvest of the grapes which, in the northern hemisphere, generally falls at the end of September and runs until well into October or later. They are common in most wine regio ...
with over 600,000 visitors each year.
It is held annually on the second and third weekend of September. The first Wurstmarkt - under a different name - was held in the year 1417. It takes place in the middle of the town, outside the
Giant Cask (''Dürkheimer Riesenfass'') - the largest wine barrel in the world, which also houses a restaurant. The festival is reminiscent of the common Weihnachtsmarkt, with fairground rides and many food stalls being temporarily installed for the event. They eat all kinds of sausages at the “Wurstmarkt” including Bratwurst.
Wurstmarkt went on virtually in 2020-21, but went on hiatus in 1915-18 & 1940-45.
References
External links
Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt
image:Riesenfass.jpg, Giant barrel
image:Wurstmarkt2007-2.JPG,
image:Panorama Riesenrad Wurstmarkt2bearbeitet.JPG,
image:Wurstmarkt15092007-2.JPG,
File:Bad Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt.webm, Short Video about the festival
Festivals in Germany
Culture of the Palatinate (region)
Articles containing video clips
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