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Donauwörth Island Festival with Traditional Fischerstechen
Inselfest mit traditionellem Fischerstechen
Donauwörth, Germany
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A biennial four-day festival held on the Altstadtinsel Ried (Old Town Island) in Donauwörth, Bavaria, centred on the historic Fischerstechen — a boat-jousting contest on the Wörnitz river where teams stand on narrow boats (Zillen) and attempt to knock each other into the water with long lances. The tradition is modelled after medieval lance tournaments and dates back to 1737 as a fishermen's contest of the former Free Imperial City. The Inselfest features hobby-team Fischerstechen on Friday and professional-team Fischerstechen on Saturday, with a parade of Fischerstecher from Bavaria and Austria, plus live music on two stages, food and drink from local innkeepers, and a family zone at Museumsplatz.
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Donauwörth Island Festival with Traditional Fischerstechen
Inselfest mit traditionellem Fischerstechen
Donauwörth, Germany
A biennial four-day festival held on the Altstadtinsel Ried (Old Town Island) in Donauwörth, Bavaria, centred on the historic Fischerstechen — a boat-jousting contest on the Wörnitz river where teams stand on narrow boats (Zillen) and attempt to knock each other into the water with long lances. The tradition is modelled after medieval lance tournaments and...
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A biennial four-day festival held on the Altstadtinsel Ried (Old Town Island) in Donauwörth, Bavaria, centred on the historic Fischerstechen — a boat-jousting contest on the Wörnitz river where teams stand on narrow boats (Zillen) and attempt to knock each other into the water with long lances. The tradition is modelled after medieval lance tournaments and dates back to 1737 as a fishermen's contest of the former Free Imperial City. The Inselfest features...
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A biennial four-day festival held on the Altstadtinsel Ried (Old Town Island) in Donauwörth, Bavaria, centred on the historic Fischerstechen — a boat-jousting contest on the Wörnitz river where teams stand on narrow boats (Zillen) and attempt to knock each other into the water with long lances. The tradition is modelled after medieval lance tournaments and dates back to 1737 as a fishermen's contest of the former Free Imperia...
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