Bergkirchwei ( German: Bergkirchweih ) is one of the oldest and largest folk festivals ( German: Volksfest ) in Bavaria ( Germany ), held annually in the middle Franconian city of Erlangen in the middle or end of spring.
The beginning of the festivities is always timed to coincide with Thursday before the feast of the Holy Trinity Day . Bergkirchwei, like Oktoberfest , always starts with the grand opening of the city of Erlangen by the mayor of the city at 17:00 and ends twelve days later on Monday evening.
The holiday takes place at the northern end of the historic city center at the foot and on the southern slope of the hill dominating in the relief of the city, called by the inhabitants of "Berg". The name of the hill is included in the full name of the holiday (the first part of the word) and defines the second, abbreviated and unofficial, but beloved by the locals folk name "der Berg" (or "Berch" in the local Franconian dialect of the German language ).
After the Oktoberfest in Munich and the Goibodenfest in Straubing, the Bergkirchwei holiday is the third largest festivity in Bavaria .
Content
- 1 Traditional Food & Drink
- 1.1 Beer
- 1.2 Strong alcoholic drinks
- 1.3 Traditional appetizers and dishes
- 2 Literature
- 3 References
Traditional Food and Beverage
Beer
Especially for the celebration, local breweries brew a special beer, Bergkirchweibir, which is aged for several months in oak barrels and boasts an increased strength (approx. 7 degrees) after brewing. Beer is served in elongated cylindrical beer mugs of 1 liter each, specially made every year for the holiday, called "masses" (die Maß ).
Strong alcoholic drinks
One of the most beloved guests of the festival of strong drinks is plum strong liquor , usually served in small glass piles , expanding upwards, along with a candied plum placed on a wooden stick, which is placed in a glass immediately before pouring the drink.
Traditional snacks and dishes
Especially for the holiday, pretzels are made of wheat flour, called by the locals " pretzel " of various sizes, up to huge shapes: about 50 cm in length and up to 5-7 cm across the thickest place of the "shoulder" of the pretzel.
Literature
- Renate Wünschmann: Die Bergkirchweih im Taschenformat. Über 100 Jahre Ansichtskarten als Andenken an die 5. Erlanger Jahreszeit , in: Erlanger Bausteine zur fränkischen Heimatforschung, Bd.50, Erlangen 2004, S. 97-206
- Andreas Jakob: Die Erlanger Bergkirchweih - Deutschlands ältestes und schönstes Bierfest , Verlag W. Tümmels, Nürnberg 2005
- Ralf Birke & Klaus Karl-Kraus: Der Berg - Das Phänomen Erlanger Bergkirchweih , Edition Spielbein im Verlag Birke, Erlangen 2005
Links
- Bergkirchwei (Bergkirchweih) Erlangen berch.info - official page
- facebook.berch.info –Official Facebook fan page oder Official Facebook fan
- Webcam from Bergkirchweih (Bergkirchweih) - since 2009, only a webcam with a direct transmission of what is happening and the archive
- Bergkirchweih - Recent reports on Bergkirchweih