Bietigheim horse market
The Bietigheim Horse Market is a nationally known folk festival in Bietigheim-Bissingen , which takes place at the Bietigheim Railway Viaduct and attracts several hundred thousand visitors every year. Despite this large number of visitors, the festival has retained the character of a festival for the city's citizens. The horse market begins on the Friday before the first Monday in September and ends on the following Tuesday.
history
The history of the Bietigheim horse market begins in 1792. At that time, Duke Carl Eugen von Württemberg granted the concession for a horse and cattle market. This was first held on March 1, 1793 in the area of today's Steigerturmplatz.
The Bietigheimer horse market has taken place in its present form since 1925. On the occasion of the anniversary of the Bietigheim trade association, the horse market was combined with a trade and industrial exhibition.
With the exhibition, the achievements of trade , craft and domestic industry are on display . At that time, Bietigheim comprised 37 retail stores, 179 craft businesses and industrial companies. About 3000 people worked in the industrial plants.
On September 2, 1949, the Bietigheim horse market was revived after an interruption due to the war. The attractions of the time included a climbing pole, sack race, various carousels and a ferris wheel. Until the end of the 1950s, the horse market was expanded to include a children's festival every two years.
present
The following sections name the program for 2007. Although the events and their size vary from year to year, this section nevertheless gives an overview of the size and scope of the Bietigheim horse market.
The supporting program consists of 50 show, games and rides as well as numerous snack bars. Live music will be presented for several days in a marquee that can hold 3000 people . The agricultural exhibition is designed by 46 dealers. A grocer's market takes place over three days , with 180 stalls participating.
The Reiterverein Bietigheim-Bissingen eV organizes the horse market tournament. Well over 100 participants and over 500 horses are registered for tests. The competitions include
- the big prize of the city of Bietigheim-Bissingen in class S with 3 stars,
- two qualifications for the European Youngster Cup (class S competition),
- a class S barrier jumping test
In a total of 20 jumping competitions, 42,950 euros (as of 2012) will be paid out in prize money. The equestrian club organizes its traditional disco evening, which is very popular, on Friday and Saturday evenings in the rider's tent at the tournament site.
Horse show during the horse market
Frisian demonstration in front of the viaduct
A frieze is demonstrated.
Demonstration with police horses
In the sports hall on the viaduct, seven car dealers from the city present the latest models from 13 car brands.
A Ferris wheel , which is set up on the fairground every two years , offers the rare opportunity to photograph railway trains crossing the viaduct from an unusual perspective.
Other events include a senior and children's afternoon, a pageant with award-winning horses and floats from neighboring towns and communities, and the presentation of Altwuerttemberg horses and Shetland ponies .
A brilliant fireworks display takes place on Sunday evening. At the end of this fireworks display, the arches of the Bietigheim Viaduct are effectively illuminated with Bengali light .
Fair at the horse market
Rides in front of the viaduct
Horse market 2017, photographed from the ferris wheel, with a train on the viaduct
Fireworks
Bietigheim Viaduct illuminated with Bengali light after the end of the fireworks at the horse market
Individual evidence
- ^ S. Benning: decline and stagnation. Population development, economy and cityscape from the 30 Years War to the end of the 18th century . In: Bietigheim 789-1989 , ed. from the city of Bietigheim-Bissingen, Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft Bietigheim mbH.
- ↑ M. Schirpf: Weimar Republic, National Socialism, occupation. Bietigheim 1914-1948 . In: Bietigheim 789-1989 . Published by the city of Bietigheim-Bissingen, Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft Bietigheim mbH.
- ^ G. Bentele: Bietigheim from the currency reform to the merger with Bissingen. The years 1948-1975 . In: Bietigheim 789-1989 , ed. from the city of Bietigheim-Bissingen, Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft Bietigheim mbH.
- ^ Bietigheim horse market August 31 - September 4, 2007, program , ed. from the city of Bietigheim-Bissingen.
- ↑ Bietigheim horse markets at the Enz Viaduct , ed. as a special edition of the Bietigheimer Zeitung , Sachsenheimer Zeitung, Bönnigheimer Zeitung.
