Collis Clamat
Collis Clamat or Collis clamat is an event that has been taking place annually on the 3rd weekend in August on the Katharinenberg in Wunsiedel (Upper Franconia) since 2009 .
background
Literally translated, the Latin collis clamat means something like "The mountain calls" or "The hill roars". The medieval market is run by the non-profit association “Die Hundlinge e. V. “organized and aligned. The originally small festival was already attended by around 10,000 visitors from Germany and the neighboring Czech Republic in 2011 .
Since the third year, the festival has had a motto that is linked to the history of the city of Wunsiedel:
- 2011: "The Hussites are coming!"
- 2012: "Storm of Bohemia"
- 2013: "The first Wunsiedler"
- 2014: "St. Katharina "
- 2015: "The Hohenzollern"
- 2016: "The First City"
- 2017: "Wunsiedel is burning!"
- 2018: "10 years Collis Clamat"
- 2019: "Dark Times"
- 2020: "The Change" - canceled due to the corona pandemic
- 2021: "The Change"
The main attractions are the replicas of medieval war machines such as the Blide "Die Lange Katharina" and the ballista "Der Wolf". Mostly on Saturdays there is a big exhibition fight ("field battle"). Furthermore, the visitors are offered a supporting program with content typical of the scene. The birds of prey park , which is directly connected to the site, is also included in the program with its animals and air shows.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Collis Clamat: The crowds are storming the Katharinenberg ( memento of the original from January 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the Frankenpost of August 22, 2011.
- ↑ Collis Clamat - We're the ones with the catapult! Retrieved January 9, 2018 (German).
- ↑ Collis Clamat medieval festival attracts many visitors in the Frankenpost from August 18, 2014, accessed on January 21, 2015.
