Legend of the alley stairs
The Gäßestrepper legend is the city legend of the Eifel town of Bitburg . The Bitburgers are therefore often referred to as Gäßestrepper by other Eifel residents.
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This legend is about a story that is said to have taken place during the Thirty Years War (1618 to 1648). At that time, Swedish troops are said to have marched through the Eifel and besieged the city of Bitburg for several weeks. The Bitburgers had meanwhile holed up behind the high city walls of their city. The Swedes waited outside the city walls for the residents to run out of food, which eventually happened. But instead of surrendering, the Bitburgers had a better idea: They took the skins from some slaughtered goats (in the Bitburger Platt “Gäße”) and sewed goat costumes from them. Some children put them on (in the Bitburger Platt “streppen”) and began to walk around on all fours on all fours in such costumes. The Swedish soldiers now thought that the Bitburgers still had more than enough food because they didn't even need to slaughter their goats. So the Swedes immediately broke off the siege of the city and left disappointed.
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Every year, the Gäßestrepper Festival takes place in Bitburg to honor the legend. During these celebrations, among other things, people are baptized as “real Beberiger”.
In Bitburger Hauptstrasse there is a fountain named after the legend, which depicts motifs from the legend.
In addition, there is a playground in the “Schleifmühle” local recreation area in Bitburg, the play equipment of which is based on the legend of the alley staircase.
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- ↑ town of Bitburg: Gäßestrepper fountain | City of Bitburg. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Gäßestrepper Festival | Eifel traditions & legends | Service information | Vacation Bitburger Land . In: www.eifel-direkt.de . ( eifel-direkt.de [accessed on September 3, 2018]).
- ↑ Bitburg. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Bitburg. Retrieved September 3, 2018 .