Quiet giant boot
| Afford | |
|---|---|
| length | 207 cm |
| Bale | 193 cm |
| hoe | 280 cm |
| Instep | 190 cm |
| paragraph | 40 cm |
| Top blast | 10 centimeters |
| Last weight | 59 kg |
| Boots | |
| Shaft height | 490 cm |
| Sole length | 220 cm |
| Heel height | 42 cm |
| total weight | 439 kg |
| Shoe size | 330 |
The giant boot from Leisnig holds the Guinness record as the world's largest boot with a shaft height of 4.90 m and a sole length of 2.20 m . 140 kg of sole leather from 10 cowhides were used for its production, and the spur wheel with 16 points alone has a diameter of 55 cm.
history
After Mildenstein Castle was founded in the 10th century, the resident merchants, farmers and craftsmen joined forces in guilds . In addition to the comb setters , cloth makers and line weavers , the shoemakers were among the largest guild of that time. In the middle of the 19th century it was in full bloom: of the 5,500 inhabitants of Leisnig, 150 were self-employed master shoemakers and again the same number of journeymen and apprentices.
When the Zehl shoe factory in Leisnig started the mechanical production of series footwear, most of the masters had to give up their craft. The then 8,000 residents of Leisnig could now be looked after by a sole master.
First Döbelner giant boot
In order to draw attention to their craft, the craft guilds had always made tiny and oversized objects. After giant boots were manufactured in Görlitz around 1860 and in Dresden in 1914, six master shoemakers created the Döbelner giant boot with a sole length of 1.85 m and a height of 2.48 in 750 hours of work to mark the 600th anniversary of the Döbelner Schuhmacherinnung in 1925 m. The Hindenburg boot , dedicated to the then Reich President , was brought to the town hall from Döbelner Wettinplatz after the festivities and was forgotten there.
The boot could only be preserved through the care of the master shoemaker Gerhard Berthold, who brought it to Leisnig and completely restored it. From 1957 it could then be viewed in the district museum at Mildenstein Castle in Leisnig. After reunification , the city of Döbeln worked hard to bring back the giant boot that the citizens of Leisnig had looked after for 40 years. After a dispute in the regional press called the “boot war”, a court decision was finally made that the boot had to be returned to Chub in 2012. The return of the giant boot to Döbeln was prepared by a group of Berlin leather restorers.
Thanks to extensive renovation and restoration measures at the castle, the Döbelner giant boot was packed and transported to Döbeln by a Dresden forwarding company specializing in art transport on March 29, 2010, before the agreed loan period expired. After 53 years at Mildenstein Castle, in the 85th year of its completion and first presentation, it is currently temporarily on the 2nd floor of the Döbelner town hall. After the necessary restoration, it will find a permanent place in a showcase in the staircase of the town hall.
Quiet giant boot
At the 950th anniversary of the city of Leisnig on June 21, 1996, the master shoemakers Gerhard Berthold and Rolf Neidhardt presented the even larger Leisnig giant boot with the dimensions mentioned above to the surprise of the Leisnigers and to the horror of the Döbelner population . They had made this in complete secrecy in their workshop, where they had specially broken through the ceiling to the upper floor. For its size, it was entered in the Guinness Book of Records in 1997 as the world's largest gauntlet.
Second Döbelner giant boot
In 2003, the Döbelner shoemakers presented a second giant boot, which is 3.90 m tall and taller than the first. With Rolf Neidhardt, a Leisniger was significantly involved in the new boot for Chub. The advantage of the new copy compared to the original is that it can be transported to public festivals, trade fairs and trips to partner cities. Because of its exhibition in the Döbelner Brauhaus, it is also popularly known as the "Brauhaus-" or "Schwarzbierboot".
Boot Guard
In order to present the giant boot from Leisnig to anyone interested and to be able to transport it to events outside the city, almost 500 kg have to be moved. The Leisniger Boot Guard was founded in August 1999 as the group responsible for protecting boots . Eight security guards, six boot boys and a machinist have been accompanying and presenting the city's landmark in historical uniforms ever since .
Boot Museum
The Leisniger Boot Museum was inaugurated for the castle and old town festival in 2006. The house on Burglehn, in the area of the former outer bailey of Mildenstein Castle, with its 1000-year history, offers the Leisniger giant boot ideal accommodation.
It also houses the Waglergalerie as the former home of the painter Karl Wagler .
Web links
- Official website of the Stiefelwacht Leisnig
- Official website of Mildenstein Castle
- Images of the Döbelner / Leisniger boots
- Official website of the town of Stiefelstadt Döbeln
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jens Hoyer: Döbelner celebrate boot birthday. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Döbelner Anzeiger, July 30, 2005.
- ↑ Jens Hoyer: Döbelner celebrate a boot festival for an 80-year-old. ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Döbelner Anzeiger, August 5, 2005.
- ↑ a b Harald Lachmann: Leisniger Boot Guard buried the hatchet. In: Lausitzer Rundschau, December 9, 2006.
- ↑ Michael Müller: Döbeln has a new giant boot. ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Döbelner Anzeiger, October 6, 2003.
