Montgolfiade Munster
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The Montgolfiade Münster is the oldest hot air balloon event in Germany, which dates back to 1969. The word “Montgolfiade”, used today for almost every balloon event, was invented at that time. It is made up of the words Olympiade and Montgolfière .
It is estimated that there are between 50 and 60 balloonists in the immediate vicinity of Münster ; nationwide there are around 1300 hot air balloons and 30 gas balloons. With Ferdinand Schleiermacher comes a balloon pioneers from Munster, also it was Münsterland with a variety of landing facilities for balloonists very suitable.
history
In connection with the launch of the first hot air balloon in Telgte on November 7, 1969, the Montgolfiade in Münster was launched. Two years later, the first Montgolfiade was held in Telgte in 1971. In the further course of the event, the event was held at different locations, including Hamm and Borghorst . Until the late 1980s, the event took place regularly on the grounds of Münster-Osnabrück Airport , until the volume of traffic there became too great.
Since 2003, the Montgolfiade has been held by the “Freiballonsport-Verein Münster und Münsterland eV” in cooperation with the City of Münster's Sports Office every year in August near the Mühlenhof open-air museum on the meadows on the Aasee . For the protection of the animals, overflight bans and minimum flight altitudes apply to the area of the adjacent Allwetterzoo Münster .
In addition to the start of the hot air balloons in the early evening hours and the balloon glow in the dark, there is an extensive supporting program for the whole family. The fox hunt as a pursuit competition is part of the Montgolfiade.
Holger Lehmbrock from Münster emerged as the winner of the 42nd Montgolfiade 2012.
The start of the 43rd Montgolfiade in 2013 took place in the Bürgerhalle of the historic town hall in Münster. At this event, which was attended by more than 50 hot-air balloons, for the first time images from the balloon baskets and a lifting platform were transmitted for the spectators to an 18-square-meter LED screen that was set up at the launch site. Further pictures were provided by a drone . In addition, the 21st German Championship of the German Free Ballooning Association was held as part of the event with 25 pilots starting. There were twelve tasks to complete. Of the seven planned title runs of the German championship, only three runs could be carried out due to the weather with “hit target crosses”, “drive in a triangle” and “strictly maintain air height”. Oliver Ehm won the Montgolfiade 2013. Uwe Schneider won the German championship for the seventh time.
The 44th Montgolfiade took place from September 19 to 21, 2014 in Burgsteinfurt . Since that year, the event has been held every year, once in Münster and once in the surrounding area.
winner
| year | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | A. Dannerbo / DK | Arno winner | Edgar Mayer |
| 1972 | Eugene Wothe | Arno winner | |
| 1973 | Gerard Delforge / B | Heinz Eickmeyer | |
| 1974 | Mike Adams / GB | ||
| 1975 | Pure Wesser | ||
| 1976 | W. Swiss / CH | Hermann Landwerth / Ralph Eimermacher | |
| 1977 | Tom Sage / GB | Paul Riemer | |
| 1978 | Tom Sage / GB | ||
| 1979 | Christopher Davey / GB | ||
| 1980 | Paul Haggeney | ||
| 1981 | Paul Haggeney | ||
| 1982 | Tom Sage / GB | Hermann Landwerth | |
| 1983 | Mathijs de Bruin / NL | ||
| 1984 | Uwe Claussen | ||
| 2004 | Wingolf Wieczorek | Georg Sellmaier | Robertas Komza / LIT |
| 2007 | Andreas Zumrode | Georg Sellmeier | Jörg Schellhove |
| 2008 | Andreas Michels | Andreas Zumrode | Franz-Josef Schellhove |
| 2009 | Andreas Michels | Frank Eickmeyer | Hans Bleikertz |
| 2010 | Wolfgang Schnaiter | Andreas Michels | Christian Herglotz |
| 2011 | Frank Eickmeyer | Georg Sellmaier | Hans Bleikertz |
| 2012 | Holger Lehmbrock | Wolfgang Eickmeyer | Jörg Schellhove |
| 2013 | Oliver Ehm | Jörg Schellhove | Wolfgang Eickmeyer |
| 2014 | Moritz Wieczorek | Jörg Schellhove | Lucas Westkamp |
| 2015 | Moritz Wieczorek | Jörg Schellhove | Oliver Ehm |
Montgolfier clubs
There are a large number of Montgolfier clubs in the Münsterland, including the free balloon sport association Münster und Münsterland eV, the Montgolfier club Gremmendorf, the First German Montgolfier Club Telgte and the Luftsportverein Borken .
Web links
- Official website
- Photo series of the Montgolfiade 2005 at muensteralbum.de
- Photo gallery of the Montgolfiade 2012 in the Münsterschen Zeitung , 24 August 2012
- Photo series of the Montgolfiade 2013 of the Westfälische Nachrichten , 25 August 2013
- Photo gallery of the Montgolfiade 2013 in the Münsterschen Zeitung , 25 August 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Münstersche Zeitung : Conversations about the new mode: Montgolfiade moves from Münster to Steinfurt ( 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. , Münster / Steinfurt, Christoph Ueberfeld, February 25, 2014
- ^ FSV Münster: History , accessed on September 20, 2013
- ↑ a b Westfälische Nachrichten : He likes to go up in the air: In the Stricker balloon, the boss is personally in control of the helm , Münster, Münster, Gabriele Hillmoth, August 21, 2013
- ↑ Free balloon sport club Münster: A club with a long tradition , accessed on March 2, 2014
- ^ A b Westfälische Nachrichten : Montgolfiade leaves Münster: Event moves to Burgsteinfurt ( online ), Münster, Münster, February 26, 2014
- ↑ a b c Münstersche Zeitung : Montgolfiade a success: Thousands want to see the colorful balloons ( 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. , Münster, Helmut P. Etzkorn, August 25, 2013
- ↑ a b c Westfälische Nachrichten : Heavenly premiere: At the 43rd Montgolfiade, the events from the balloon basket are broadcast directly onto the screen ( online ), Münster, Münster, Sandra Peter, August 16, 2013
- ↑ a b c Hello Münster: Live from the basket: Montgolfiade with German championships / up close with LED wall , tips / dates, Münster, Jan-Philipp Jenke, edition 65/2013, August 18, 2013
- ↑ Westfälische Nachrichten : Start blown with the wind: balloonists stay on the ground due to rain in the morning and stormy gusts in the evening ( online ), Münster, Münster, Gabriele Hillmoth, August 24, 2013
- ↑ Westfälische Nachrichten : Holger Lehmbrock takes off again: Winner of the Montgolfiade 2012 is heading for his 500th trip , Münster, Münster, Gabriele Hillmoth, August 21, 2013
- ^ Westfälische Nachrichten : German ballooning championship "starts" in the town hall , Münster, August 22, 2013
- ^ Westfälische Nachrichten : 43rd Montgolfiade: Balloons move over the evening sky of Münster, Münster, Helmut P. Etzkorn, 22 August 2013
- ↑ Westfälische Nachrichten : Three questions to: Claude Weber (42), Competition Director of the German Championship 2013 ( online ), Münsterischer Anzeiger, Gabriele Hillmoth, August 26, 2013
- ↑ a b Westfälische Nachrichten : Full throttle up: Oliver Ehm wins the 43rd Montgolfiade / Uwe Schneider wins the title of German Champion , Münsterischer Anzeiger, Münster, Gabriele Hillmoth, August 26, 2013
- ↑ Simon Gätze: Award ceremony. (No longer available online.) Freiballonsport-Verein Münster und Münsterland eV, September 21, 2015, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved November 4, 2015 . 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.
- ↑ Christian Meesters: Winner of the 45th Montgolfiade 2015. (No longer available online.) Freiballonsport-Verein Münster und Münsterland eV, September 1, 2015, archived from the original on September 3, 2015 ; Retrieved November 4, 2015 . 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.
