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The square bowling is a regional special form of bowling in which the ball is thrown instead of rolled in the traditional way . It usually takes place outdoors and is a competitive sport only in the Mansfeld region and southern Saxony-Anhalt . Championships have been held there since 1964. Since it was not possible in the GDR to found an independent association, the square bowlers were assigned to the "Langbahnkegler" (asphalt track).
Square bowling was "the" popular sport in the Mansfelder Land and is said to have been introduced here with the boom in mining by Austrian and Upper Bavarian miners (see also the history of bowling ) , who looked for variety after work and knew the game from Italy. There the cones were placed in the middle of a circle about ten meters in diameter and attempts were made from the edge to "clear the space" by throwing a ball.
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For the square bowling in the Mansfelder Land, the square was reduced to a quarter circle and the cones were set up at a distance of 6.5 meters from a marked stand area and 80 centimeters from one another. The wooden ball weighs around five kilograms and is up to 24 centimeters in diameter, a cone 10 centimeters. This is made of hardwood (usually hornbeam ) and is 60 centimeters high (the king 3 centimeters higher). The surface of the cone is fixed and provided with a rubber mat. Around 80 centimeters behind the cones, a trap wall will be erected to protect the spectators and the material. The standing area for the players is usually laid out with plaster and provided with a drop edge.
This rare sport is usually only practiced by men due to the peculiarity of throwing instead of rolling, the high weight of the ball and the more than six meters distance to the cones, but it is also possible for women with a smaller and lighter ball.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b About us. (No longer available online.) In: Internet pages of the Association of Platzbahnkegler Sachsen-Anhalt eV Formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 21, 2011 . ( 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.
