Rhön cattle drive
The Rhön cattle drive is an event that has been taking place since 1989 in the Hilders district of Simmershausen in the Hessian Rhön in the Rhön biosphere reserve .
Alongside the Biwwerer Almabtrieb in Biebertal, the Rhön cattle drive is the only regularly organized cattle drive in Hesse and the only cattle drive in the region. This type of (supposed) "traditional customs" is traditionally only spread under the name Viehscheid in the Alps and in the Allgäu; but not in low mountain ranges like the Rhön. Therefore it is not part of the Rhön customs, but is an event to increase the attractiveness of local tourism.
It first took place in its current form in 1989. Back then the occasion was a small village festival; today the cattle drive attracts several thousand visitors; In 2015 around 6,000 visitors were counted; two years earlier even more than 10,000. The previous 24 cattle drives were attended by a total of around 130,000 spectators.
Cattle that spend the summer on the book screen , a plateau from 750 to 800 m above sea level. As usual with a cattle drive , they are driven through the village decorated. The herd of cattle is accompanied by groups of feet, decorated wagons and carriages. Rural customs are demonstrated.
In the beginning it was returned annually, but since 2009 the cattle drive has been taking place every two years on the fourth Sunday in September .
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- ↑ Cattle drive in Simmershausen becomes a tourist magnet. Fuldaer Zeitung, accessed on January 27, 2017 .
- ↑ without title. Retrieved January 29, 2017 .
- ↑ history. Retrieved January 29, 2017 .
- ^ Cattle drive in Simmershausen. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .