Christmas market at Thurn und Taxis Castle

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The Romantic Christmas Market at Thurn und Taxis Castle is a Christmas market that has been held in Regensburg at St. Emmeram Castle by the Thurn und Taxis family since 2001 . It is held annually from the end of November throughout the entire Advent up to and including December 23rd.

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The Christmas market has been held since 2001. There is a fee for admission, with different admission prices on weekdays and weekends. In the run-up to the 2014 edition, it was said that the number of visitors was "now over 200,000 per year". As part of the opening of the 2017 event, a value of "around 300,000 people" was communicated to the dpa in the previous year. According to the organizer, the visitors were faced with a good 100 market feeders at 130 stands who presented the guests with a range of handcrafted goods. Specifically, these were craftsmen from historical professions such as wood turner , blacksmith , Lord God carver , candle maker , nativity scene builder , potter , brush and broom maker .

In mid-November - about two weeks before the opening of the Christmas market - the traditional cutting of a Christmas tree and the presentation of the “Princely Christ Child” take place in the forest of the Thurn and Taxis family at the Halali , whose position is filled with a casting accompanied by BR and MZ . The Christ Child himself then has three appearances every day during the market to greet the guests.

The program elements also include Gloria von Thurn und Taxis reading the Christmas story and presenting Christmas classics with the support of the well-known Regensburg band Sacco & Mancetti and artists from Lebenshilfe. The Christmas singing with the visitors is her “best part of the program”, according to the lady of the house.

The princely palace park was opened to visitors for the first time in 2014. Since then, it has been open to visitors four days a week during the Christmas market.

Reports and evaluation

In 2009 the German public broadcaster DW-TV produced a four-part documentary about the Romantic Christmas Market.

In various online and print reports, some of which put together specific lists of the “most beautiful” or “most atmospheric” Christmas markets in Germany, the Romantic Christmas Market is regularly featured in both national and regional media.

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Coordinates: 49 ° 0 '53 "  N , 12 ° 5' 34"  E

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Heinz Klein: Franziska will soon be beaming in the castle. In: Mittelbayerische.de . November 15, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018 .
  2. ↑ dpa / lby: Christmas market opened at Thurn und Taxis Castle. In: welt.de . November 29, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Christmas magic in southern Germany: Eastern Bavaria: Germany's Christmas wonderland. In: shz.de . December 2, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Romantic Christmas market at Thurn & Taxis Castle. In: regensburger-stadtzeitung.de. October 12, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b Romantic Christmas market at Thurn und Taxis Castle is looking for Christ Child - blonde wanted. In: onetz.de . November 5, 2014, accessed August 26, 2018 .
  6. ↑ DPA-RegiolineGeo: Customs: Christmas market opened at Thurn und Taxis Castle. In: Focus Online . November 29, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Susanne Lettner: Romantic Christmas Market on St. Emmeram in Regensburg. In : wirtschaftskurier.de . December 17, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
  8. ↑ a b Jim Benninger: Christ Child comes from Nördlingen. In: augsburger-allgemeine.de . November 27, 2015, accessed September 12, 2018 .
  9. ^ Regensburg: Search for the Christ Child. In: br.de . November 9, 2017, accessed September 12, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Heike Haala: Tough Christkind competition. In: Mittelbayerische.de . November 8, 2017, accessed September 12, 2018 .
  11. ↑ The romantic Christmas market at Thurn und Taxis Castle begins. In: radiocharivari.de . November 23, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
  12. ^ Charlot Nitschke: Gloria von Thurn und Taxis: The princess reveals the first details about the baptism of her granddaughter! In: Bunte.de . November 16, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Christian Eckl: Princess Gloria's glamorous Christmas market: We invite you to a hut! In: wochenblatt.de . November 27, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2018 .
  14. ↑ DW-TV : Regensburg in Christmas Fever - Made in Germany on YouTube , November 18, 2009, accessed on September 12, 2018.
  15. ↑ DW-TV: Regensburg in Christmas Fever, Part 2 - Made in Germany on YouTube , November 25, 2009, accessed on September 12, 2018.
  16. ↑ DW-TV: The Christmas market in Regensburg before the opening, part 3 - Made in Germany on YouTube , December 2, 2009, accessed on September 12, 2018.
  17. ↑ DW-TV: The Regensburg Christmas Market Opens Its Gates, Part 4 - Made in Germany on YouTube , December 8, 2009, accessed on September 12, 2018.
  18. ↑ Instagram users share their Advent moments - Germany's most beautiful Christmas markets. In: bild.de . November 28, 2016, accessed September 18, 2018 .
  19. ↑ The top 5 Christmas markets . In: Bunte . No. 49 , November 2009, p. 23 .
  20. ↑ With the MZ-Club to the Christmas market. In: Mittelbayerische.de . November 11, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018 .
  21. ↑ These are the most beautiful Christmas markets in Germany. In: augsburger-allgemeine.de . November 25, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .