Memminger Fahrarkt – Wikipedia
The Memmingen fair is a market event in Upper Swabian Memmingen in Bavaria that has been held since 1541. With over 150,000 visitors per year, he is one of the most important events in Memmingen. At the same time he is during the time of Cream ground From Tuesday to Thursday with around 500 commercial stands, the largest inner city annual market in southern Germany. Since 1730 the market has always been taking place a week before the death of St. Gallus (October 16).
The first Market In Memmingen was the weekly market after the after -pair. On February 8, 1286, King Rudolf von Habsburg allowed the city to hold the weekly market that has been taking place every week.
The annual fair has also been occupied since July 14, 1541: Emperor Karl V. The city of Memmingen granted permission that day, which was previously held on a different fair on St. Ulrichtag (July 4) any time to be relocated “because there is still a lot of people with the field work”. This also proves that there must have been a fair before. In other comparable imperial cities, the privilege of the fair in the first half of the 14th century has been demonstrated, so that it can be assumed that it has been held in Memmingen since then.
Extension to four days and relocation to St. Gallus Day [ Edit | Edit the source text ]
From the Döderlein-chronicle It can be seen that the Memmingen fair, which had previously taken three days, was extended to four days in 1730. Furthermore, the city’s magistrate had this year that the market should always take place on “Tuesday before Galli” (October 16). This goes from the publication in the Memmingen news clearly from 1797:
“The audience is here to know that the all -point fair before this year on Tuesday before Galli, when October 13, should start and continuously continuing the subsequent three days. Anbey is also reported that no marketchyers and lucky ports, and roasting games will also be allowed. Memmingen, September 1, 1797 Canzleys Allda ”
The marketplace that Good room The city was the place of the fair in the 15th and 16th centuries. It was only in 1806 that the laying on the Wine market and the expansion via the Rossmarkt , the Schweizerberg for the Westertorplatz to the east along the entire Maximilianstrasse decided. Only after the demolition of a house on the Schweizerberg and part of the old city wall to access to the building Bismarck school WESTERTORplatz could be included in 1901. This demonstrated pictures from 1903.
No fair took place in the war years 1917 and 1918. The fair was held unchanged until 1938. However, he had to be canceled in the event of a war outbreak in 1939. The city magistrate feared that the retail transactions would be “robbed” by hamster purchases. The fair took place between 1940 and 1943, but the number of showmen and Krämer remained far behind that of the pre -war period.
In 1944, no fair could take place due to the risk of the bombing. No fair took place during the occupation in 1945.
The fair has been held continuously since 1946. Between 1955 and 1964, in addition to the traditional fair Galli In early spring that Folk festival instead of. Due to the enormous noise pollution (there was also a beer tent at this folk festival), this event had to be stopped again at the decision of the city council.
With the construction of the department store Karstadt am Royal ditch In 1975, part of the WESTERTORplatz was also lowered. This made the expansion of the market to St. Josefs-Kirchplatz and the King’s- and Kaisergraben necessary. The one until then on the church square Dishwashing market one moved to the Hallhof . As a result, the remaining area of the Hallhof could be made available to the Krämermarkt.
The peculiarity of the Memmingen fair is its division of two. From Saturday vor Gauls until Sunday after galli , so for nine days, the hype takes place. From Tuesday vor Gauls The time of the Krämermarkt is until Thursday. The retail stores are also open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the first century Sunday.
Panorama image of the Memmingen fair. Photographed by the Bismarck School intersection.
Heinz Beyer: Memmingen fair … the ups and downs in the period – from 1910 to 1995 . MZ-Verlagsdruckerei GmbH, Memmingen 1996, ISBN 3-927003-22-0.
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