Wallenstein Festival
wallensteinfestspiele wallenstein festival memmingen bavaria germany largest historical festival europe exists since participant horse reenact stay albrecht wenzel eusebius von waldstein known wallenstein supreme commander imperial force holy roman empire thirty year war city festival organized every four year summer fischertagsverein memmingen festival awarded bavarian heritage prize first reworking historical theme wallenstein memmingen within framework festival took place towards end th century small initial festival performed february reading society harmonie gasthaus falken subsequently festival incorporated great fishermens day occurred every five year first great fishermens day took place organized city magistrate year association fischertagsverein memmingen e v founded subsequently participated organization fishermens day onwards solely responsible event first great fishermens day wallenstein arrival memmingen depicted also theme welf vi crusader group peasant war wallenstein focal point rather occasion crown prince ludwig bavaria visit memmingen emperor maximilian featured play emperor maximilian memmingen bernhard hofmann performed next great fishermens day first world war revisited theme wallenstein one break second world war great fishermens day held every five year memmingen next great fishermens day consideration different largescale event held regular interval three historical major event emerged vote besides wallenstein stay peasant war first proclamation human right europe socalled twelve article reformation well first bavarian period memmingen around discussed due greater possibility representation avoid religious conflict topic reformation decided focus wallenstein memmingen weeklong wallenstein festival held memmingen every four year since wallenstein festival around participant estimated visitor largest historical festival europe next largest historical festival germany landshut wedding participant due high attention detail among notable historical festival germany dress code strictly detailed equipment cart cannon flag musket similar item reconstructed costume handmade organizer based old picture drawing sunday wallenstein entry exit memmingen take place large parade participating festival group along cart cannon horse etc begin ulmer tor proceeds city center throughout week historical camp life reenacted grimmelschanze reichshain park group set camp many selling food drink entertaining visitor show performance every evening week historical circus grimmelschanze featuring acrobat firebreather performance game rider reichshain park take place theater group fischertagsverein performs play memmingen dialect backdrop marketplace old town festival week part wallenstein festival craftsman present trade historical craft market memmingen event week also tanz auf dem kopfstein dance cobblestone large dance performance historical costume marketplace followed torchlight procession additionally large battle reenactment pyrotechnic usually saturday landesgartenschau ground second sunday festival begin historical service st martin church historical background wallenstein festival memmingen stay albrecht wenzel eusebius von waldstein memmingen may october wallenstein twice supreme commander imperial army thirty year war fought side emperor catholic league protestant force germany well denmark sweden wallenstein along large court took residence four month fuggerbau received leading military figure army well guest envoy papal nuncio rocci cardinal richelieu confidant père joseph prince ulrik denmark latter stayed memmingen day feast tournament held city chronicle state time luck prosperity stay memmingen wallenstein received dismissal decided emperor ferdinand ii elector diet regensburg fuggerbau july due active intervention gustavus adolphus sweden thirty year war wallenstein reappointed supreme commander year swedish king also stayed briefly fuggerbau wallenstein declared dismissed emperor assassinated february eger bohemia official website news coverage event youtube