Lanz celebrates 700 years: a festival full of tradition and community!

Lanz celebrates 700 years: a festival full of tradition and community!

In the small community of Lanz, it was celebrated extensively last weekend: the place celebrated its 700th anniversary with a colorful festival full of tradition and community. The celebrations included not only historical syringe cars and an open volleyball field, but also an impressive move in which over 300 inhabitants and guests took part. Some had even returned from distant cities to celebrate this special occasion, such as

The streets of Lanz ’were decorated with lovingly decorated land, on which figures, coffee tables and flags could be seen. Spectators followed the move and were welcome on a fairground next to the church, where the Jahn memorial can also be found. The Wentdorf volunteer fire brigade took care of the visitors by supplying them with refreshing water.

A highlight of the celebrations was the speech by Jürgen Schmidt, who slipped into the role of the "gymnastics father Jahn". In his four and a half -minute speech, he reported on his life and expressed patriotic thoughts that met with great interest. Jahn was historically criticized for his nationalist views, but also appreciated for his commitment to the same civil rights and opportunities for advancement. Despite his aversion to everything, his heir remains important for many, such as SPIEGEL ONLINE . Interestingly, the gymnastics movement historically combines Lanz's anniversary with the history of the German Turner Association (DTB). This celebrates its 175th anniversary this year. Founded on April 3, 1848 in the Dutch -Wallonian church of Hanau, the DTB now has around 4.6 million members in around 18,600 gymnastics clubs and departments and is considered the second largest top association in Germany. His story is closely linked to the revolution of 1848, in which Friedrich Ludwig Jahn also took part, which makes Lanz's current ceremony all the more meaningful. The German Turner Association has always changed and today promotes numerous sports and fitness concepts, such as Beactive-Deutschland

The anniversary year of the DTB is not only used to look back on the success and international title that the association has achieved, but also to shape the future of popular sports and school sports in Germany. The importance of gymnastics and sports clubs as places in the history of democracy is also emphasized and learns new light at the celebrations in Lanz.

This festival in Lanz and the parallels to the history of the gymnastics movement show how deeply rooted tradition and community are in the region. A successful example of the fact that the past and the present can combine in a variety of ways.