Tradition and community: Halberstadt shooters celebrate their kings!

Tradition and community: Halberstadt shooters celebrate their kings!

In the heart of Halberstadt, the traditional shooting club celebrated a festival on July 5, 2025, which focused on the community and the centuries -old tradition. In the best summer weather, the shooting festival took place in the club home "Karlheinz Blanke" and attracted numerous club members and guests of honor, including delegations from Harsleben, Wegeleben, Gröningen, Quedlinburg and the partner city Wolfsburg. The 1st Schützenvogt Benjamin Wehrstedt warmly welcomed everyone present and talked to President David Spuhler of the Halberstadt district shooting club about the success of the association reported .

As usual at such a festival, the proclamation of the new majesties was the great highlight of the day. Benjamin Wehrstedt appeared as an eagle king in 2025 after he had successfully shot down the wood eagle. The royal chain was presented to him by Ronny Beyer. Burkhard Jahn demonstrated his shooting skills and was appointed rifle king what his first royal chain brought in, of course handed over by Benjamin Wehrstedt. The festival found a sociable end to the traditional rifle breakfast, to which the new majesties invited all present Note .

cultural roots and community

The importance of the shooting club extends far beyond sporting activities. In Germany there are around 14,374 shooting clubs that not only promote shooting sports, but also play an important social role. These organizations go back to the early 19th century and have developed from rifle guilds that were shaped by the Napoleonic wars. The shooting clubs are a place of tradition, community and social interaction informed .

A special occasion was also the 35th state shooting day, which was held in Halberstadt and offered the participants a colorful program. Around 400 members came together to present themselves in the rifle parade, which was accompanied by cannon shots. During the state king shooting, the youth kings Fabian-Rajko Amler and Ida Karoline Walter were also crowned by SV Gölzau. The state shooter queen Simone Klatte from Elster and the state shooter king Olaf Koch from SV Sargstedt were also allowed to celebrate. It turns out that shooting clubs in Germany represent not only a sport, but also a real community that maintains and lives their traditions.

In summary, it can be said: In Halberstadt, the tradition of the shooters is kept alive and celebrated. Whether shooting, sociable get -together or when it comes to exchange with other clubs - the shooters contribute to the cultural diversity and the social structure of the region. The success and enthusiasm for the Halberstadt shooting festival prove that customs work in the best sense.