Erlanger Bergkirchweih

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The Erlanger Bergkirchweih is a historic annual beer and folk festival in Erlangen, Germany, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and largest outdoor beer garden events.

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Bergkirchweih Erlangen 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Volksfest
beer festival
folk festival
attracts international tourists
visitors from Erlangen and surrounding region
closingRitual symbolic burial of a beer barrel tap
comparedWith Oktoberfest
surface form: Oktoberfest in Munich
country Germany
distinction older than Munich Oktoberfest
estimatedAttendance over one million visitors per year
festivalType outdoor beer garden festival
hasFeature fairground rides
food stalls
large beer gardens
live music
numerous beer cellars
traditional Franconian costumes
traditional tapping of the first beer barrel
hasTheme Franconian folk culture
beer
hasTradition closing ceremony with the song "Lili Marleen"
families reserving the same beer table for generations
heritageStatus one of the largest outdoor beer garden events in Germany
one of the oldest beer festivals in Germany
inception 1755
language German
localName Der Berch
Erlanger Bergkirchweih self-link
locatedIn Bavaria
Erlangen
Franconia
mainVenue Humberg hill
surface form: Erlanger Berg

beer cellars on the Burgberg in Erlangen
nickname Berch
openingCeremony tapping of the first beer barrel by the mayor of Erlangen
organizingBody Erlangen
surface form: City of Erlangen
recurrence annual
religiousOrigin originally linked to the church consecration festival of the Old Town Church in Erlangen
season late spring
serves Franconian beer
traditional Franconian food
significance important regional economic factor
major cultural event in Erlangen
transportConnection reachable via Erlangen railway station
typicalDuration 12 days
typicalStartTime Thursday before Pentecost
website https://www.erlangen.de/bergkirchweih

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Erlangen hasEvent Erlanger Bergkirchweih
Franken festival Erlanger Bergkirchweih
this entity surface form: Bergkirchweih Erlangen
Erlanger Bergkirchweih localName Erlanger Bergkirchweih self-link