Carnival and honors: Bad Dürkheim celebrates tradition and culture!

Carnival and honors: Bad Dürkheim celebrates tradition and culture!

On January 8, 2025, the memory of the past year 2024 was honored as part of a New Year's Eve survey in Bad Dürkheim. The answer to the survey turned out to be “monastery ruins”. Sports journalist Marcel Reif received an award from the Grawler carnival company from Bad Dürkheim. A noteworthy piece of information is that current Prime Minister Alexander Schweitzer has not yet received the award, while five of his predecessors have already been honored.

Another highlight was the announcement of the new German wine queen, Charlotte Weihl, and the highest representative of Palatinate wine, Denise Stripf. It was also decided to introduce parking fees on the Wurstmarktplatz in Bad Dürkheim, which will amount to 15 euros per month for regular users.

Winner of the New Year's Eve poll

A list of the survey winners was also published. Ingrid Anslinger secured first prize – a Bad Dürkheim voucher for 50 euros. The second prize of 25 euros went to Axel Hüther, while places three to five won towel sets; including Klaus Mühlbeier, Torben Brake and Elke and Reiner Lukas. The winners of places six to ten received picnic sets.

These prizes can be picked up in the Dürkheim local editorial office; the vouchers will be sent by post. In other news, it is worth mentioning the singer Gringo Mayer, who performed his debut song “Ahjoo” at the Literary Frühschoppen at the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt 2024.

Dürkheim's Salinarium swimming pool celebrated its 40th anniversary, while a total of 12 million visitors have been recorded since its opening. The 2024 European Football Championship will also bring Danish fans to Dürkheim, around 1,000 of whom will be staying at a campsite. The SWR3 Comedy Festival is scheduled to take place in 2024, but will be canceled due to austerity measures. The return of a lynx after its escape from the Kurpfalz Park in June 2024 was also reported.

In another notable news, the Limburg monastery ruins, also known as the former Benedictine abbey, are celebrating their 1000th anniversary. This important monument of early medieval architecture is not only historically but also culturally of great relevance to the region. The monastery ruins are located in the Palatinate Forest Nature Park and can be reached both on foot and by car, with historical sites in the area of ​​interest such as the Hardenburg and the Seebach Benedictine monastery. The public has the opportunity to visit the monastery complex as there is no entrance fee and open-air events take place regularly.

For detailed information about the Limburg monastery ruins go to Wikipedia referred. Further details about the New Year's Eve survey and its results can be found on the website Rhine Palatinate be read.

– Submitted by West-East media