Aquarie's church day in Spitz: a festival of tradition and love of home!

Aquarie's church day in Spitz: a festival of tradition and love of home!

Spitz an der Donau, Österreich - The traditional apricot church day took place in Spitz on the Danube last weekend. This popular festival was celebrated from July 18 to 2025 and attracted numerous visitors to the church square, where the diverse culinary offers and entertaining programs were offered. Admission to the festival was free, and the specialties offered ranged from apricot cakes to apricot liqueur to fresh apricot dumplings, which were particularly popular with visitors in the apricot -specific machine.

The heart of the apricot life was the impressive parade on Sunday, in which the governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner also took part. In her greeting, she emphasized the commitment of over 500 volunteers who organized this anniversary festival and thus made a significant contribution to maintaining customs and traditions. Mikl-Leitner described the Wachau as the "most beautiful region in the world" and emphasized the responsibility of the community for the preservation of the unique landscape, which also includes terraced vineyards and measures for flood protection.

anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage

This year the 25th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Wachau is celebrated, an occasion that is recognized with various events throughout the year. The official entry of the region in the list of World Heritage Site took place on December 2, 2000. This is an important reason to celebrate the Wachau culture and traditions as well as the people who live in this region and to bring closer to the world.

Mayor Andreas Nunzer and tourism association chairman Ewald Stierschneider presented Mikl-Leitner as a sign of recognition for their commitment while moving. The parade was accompanied by the folk dance group, the children's people's dance group and the Trachtenkapelle Spitz and made the festival a colorful experience for young and old.

diverse offers and entertainment

The event also offered a varied entertainment program that included many regional highlights. Special recommendations for visitors were the various apricot specialties and the apricot dumpling machine, which always had fresh treats. For everyone who arrived with the Wachaubahn, there was a special timetable on the festive days, which made the journey easier and underlined the attractiveness of the festival.

The celebrations of apricot cherry in Spitz an der Donau are not only a highlight of the local event calendar, but also an important meeting of locals and tourists who want to enjoy the tradition and culinary delights of the Wachau. Further information on the festival and future events are on the websites of Lower Austria Landes Government, Wachau Inside and world culture) and [ Wachau.