The town of Wolfratshausen, has withdrawn its application to the alignment of the International raftsmen tags. Tourism Manager Gisela Gleißl explains why.
Wolfratshausen – cultural Affairs officer Alfred Fraas (CSU) had brought the stone to roll: He suggested the application wolf ratshausens for the International Flößertag in the year 2022. In February, the city Council agreed, but a few weeks later, the Corona broke out pandemic. The stirred up the appointment in the calendar of both the German and the International raftsmen Association strong. Now the city Council has decided the application of the loisach river city. This is not least with regard to the city of Munich.
Coronavirus swirls calendar mess
in the face of Coronavirus, the previously scheduled German raftsmen had to be postponed days, reported mayor Klaus heiling Lechner (BVW) in the most recent city Council meeting in the loisach hall. The for this year’s planned event in Reinhard Hagen on the river Weser has been deleted, the Hessen celebrate instead with your guests in the year 2021. A year later, Munich, the organiser of the German raftsmen is tags – also 2022 wanted to align Wolfratshausen International Flößertag. “Two of the raftsmen’s days in the same Region, have a negative effect on the number of participants.”: came To this conclusion Gisela Gleißl, tourism Manager of the municipality. “The positive media effect by the orientation of the events would suffer because of the difference of the two raftsmen’s days is outside the hard to come by.” Therefore, it is sensible to apply to the International Flößertag 2023. This was already discussed with the local raftsmen operated, added to the city hall chief.
alternative plan, according to mayor big advantage
The alternative plan has the view of heiling Lechner another big advantage: “By a shift in the application in the year 2023, the International Flößertag could be enriched by the unique program point of the St. John’s-Floßprozession and thus the international visitors a special experience to be taught.” As reported, the traditional Floßprozession fell heuer the Virus to the victim.
The program of the International raftsmen day 2023 could be based on the German Flößertag, the 2017 in Wolfratshausen took place, so Gleißl. Also three years ago, he was associated with the St. John’s-Floßprozession.
The city Council approved the action unanimously. Now the administration is in contact with the International rafters Association, the application for the 2022 retreat, and immediately the application for the following year to submit. The final decision in the General Assembly of the International raftsmen Association 2021. The choice should fall to the village of Wolfratshausen, are provided according to the decision, the corresponding funds in the budget. cce
