“Foll Hessian”: That’s the motto of this yr’s Hessentag. The baroque metropolis of Fulda is everybody’s secret capital till June twenty first Hesse. Time for just a few numbers concerning the occasion.

  • Kassel continues to carry the customer report: in keeping with official figures, 1.83 million individuals got here to Hessentag 2013. For comparability: Final yr Unhealthy Vilbel had round 950,000 guests.
  • The Hessentag celebrated its premiere in Alsfeld in 1961. Again then, the state competition lasted three days and attracted round 40,000 individuals.
  • The Hessentag is going down in Fulda for the second time. 700,000 individuals attended the premiere in 1990.
  • There are virtually 1,200 program objects on the agenda for this yr’s version.

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