Schützenfest
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A Schützenfest is a traditional festival. It is a kind of fair featuring shooting match. At a Schützenfest contestants compete their shooting abilities for example by shooting at a wooden bird. The winner of the Competition is the 'Schützenkönig' until the next Schützenfest. In Germany a Schützenfest is celebrated in many villages and Towns once a year in the summer. The world's biggest Schützenfest takes part in Hannover, Germany every year.
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[edit] Examples of Schützenfest
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[edit] Germany
- Biberach an der Riß, Baden-Württemberg
- Hannover, Lower Saxony
- Hövelhof, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Oestinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rietberg, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Salzkotten, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Balve, North Rhine-Westphalia
