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200 years October festival - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 2010 - 55 Euro Cent

Designer: Michael Kunter

200 years October festival - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 2010 - 55 Euro Cent


Theme: Calender
CountryGermany / Federal Republic of Germany
Issue Date2010
Face Value55.00 
Printing TypeMulticolor offset printing
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number2693
Chronological ChapterGER-BRD
SID373191
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On October 12, 1810, the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig with Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in Munich was the starting point for today's Oktoberfest. The wedding, celebrated at the time as the »Volksfest«, ended on 17 October 1810 with a horse race on a meadow at the gates of Munich, which was baptized in honor of the bride »Theresienwiese«. The decision to repeat the horse race the following year gave rise to the tradition of the "Oktoberfest". Today Munich's hospitality, state-of-the-art rides and nostalgic folk festival attractions invite you to the world's biggest folk festival. The combination of a traditional festival and a major international event turns Oktoberfest into Evergreen - for 200 years.

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On October 12, 1810, the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig with Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in Munich was the starting point for today's Oktoberfest. The wedding, celebrated at the time as the »Volksfest«, ended on 17 October 1810 with a horse race on a meadow at the gates of Munich, which was baptized in honor of the bride »Theresienwiese«. The decision to repeat the horse race the following year gave rise to the tradition of the "Oktoberfest". Today Munich's hospitality, state-of-the-art rides and nostalgic folk festival attractions invite you to the world's biggest folk festival. The combination of a traditional festival and a major international event turns Oktoberfest into Evergreen - for 200 years..