Bad Kötzting ( German: [baːt ˈkœt͡stɪŋ] ; before 2005: Kötzting ; Northern Bavarian : Bad Ketzing ) is a town in the district of Cham , in Bavaria , Germany , near the Czech border. It is situated in the Bavarian Forest , 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Cham .
6-449: Bad Kötzting has the charming character of a small town and offers quite a variety of attractions for tourists. The locals pride themselves with having one of the largest mounted religious processions in the world, the "Kötztinger Pfingstritt". Legend has it that in the year 1412, a man who got injured during forestry was asking for the last rites before dying in a village approximately 7 kilometres (4 miles) away from Kötzting. The local priest
12-464: A community area Gemarkung registers record the parcels' location, usage and geomorphology and the like qualities, however, the rights to the land (as property, or collateral liened by a mortgage) are kept in the Grundbuch ( land register ). A Gemarkung is made up of a number of, usually contiguous, plots of land/parcels ( Flurstücke ). In many cases, several "Flurstücke" are grouped together to form
18-759: A produce market from each of the other countries and festivals. Other members of Douzelage are: Gemarkung A Gemarkung (also Markung , in Switzerland also Gemarchen ) is the entirety of all land plots of a specific municipality, or a specific large part of a municipality, recorded in the cadastre in the countries of Germany and Switzerland (For an equivalent concept in Austria and adjacent countries see Katastralgemeinde ). Gemarkung may be variously translated into English as: district , cadastral district , local subdistrict , cadastral area , tithing , township , parish , section of
24-526: Is repeated. The horses wear ornaments and the riders wear traditional Bavarian clothes. The ride starts in Kötzting and goes to the village "Steinbühl", where according to the legend, the man asking for anointment, was dying. Only men from the region are allowed to participate in the procession, the participating horses, however, come from all over Bavaria. The annual fair is also in town when the procession takes place. A local "Bierzelt" and numerous rides invite
30-703: The public. Impressions from the Kötztinger Pfingstritt , 2001 Bad Kötzting is divided into 51 districts: There are nine Gemarkungen within the municipality area: Arndorf, Bad Kötzting, Gehstorf, Haus, Liebenstein, Sackenried, Traidersdorf, Weißenregen und Wettzell. Bad Kötzting is a founding member of the Douzelage , a unique town twinning association of towns across the European Union , including United Kingdom. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as
36-410: Was unable to comply with the wishes of the man because he needed protection from bears, wolves, and other dangers luring along the way. After asking the young men of the village to protect him, they accompanied the priest to the dying man. After a safe journey, the participants vowed to repeat the ride every year. That is how it remained ever since. Every Whit Monday, the ride of over 900 horses and riders
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