Regensburg relies on the "light" Christmas market: Christmas market classics are banned due to Corona

This year there will be a Christmas in Regensburg without a Christmas market - thanks to Corona.

However, the city has come up with an alternative.

• In the old town area of ​​the city of Regensburg * there are said to be a few stalls.

• In addition, decorated trees and facades should create a Christmas spirit.

• However, a Christmas market classic was banned due to Corona *.

Regensburg

- It has long been clear that

this year will be different than the years before.

This is of course due to the

and the ongoing

.

This has now been extended again after the latest Corona round between the country leaders and the Chancellor.

There will

only

be easing

at

itself.

Before that, the people - also in the Upper Palatinate district capital - have to do without a lot.

The traditional Christmas market on Neupfarrplatz will not take place in 2020.

Christmas market cancellation in Regensburg due to Corona: There should still be individual stalls

In the past few years there were around 70 stalls lined up on

.

However, the organizers knew that this would not be feasible this year and wanted to reduce it to 30.

The remaining 40 Standl should be placed distributed over the city, reports

.

In the most recent

, however, this concept was also rejected.

The

did not allow this.

The “Christkindlmarkt light” concept will once again be lighter than planned, said Mayor Ludwig Artinger (FW).

According to Prime Minister Markus Söder, the corona numbers are still too high.

The partial lockdown has therefore been extended - and even tightened slightly.

An overview.

However, so that the stalls do not go completely empty, individual

allowed, the city announced on Thursday.

The offer will then mainly

and

.

The

as well as other drinks and food may not be sold.

Regensburg's Lord Mayor

(SPD) said: “We would have really liked to be able to make a different decision.

But the persistently high infection rate unfortunately does not allow that. "

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Regensburg: Christmas tree lighting should create a good mood despite Corona

Even if you have to

start

the

in Regensburg * without mulled wine and Striezel

, the city should still be Christmassy.

The

on Rathausplatz, Neupfarrplatz, Haidplatz, Arnulfsplatz, on the Wurstkuchl and in Stadtamhof

are supposed to

ensure this.

The city is also looking into whether buildings or other trees can be equipped with additional lighting.

"We hope that it will be possible

to spread at least a little of the pre-Christmas atmosphere in the old town

with individual

and the

, which we are all so longing for this year," says Mayor

.

How the

continue is still uncertain.

However, due to the extension of the partial lockdown *, the chances of

.

It should actually start on December 1st.