Municipality of Königsdorf delivers tree for the next Munich Christmas market
Created: 07/01/2023, 08:00
By: Franziska Konrad
A fir tree from Königsdorf is to decorate the Munich Christmas market this year.
Apart from that, the municipality may manage a market stall.
© Oliver Bodmer
It finally worked: The municipality of Königsdorf is allowed to deliver the tree for the next Munich Christmas market and run a market stall.
Königsdorf – Königsdorf had to be patient for around 15 to 20 years.
Now the time has come: This year the community is allowed to put up the Christmas tree for the Munich Christmas market.
As Mayor Rainer Kopnicky explains in an interview with our newspaper, the Christmas tree supplier - in this case the municipality - also gets a stand at the Christmas market.
For this reason, a new association is to be created: the Gesamtverein Königsdorf e.
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An umbrella organization is to be set up in the community
In the fall of last year, Königsdorf received a firm commitment to deliver the Christmas tree.
"The idea of the umbrella organization came up pretty quickly," Kopnicky recalls.
What is meant is a large overall association, which as many clubs and organizations as possible join in order to set up large projects together.
The first task should be the stand at the Christmas market.
"After all, it has to be managed by the people for four weeks, seven days a week," the town hall chief clarifies.
In and of itself, this also works without an umbrella association.
But the organization - just making all the applications - would be much more complicated, says Kopnicky.
Rainer Kopnicky, Mayor of Koenigsdorf.
© Sabine Hermsdorf-Hiss
The idea is well received by the residents of Königsdorf: According to the mayor, 21 of the 27 clubs (political associations excluded) have already expressed interest.
They all want to take part in the Christmas market and the umbrella organization.
A working group of "ten to twelve people" has been busy organizing the Christmas market stand for a few months.
In 2028 Königsdorf celebrates a big anniversary
After the market there is a short breather.
Then it's down to business.
"In 2028 we have a special anniversary ahead of us, our 1250th anniversary," announces Kopnicky.
The head of the town hall is certain: the umbrella organization is “certainly useful” here too.
Just like at future events.
Apart from that, the new club is also “good for the social fabric here.
After Corona, people just want to get something together again," says the mayor from experience.
But he also emphasizes that the umbrella organization does not want to "take anything away" from the individual clubs in Königsdorf.
Kopnicky promises: "If an organization celebrates its 100th anniversary, for example, he can of course continue to organize it himself." All in all, the head of the town hall has been very confident so far.
“We have already had more offers from our clubs to look after the stand than we actually need.
I would say that's a good sign."
Current news from Königsdorf can be found here.
The inaugural meeting for the entire association Königsdorf eV will take place on Thursday, February 9th at 7:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the town hall.
An invitation goes out to all local clubs and organizations in Königsdorf.
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