The Rosenmontagszug in Cologne will have a new route in 2023: the Zoch will take place on both sides of the Rhine.
Start is in Deutz and the end in the southern part of the city.
The Shrove Monday procession will take place on February 20, 2023.
The train route is an absolute premiere: The Zoch starts in Deutz, over the Deutzer Bridge it goes to the old town.
The goal is Chlodwigplatz.
The Shrove Monday procession 2023 has around 12,000 participants. Hundreds of thousands follow the Zoch from the roadside.
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Rose Monday procession in the Cologne carnival is legendary.
Countless revelers from Cologne and the surrounding area are drawn to the parade through the city of Cologne every year.
Tourists also travel extra for this.
On average, up to a million people follow the colorful carnival hustle and bustle in the southern part of the city and at Cologne Central Station.
In the 2023 anniversary session there will finally be Zoch again.
But in a new form and with a new route - a premiere in 200 years.
Rose Monday procession 2023 at a glance
► The Cologne Shrove Monday train 2023 starts at Deutz station.
The contact point for the carnival societies is in the Cologne Tanzbrunnen.
It starts at 10 a.m.
► Via the Deutzer Freiheit and the northern side of the Deutzer Bridge, it then goes to the old town of Cologne.
Here, the Shrove Monday procession runs about 85 percent of its well-known route - but in a different direction.
► It goes through the old town past the Cologne Cathedral to the Cologne Rings and Severinstraße.
The parade ends at Chlodwigplatz.
The new route is around 100 meters longer than usual.
► According to the plan, the first train participants arrive at the Torburg on Chlodwigplatz shortly before 2 p.m.
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Shrove Monday procession 2023 on both sides of the Rhine – direction of the procession reversed
According to the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee, for the first time in the history of Cologne Carnival there will also be a Shrove Monday procession on the “Schäl Sick” in the Deutz district of Cologne.
So far, the right bank of the Rhine in Cologne has always come up empty-handed.
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The train route for the Shrove Monday train 2023
© Cologne Carnival Festival Committee
The area around the Cologne trade fair is planned as the set-up area for the 12,000 participants.
From there it goes over the Deutzer Freiheit and the Deutzer Bridge in the direction of the old town.
From there, the previous route is reversed.
"On the left bank of the Rhine, the Shrove Monday parade will retain around 85 percent of its well-known route and will probably only be extended by around 100 meters," according to the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee.
The Schull and Veedelzöch 2023 also run on both sides of the Rhine.
Carnival 2023 in Cologne: This is what the cars in the Shrove Monday procession look like
The pig priests are in jail.
One of the parody wagons deals with the abuse scandal of the Catholic Church.
© Cologne Carnival Festival Committee/Belibasakis
Putin as Nosferatu.
On one of the Shrove Monday parade's themed wagons, Putin turns the world through a meat grinder.
With his upward gaze and red eyes, he seems slightly insane.
© Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
Russia's President has two appearances in the Shrove Monday procession 2023. On another car, Putin kisses the devil.
The parody wagons were presented at the topping-out ceremony at the Cologne Trade Fair.
© Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
A car picks up on the 2022 World Cup.
You can see Giovanni Infantino, President of the world football association FIFA, with a sign “Best World Cup ever!” in his hands.
In addition, he is equipped with numerous packages of money that even come out of his mouth.
The FIFA boss "eats" the dollar bills.
© Cologne Carnival Festival Committee/Belibasakis
"Let the flowers speak": A motto of the Shrove Monday procession in Cologne, which shows the Greens as a carnivorous plant.
"Green Ideology" vs. "Green Realpolitik". "Let flowers speak": A motto float of the Shrove Monday procession in Cologne, which shows the Greens as carnivorous plants.
"Green Ideology" vs. "Green Realpolitik".
© Cologne Carnival Festival Committee/Belibasakis
A themed car showing former defense minister Christine Lambrecht on a missile in Germany colors.
A themed car showing former defense minister Christine Lambrecht tied to a missile in Germany's colors.
This year's Shrove Monday procession is a very political procession.
© Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck bends down on one of the motto wagons in front of a sheikHabück can be read on his bag: Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck bends down on one of the motto wagons in front of a sheikh, who is four times the size of the Green politician.
© Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
Rose Monday procession 2023 in Cologne: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the clutches of Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China.
Rose Monday procession 2023 in Cologne: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the clutches of Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China.
Jinping can be seen on a themed float as an octopus, entwining Scholz with its tentacles.
© Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
Zülpicherstraße should not be missing from one of the motto floats.
Zülpicher Straße should not be missing from one of the motto floats.
You can see Cologne's Mayoress, Henriette Reker, who gives Düsseldorf - at an arm's length distance - the Zülpicher Straße.
Numerous drunks in costume are depicted on the float itself.
© Cologne Carnival Festival Committee/Belibasakis
"Trump 2024": One of the pastiche vehicles shows Trump's comeback.
"Trump 2024": One of the pastiche vehicles shows Donald Trump's comeback.
You can see the Republican in a gold toilet, complete with diving gear.
A successful revival in the Shrove Monday procession 2023. © Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
The shift to the right in ItalyThe shift to the right in Italy: One of the motto floats of the Shrove Monday procession is dedicated to the parliamentary elections in Italy, in which Giorgia Meloni, chairwoman of the right-wing Fratelli d'Italia, won.
She can be seen on a "throne" which reads: "Conditions as in ancient Rome".
© Cologne Carnival Festival Committee/Belibasakis
A motto car with Finance Minister Lindner (lr), Chancellor Scholz and Economics Minister Habeck on the subject of arms deliveries to Ukraine.Presented at the topping-out ceremony of the Cologne Shrove Monday procession: A motto car with Finance Minister Lindner (lr), Chancellor Scholz and Economics Minister Habeck on the subject of arms deliveries to Ukraine.
© Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
Musk with a rocket: A motto car of the Cologne Shrove Monday procession shows the billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk.
He looks anything but happy.Musk and rocket: A motto car of the Cologne Shrove Monday procession shows the billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk.
He doesn't look happy at all.
© Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
Shrove Monday train in Cologne: the route at a glance
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The Rosenmontagszug 2023 will take place on both banks of the Rhine (archive image)
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Start at Ottoplatz
Opladen street
Neuhöfferstrasse
German freedom
Minden street
Deutz Bridge
Pipinstrasse
Small sand owl
Gürzenichstrasse
hay market
Under Käster
old market
mug alley
In the court
Wallrafplatz
Among fat hens
Cardinal Höffner Square
potion alley
station forecourt
Cathedral Provost-Ketzer-Strasse
To the Dominican
Under Sachsenhausen
Tunis street
castle wall
Appellhofplatz
Neven DuMont Street
wide street
On the Berlich
Zeughausstrasse
Magnusstrasse
Friesenplatz
Hohenzollernring
Rudolfplatz
Hahnentorburg
middle street
Apostle Street
Neumarkt
sign alley
high Street
high gate
Muhlenbach
Mathiasstrasse
Follerstrasse
Weberstrasse
lion alley
Severinstrasse to Severinstor
Disruptions in Cologne due to the 2023 Rose Monday train: closures and traffic bans in Deutz and Südstadt
However, this also leads to restrictions on both sides of the Rhine.
Security measures will be taken along the entire train route in Cologne Carnival 2023 – a total of 8.5 kilometers.
The entire route is closed to traffic.
There are other measures such as restricted zones around the starting point in Deutz, the Deutzer Bridge and the end of the route in Südstadt.
The Shrove Monday procession also has an enormous impact on the KVB.
Cologne Carnival: Special opening at the Shrove Monday procession 2023
“The first real train in two years and at the same time the first train that will run on both sides of the Rhine – as the train line, we have a mammoth task ahead of us.
But the anticipation is huge and I'm sure we'll experience something very special on Shrove Monday," emphasizes train manager Holger Kirsch.
"We've come up with a few surprises for the revelers." Above all, the opening has it all this year: A new version of the Cologne anthem "Zo Fooss noh Kölle jonn", interpreted by Micky Brühl himself, Holger Kirsch as well as Michael Kokott and three choirs.
Carnival 2023 in Cologne: Cologne Rose Monday procession on WDR
This year, the "Zoch" will again be broadcast live on TV.
For all "Kölsche Jecken" the WDR starts the live transmission of the Cologne Shrove Monday parade - the largest carnival parade in Germany - at 9 a.m. sharp.
Afterwards, the Shrove Monday procession from Düsseldorf will be shown from 3 p.m.
ARD broadcasts all the highlights of the Cologne "Zochs" at 2 p.m. on Shrove Monday and switches to the highlights of the parade in Düsseldorf at 3:30 p.m.
New rules for Shrove Monday procession 2023: Riders must not be too heavy
According to the Cologne Carnival festival committee, 270 horses are registered in Cologne.
New, strict rules apply to riders and horses at Zoch 2023.
Among other things, it says that horses should “ideally be positioned at the beginning or end of the procession” – and not in front of or behind a band.
There is also a ban on alcohol, smoking and mobile phones for riders.
You must have many riding lessons and must not be too difficult.
The riders are allowed to weigh a maximum of 15 percent of the horse's weight.
On average, a horse weighs 420 kilograms.
The average rider should therefore only weigh 63 kilograms.
Cologne Carnival: Shrove Monday procession 2023 with numerous guests of honor - including the mouse
In addition to the horses, there will again be numerous guests of honor at the 2023 Shrove Monday parade: the mouse from the “Show with the Mouse” will also ride on the Red Sparks’ pram.
According to WDR, the mouse is dressed appropriately beforehand: she gets a traditional fool's cap - the so-called Kratzchen - adapted from the regular tailor of Funken.
Among others, TV presenter Thore Schölermann is part of the Nippeser vigilante group.
The "Voice of Germany" moderator has already tried on the Appelsinefunke uniform.
And it "fits like a glove", according to the President of the Nippeser Bürgerwehr, President of the Nippeser Bürgerwehr, Michael Gerhold.
Also present: NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul and NRW Home Affairs Minister Ina Scharrenbach (both CDU).
By the way: Employers are not legally obliged to release their employees on Shrove Monday.
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(jw)
This text is continuously updated
List of rubrics: © Future Image/Imago
