The Stadtwache Bretten e.V. was foun­ded in 1987 and is ded­ic­ated to bring­ing the town’s his­tory and his­tor­ic­al defense cap­ab­il­it­ies to life. With approx­im­ately 170 mem­bers today, the asso­ci­ation is one of the most tra­di­tion­al his­tor­ic­al groups and has reg­u­larly par­ti­cip­ated in the well-known Peter and Paul Fest­iv­al in Bretten since 1988. The his­tor­ic­al mod­el is the city guard from the early 14^th to the early 16^th cen­tury, whose task was to main­tain order and secur­ity with­in the city walls, guard the city gates, and pro­tect the pop­u­la­tion in times of unrest.

There is a close, friendly con­nec­tion with the Wit­ten­berg City Guard, through which the group reg­u­larly par­ti­cip­ates in Luther’s wed­ding. Togeth­er with the Wit­ten­berg City Guard, the mem­bers set up a his­tor­ic­al camp and par­ti­cip­ate in pro­gram events and parades. With authen­t­ic equip­ment, attire, and reen­act­ments, they vividly con­vey the daily life and duties of a his­tor­ic­al city guard, thereby con­trib­ut­ing to a lively over­all atmo­sphere of the festival.

You can find us at Marktplatz.

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Web­site: Peter und Paul | Stadtwache Bretten e.V. 

E‑Mail: v1@​stadtwache-​bretten.​de 

Address: Max von Laue Str. 19, 75015 Bretten 

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