The Wit­ten­berg His­tor­ic­al Farm­ers’ Group ​“Bauern­volk” was foun­ded in 1994 and has been an integ­ral part of Wittenberg’s his­tor­ic­al fest­iv­al cul­ture ever since. Ini­tially, per­son­al con­tacts with the sis­ter city of Bretten led to the par­ti­cip­a­tion of indi­vidu­al Wit­ten­berg res­id­ents in the first ​“Luther’s Wed­ding” fest­iv­al, which soon developed into the found­ing of the asso­ci­ation. Since then, the group has primar­ily con­sisted of fam­il­ies who jointly por­tray his­tor­ic­al peas­ant life and pass on their enthu­si­asm across generations.

The asso­ci­ation reg­u­larly par­ti­cip­ates in Luther’s Wed­ding, the Reform­a­tion Fest­iv­al, and region­al events such as pot­tery mar­kets, where, among oth­er things, a his­tor­ic wood-fired oven is used. High­lights of the association’s his­tory include par­ti­cip­a­tion in Sax­ony-Anhalt Days, Fläming Fest­ivals, and inter­na­tion­al exchanges, includ­ing trips to Spring­field (USA), Sul­mona (Italy), and Hader­slev (Den­mark). In addi­tion, mem­bers have con­trib­uted to his­tor­ic­al pro­jects such as the reen­act­ment of the ​“Nuns’ Flight” and served as extras in the Luth­er film. Through crafts, music, dance, and culin­ary offer­ings, the camp con­veys a vivid pic­ture of every­day rur­al life in times past.

You can find us at Kirchplatz.