The Annaberger Kät is the largest folk festival

Folk festival

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 in the Ore Mountains

Ore Mountains

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 and takes place annually for 14 days after Pentecost

Pentecost

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 in the town of Annaberg-Buchholz

Annaberg-Buchholz

Annaberg-Buchholz is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, in the Erzgebirge, capital of the district Erzgebirgskreis.The town is located in the Ore Mountains, at the side of the Pöhlberg . It has three Protestant churches, among them that of St...

 in East Germany. It is one of the folk festivals in Germany

Germany

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, at which over 100 showmen perform their acts.

The Kät is known well outside the region and is one of the oldest folk festivals in Germany, having begun in 1520. It attracts several hundred thousand visitors annually. The emphasis of the festival is more on shows and fairground rides rather than on food stalls and eating.

External links

• http://www.annaberg-buchholz.de - Official internet site of the town of Annaberg-Buchholz with information about the Kät