Schützengesellschaft Neustadt: A decades of dispute escalated!

Schützengesellschaft Neustadt: A decades of dispute escalated!

The conflict between the Hambach shooting club and the residents of the shooting range extended for several decades. A recent judgment of the Neustadt district court has given the association right, which means that some of the residents' concerns are up for discussion in terms of noise and other nuisance. According to rheinpfalz.de contested what was recorded by the affected residents with mixed feelings.

The shooting club Neustadt is not only a place of shooting sports, but also a historical symbol for the region. Its roots go back to the 13th century, with historical indications until 1209. A shooting festival was celebrated in Neustadt in August 1485, which also underlines the long tradition and importance of the rifle system in the region. As early as the 19th century, the shooting club was the only registered association in Neustadt, which documented its central role in social life, such as "https://www.wochenblatt-reporter.de/neustadtweinstrasse/profile-45656/schuetzengesellschaft-neustadt-a-d-wstrse-1485-ev--Preporter.de reported.

Current opening times and disciplines

The shooting club is open regularly, whereby the current opening times are as follows:

• Wednesday: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
• Saturday: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Sunday: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The stand systems include various disciplines, which, however, also had to undergo certain restrictions due to the location in a residential area. The sports offered include:

• compression hall (10m) for air rifle, air pistol and crossbow
• Zimmerchutzen (15m)
• pistol stand (25m) to caliber .45
• crossbow (30m)
• Small caliber stand (up to 100m, max. Caliber .22 lfb)

successes and traditions

The shooting club also has sporting successes. In February 2024, Jens Kühner and Thomas Anspach became district shooter king and the 2nd knight. Pascal Simon and Nicolas Magin also qualified for the National Cader 10m crossbow of the DSB. The tradition of competitions continues and the traditional Easter egg shooting is planned for March 23 and 24, 2024.

In addition, German championships took place in Munich-Hochbrück in 2023, in which five shooters took part. Successes were particularly achieved in the crossbow and small caliber discipline.

the shooting and its values ​​

The rifle system is characterized by a long and deeply rooted tradition. It has survived wars and times of crisis for centuries and still remains a place of social interaction. The belief in basic values ​​and camaraderie is central and differs from loose acquaintances or excessive celebrations. In today's fast-moving time, however, many of these values ​​are lost in terms of the common future, as on schuetzenwesen.eu

The former President of the German Bundestag, Dr. Norbert Lammert emphasized in 2007 that "Future needs tradition and also deserves it!". These principles are not only of fundamental importance for the shooting club, but are also the focus of the endeavor to preserve the tradition of the rifle system in a changing world.