Rifle king Kramm looks back: a year full of highlights!

Maikel Kramm blickt beim Schützenball 2025 auf seine Amtszeit als Schützenkönig zurück und zelebriert die Tradition des Schützenfestes in Olpe.
Maikel Kramm looks back on his tenure as a rifle king at the 2025 shooting ball in 2025 and celebrates the tradition of the shooting festival in Olpe. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Rifle king Kramm looks back: a year full of highlights!

The festive rifle ball in Rhode took place last weekend, in which Maikel Kramm, as a rifle king of the St. Hubertus Rhode homeland protection association, looked back on the past few months. Kramm, who is active in the shooting association and works as a DJ, described his term as "beautiful and exciting". These experiences not only enriched his life, but also led to many new acquaintances. On the occasion of the ball, he presented his royal order to Klaus Döppeler, the club chairman and major.

Kramm remembered his home with a wistful look, which he sold. This event led him to select a motif from his garden as a symbol for his time as a king. He dedicated his thanks to his Queen Celina Kuhlmann, his family and the king officers Sven and Michael, as well as the counter staff of the Rhoder Carneval Club and his challenger Leon Tautz. Special highlights of the past few months have been the social cohesion and the captivating encounters.

traditions and highlights

The celebrations were not only shaped by nostalgic memories, but also by a musical framework that the dance band "Funky Tones" formed after a appearance of the musical train of the Iseringhausen volunteer fire brigade. Klaus Döppeler, who also reflected in the course of the shooting ball, emphasized the officer trip with bird shooting and grill party as one of the highlights of the year. He encouraged the royal couple to keep their great time in a lively memory.

The shooting festival, which looks back on a long tradition in Germany, is not only a cultural highlight for many communities, but also promotes social cohesion within the shooting clubs. Every year a new rifle king is chosen, who dressed for one year. On Friday evening, July 5, the crowning glory of the young shooter king, Justus Heuel, who prevailed with his 89th shot.

Justus Heuel, a 21-year-old from Waukemicke who completes training as a farmer in Soest, is actively involved in the parental farm and in the shooting club. Such events underline the vitality of the shooting clubs, which are particularly numerous in regions such as Bavaria, Lower Saxony, the Sauerland and Westphalia

shooting clubs and their role in society

In Germany there are over 15,000 rifle associations that not only hold up traditions, but also offer a platform for community and social engagement. The origin of the rifle festivals goes back to the Middle Ages when shooters were responsible for the security of the municipalities. In many families, shooting festivals have a long tradition that is passed on for generations.

larger festivals, such as the world's largest shooting festival in Hanover, also attract visitors from the surrounding regions and beyond. The shooting festival is very popular with the public, whereby the process of choosing royalism often takes place as part of betting.

The future of the shooting clubs looks promising because the number of members continues to grow and the fascination for these cultural events is unbroken. The shooting festival in Rhode is an example of how tradition and community are actively lived and create permanent memories.

Siegener Zeitung The numerous facets of the rifle ball, while Lokalplus in particular emphasizes the experiences of the day and the young rifle king. For additional information about the traditions of the rifle festivals, visit all-schuetzenvereine.de .

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