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* [[Biberach an der Riß]], [[Baden-Württemberg]]
* [[Biberach an der Riß]], [[Baden-Württemberg]]
*[[Hannover]], [[Lower Saxony]]
*[[Hannover]], [[Lower Saxony]]
* [[Hövelhof]], [[North-Rhine_Westphalia|North Rhine-Westphalia
* [[Hövelhof]], [[North-Rhine_Westphalia|North Rhine-Westphalia]]
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* [[Neuss]], [[North-Rhine_Westphalia|North Rhine-Westphalia]]
* [[Neuss]], [[North-Rhine_Westphalia|North Rhine-Westphalia
* [[Oestinghausen]], [[North-Rhine_Westphalia|North Rhine-Westphalia]]
* [[Oestinghausen]], [[North-Rhine_Westphalia|North Rhine-Westphalia
* [[Rietberg]], [[North-Rhine_Westphalia|North Rhine-Westphalia]]
]]
* [[Salzkotten]], [[North-Rhine_Westphalia|North Rhine-Westphalia]]
* [[Rietberg]], [[North-Rhine_Westphalia|North Rhine-Westphalia
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* [[Salzkotten]], [[North-Rhine_Westphalia|North Rhine-Westphalia
]]
==United States==
==United States==
* [[Ehrhardt, South Carolina]]
* [[Ehrhardt, South Carolina]]

Revision as of 18:07, 1 November 2006

A Schützenfest is a traditional festival. It is a kind of fair featuring shooting match. At a Schützenfest contestants compete their shooting abilities for example by shooting at a wooden bird. The winner of the Competition is the 'Schützenkönig' until the next Schützenfest. In Germany a Schützenfest is celebrated in many villages and Towns once a year in the summer. The biggest Schützenfest take part in Germany (Hannover and Neuss) every year.

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