Kirchweih Breitbrunn

A Kirchweih in the Sports Hall

Breitbrunn is a municipality with around 900 inhabitants in the administrative community of Ebelsbach in the Haßberge district, Lower Franconia. Unlike many Franconian villages, there is no longer an inn in the village center – the Kirchweih has therefore been held in the Sporthalle Breitbrunn for years. The organizer is the local sports club VfR Hermannsberg-Breitbrunn, which organizes the festival weekend with volunteer commitment.

Lower Franconian Specialties

What distinguishes the Breitbrunn Kirchweih culinarily from other village Kirchweihen are two dishes that have been served for generations in Lower Franconian sports and shooting club kitchens:

• Bocksbraten: Goat meat roast with dumplings and sauerkraut – a hearty traditional dish that is rarely cooked in Lower Franconia anymore. In Breitbrunn, it is a Kirchweih specialty.
• Fischessen: Carp and trout from regional ponds, classically fried or served as Blauer Karpfen (blue carp).

Accompanied by Franconian beer from the Hassberge breweries and Franconian wine from the region (Steigerwald and Mainfranken are nearby).

Program of a Franconian Kirchweih

The Kirchweih follows the classic four-day Lower Franconian schedule: Thursday Bocksbraten evening; Friday dance evening with a Franconian dance band; Saturday grand festival evening; Sunday festive church service, Frühshoppen, and Kärwa program; Monday Fischessen and festival conclusion. Tradition dictates that the erection of the Kärwabaum (Kirchweih pole) by the village youths is also part of the festivities.

Breitbrunn and the Haßberge

Breitbrunn is located in the Haßberge Nature Park between Hassfurt and Ebern. The St. Matthew's Church and the former school are the most important buildings in the village. In 2023, the municipality celebrated the 900th anniversary of its first documented mention with "900 Years of Breitbrunn" – an indication of the deep roots of the Kirchweih tradition in the town.