Hörbacher Montagsbrettl
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The Hörbacher Montagsbrettl is a Kleinkunst stage in Hörbach, part of the municipality of Althegnenberg in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany. It was started on 20 October 1975 in the village inn and presents about one event a month, ranging from cabaret, readings and theatre to folk music, jazz and folk dancing; it describes itself as the oldest Kleinkunst stage in Bavaria that has run continuously since its founding.[1]
| Hörbacher Montagsbrettl e. V. | |
| Founded | 20 October 1975 |
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| Members | 200 (as of 2026) |
| Legal form | Registered association (eingetragener Verein) |
| Member of | Verband Bayerischer Amateurtheater |
| Location | |
| Headquarters | Althegnenberg |
| Country | Germany |
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| Links | |
| Website | montagsbrettl.de |
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History
The first Montagsbrettl took place on Kirchweih Monday, 20 October 1975, in the Gasthof Sandmeir, then the only inn of the village of about 300 inhabitants. It was initiated by Toni Drexler, who was soon joined by his brother Jakob as co-organiser; the first performers included the musicians Hansi Well (later of the Biermösl Blosn), Fredl Fesl and Rainer Panitz and the Bavarian poet Helmut Eckl. According to the stage, more than 300 artists and groups have appeared there since, among them Dieter Hildebrandt, Ottfried Fischer, Bruno Jonas, Sigi Zimmerschied, Franz Hohler, Georg Ringsgwandl and Gerhard Polt. Anniversary festivals were held every five years from 1980 to 2010, in 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2010 in a circus tent at the edge of the village.[1]
In 2021, after the break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the stage resumed with an open-air summer festival for members. At the general meeting on 23 September 2021 Toni Drexler, chairman since 2001, did not stand again; Markus and Simon Drexler were elected as the new chairmen, and Toni Drexler stayed on the advisory board.[2] When the main venue, the Wirtshaus zum Sandmeier, closed in 2022, the stage moved its events to other inns in the area.[3] Its 50th anniversary fell in 2025.[4]
Venue
The stage's home was the Gasthof Sandmeir (later Wirtshaus zum Sandmeir) in Hörbach. Guest events were held early on in inns in neighbouring villages, and the folk-dance evenings have always taken place in the old dance hall of the former Gasthof Eder in Hausen bei Hofhegnenberg.[1] Since 2022 events have also been held in the Pschorrstadl in Adelshofen, the Gasthof Eberl in Hattenhofen and the Gasthof Frietinger in Luttenwang.[3][5]
Organisation
A non-profit support association was founded in 1993. It was renamed Hörbacher Montagsbrettl e. V. and has since acted as the organiser of the events; it has more than 200 members.[6] The stage receives no regular funding from the local authorities.[1]
Awards
In 2000 the Hörbacher Montagsbrettl received the first Tassilo-Preis of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Geschichte, Hörbacher Montagsbrettl e. V., retrieved 19 October 2026. Archived on 20 October 2026.
- ↑ Aktuelle Information, Hörbacher Montagsbrettl e. V., 10 October 2021, retrieved 19 October 2026. Archived on 20 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Programm 2022, Hörbacher Montagsbrettl e. V., 19 April 2022, retrieved 19 October 2026. Archived on 20 October 2026.
- ↑ Jahresprogramm 2025, Hörbacher Montagsbrettl e. V., 7 January 2025, retrieved 19 October 2026. Archived on 20 October 2026.
- ↑ Halbjahres Programm 2023, Hörbacher Montagsbrettl e. V., 8 June 2023, retrieved 19 October 2026. Archived on 20 October 2026.
- ↑ Verein, Hörbacher Montagsbrettl e. V., retrieved 19 October 2026. Archived on 20 October 2026.