Christkindelsmärik, Strasbourg

Christkindelsmärik
The Strasbourg Christmas tree on Place Kléber in 2007
Date(s)	24 November–24 December
Location(s)	Strasbourg, France
Years active	1570–present
Genre	Christmas market
Website	Noel-Strasbourg.com

Christkindelsmärik on Place Broglie in 2009

The 2010 Great Christmas Tree

Christkindelsmärik is a Christmas market (French: Marché de Noël) held annually in Strasbourg, France, near Strasbourg Cathedral.^[1][2]

History

Strasbourg has been holding Christkindelsmärik around its cathedral since 1570.^[1]

The Christkindelsmärik, Marché de l'Enfant Jésus, is one of the oldest Christmas markets.^{[citation needed]} It draws between 1.5 and 2 million visitors each year and has over sixty stalls.^{[citation needed]}

The market takes place annually, from 24 November to 24 December. It mainly takes place on Place Kléber, Place Broglie, Place du Marché aux cochons de lait and around the cathedral.

Planned bomb attack

The Strasbourg Cathedral bombing plot was an al-Qaeda plan to bomb the Christmas market at the foot of the cathedral during the Christmas celebrations of 2000.^[3]

The tree

The Christkindelsmärik's Christmas tree is traditionally of imposing height. Topping at 32.5 m (107 ft),^[4] the 2010 tree surpassed its already high predecessor of 2009 at 28 m (92 ft).^[5]

See also

• List of Christmas markets

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Noël à Strasbourg. (Unknown last update). Noël à Strasbourg. Retrieved July 08, 2007, from http://www.noel-strasbourg.com/
2. ^ Noël à Strasbourg. (2007, May 31). Noël à Strasbourg, le Sens du Partage. Retrieved July 19, 2007, from http://www.noel-strasbourg.com/pages_prov/FR.html
3. ^ Der Frankfurter Al-Qaida-Prozess und das Netzwerk des Terrors (German)
4. ^ Le grand sapin trône place Kléber, Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, 8 November 2010 (French)
5. ^ Strasbourg exporte son marché de Noël , ambafrance-jp.org, 18 December 2009 (French)

External links

• Strasbourg, capitale de Noël (in French)
• Christkindelsmärik, Strasbourg, on photo-alsace.com (captions in French)