Crange Church

"The Cranger Church in Herne-Crange is the oldest church in the former Wanne-Eickel and church of the Protestant parish Crange-tub.In 1441, the lord of the House Crange, Derick van Eykel, received the papal permission to build a chapel 50 meters north of House Crange. [1] On the 10th of August, 1449, on the 10th of August, the chapel was consecrated to Saint Lawrence by the archbishop of Cologne Dietrich von Moers. The portable altar from the house of Crange was carried into the new chapel and there dedicated to St. Anthony.
On it was celebrated annually on Laurentiustag in the village Crange a Kirchweihfest, which was in connection with a large horse market the starting point of the now nationally known Cranger fair.
A triptych, a three-part altarpiece, was added to the original altarpiece in the 15th or 16th century. This depicts the Passion of Christ. The two side panels of the triptych were painted both on the front and on the back and depict Antony and Laurentius. The Laurentius picture is now in Ahausen Castle; the Museum of Natural History and Natural History Wanne-Eickel has a color copy of the image in original size. At least since the year 1577, which is generally regarded as the "founding year" of the Protestant parish Crange, Protestant services were held in the Laurentiuskapelle. On March 6, 1846, the chapel was closed due to danger of collapse and was removed years later.A new building at the previous location was not possible because the property proved too small in view of the population development in the Ruhr area. Pastor Wilhelm Meißner succeeded in acquiring a suitable property by bartering with the Gutsherschafft. Due to the revolution of 1848 and the lack of financial resources, the laying of the foundation stone of the new Cranger Church could not be completed until August 28, 1852. "Source & further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranger_Kirche

if you can't do without the fair and absolutely need something in winter, this is the place for you. Do something green on the roller coaster and it's the Cranger Christmas magic.

The basic anchor date is the first Friday in August. Currently the fair starts on the Thursday before. The 583rd Cranger Kirmes 2018 began again on the first Thursday in August and lasted a total of eleven days. In 2011 and 2012, the fair was extended to eleven days and started on Thursday evening. However, as a result of a complaint from a local resident, the fair started again on the first Friday in August in 2013 and therefore only lasted ten days.
miners chapelBefore the opening of the Cranger fair, the horse market takes place the day before (Thursday). In addition, the fair fans will be celebrating a warm-up party on the fairground in the "Glück auf Crange" marquee on the evening of this day. On Friday afternoon at the beginning of the fair with the miners' band, the President of the German Showmen's Association welcomes the flag delegations of the showmen's associations in the marquee. The Cranger fair will then be opened by the mayor of the city of Herne with the exclamation "Piel op no Crange!" and the traditional tapping of the keg, followed by the speech of the guest of honor and the performance of the invited artists. On the evening of the official opening day, there will be an opening fireworks display.
Cranger ChurchOn the following Saturday, a large parade will start from Eickel towards the fairground. Wednesday has been family day for many years, when the showmen offer reduced prices, but the driving and gourmet passes are not valid on this day. On each day of the fair at 7:30 p.m., the short devotions “15 minutes for God” are held alternately by both denominations in the Cranger church.[12] On the last day of the Cranger fair (Sunday) there is a big final fireworks display.At the 573rd Cranger fair in 2008, 4.7 million visitors were counted; the highest number of visitors to date.[13]The approximately 50 rides, shows and running shops include carousel variants such as chain carousel, tagada, roller coaster, propeller and pinball machine, free fall towers such as the Hangover, afterburner such as the Konga, high-round rides, round rides such as breakdance, as well as bumper cars and air - and swing boats, Ferris wheels, roller coasters such as the Wilde Maus, wild water rides, themed rides, ghost trains, rollover swings, boxing booths, as well as running shops such as mirror labyrinths and laughter cabinets.