Thunder of Cannons above the Elbe Valley | 10th September 2022
Living history
Discover more than 200 cannoneers in uniforms and historic personalities at the „Thunder of Cannons above the Elbe Valley“ - 20 exact copies of historic cannon types from the 14th to the 19th century will be fired several times throughout the day. Drummers will provide proper march music, musketeers exercise an shoot at the parade ground.
Have the functioning of cannons explained to you directly by Saxon mercenaries, Prussian artillery brigades and many others.
Programm
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Please wear ear protection while staying close to the cannons during the maneuvre times. Ask our staff at the pay desks, in the shop and in the information office.
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| 10:00 | Thunder of cannons above Elbe Valley - maneuver of artillery | |
| 11:00 | Deployment of regiments at parade ground | |
| 11:15 | Salutation of troops by the commander of fortress and visitation by the Elector of Saxony Friedrich August I. | |
| 14:30 | Thunder of cannons above Elbe Valley - maneuver of artillery | |
| 15:30 | Thunder of cannons above Elbe Valley - maneuver of artillery | |
| during the day | Military music from the groups Schlosswache 1757 zu Glauchau-Schönburg, | |
| during the day | historic figures: Elector August the Strong, Napoleon Bonaparte and his foreign minister Talleyrand, Prussian King Friedrich II. | |
Important advice for dog owners:
During the manoevers, there will be a high noise level at the whole fortress plateau and in the environment. This can be very stressful for dogs.
Under no cirumstances you should be close by the cannons during the manoevers with your dog.
Overview of batteries
Batterie I "Dreispitz"
- Kurfürstlich-Sächsische Kanoniere August des Starken 1730
- IR Sachsen Weißenfels Comp. Barby
- Leibgarde August des Starken
- Artillerieregiment Königin Luise
- Sächsische Artillerie 1730
- Sächsische Artillerie Standort Crossen
Batterie II "Napoleonic"
- 3. Preußisches Regiment 1740
- Sächsische Haubitz-Artillerie zu Fuß 1810
- Altmärkisches Feldartillerie-Regiment
- Royal Horse Artillery 1813 - Rocket Troop
- Royal Artillery 1812
- Lützower Freicorps "Feldartillerie Kröllwitzer Land"
- Preußische Artillerie Königsee
- Sächsische Artillerie 1810
Batterie III "Mittelalter & Kaiserzeit"
- Landsknechte Dommitzsch /Belgern
- Landsknechte Jüdenberg
- Landsknechtsfähnlein 1418 zu Bernau
- Freie Artillerie Emsland
- Kaiserliche Landsknechtartillerie
- Köstritzer Landsknechtsgesellen
- 5. Thüringisches IR No 94 "Großherzog von Sachsen"
- 6. Herzoglich-Anhaltisches Artillerieregiment No. 93
- Phönix Artillerie zu Görlitz
Batterie IV "Amerika"
- Garden´s Palmetto light Artillery
- Virginia Miliz 1776
- 1. Virgina Artillerie
- Leichte Feldartillerie Pflanzermiliz Virginia
- First US Artillery 1861
- The Outlaws
- 6 . schweres Artillerieregiment 1861
Vstupné
Akce "Hřmění děl nad údolím řeky Labe" je zahrnuta do běžného vstupného na pevnost včetně použití výtahů a návštěvy všech výstav:
Plné vstupné 10,00 EUR, zlevněné vstupné 7,00 EUR, rodinné vstupné 25,00 EUR
Otvírací doba: 9 bis 18 hodin
Akce 10 -16:30 hodin
Anfahrt zur Festung Königstein
Příjezd
Pevnost Königstein leží cca 35 km jihovýchodně od Drážďan a je dostupná téměř všemi dopravními prostředky. Dálnice D8/A17 Praha – Dresden (exit Pirna), dále po B 172 směrem na Bad Schandau.
Parkovací dům "Königstein am Malerweg" při silnici B172 (odbočka k pevnosti) pro osobní vozidla, motocykly a obytné automobily (provozovatel: město Königstein).
