The carnaval organisation of Heerlen, De Winkbülle, was founded by members of the Heerlense Rij- en Jachtvereniging (Ride and Hunt organisation of Heerlen) on November third 1947. A big party was given at Het Kegelpaleis on the 15th of this month and the Raad van Elf with their prince Lei I were present. But Lei I was not the first prince of the Winkbülle however. What is the (full) name of the first prince of the Winkbülle? Value of the name, calculated to one digit = A
In what year did De Winkbülle celebrate their first jubilee? = BCDE. |
The members and commissions of De Winkbülle organise their meetings in the Schelmentoren in the centre of Heerlen. The exact build date is not known, but it is known that it already existed in the 12th century. Back then it served as living tower. The Schelmentoren served as a prison tower during the Late Middle Ages. In 1773 – 1774 37 Buckriders (bokkenrijders in Dutch) where held in the Schelmentoren. Some of them managed to lynch the jail keeper and escaped, others were executed. The name of the successor of the jail keeper can still be found at some of the walls of the Schelmentoren. In which part of the Schelmentoren can his name be found. Value of the part of the tower (in Dutch without the article), calculated to one digit = F.
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The Gilde Blauw Sjuut is also directly connected to the carnaval in Heerlen. This year (2009) the Sjuut drove off for the 59th time, to announce the carnaval in the Euregio. We need to go back to 1133 for the first trip however. Back then it left from the Eifel in Germany. Around 1490 a very famous painter made a painting based on this first trip. What is the name of this painter. Value of the Dutch name, calculated to one digit = G.
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