{"id":50380,"date":"2025-07-10T11:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T09:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/?page_id=50380"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:07:04","slug":"impressionen-festakt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/en\/projektseiten\/stadtjubilaeum-2025\/impressionen-festakt\/","title":{"rendered":"Impressions of the ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"50380\" class=\"elementor elementor-50380\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3241fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3241fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-200dd6f\" data-id=\"200dd6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd8883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bd8883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span id=\"4bd8883\"><\/span><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impressions of the ceremony<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b3614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6b3614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span id=\"b6b3614\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"G\u00fctersloh is a feeling\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a21d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1a21d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cc_cookie_untouch\"><span id=\"1a21d54\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/start-festakt-200jahregt-final.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b857ad5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b857ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span id=\"b857ad5\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>On Sunday, May 18, the city of G\u00fctersloh celebrated its 200th anniversary with an official ceremony in the Stadthalle. Around 1,000 guests from politics, culture, business and delegations from the twin towns of Grudzi\u0105dz, Falun, Broxtowe and Ch\u00e2teauroux took part in the event. All of the performers in the two-and-a-half-hour program came from G\u00fctersloh. The event was also broadcast live on the internet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac5dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ac5dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span id=\"9ac5dfc\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>Mayor Matthias Trepper opened the ceremony with a welcoming speech. In it, he described G\u00fctersloh as a \"charming village\" and emphasized the well-known saying that the city is both a kaffir and a cosmos. This was followed by greetings from the President of the State Parliament, Andr\u00e9 Kuper from Rietberg, and from the District Administrator of G\u00fctersloh, Sven-Georg Adenauer. Kuper sees G\u00fctersloh's past 200 years as a prime example: \"Tradition and progress can produce great things!\" He also paid tribute to Germany's first community foundation, founded in G\u00fctersloh in 1996 by entrepreneur Reinhard Mohn. \"Each individual can make the city a little more liveable,\" concluded Kuper, who also made an appeal. Adenauer made it clear how important G\u00fctersloh is as a city - also financially - for the district. He highlighted the anniversary program, which is as colourful and lively as the city with 200 highlights throughout the year. \"Community, diversity and commitment - that's what makes G\u00fctersloh special,\" said the district administrator, praising the 200-year-old district town.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377fae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"377fae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span id=\"377fae2\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>The ceremony was hosted by Susanne Zimmermann, the city's former and long-standing press spokeswoman, with a lot of G\u00fctersloh flair. She herself had waved to the Queen during her visit to G\u00fctersloh in May 1965, recalled the abbreviation HVP (Hertie-Vorplatz \/ Berliner Platz) and asked the audience who else had learned to swim in the old swimming pool. The event was accompanied by music from the brass ensemble of the G\u00fctersloh fire department's symphonic wind orchestra. The G\u00fctersloh Boys' Choir under the direction of Sigmund Bothmann was introduced by presenter Zimmermann with a comparison to the Vienna Boys' Choir. The G\u00fctersloh choir presented - as always - highly professional works from the Renaissance, accompanied by Yamato Hasumi on the theorbo and Michael Freimuth on the arcilio.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3592018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3592018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span id=\"3592018\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>Another highlight was the dance choreography by the Neumann sports and ballet school, which delighted the audience with a specially rehearsed dance and tap dance performance. Dr. Christoph Lorke from the LWL Institute for Westphalian Regional History, together with moderator Zimmermann, offered a historical review of 200 years of the city's history with reference to the second part of the book on the city's history. In Lorke's opinion, G\u00fctersloh is a city that needs a retrospective explanation. The comedy trio Vox Rindvieh provided humorous accents and a satirical look at \"our G\u00fctersloh\" with excerpts from their anniversary show \"200 years of G\u00fctersloh - and how much longer do we have to go?\". G\u00fctersloh cannot be described, because \"G\u00fctersloh is a feeling\". At the end of the performance, the 1,000 or so guests at the ceremony stood clapping enthusiastically and sang \"Oh G\u00fctersloh\" to the tune of \"Sweet Caroline\".<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb953a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acb953a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span id=\"acb953a\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0As part of the ceremony, the partnerships with Grudzi\u0105dz (35 years) and Falun (30 years) were also honored with the signing of certificates. The ceremony concluded with the cutting of the anniversary cake by Mayor Trepper, accompanied by the musical sounds of the brass ensemble. Afterwards, the town invited guests to a champagne reception with anniversary cake in the foyer of the town hall, where they had the opportunity to sign the guest book.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a90cda6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a90cda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span id=\"a90cda6\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The ceremony was part of an extensive anniversary programme with a total of 200 events that the city of G\u00fctersloh is organizing together with committed citizens over the course of 2025. Further information and dates are available on the official anniversary website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.200jahreguetersloh.de\">www.200jahreguetersloh.de<\/a>. A photo gallery of the ceremony is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guetersloh.de\">www.guetersloh.de<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d95ef78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d95ef78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-944a919\" data-id=\"944a919\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e150b90 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e150b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span id=\"e150b90\"><\/span>\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-copyright\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Video: CarlMakesMedia<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impressions of the \"G\u00fctersloh is a feeling\" ceremony https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/start-festakt-200jahregt-final.mp4 On Sunday, May 18, the city of G\u00fctersloh [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"parent":44632,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"competences":[],"class_list":["post-50380","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50380"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50384,"href":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50380\/revisions\/50384"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50380"},{"taxonomy":"competences","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.guetersloh-marketing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/competences?post=50380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}