Seidel Parking Lot

In 2005, the far-right “Fest der Völker” (“Festival of Nations”) took place for the first time at the Seidel parking lot on Stadtrodaer Straße, attended by well-known speakers and bands from Germany and several European countries. Among the organizers were Ralf Wohlleben and Andre K., with structures of Blood & Honour and the Hammerskins involved. Broad civil society protest formed in Jena against these events, which contributed to a ban being enforced in 2006. In 2007, the “Fest” took place again in Jena. In 2008 the organizers moved to Altenburg, and in 2009 to Pößneck in Thuringia.

(Text and image: Frank Döbert)

External sources

Bericht des Untersuchungsausschusses 6/1 des Thüringer Landtages, 6. Wahlperiode, 30.9.2019, S. 773 ff.