Parking chaos at Burg Festival: City of Lörrach directs!

Parking chaos at Burg Festival: City of Lörrach directs!

Lörrach, Deutschland - The city of Lörrach declared the warnings for parked vehicles in the vicinity of the castle festival on June 20, 2025. The reason for this decision was a comprehensive consideration of the Situation in the city. The city administration assures that the community enforcement service (GVD) acted properly in order to meet the numerous complaints about the parking situation around Rötteln Castle on weekends and public holidays.

During the festival days, parking on an adjacent meadow of the parking lot is exceptionally tolerated as long as the access road is not blocked. However, the parked vehicle, which enables the use of emergency services, remains excluded from the toleration and is punished. It should be noted that the area used is not an officially designated parking space and the use is at your own responsibility. No liability is assumed for damage to vehicles.

parking situation and public transport connections

The city is aware of the intolerable parking situation during the events and is planning discussions with the organizer of the Burg Festival, the Röttelnbund, to find possible solutions for improvement. Another point of the discussion will be the insufficient accessibility of Rötteln Castle by public transport, because bus lines 10 and 16 ends at stops, which are impractical for many visitors. The footpath to the castle could be a challenge for older guests, such as Verlagshaus Jaumann reported.

Although around 50 parking spaces are available at the castle, they are far from sufficient at larger events. Simon Rösch, chairman of the castle festival, expressed that the expansion of parking facilities is not feasible due to financial restrictions. Nevertheless, there are encouraging conversations between the festival and the city.

responsibility of the organizer

Another important aspect is the responsibility of the organizer regarding the parking spaces. These include that the organizer must check whether there is a contractual agreement on the provision and possibly guarding of the parking spaces. The security has a high priority, such as the information from eventfaq.de . However, if the organizer provides a parking space, it is not automatically responsible for the safety of each vehicle, unless suitable security measures have been proven.

The local administration also advises to use the parking spaces in the nearby Haagen district, for example at the cemetery. A relaxed journey to the Rötteln Castle and the coveted castle festival can be ensured. In any case, the city of Lörrach is active to find long -term solutions for the parking problem.