Stedingsehre, Sylvan theater in Ganderkesee, Germany
Stedingsehre is a sylvan theater in Ganderkesee with a semicircular seating area facing north, a trench in front, and a former performance village now covered with dense vegetation. The complex includes multiple acting spaces that once served as walk-through performance areas for audiences.
The foundation stone was laid on October 19, 1934, and construction proceeded quickly to accommodate 20,000 spectators. Between 1935 and 1937, the play 'De Stedinge' about the Battle of Altenesch was performed here multiple times.
The site's name connects to the regional Steding heritage, and this historical link still shapes how the place is understood today. Visitors can sense from the remaining structures how important a gathering space this was meant to be for the surrounding communities.
The site is now protected as a monument, with part of it occupied by the Weser-Ems Vocational Training Center. Visitors should wear appropriate footwear for uneven ground, as the facility remains in an overgrown condition.
The play 'De Stedinge' was written specifically for this location by August Hinrichs and drew from a local uprising from the 14th century. Staging a work based on regional history for such a large-scale outdoor theater was unusual for its time.
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