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The festivities are

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The funfair takes place in the city centre on the Walplantsoen car park.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by bus - bus stop Steenstraat/Centrum (lines 41, 56, 695)

By car:

- Venue: Walplantsoen car park

Parking facilities:

- Car park (Inundatiekanaal

The Easter market has its origins in the Napoleonic era, when Mutterstadt was the cantonal capital, and today takes place as an amusement market from Easter Saturday to the Tuesday after Easter on the Messplatz.

(Source: City of Mutterstadt)

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