Wilderer Gschnas

Exuberant party until the dance floor cracked

Governor Thomas Stelzer and "Krone" Upper Austria editor-in-chief Alexandra Halouska practiced their skills as disc jockeys at the VIP reception. The governor congratulated and congratulated them on the new start.(Bild: Markus Wenzel)

The "Krone" Wilderer Gschnas at the Linz Design Center was a complete success. Celebrities and guests alike wanted to party until the early hours of the morning on Rose Monday.

"I've been there every year in the past. And I know one thing for sure: the evenings have always been long and the time has passed really quickly," laughed Governor Thomas Stelzer at the VIP reception for the "Krone" Poachers' Carnival at the Design Center.

He raised a toast to a successful evening with "OÖ-Krone" editor-in-chief Alexandra Halouska, while Provincial Councillor Michaela Langer-Weninger lined up with Florian Hiegelsberger (ÖVP) and Wolfgang Wallner (Bauernbund) for the target shooting.

"I have a hunting license, but I don't have the time," admitted Langer-Weninger. "And I'm just the hunting horn player," nodded Wallner. Meanwhile, DoN site manager Georg Reichenvater and Josef Paukenhaider (Linzer Bier) practiced their beer stein lifting. "It's about time I treated myself to a gym subscription. I didn't cut a good figure at all," said Reichenvater modestly.

Provincial Councillor Markus Achleitner proudly presented his calves in his lederhosen. While AK boss Andreas Stangl "only" came in a traditional jacket. "I've never gone as a poacher at carnival, so I don't own any." The rest of the Schützenfest dressed up for the occasion.

Celebrity crowd in dirndls and lederhosen
The guests were: Raiffeisen General Director Heinrich Schaller, Wohnbau2000 boss Jörg Rigger, Design Center boss Thomas Ziegler, Benni Wagner (Gastro Fighters) and Jürgen Penzenleitner (Weinturm).

Dieter Recknagl (KOOP) thanked the guests after a break of four years: "We are back with a brilliant new edition and are celebrating like in the good old days." Alexandra Halouska agreed: "With the scent of fir trees, the twittering of birds and the feeling of the forest, we have created the perfect ambience for all traditional costume fans and loyal poachers."