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Cologne –
The new carnival sessions started Sunday at 11:11. This time, the motto is "Let's go home".
Our reporters and photographers are walking around the city. We accompany the beginning of the season jecke with all the events and festivities of the city live ticker.
17:51:20 detainees, 50 criminal charges
Now the police have also presented a first badessment. Up to now, there were 100 court cases, 20 detainees and about 50 criminal charges – mostly for fights.
5:45 pm: The city of Cologne draws its first balance sheet
The city of Cologne has also established a first interim balance. In its report, the coordination staff described the launch session as "relatively relaxed". It is true that because of the rush, the one-stop shops were closed early. The Kwartier Latäng, Alter Markt and Heumarkt are particularly popular with the Jecken. The high proportion of young people who came to Cologne, according to the city, is particularly remarkable this year.
The bad weather had caused in the afternoon a moment of relaxation, many partygoers being moved to the restaurant. The Zülpicher Viertel, Heumarkt and Alter Markt have meanwhile been reopened.
5.30 pm: Appeal from the Cologne Fire Department
The Cologne fire brigade is appealing to the party-goers to avoid the slopes.
17h11: A man seriously injured after a fall
There is more information about the fall on the Zülpicher road: a 25-year-old man fell from the attic under an awning on the 1st floor of the yard and was seriously injured, according to the fire department. The forces found the man unconscious and took him to a Cologne hospital. According to a spokesman for the police is a mortal danger.
16:58: A person falls from a great height on the road to Zülpicher
On Zülpicher Straße, a person fell from the attic of a house in the back yard. Firefighters and paramedics are on site, no additional information is available yet.
4:45 pm: KVB's impairments by people on the slopes
In the Bonner road sector, there are currently obstacles in the rail traffic because, according to the police, demonstrators are on the rails.
16.41: Feast on Schaafenstraße
New impressions of Schaafenstraße: The Jecken are not tired just six hours after the opening of the session.
On the Schaafenstraße is still celebrated in the late afternoon.
16h26: Firefighters get their first balance
The Cologne fire brigade established a first interim balance late Sunday afternoon. Between 7 am and 4 pm, the number of missions reached 297 missions, much lower than last year during the same period (387). Larger operations were reported at Heumarkt, where a man was slightly injured at the spine during a fall from a storage container and at the Matthiastrbade. Here he burned about 13 hours in the basement of a multi-storey residential and commercial building. The fire was quickly extinguished, no one was injured. Overall, firefighters are used with an increased contingent.
15:47: Jecke can again on Zülpicher street and Zülpicher square
The Jecke are allowed to return to Zülpicher Straße.
Police and security forces again released Zülpicher Straße and Zülpicher Platz for the visitors of Jecke. Part of the merry celebration waited until two hours before closed doors, or fences, entered the crowd.
15:42: Zülpicher cluttered, dead pants
Gaping gap in the Heinsbergstraße
The concept of prohibition of the city seems quite questionable in front of such images. While Zülpicher Straße is brimming with fire, the adjacent streets are almost dead – as here is Heinsbergstraße.
15h26: Luxembourg road blocked
As the police have announced, the Luxembourg road is now blocked outside the city. Traffic and KVB trains are routed on the rings.
15.15: In Südstadt, there is still room
The city still stresses: there is still room to party in Südstadt. While the Zülpicher road is closed, the load is further south at around 50%
15:04: Guests criticize the concept of the city
Guests criticize the city and police concept on Zülpicher Strbade. Gastronomy Markus Vogt, operator of Soylent Green in Kyffhäuserstraße, says: "For us, closures lead to a substantial loss of income, which is why there is still room in many shops. eight guests at our house. "There is still Kyffhäuserstraße available to the crowd waiting at Barbarossa Platz. The security service on the ground is overwhelmed by the situation, says the restaurant owner. In addition, there had been collusion with the city before. "The concessions are now absurd, we think with the others, if we complain about it."
Gaping gap in Soylent Green on Kyffhäuserstraße
15:02: Image instead of words
15:01: KVB lines 12 and 15 do not stop at Zülpicher Straße
Due to the overcrowding of Zülpicher Platz and Zülpicher Straße, lines KVB 12 and 15 do not stop at the Zülpicher Platz stop. Line 9 is redirected as planned on Aachener Straße and Gürtel.
14:52: Heumarkt accident update
A spokeswoman for the city of Cologne has published additional information on the Heumarkt accident, in which two people were injured. As a result, a 22-year-old man in a fall of about two meters tall from a Technikturm drew on the hay market scene a mid-sized spinal injury. He was hospitalized for hospital treatment. Another person who has fallen from the tower does not need to be hospitalized for treatment.
2:49 pm: carnival celebrities in the city
If you are lucky, be caught in the crowd and one or the other of the Rhineland celebrities. For example, Stephan Brings or Dennis de Hürth.
A selfie with Stephan brings
Do not miss the Cologne Carnival: Dennis de Hürth
14h47: Visit of Cologne in exile
Caroline (30) and Stephan (32, marketing engineer) and Magnus (3), Hubertus (36, physicist), Nicole (37, economist) and "Idefix" Ronja (1) jecke exile exiles. "At the Carnival, at Christmas and at the birth of each of our children, we come to Cologne," laughs Nicole.
2:23 pm: closed rail
The temporary closure of the railway line due to a person on the track is canceled. There are delays.
14.20: Road closures on Barbarossaplatz
Police blocked access to Barbarossaplatz, on the heights of Mauritiussteinweg / Neue Weyerstraße. For cars, nothing happens here. Motorists should avoid adjoining areas at Zülpicher Straße.
Road closures on Barbarossaplatz
14:12: interrupted rail traffic
Due to a person on the track between the South and West railway stations, rail traffic was interrupted. There are failures and delays
13:59: Seriously injured at Heumarkt
In an accident on the Heumarkt, one person was seriously injured. The police communicated this to Cologne on Twitter.
1:48 pm: order visit to Düsseldorf from the order
Today, 18 forces of the Dusseldorfer order find themselves in front of their colleagues in Cologne. Ordnungsdezernent Christian Zaum had an overview of how to work in the coordination team, which coordinates activities in the streets and squares of Cologne. "It's so full on 11.11, not in Düsseldorf, so it's interesting for us to see how Cologne faces it."
1:45 pm: First interim report of the emergency services
Professional firefighters reported as a first interim balance sheet a number of operations slightly lower than in the previous year. Figures include ambulance and ambulance operations. Specifically, the ambulance had to move in 124 cases, sometimes with an ambulance. Compared to last year, 145 crewed ambulances were in action at exactly the same time.
1:23 pm: "Go elsewhere!"
Slowly, the last Jeck should have seen: the city is packed. Or as the police say on Barbarossaplatz in an ad: "Go elsewhere, you can not go here."
Not really so beautiful on the forecourt of the station not yet. After all, there is still time and space for selfies.
If you look closely, you can still see some gaps in the crowd.
So you can of course also get some space.
And for a selfie, please, all the beautiful smiles!
Costumes and Dom: the perfect combination for a carnival victory
At least once 11.11. been in Cologne. A selfie holds the memory.
13:13: Böhmermann avoids the Zülpicher
This is an abrupt submission: the city of Cologne recommends avoiding the crowd, Zülpicher Straße. The satirist Jan Böhmermann makes it a fundamental concern.
1:11 pm: Wildpinkler's paradise
Unfortunately, this is also part of it: this brown bear is pissing on Cologne Cathedral – and there are four WC cottages located a few meters away on the station square.
12:35 pm: long lines in front of Südstadt pubs
While the Heumarkt, the Alter Markt and the Zülpicher Straße are already packed, it seems quite airy on the Chlodwigplatz.
However, long queues have formed in front of the pubs of Südstadt.
Jecke wait in front of the Lotta in Südstadt
11:50: Zülpicher Platz closed – access to the closed street
Zülpicher Platz is closed.
Zülpicher Platz has been closed. The intersection is full of Jecke. For this reason, no circular railway line currently stops at the KVB station. Access to Zülpicher Straße has also been closed.
Access to Zülpicher Straße has been closed.
At the other end of the street, the South Railway Station is only accessible from Luxemburger Straße. The city emphasizes that there is still room on the stage in front of the cafeteria of the university. Access is better from the South Station.
The Fabian costume (20, middle) from Duisburg is well received by the Minion girls met in Gürzenich. "I'm celebrating the carnival in Cologne for the first time and it's a pleasure to have a good time here with thousands of people."
11:22: Opening of a new stage at Uni Mensa
Mayor Elfi Scho-Antwerpes opened the stage in front of the university canteen. So, Kwatier Latäng must be relieved. And although the beginning of the Zülpicher Straße is already full, there is still room. On the program, bands like Querbeat, Kasalla and The Beer Bitches with Carolin Kebekus. In addition, DJs from "Die Mittanzgelegenheit", "Blitzbangers" and "Pow Pow Movement" will be playing throughout the day and evening.
The scene in front of the cafeteria of the university
11:11: The session is here!
Tätäääää! It's official, the 2018/2019 session is open. As it should, Mayor Henriette Reker and conductor Christoph Kuckelkorn counted down in Cologne. And now? Now on Heumarkt, Zülpicher and Co. (again) celebrated.
10:59 CFT, Alaaf!
We present: the team photo jeckste of the year. Do you know which kicker is in which costume?
FC, Alaaf! The team photo jeckste of the year.
The team of Markus Anfang came in the morning disguised as Geissbockheim. In Kölsch and music, the boys were getting ready for the communal party. "We are going to town at the present time and are having a party," said Simon Terodde, a scorer.
10:50 am: Alter Markt and Heumarkt full – Zülpicher Straße well filled
Thousands of carnivals dressed in colorful costumes of all kinds can be found in Zülpicher Straße shortly before 11 am Snakes formed in front of bars and discotheques. KVB employees control access to the road from the Zülpicher Platz through a lock built with construction fences along the tracks.
Two men relieve themselves in front of the student club "Ding" in a construction container.
Employees of the Cologne transport companies (KVB) secure access to the Zülpicher Straße via a lock against the fences.
Meanwhile, the city of Cologne reports that so many Jecke have flocked to the old town that Alter Markt and Heumarkt are full. Both seats will be closed immediately.
10:32 am: Jeck am Dom
Also at the cathedral is celebrated.
Heumarkt, Tanzbrunnen, … something is missing. Of course, Cologne Cathedral! In addition, since the Jecken gathered now to get up at 11:11 to welcome the new session.
10:28 am: triumvirate in ceremonial dress
Wat is dat? In Stommeln, their triumvirate is already in full bloom. The KG Stommeler Buure proclaimed in the night of 11.11. Prince Jan, farmer Daniel and virgin Renate.
The latter generally pulls like René Wermke as cough syrup from the general pharmacist blue sparks during the session in Cologne. Logic that the triumvirate was invaded by the Blue Sparks in full force on the stage. The Christinahalle, the Gürzenich Stommeler, was overflowing – not all sparks were able to find space on the stage.
10:15 am: 11:11 am Jecke waited in the dance fountain
Also in Deutz, more and more Jecke are coming together to celebrate the opening of the carnival at performances of many carnival groups such as Brings, Kasalla, Cat Ballou and Bläck Fööss.
View of the Tanzbrunnen entrance to Deutz
Ludwig Sebus was the first artist to open the Kölner countdown at Tanzbrunnen. The dance fountain is exhausted. "We are celebrating this event with 11,111 people who wish to party in peace," said host Linus.
Three stone age people in the fountain of the Cologne dance.
9:55 am: Signature of the contract at the town hall
The triumvirate signed the contract of the new session in town hall at 9:50.
The triumvirate signed the contract for the new session in the presence of Mayor Henriette Reker (2nd from left) at the town hall.
9.40am: no KVB train on the Zülpicher Straße
There is no tram on line 9 of Zülpicher Straße, trams are hijacked.
9:23: Rebellion at Heumarkt
The city rebels on the Heumarkt
The first group on stage in Heumarkt are the rebels of the city. Their singer Dennis Kleimann is otherwise Gittariste in the group of Jürgen Zeltinger.
9:19: main hot thing
The weather could be more comfortable – but also worse. Everything has been well done for those who have opted for the suit and thermal insulation all in one, like this giraffe costume.
9 am: departure on the Heumarkt
Let's go! At Heumarkt, Elmar Sommer opens the evening for the launch session – translated by a sign language interpreter.
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