Trailer Slag om Grolle 2019
The trailer for the Battle of Grolle 2019 is online! The video was made by Roel Krabben, who made a beautiful after movie of the battle after the 2017 edition.
The Spanish flag waves on top of the church tower in Grolle. In the streets, children are playing children’s games, merchants are haggling about the price of their goods, pigs are roasted on a spit. Everything just seems to be peaceful… until the message arrives that the State army, under command of Prince Frederik Hendrik, is approaching. Horses are galloping across the firing range. Canons are roaring, muskets are fired, and the re-enactors go to battle.
Grolle is under siege!
The trailer for the Battle of Grolle 2019 is online! The video was made by Roel Krabben, who made a beautiful after movie of the battle after the 2017 edition.
This edition, it is again possible to order a unique Battle of Grolle T-shirt! The T-shirts are available in sizes XS up to and including XXXXL and can be purchased until September 20th at the latest.
Ordered and paid shirts can only be collected in the Mattelier on Thursday 17 October between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM.
On October 18-19-20, 2019, the 7th edition of the historical and cultural event “The Battle of Grolle” takes place. For three days and nights the whole of the town of Groenlo returns to the year 1627, where spectators can expect a chock-full program. During day hours the complete city center is a car-free zone and the streets are filled with demonstrations of historical crafts, music, theater and market stalls. There are also lots of children’s activities and plenty opportunities to wine and dine in style and watch the battle that took place here 4 centuries ago.
An entrance fee will be charged between 9:00-16:00 when entering the city center and the Battlefield.
Early bird tickets are available from June till August 31st, 2019. Starting from September 1st, 2019, tickets are sold at regular rates: €13,50 for adults and €3,50 for kids. During the event itself (18-19-20 October) tickets are available at the ticket booths and also online through the webshop.
9 September 2019
Compagnie Grolle defends the “Starcke Stadt Groll” The Compagnie Grolle was founded at the end of the last century as part of the Prince’s army. So, a State’s compagnie. The most natural thing in the world; nobody actually thought about it. After the first Battle of Grolle event, in 2005, there were only a few […]
22 August 2019
The trailer for the Battle of Grolle 2019 is online! The video was made by Roel Krabben, who made a beautiful after movie of the battle after the 2017 edition.