Cucumber Queen

How to become a "Cucumber Queen":

• The candidates have to be a residential of the Spreewald.
• They have to wear the traditional Spreewald costume.
• They have to bring a small pot with pickled cucumbers referring to an old recipe.
• The cucumbers have to grow in the Spreewald.
• It is not allowed to use flavours (the various Spreewald herbs and the herb plants are decisive for the taste of the cucumbers).
• The jury is consisting of experienced locals as well as the audience. Together they decide which one is the best recipe and the most tasty cucumber.
• for one year this cucumber is named as the "King Cucumber".

In summer from April to October daily you can try out the cucumbers and buy our delicious "King Cucumbers".

Impressions of the 11th Cucumber Queen Contest

Die Kandidatinnen

zur Wahl der Gurkenkönigin 2009

Jagdhornbläser signalisieren die Ankunft der Gurkenkönigin

10. Gurkenkönigin 2008 mit Gefolge

Gurkenköniginnen der letzten Jahre und Kandidatinnen 2009

Wendenkönig, Spargelkönigin und Rosenkönigin

Die Kandidatinnen von morgen

Der Zeremonienmeister Hubert, Karl-Heinz Starick und die Wettbewerbsleiterin Frau Jedro

Musikanten sorgen für beschwingte Laune

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