Editing Düsseldorf (section)

=====Cartwheelers in the cityscape=====
Cartwheelers can be found at several fountains within the city and near many small landmarks. The most famous is Cartwheeler's Fountain in ''Burgplatz'' ([[:de:Burgplatz (Düsseldorf)|de]]) with an inscription of a quote by Hans Müller-Schlösser: "''Radschläger wolle mer blieve, wie jeck et de Minschen och drieve''" (We will always remain cartwheelers, however crazy it drives people.) The fountain was designed by Alfred Zschorsch in 1954 and donated by ''Heimatverein Düsseldorfer Jonges'', which is a club devoted to the maintenance of local and regional traditions. There are other cartwheelers that decorate storm drains and the [[door knocker]] on the Church of Lambertus, designed by Friedrich Becker. He created the cartwheeler in front of the Schadow Arcades.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

The tradition has been kept alive by the ''Alde Düsseldorfer Bürgergesellschaft von 1920 e. V.'', a society founded in 1920, which organized the first cartwheeler competition on 17 October 1937. This event has been held annually since 1971<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.christmasmarkets.com/individual-christmas-market/dusseldorf-christmas-market/ |title=Düsseldorf Christmas Market {{!}} Christmas Markets |newspaper=Christmas Markets |access-date=9 November 2016 |archive-date=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109224141/http://www.christmasmarkets.com/individual-christmas-market/dusseldorf-christmas-market/ |url-status=live }}</ref> in cooperation with the ''Stadtsparkasse'' (a local bank). Formerly held in the ''[[Königsallee]]'', it has taken place since 2006 on the ''Rheinwerft'', near the old part of town. This is a fixed date in the city's calendar of events. About 500 boys regularly participate in the event and girls have also taken part since 1971. In an art project ''Radschläger-Kunst'' (Cartwheeler Art) launched in 2001, over 100 cartwheeler sculptures were designed by various artists. The door knocker on the Church of Lambertus<ref>[[:de:St. Lambertus (Düsseldorf)#/media/Datei:Radschläger-Türklopfer an St. Lambertus in Düsseldorf.jpg|picture]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=August 2020}} served as a model for the sculptures that are {{convert|2|m|0|abbr=off}} high, {{convert|2|m|0|abbr=off}} wide and {{cvt|30|cm|0}} deep. They were positioned around the city centre. Some of the sculptures have been auctioned off to companies and private owners.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}