Local builds on the former fairground of the community a facility with kiosk and bistro. By Winfried Simon

Justus Banck and his partner Christine Friedrich on the former fairground of Brauneberg. The construction work for the miniature golf course has already begun. PHOTO: Winfried Simon / TV

Everyone can play it, it's fun and it's especially suitable for families with both big and small kids: Minigolf - the game in which you have to use a club to push a small ball over obstacles into a hole with as few tries as you can before a popular leisure pleasure.

In Brauneberg, a system with 18 tracks is currently under construction. Justus Banck, co-owner of the metal construction company Banck and Schömann in Wittlich-Neuerburg, builds the facility, so to speak for his partner and soon to be married wife Christiane Friedrich.

The 52-year-old has worked mainly in the hospitality industry so far, and if everything goes according to plan, at the opening of the square in May of this year, she will hand out the miniature golf clubs and balls to the first visitors. In the kiosk / bistro she offers then small fast food, drinks and coffee and cake.

The area is the former fairground of the municipality of Brauneberg. There is hardly any celebration for 18 years, because the big events were relocated to the Nussbaumallee on the banks of the Moselle.

Banck says: "How have you been living in sight of the place for a long time and I always thought there must be something for the tourists." More than two years ago, the 57-year-old contacted the now deceased local mayor Udo Schiffmann. He was very fond of the idea. The community has now leased the property to Banck, as well as the toilet facility located there.

A six-figure sum is invested by Banck in his project. The foundation for the kiosk / bistro is already finished, and Banck hopes to open the facility in Mayi.

Banck and his girlfriend have previously inquired, including at the miniature golf club Traben-Trarbach, what to consider when operating a miniature golf course. Incidentally, in 1955, the first miniature golf course in Germany was built in Traben-Trarbach.

Whether it is worth? The lease will initially run for ten years. Banck: "After that we know more." He and his future wife are confident, though. Because the 1250-inhabitant municipality brown mountain is a place very popular with tourists. 580 guest beds are available, most recently 63,500 overnight stays per year were counted., There is also a well-frequented RV park.

Mayor Werner Ruppenthal and Petra Clüsserath, Head of Tourist Information, welcome the investment. Petra Clüsserath: "This is a new attraction for our location. The mini golf course will certainly attract guests from neighboring communities. "The customer review has been automatically translated from German.

There are also miniature golf courses in the nourishing environment in Kues, Zeltingen-Rachtig, Wittlich, Traben-Trarbach and Enkirch.