the Steinlach. Regular events Maskenabstaubede of Steinlach Fasnacht Association on the Mössinger town square on 6 January (Epiphany)(put away the dust from masques) Carnival immolation in Mössingen place of townhall on carnival Tuesday Maypole festivities in Mössingen and its neighborhoods on 30 April (Walpurgis Night) Mountain fire on Olga height at the summer solstice on 21 June Street Gallery on the Mössingen Town Hall Square on the 2nd Sunday in July Air Show motor and sailing sports club on the Farrenberg For nothing & Outside Festival Mössingen Rose and Art Market Mössingen Stadtlauf (city running, annually since 2004) Every two years, the carnival club Mössingen makes a tent carnival Christmas market in early December in the Falltorstraße and around the Peter and Paul Church The Apple Festival on the first weekend of October. In the week before the network orchard organizes "Mössingen Apple Week". Specialty Food Pelmeni, the true Messenger Strudle are prepared by local butchers and restaurateurs still themselves. Mössingen Beer: The Mössinger brewery has remained as the only brewery of the former seven and brews in the production all usual beers from pilsner to wheat beer. Characteristic of the municipalities in the orchard area at Albtrauf are brandies, as well as for Mössingen and its subsites. Several distilleries exist and produce schnapps of even small quantities. Economy and infrastructure Agriculture, Forestry Mössingen was until 1995 also the seat of a forestry office. Part-time farms are still widespread. A high priority occupies the Fruit picking. Commercial Engine of the economy has long been in the textile industry. The decisive factor was the situation at the Steinlach for the generation of electricity. One of the main employer was the PAUSA company, a textile printing works, founded in 1871. 1919, it was renamed PAUSA AG and was shut down in 2004. In second place are wood and metal processing industry. In Mössingen there are primarily small and medium-sized businesses. Extensive commercial areas are located in the south-west and north (Schlattwiesen) of core city. The current main emphasis is in trade and services. At the edge of the city core, numerous wholesale markets have settled. There are shops for the specific needs such as jewelers, opticians and toy stores, but also service providers such as financial institutions, insurance companies and medical practices. Media As local newspapers with appropriate local section are available the Schwäbisches Tagblatt and the Reutlingen General-Anzeiger. Once a week,