Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich

Country: Germany (Deutschland)
State: Bayern
District: Landkreis Cham
City: Furth im Wald
Location: Stadtplatz

Folk play around the killing of a dragon that developed from dramatic features (probably around Saint George) in a Corpus Christi procession first mentioned in 1590. Since 1887 a secular dramatic play is anually performed in August on the town square "Stadtplatz". From 1951 to 2006, a dramatic version (set in the times of the Hussite Wars) by Josef Martin Bauer was performed. Since 2007, a dramatic version by Alexander Etzel-Ragusa is performed that was premiered as an alternate version in 2006.

The dragon figure was changed several times to keep up with modern technology. Before 1913, a simple riding costume was used. In 1913, a dragon prop from the opera "Siegfried" could be purchased from the Munich court opera house. After World War II until 1974 bigger, more modern versions were used. From 1974 until 2009 a mechanical dragon nicknamed "Lisbeth" based on a forklift truck was used (now shown in the "Landestormuseum" in summer). Since 2010, a new dragon figure named "Tradinno" (nicknamed "Fanny") is used. It is the largest walking robot in the world and was built at the cost of 2.5 million Euros. It weighs 11 tons, can walk with a speed up to 12.5 km/h and can breathe fire. It is shown in the "Drachenhöhle am Festplatz" in summer and in the "Landestormuseum" in winter.

Links: www.drachenstich.de, Wikipedia

Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Front Text: "Gruss aus Furth i/ Wald", "Drachenstich"
Publisher: Max Wagner, Furth im Wald
Type: Undivided Back
Size: Classic
Sent: from Furth im Wald to Marburg an der Drau (= Maribor, Slovenia), 1902

Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Front Text: "Drachenstich Furth i. Wald"
Publisher: Max Wagner, Furth im Wald
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
Not sent.

Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Reverse Text: "Der Drachenstich zu Furth i. Wald"
Publisher: Verlag Max Wagner, Furth im Wald
Type: Real Photo
Size: Classic
Sent: from Furth im Wald to Cham, 1954

Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Reverse Text: "Der Drachenstichin Furth i. Wald. Ältestes Volksschauspiel"
Publisher: Foto-Wagner, Furth im Wald; Nr. 101
Size: Modern
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Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Reverse Text: "8492 Furth im Wald (Bayer. Wald), 'Der Drachenstich'. Volksschauspiel alljährlich am 2. Sonntag im August"
Publisher: Foto-Wagner, Furth im Wald
Size: Modern
Sent: from Furth im Wald to Buhlenberg, 197[2?]

Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Reverse Text: "'Der Drachenstich'. Historisches Volksschauspiel. Alljährlich am 2. Sonntag im August. 8492 Furth i. Wald (Bayer. Wald)"
Publisher: Foto-Wagner, Furth im Wald; Nr. 101
Size: Modern
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Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Reverse Text: "8492 Furth im Wald (Bayer. Wald), 'Der Drachenstich'. Volksschauspiel alljährlich am 2. Sonntag im August"
Publisher: Foto-Wagner, Furth im Wald
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Reverse Text: "Furth i. Wald. 'Der Drachenstich' Ältestes Volksschauspiel Deutschlands"
Publisher: Fiedler GmbH, München; Best. Nr. 8492/155
Size: Modern
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Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Front Text: "Historischer Drachenstich Furth im Wald", "Festzug, Drachenstich, Festzug, Festspiel, Drache, Festspiel"
Publisher: Fiedler GmbH, München; Best. Nr. 8492/11
Size: Modern
Sent: from Bodenmais to Niddatal, 1985

Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Front Text: "Drachenstich in Furth i. W."
Reverse Text: "8492 Furth i. Wald. 'Der Drachenstich' Ältestes Volksschauspiel Deutschlands"
Publisher: Fiedler Werbestudio Verlags GmbH, München; Best. Nr. 8492/211
Size: Modern
Sent: from Regensburg to Hungen, 1997

Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Front Text: "Further Drachenstich"
Stamp: "Further Drachenstich" (Germany, 9 Aug 2001)
Postmark: "Further Drachenstich"
Type: Maximum Card
Size: Modern
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Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Front Text: "Der Drachenstich, Furth im Wald, Das älteste Volksschauspiel Deutschlands"
Publisher: Tourist-Information, Furth im Wald
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Front Text: "Drachenstich Furth im Wald"
Reverse Text: "Furth im Wald, Erholungsort im Bayerischen Wald, bekannt durch den alljährlichen 'Drachenstich'"
Publisher: Landestormuseum, Furth im Wald
Size: Modern
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Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Front Text: "Der Drachenstich, Das älteste Volksschauspiel Deutschlands"
Publisher: Tourist-Information, Furth im Wald
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Front Text: "Grüße aus der Drachenstadt Furth im Wald"
Reverse Text: "Furth im Wald, Erholungsort im Bayerischen Wald, bekannt durch den alljährlichen 'Drachenstich'"
Publisher: Further Drachenstich, Furth im Wald
Size: Modern
Not sent.

Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Front Text: "Further Drachenstich"
Reverse Text: "Furth im Wald, Erholungsort im Bayerischen Wald, bekannt durch den alljährlichen 'Drachenstich'"
Publisher: Further Drachenstich, Furth im Wald
Size: Modern
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Furth im Wald: Further Drachenstich Front Text: "Ritterpaar 2023. Rebecca Bauer und Alexander Pongratz. www.drachenstich.de"
Handwritten Reverse Text: "Es grüßem herzlich Rebecca u. Alexander"
Publisher: Further Drachenstich, Furth im Wald
Type: souvenir card, not designed for postal use
Size: 12.0 x 17.5 cm
Not sent.

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