Furth im Wald

Geschichte

Furth im Wald is a city in the District of Cham, in Bavaria, Germany, near the Czech border. It is situated in the Bavarian Forest, 16km northeast of Cham, and 17km southwest of Domažlice. The city is known as Drachenstadt (Dragon City) in reference to Furth im Wald's annual Drachenstich (Slaying of the Dragon) play. The Drachenstich, originally part of a Corpus Christi procession, was first mentioned in 1590. As one of the oldest folk plays in the German language, each year actors re-enact the legend of Saint Georg slaying the dragon. In 2010, the play became notable for using the world's largest walking robot, an animatronic dragon called Tradinno.Twin townsFurth im Wald is twinned with: Ludres, France Furth bei Göttweig, Austria Domažlice, Czech RepublicSons and daughters of the town Aloys Fischer (1880–1937), educator Helmut Sturm (1932–2008), painter, member of the group SPUR, from 1980 to 1982 guest professor at the Berlin University of the Arts Willibald Utz (1893–1954), officer, most recently Generalleutnant in the Second World War