Several thousand people flocked to Emskirchen in the Neustadt Aisch-Bad Windsheim district on Saturday to make a pilgrimage to the former “dragon lord” house at the so-called “Schanzenfest”. For this purpose, was called on social networks in advance – seven years after the first edition of this festival had caused turmoil. At the top there were up to 4,000 people.
This mobilization also prepared the police for the incident, says a police spokesman on request. It was on site with a larger contingent. The so -called haters came to the “ski jump festival” with cars and the train and want to move from the main town of Emskirchen to the small municipality of Altschauerberg, where the former YouTuber “Drachenlord” lived.
Road locks by the police
The police are trying to prevent the traveling Haters, mostly young men, from which the former “dragon lord” Rainer Winkler moved away three years ago. A equestrian relay was also in action. The Emskirchen market had given a general order due to the expected rush. In the districts of Emskirchen and Schauerberg, larger crowds of people, noise and fireworks are prohibited.
Assembly dissolves slowly – an injured person
In the late Saturday afternoon, most people went or at least on the way, said a police spokesman. Before that, it was difficult to implement the disposal. Many of the people were in the forbidden areas. Idea and residence papers were checked of around 100 people. Crimes of individuals in particular were taken, according to the police spokesman, such as resistance to enforcement officers, property damage and insult. A 16-year-old was temporarily taken into custody due to resistance to an enforcement officer.
Böller were also ignited in the forest; A 20-year-old destroyed the window of a hunting hut in the forest. He contracted a heavily bleeding wound. As the police said, the fire brigade had to move to recover the young man from the rough terrain.
The speaker assumed that the crowd should dissolve again in the course of the evening. Until then, the officials would keep an eye on the situation.
Emskirchen had left “Drachenlord” in 2023
In 2023, Rainer Winkler, known as the “dragon lord”, announced his retreat from the public. He wanted to finally live a normal life again and move freely.
For years, the YouTuber was harassed by its haters, the small town of Altschauerberg was often besieged, Winkler insulted and attacked. In the past, the opponents kept appearing in front of his property in Altschauerberg to provoke him. Some haters were convicted of crimes.
With information from dpa
date: 2025-08-09 22:29:00