Reich citizen Peter Fitzek sees himself as the “King of Germany”. In order to expand, the 56-year-old, who was observed by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, acquired two castles in Saxony. The state’s hands are tied because of an agreement with the owners.
Peter Fitzek rules over the “Kingdom of Germany” – at least in his mind. Now the Reich citizen would like to expand his fantasy state and found small villages. For this purpose, the 56-year-old has now acquired two castles in Saxony.
The two properties are the Bärwalde Castle in the Görlitz district and the Wolfsgrüner Schlößchen in the Erzgebirge district. Bärwalde Castle would have financed some of its 4,400 subjects, they are said to have paid the castle owners “already around one million euros” for the property with a 5-hectare park, he says in an interview with “Bild”.
Supporter Katrin Prüß would have contributed 370,000 euros alone. The money she earned from the sale of her house near Hamburg was entirely donated to the “kingdom”. Fitzek himself would then have concluded the transfer agreement. With the owners, according to ” tag24 ” an entrepreneurial couple from Wermsdorf, he would have been suitable within the framework of a private contract. Since it is not in the land register, the property remains unaffected by the state.
The castle with its ten bedrooms is currently being renovated. In July, the Reich citizen, who had previously lived in Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt, wanted to move in with his partner Annett Ullmannn. However, the property should not only function as a representative dwelling for the “king”. “Bärwalde will be one of my community welfare villages with a conference center,” says Fitzek. “Later we will build houses in the castle park.” He wants to issue a building permit himself.
The mayor of the municipality of Boxberg, to which the village of Bärwalde belongs, is somewhat appalled by the Reich citizen’s settlement plans. “I was taken aback,” said Achim Junker (CDU) when he first got wind of Fitzek’s possible purchase of a castle in March to “tag24”. He then immediately contacted the police and was finally contacted by the intelligence agency, which was monitoring the “King of Germany” in Saxony-Anhalt.
Reich citizens like Peter Fitzek reject the legitimacy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the German constitutional and legal system have no validity for them. They often refuse to pay taxes and have their own currency, health insurance and pension systems. The domestic secret service counts groups with names such as the “German Confederation of States” or the “Kingdom of Germany” among the roughly 30 nationally active groups.
According to the report for the protection of the constitution published on Tuesday, the number of “Reich citizens” has grown for 2021: from around 20,000 to 21,000 followers. The protests against corona protection measures probably played a role here.
