Four people were injured in a dispute between five guests and employees of a restaurant as well as several occupants of a vehicle in Esslingen.
One of the people was admitted to hospital with serious injuries.
According to the police on Monday, batons and knives were also used in the dispute on Sunday.
Esslingen - The police are looking for several people involved in the crime who fled to the vineyards after the dispute on Sunday.
The police are investigating attempted manslaughter.
Two men known to the police, aged 35 and 29, were provisionally arrested at the scene and then released.
The background to the dispute was initially unknown.
dpa