Vacation Magazin Oberpfälzer Wald

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The Oberpfälzer Wald at a mouse click…Everything you need to know on


Here you will find information and events and you can request brochures, leaflets or maps. In our interactive map, hosts, hiking ways, restaurants and accommoda tions, sights and much more are marked.

Moreover, you will find all inclusive offers, for example for a long weekend, or active or wellness days! Quick and uncomplicated holiday planning – step by step to the ideal host: just enter the duration of your stay and, if already known, what kind of accommodation you are looking for as well as where you want to spend your holiday. You will be presented several hosts and can inform yourself in detail at a mouse click. www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/host

at the Wieskirche, Moosbach

Tourism Joint Venture Oberpfälzer Wald

[email protected] www.oberpfaelzerwald.de

Tourist centre Oberpfälzer Wald Schwandorf countyObertor 14 92507 Nabburg Tel. +49 9433 2038-10 Fax +49 9433 2038-20 [email protected]

Tourist centre Oberpfälzer Wald Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab countyStadtplatz 34 92660 Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab Tel. +49 9602 791050 o. 791060 Fax +49 9602 791066 [email protected]

Tourist centre Oberpfälzer Wald Tirschenreuth countyMähringer Straße 7 95643 Tirschenreuth Tel. +49 9631 88223 Fax +49 9631 88305 [email protected]


In harmony with natureIn addition to its hospitality, the Oberpfälzer Wald mainly offers a triad of nature: forest – water – rock. This magazine presents these elements of holidays and you will:

…discover the world offorests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

…immerse yourself in endless possibilities ofwater activities . . . . . . 20-27

…behold very old formations of stone androck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 -37

…learn that the Oberpfälzer Wald does not only belong to Bavar i a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 -49

...experience that this part of Bavaria is perfect for trips and excursions . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 -51

…get to know the Oberpfälzer Wald and itsregions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 -72

For sure, you will want to see more!

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OUR TIP

Quality Naturpark… The Nature Park “Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald“ is the only nature park in the Oberpfalz which is awarded quality nature park by VIABONO and has the Viabono-licence “Reisen für Naturgenießer”. The beauty of this natural landscape is defined by shimmering ponds, medi-tative flood plains, wild and romantic river valleys, wooded mountain ranges, impressive rocks of basalt, striking massifs of granite and hilly farmland.

www.naturpark-now.de

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at the Muglfall, Neualbenreuth

One of three elements in the Oberpfälzer Wald which dominates its landscape is forest – silence and variety. Forests are nature parks, habitats for herbs, orchids, mushrooms, berries and nature reserves. Forests can be moors, or form ridges with a fantastic view. The Oberpfälzer Wald belongs to the “Green Roof of Europe” (the largest contiguo-us forested mountain area of Central Europe), and is an Eldo-rado to hikers and cyclists as well as adventure playgrounds.

Therefore, forest equals vacation.

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Rough CH AR M and first-class routes: a fascinating

C U LT U R E O F H I K I N G all around the GO LD ST E I G

6 M AN m eets F O R EST

Paradise-like Oberpfälzer WaldThe different parts of the Gold-steig will lead you over hill and dale: the route passes castles and abbeys, ponds and villages, and leads over fields and mea-dows.

By crossing extensive hills and the “Green Roof of Europe”, hiking along the edges of forests or through winding meadow valleys, ascending hilly farm lands or wide low mountain ranges, or passing canyons, you will notice the variety of nature.

The Oberpfälzer Wald – a wonderful area for hikers – offers diversity in abundance as its scenery is overwhelmingly fantastic.

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An extraordinary valleyThe nature reserve Waldnaab-tal is a popular valley between Falkenberg and Windischeschen-bach and is definitely worth seeing. Along the 12-km-long canyon, there are numerous granite rocks of 30 to 50 metre, and bizarre rock formations, hin-dering the Waldnaab from flowing. In addition to these giant rocks, the Waldnaab’s silver billows and its foaming water, the valley’s enchanting character is defined by light green fern, beautiful wild flowers, and birches and beeches.

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/naturehikers take a rest in Thanstein

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The “Top Trails of Germany”…

…are Germany’s best and most beautiful long distance hiking trails: hiking becomes a synonym of relaxation, as these adventure and experience trails are linked to hiker-friendly restaurants and try to give an understanding of both region and culture. The Goldsteig is the longest of the trails. It follows the Burgenweg (“Castle Trail”) right through the Ober-pfälzer Wald and leads to the Steinwald, passes the “Land of a Thousand Ponds” around Tir-schenreuth, follows the Wald-na abtal and leads to impressive castles. Along with its many byways, which have names like Venezianersteig (“Venetian Path”) or Ge(h)nuss Steig (an etymologically funny mixture of the German words walk and pleasure just by adding an ‘h’), the Goldsteig is pure pleasure for hikers. This trail is a first-class hiking experience!

BAYERISCHER WALDOBERPFÄLZER WALD

in the Waldnaabtal

in Bodenwöhr

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/hiking

www.goldsteig-wandern.de

near Leuchtenberg

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Quality hosts “Wanderbares Deutschland”

Several offers concerning relaxation, comfortable accommodation, good food, perfect locations, tips on how to plan your route, and service centres – these hosts know exactly what hikers want…

What matters is the journey, not the destination: Gain experience

on T H E M E or LO N G - D I STAN C E T RAI LS

6 kilometres between Sun and PlutoHiking offers real relaxation for a tense body, a stressed mind, or a stricken soul.

…Besides, hiking can be quite educational, exciting and diverse! Theme trails will take you to the most beautiful places of the Oberpfälzer Wald, right into nature reserves, to culinary, cultural or geological sights, or they even take you to a journey to our sun system on the “Planetenweg“ (Planet Trail) in Tirschenreuth.

Be excited as quite a lot is waiting for you!


OUR TIP

Picnic-serviceNo one wants to miss a hearty “Brotzeit” (typically Bavarian cold dish) when hiking. Therefore, the county of Schwandorf offers a picnic-service along several hiking trails and the Schwandorf parts of the Goldsteig.

Smoked pork, “Obatzter” (typical Bavarian cheese spread), or chilled beer from a local bre-wery are just a few typical local delicacies. Refreshments after a long hiking tour without carrying pounds of food and drink – now that sounds promising, doesn’t it?

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/picnic

Fränkischer Gebirgsweg (Franconian Mountain Trail)

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Old trails, new ideasHiking does not only mean to move the body, but also to see, to get to know, to experience and to discover by moving outside your boundries and to widen one’s horizon.

Such experiences of one’s own limits are to be made easily in the Oberpfälzer Wald: some hiking trails, such as century-old pilgrimage or trade routes, lead wide into the legendary Bohemian Forest, and Bohe-mian nature and culture can be explored simultaneously.

Besides, long-distance trails are another exciting opportunity to discover the Oberpfälzer Wald:

These trails crisscross the Oberpfälzer Wald and have such promising names like Goldene Straße (Golden Road), Burgenweg (Castle Trail), or Wallenstein-Tilly-Weg (Wallen-stein-Tilly-Trail). Sometimes quite easy and other times very strenuous and exhausting stages offer breathtaking landscapes – forests, rivers, rocks, hills, and farmlands as far as the eye can see.

Gehnuss-Partner

Hikers, trekkers, and Nordic walkers are especially welcome and in good hands at the certified Gehnuss-Partner (hosts for hiking pleasure): friendly and competent hosts offer service and quality.

The “Wandermagazin Oberpfälzer Wald” informs about over 100 hiking trails, attractive all-inclusive offers and many regions you might want to hike in. Thus, you are well-prepared for your hiking vacation.

www.gehnuss.de

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/hiking

Glasschleifererweg (Glass Cutter Trail)

Jakobsweg (St. James‘ Way)

Hiking with children…

…must neither be boring nor stressful: children only need some stimulus. Here in the Oberpfälzer Wald, children can explore nature with all their senses – e.g. on the Lustweg near Waidhaus or in the Sand-Oasis-Sulzbach in Bruck/Opf.


2.000 kilometres of variety Amidst beautiful landscape, the cycle paths lead through shady forests, or towns and villages steeped in history. As there are over 2.000 kilometres of paths in the Oberpfälzer Wald, they are appropriate for both recrea-tional and elite athletes.

All different tracks are provided with signposts and there are various themed cycle paths, too. Consequently, the Ober-pfälzer Wald will easily win cyclists over.

You might become hooked on this part of Bavaria!

OUR TIP

Cycling along the river Naab and its tributaries……means green valleys from the source to the mouth. Fichtel- and Haidenaab will accompany cyclists from the hills of the Fichtelgebirge to Steinwald and Hügelland. The Waldnaab Cycle Path leads from the Bohemian boarder and merges into the Naabtal Cycle Path at Luhe. Medieval towns and cities can be found all along the tracks. By the way, our new cycle guide lists and explains each stage.

on the Fichtelnaab Cycle Path

Staufer Castle Ruin Flossenbürg

Discover R I V E R S and VALLE YS ,

explore the countryside - cycling as a key to H AP P I N ESS

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Cyclist-friendly guesthouses, which are classified by ADFC (German Cyclist Federation) and BHG (Bavarian Hotel and Restaurant Association), bicycle rentals, shops and facilities are spread all along the paths.

Consequently, cycling turns into great pleasure.

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/cycling

Creußen Cycle Path near Speinshart

Cycling along the riverside

It is very alluring to cycle along rivers through picturesque river valleys. Not only the well-known Naab-cycle-paths offer such scenery but also the paths along the rivers Creußen, Wondreb and Schwarzach.

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Thousands of possibilities to enjoy LI F E while cycling –

following closed RAI LWAY BE D S and

crossing borders

Explore our neigh-bouring countriesBorder-crossing cycle paths from Bavaria to the Czech Republic lead through the “Green Roof of Europe”:

The Bayerisch-Böhmischer Freundschaftsweg (Bavarian-Bohemian Friendship Path), for example, runs from Nabburg to Horšovský Týn in Bohemia on abandoned railway.

The Wallenstein-Radweg (Wallenstein Cycle Path) connects Marktredwitz and Cheb.

The new, transnational Paneuropa-Radweg (Paneuro-pe Cycle Path) – partly through the Oberpfälzer Wald on the Waldnaab and Bockl Cycle Paths – connects Paris, Nuremberg and Prague.


OUR TIP

Zoiglbeer & Bocklweg (Bockl Cycle Path)Can be booked as an all-inclusive offer! Start the tour in Wiesau, pass the “Land of a Thousand Ponds” around Tirschenreuth, cross the Wald naabtal and follow the Bockl Route to Eslarn. Cultural highlights are the castles Falkenberg and Neuhaus, the palaces in Neustadt/WN and Vohenstrauß. Windisch-eschenbach, the capital of Zoigl-beer, is also worth seeing.

www.zoiglinfo.de www.bocklweg.de

cycling without borders

on the Vizinalbahn Cycle Path

in the Tirschenreuth pond-region

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Bicycle instead of steam engineAbandoned railway beds are perfectly suit as cycle paths for families and recreational athletes: slight climbs, wide curve radii and many fantastic views.

There are the Vizinalbahn-Radweg (Vizinalbahn Cycle Path) and the Bockl-Radweg (Bockl Cycle Path), which is the most popular and simultaneously longest railway cycle path in Bavaria. Subsequent to the Bayerisch-Böhmischer-Freundschaftsweg (Bavarian-Bohemian Friendship Path), you can extend your cycling tour on the Bockl Cycle Path – so to speak you can do a “short lap” in the Oberpfälzer Wald.

In our cycling magazine “Radmagazin Ober-pfälzer Wald”, several sights and treasures of art which can be reached by bicycle are presented.

Content: 34 long-distance and theme cycle paths, guided cycling tours, important addresses, accommodations, rail links, etc.

Just order our magazine together with maps, flyers, and brochures!

Additionally, there is a long tradition of cycling events in the Oberpfälzer Wald, e.g. the Panorama Tour, Sundays for cyclists, marathons, or moun-tain bike cups.

Such events can be found either in the internet or in our cycling magazine.

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/cycling

Bockl Cycle Path in Eslarn cyclist station in Schwarzhofen

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R I D E R- F R I E N D LY areas characterised by horses:

becoming one with animal and N AT U R E

As if designed for horse and riderGoing on horseback in the Oberpfälzer Wald offers many opportunities: smooth one-day trips or demanding mountain and distance rides, small “riding stations” or professional riding arenas, short excursions or extended rides beginning in the Oberpfälzer Wald to other parts of Bavaria or to Bohe-mia. An outstanding example concerning horses and riding is the Lipperthof in Wurz, a riding school with Icelandic horses, at which both riders and horses have won German and European championships several times.

Riding lessons, horse markets, tournaments and champion-ships, carriage rides – with regard to horses and riding, the Oberpfälzer Wald offers a huge diversity of activities and is definitely worth seeing!


OUR TIP

Bavaria’s horse- friendly communityNeunburg vorm Wald was awarded “Pferdefreundliche Gemeinde” (horse-friendly community) as this community is very committed to horses in general, and breeding, sports, and tourism in particular. Horse enthusiasts will find anything they desire: horse and pony riding centres, indoor and outdoor riding arenas, carriage rides, stables to rent, and over 200 horses waiting for you!

www.neunburg.de

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The world of riding

Riding centres in the Ober-pfälzer Wald are very traditional. As hospitality is taken for granted, you will experience openness and warmth. Several long-lasting friendships were and are formed here.

Promising foundations for a perfect riding vacation: hospitality, local meals and drinks, extensive riding activities, and much more.

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/riding

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W I N T E R VACAT I O N in the Oberpfälzer Wald

Silence, snow and sunshine Snow-covered, hoar-frosted and glistening in sunshine – that is how the Oberpfälzer Wald looks like in winter.

Walking on crunching snow to once impressive castles, sleigh rides or snow shoe tours and then a snowball fight in a romantic, winter scenery.

Or what about a curling- tournament on one of our many natural frozen lakes or ponds?

Experience many possibilities of the winter in the Oberpfälzer Wald!

Hours full of atmosphereWinter is a season of silence and reflection. A cup of warm mulled wine in front of the fireplace, roasted chestnuts at romantic Christmas markets, cosy hugs in a horse-drawn carriage, or torchlight hikes – that is the thoughtful and quiet side of the Oberpfälzer Wald…


OUR TIP

The wooded mountain ranges...…of the Oberpfälzer Wald and the Bohemian Forest are ideal winter sports areas. The cross-country skiing centre Silber-hütte, which lies at an altitude of about 700 to 900 metres, offers skiing trails of 49 kilo-metres – the level of difficulty ranges from easy to demanding. If you do the 10 km-trail starting at Kreuzstein you will cross the Czech boarder and thus enjoy “unlimited” sports activity.

www.slz-silberhuette.de

Hochfels near Stadlern

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A white delightSnowboarders and alpine skiers will enjoy various family-friendly slopes. 13 ski lifts, ski and snowboard lessons, and floodlights at night – the perfect winter holiday for the whole family!

Idyllic and sportyThe forests of the Oberpfälzer Wald do not only turn into a winter wonderland but also into a paradise of cross- country skiing in winter: Cross-country skiers have already discovered the Ober-pfälzer Wald as “heaven on earth” for winter sports fans.

Five cross-country skiing centres and numerous winter resort towns offer a variety of well-prepared cross-country ski-tracks – and of course ski skating tracks, too.

Thus, everybody will find a sports activity that fits.

Our “Winterfreizeit-karte Oberpfälzer Wald” (winter touristic map) gives an over-view about sports activities in the Oberpfälzer Wald in winter – e.g. cross-country ski-tracks and slopes, or important sights.


Christmas market in Weiden

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/winter

snowboarding at Fahrenberg

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OUR TIP

Beautiful riversThe Naab is treasured for its calmness and natural state; small islands in the middle of the Naab are, for example, in-habited by birds. The Regen, in contrast, flows rather boldly and lively towards the Danube. It has to snake its way around a number of giant rocks, which are spread like splendid diamonds across the riverbed. On both rivers, Naab and Regen, canoe tours for families or groups can become unique adventures.

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/water

M A N meets W A T E R

Innumerable fishponds characterise the “Land of a Thousand Ponds”, a pond area in the Stiftland which was designed by monks in the Middle Ages.

There are numerous brooks and rivers in the Oberpfälzer Wald, which are running calmly and peacefully through meadows.

Additionally, there are countless swimming areas, some of them belonging to the biggest lakes in East Bavaria.

And last but not least, many different plants and animals inhabit some of the oldest and most precious nature reserves in Bavaria.

Consequently,

water is vacation.

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The variety of nature

Crayfish, river pearl mussels, kingfishers, beavers, storks, eagle owls, sandpipers, black and red kites, wolfsbane, buttercups, bush carnations, veronicas – although this list sounds like a part of the Red List, all these animals and flowers live and grow naturally in the surroundings of Naab, Regen, Fichtelnaab, Waldnaab, Haidenaab, Pfreimd, Schwarzach, Zott, etc.

Here, you can discover wonderful biotopes!

Rußweiher next to Eschenbach

M A N meets W A T E R

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Lavishly beautiful settings of R I V E R BAN KS ,

and F I SH I N G G R O U N D S e q u a l s

u l t i m a t e R E LAXAT I O NCloseness to natureAs far as we know, the Ober-pfälzer Wald is the oldest fish farming area of Europe. For centuries, fish have been bred, caught and eaten – an El Dorado for anglers, no matter if spinning or fly fishing, or fishing with bait on the bottom.

Thousands of ponds and lakes, e.g. forest lakes at Wiesau, the quarry near Neusorg or the lake Kleiner Rußweiher, and many running waters like Waldnaab and Fichtelnaab, Wondreb or Regen offer a piece of fisherman’s paradise for every-one.

In total peace and tranquillity, fishing in the Oberpfälzer Wald is a sporting adventure as well as a benefit for body and soul.

Hammersee

at the Regen

OUR TIP

Freshly caught fish and fishing cultureIn and around Tirschenreuth, fish farming goes back to the 11th century. The Ober pfälzer Fischereimuseum (Upper Palatinate Museum of Fishery), which is in the MuseumsQuartier in Tirschenreuth, documents fishing in rivers, fish farming and angling. Several aquariums and exhibitions, presentation boards and three-dimensional figures explain and depict fishery from the Middle Ages until today.

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/museum

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Our “Angelmagazin Oberpfälzer Wald” is all about fish and angling:

Where to go to angle, where to find maps, fish restaurants, angling events, and much more!

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Mit zahlreichen Infos rund um die Fischerei

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/angling

at the Schwarzach

Manteler Weiher

anglers near Kemnath

fish farm Wöllershof


GO O D M O O D thanks to summer,

sun, SH O R E and sports

Beach feeling in BavariaThe Oberpfälzer Wald offers plenty of ponds and lakes, which are very appealing to relax at the beachside, to swim some laps, or just to enjoy summer days in a natural and enticing surrounding.

Natural swimming lakes are very characteristic for this area.

However, natural does not mean comfortless in this case, as these lakes offer anything one could desire at a lake: idyllic scenery, calm recesses, well prepared shores and trim lawns, quite often kiosks or restaurants, and much more.

Well then, let’s go swimming!

OUR TIP

Extremely splashy!If you prefer sports activities, you should go to Steinberger See (Lake Steinberg) and try water skiing or wakeboarding.

Sailors, surfers and divers will appreciate the Oberpfälzer Wald for its big lakes, at which several row and pedal boat rentals offer to go boating with family or friends.


Murner See

water skiing at Steinberger See

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Swimming as adventure…Relaxation, wellness and adven-ture can be found for example in the “Wohlfühlbad Bulmare” in Burglengenfeld, or other family-friendly and exciting adventure pools…

Camping – an experience of natureWonderful ponds and lakes, idyllic river valleys – most of the over 30 campsites in the Oberpfälzer Wald are situated at lakes or ponds. Eating, sleeping and living outside, enjoying

nature very closely in your caravan, motor home or tent.

Many campers are attracted by the wonderful sites of the Oberpfälzer Wald and the feeling of autonomy as a camper.


www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/camping

Plößberger Weiher

H EALT H , relaxation and

W E LLBE I N G in the Sibyllenbad

Water is lifeCome in and recharge your batteries! In the bathing section, you can relax in 34° C and 36° C warm water and you will immediately feel the healing effects of water from a carbonic acid mineral spring.

Enjoy the pleasant and bene-ficial effects of swan necks, massage nozzles, floor bubbles and whirlpools, or take a deep breath in the Irish-Roman steam grotto.

Allow yourself some luxury and simply enjoy life – take a rest and have beautiful dreams in one of our spacious rest areas.

Fizzy treasures from the depths of the earth

Here, two natural resources of sterling quality spring up: firstly, one of the strongest radon springs in Germany and secondly, a highly concentrated carbonic acid spring of volcanic origin.

The combination of both healing waters in the Sibyllenbad’s radon-carbon-acid-balneo-therapy is unique.

Furthermore, the Sibyllenbad is a good place to go to for patients with rheumatism, arthritis, or joint illnesses – our attending physician Prof. Dr. Dr. Grunewald will give advice!


OUR TIP

Health and relaxation – all-in offers and á la carteThe Sibyllenbad has a variety of offers: appealing treatments, marvellous bathing days, attractive offers for the perfect wellness holiday – indulge your-self and your health in some wellness and recreation. For further information please visit our website www.sibyllenbad.de or if you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone +49 9638 933-0.

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Leave behind your daily routine and relax!

Our spacious wellness section makes dreams come true: seven different saunas and individual rest areas, such as fireplace or bread baking room, are inviting you. Moreover, our oriental bathing temple reminds of Arabian Nights and beneficial treatments, such as Cleopatra or Arabian Rasul baths, or exotic massages with scents are invigorating sources for your well-being.

Bathing dreams come true!

www.sibyllenbad.de

Sibyllenbad in the Oberpfälzer Wald

Kurallee 1 · 95698 Neualbenreuth Tel. +49 9638 933-0 [email protected]

OUR TIP

Geology as adventurePopular destinations not only for geologists: The GEO-Zentrum an der KTB (site of the conti-nental deep drilling program) in Windischeschenbach provides basic knowledge about the earth’s overall system.

The transnational Bavarian Bohemian Geopark is one of the most interesting geological areas worldwide.

Skilled Geopark rangers offer guided tours.

www.geozentrum-ktb.de www.geopark-bayern.de

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M A N meets R O C K

Educational path of geology Tännesberg

Castle Trausnitz

GEO-Zentrum an der KTB

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Would you like to discover the history of the Earth? The rocks of the “Steinpfalz” will take you on a journey back to the Hadean:

“Europe’s most beautiful basalt cone” Parkstein – the remains of a 24 million-year-old volcano are crowned by impressive castle walls and a little church.

Right in the middle of the town Pleystein, you can find a rock formation of quartz, especially well-known for its beautiful and rare minerals, with a pilgrimage church on top of it.

The mighty granite rock formation of Castle Falkenberg, which is above the Waldnaab, is also called “Wollsack” (wool sack) as it looks quite extra-ordinary due to weathering.

These are only three of many remarkable locations and places with stories, myths and legends. Amazing geologic features, which belong to the 100 most beautiful geotopes in Bavaria, make this region a kind of Mecca for (hobby) geologists and mineralogists.

Geology is vacation.

M A N meets R O C K

Rose quartz rock, Pleystein

Kiebitzstein, Steinwald

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Bavaria’s Burgenland: ancient B U I LD I N G S , gruesome

S EC R ETS and tragic STO R I ES

A journey of discovery through one’s own imagination When surrounded by huge castle walls, the world changes. One is taken back to past cen-turies and starts to imagine how life, sufferings and love might have looked like. Such a fictive look back will give an understanding of the quite harsh living conditions in former times.

The Oberpfälzer Wald is a region full of castles: some are ruins, others completely renovated, some are weathered, others still in their original condition, some can be seen from a distance, others are rather hidden, but all of them are the perfect setting for an imaginary role play – and sometimes, even castellan and damsel offer a guided tour through “their” castles…

Festival Castle Leuchtenberg

Castle Stockenfels

OUR TIP

Raise the curtain! One of the biggest layman ensembles in Germany, the Burg-festspiele Leuchtenberg (Castle Festival) is annually held on Castle Leuchtenberg or at Friedrichsburg (a palace) in Vohenstrauß.

Traditional Bavarian folk theater, classics of drama, groovy musi-cals or funny plays for children – 150 enthusiastic actors present entertainment for the young and the young at heart.

www.stadtbuehne.de www.burgfestspiele.de

Ruin Waldeck

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Stones and mineralsThe Heimat- und Bergbau-museum Erbendorf exhibits a collection of minerals with over 1.000 samples, some of them being treasures of geology and mining from the Oberpfalz: findings from old lead and coal mines, minerals and fossils from Kornberg (a mountain near Erbendorf), the green schist zone and the Steinwald; several exhibits display the history of mining, such as pit lamps, maps, photos, tools, etc. This exhibi-tion is definitely worth seeing!

Castle Haus Murach

Castle Wildenau

Castle Wernberg

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/castles

Friedrichsburg Vohenstrauß

The leaflet “Burgensommer Oberpfälzer Wald” summa-rises peculiarities and events with regard to castles and palaces.

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Discover pure historyWhen you visit churches, abbeys or chapels in the Oberpfälzer Wald, your visit is a journey through over one thousand years of artistic work.

Famous builders like the brothers Dientzenhofer and Lucchese, Giovanni Battista Carlone or Philipp Muttone must be mentioned with regard to several big churches and abbeys.

Very often, unexpected sur-prises of art will occur behind church doors, for example, the best known “Dance of Death“ of the Oberpfalz in Wondreb, Romanesque paintings in cemetery chapels, Acanthus altars in small chapels.

Enjoy an adventurous tour of art – enjoy the Oberpfälzer Wald!

AM A Z I N G impressions and enchanting

D I SCOV E R I ES : churches, abbeys and chapels


OUR TIP

Waldsassen – CultureYou will be impressed by Germany’s biggest church and abbey crypt in Waldsassen’s baroque basilica, as well as by its impressive organ and the pom-pous library of the neighbouring abbey. Furthermore, the Trinity Church Kappl, which was built like a cloverleaf, and the Stift-landmuseum are worth seeing. Or you listen to music – thanks to such well-known musicians like Leonard Bernstein, the concerts in the basilica have become an insider’s tip. www.waldsassen.info

Baroque Church, Pfreimd

Bild rechts: szenische Stadtführung in Nabburg

Bild unten: Wurzer Sommerkonzerte

Holy places, ideal for quiet contemplation…

…can be found everywhere in the Oberpfälzer Wald. You will find mundane tranquillity at “Marterln” (Christain wayside shrines or crosses), relics, or chapels.

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/churches

Convent village Speinshart

Trinity Church Kappl, Waldsassen

Field Chapel, Guteneck

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Synagogue, Floß

Acanthus altar Reuth


Summertime is F EST I VAL T I M E :

great P LAYS , great E M OT I O N S

Clashing swords and sorceryIn summer, musicians and singers, actors and jugglers, craftsmen and knights, and witches and noblewomen revive the old castles in the Oberpfälzer Wald. They tell about tragedies and comedies, perform historic spectacles and present old arts.

Festivals, historic festivities and markets turn summer in the Oberpfälzer Wald into a “summer of festivals”: Whether Leuchtenberg or Neuhaus, Burgtreswitz or Stefling – all castles are teeming with people, stories, life and laughter…

Discover this unique atmos-phere of the Oberpfälzer Wald, which becomes especially enjoyable during evening hours.

Doctor Eisenbarth festival Oberviechtach

OUR TIP

Scary witches……and ferocious knights are to be encountered when you take part in a “Geisterwanderung zu Nittenau” (guided theme hiking tour). You will be presented a spine-chilling comedy while hiking through the romantic Regental to castles like Hof am Regen, Stefling and Stockenfels. Ghost beer and witch goulash are a tasty delicacy in this “magic triangle of ghosts”. Goose bumps are guaranteed when crossing the dark and shimmering Regen by Zille (kind of tub).www.geisterwanderung.de

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open-air theater in front of Castle Neuhaus

witches’ dance at Castle Stefling

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/festivals

Performed historyHatred, love, deceit, grief, rage, friendship – emotions cause a stir inside impressive walls or at other locations steeped in history, which are not only the setting but also the inspiration for festivals.

transnational festival in Bärnau

Castle Festival Leuchtenberg

“Vom Hussenkrieg” in Neunburg vorm Wald

Spectacles for all senses:

C U LT U R E for everybody

Excellent cultural events, time- honoured settingsThe imposing basilica of Waldsassen, the garden of the Passionists’ Abbey in Schwar-zenfeld, or the historical parsonage yard in Wurz serve as settings for concerts every year, and thus are filled with music.

Medieval markets, festivals at historical squares and scenic guided tours will present towns and cities from a historical viewpoint.

There are also several ecclesiastical events in the Oberpfälzer Wald which widen the range of happenings, for example the pilgrimages for horses and their riders in Tännesberg and Nabburg.


Basilica concert in Waldsassen

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OUR TIP

Enjoy classical music in the countryThe baroque Muttone-parsonage yard in the pretty village Wurz, near Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab, is an insider’s tip for lovers of classical concerts. During the Wurzer Sommerkonzerte (summer concerts of Wurz), international ensembles and brilliant virtuosi take visitors on a journey through the music worlds of famous composers at mild summer evenings.

www.wurzer-sommerkonzerte.de

Centrum Bavaria Bohemia, Schönsee

smaller-scale Performing Arts Days in Kastl

Passion play, Kemnath

Sankt Jodok-Ritt (Saint Josse-Ride), Tännesberg

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Local history

Stories about the Oberpfälzer Wald and its people are not only told, they are also dis-played in order to be looked at.

Quite a lot of museums, such as the Oberpfälzer Volkskunde-museum in Burglengenfeld, the Oberpfälzer Culture- and Military Museum Grafenwöhr, the Stiftlandmuseum and many more museums of local history, are committed to this topic, the country and its people.

Thus, the visitor will gain a fascinating insight into the past of the Oberpfälzer Wald.

Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus (House of Artists), Schwandorf

Summer Concerts of Wurz

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/culture

Altneihauser Feierwehrkapell’n (famous Bavarian band)

The flyer “Zoiglinfo” contains interesting facts about Zoiglbeer, “Zoiglstuben” (very snug rooms) and the history about Zoigl-beer. Enclosed you will also find an all year Zoigl calen-dar, which informs you when and where Zoiglbeer is served.

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M A N meets B A V A R I A

OUR TIP

ZoiglbeerA hexagram at the gable of a house indicates an old tradition, which exists in the northern part of the Upper Palatinate since over 600 years: Zoiglbeer.

This bottom-fermented, unfiltered and very tasty beer attracts – in combination with a Bavarian Brotzeit (typically Bavarian cold dish), an incom-parable atmosphere and typical customs – beer lovers from far away…

www.zoiglinfo.de

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Idyllic villages, typical Bavarian towns, fertile farm-lands and hustling and bust-ling small cities characterise life in the Oberpfälzer Wald.

“Gemütlichkeit” (the typically Bavarian way of life and living) in quaint “Stub’n” (kind of rooms), happy musicians in hostelries, an uncomplicated atmosphere, and honest – sometimes a little headstrong – people:

This very positive way of life and the typical Old Bavarian way to react even-tempered lingers in one’s mind after a visit in Bavaria…

Bavaria is vacation.

M A N meets B A V A R I A

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According to ancient wisdom: EAT I N G and drinking

keep BO DY and S O U L together

Discover Bavaria right in the Oberpfälzer WaldCosy hostelries, welcoming beer gardens, or exquisite castle restaurants invite to relax and, of course, to go on a culinary journey, too:

various local and seasonal dishes, for example during the potato-, asparagus-, or venison weeks, are served in the Oberpfälzer Wald…

Whatever you prefer – “Bauern-seufzer” (tasty sausages) with sauerkraut, “Bauchstecherl” (potato garnish), “Dotsch” (kind of potato pancake), “Schweine-braten” with “Knödel”, or rather light meals from the region – you will remember the cuisine of the Oberpfälzer Wald for quite a long time.

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OUR TIP

Autumn……is the season of fish harvesting. When the fish in the ponds bet-ween Waldsassen and Kemnath are harvested, the district of Tirschenreuth invites to its “fish weeks”: that is the time for special events and activities; you can taste many delicious fish dishes and extra ordinary food creations: fish fries, fish bratwurst, carp “Pressack” (kind of brawn), smoked fish, or the “Karpfentrunk” (special kind of beer), etc.

www.erlebnis-fisch.de

www.bier-und-barock.de

local crayfish Oberpfälzer carp

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R E LAX I N G by every trick

in the book of H O S P ITALITY

This is where dreams come true…The originality of the landscapes in the Oberpfälzer Wald is a delightful contrast to modern hotels and guesthouses:

Utmost importance is attached to convenience and individuality. Each host tries to fulfil the guests’ wishes and demands and concentrates on service and the guests’ well-being.

Although most hotels and guesthouses are modernised, they have not lost their typi-cally Bavarian charm, their hospitality and cordiality.

Come and be perfectly satisfied – at a vacation in the Oberpfälzer Wald!


OUR TIP

A real adventure!Cats, rabbits, horses, goats and hens are awaiting our little guests at the farms of the “Kinderlandgemeinschaft Oberpfälzer Wald“ (a joint ven-ture of family-friendly farms). Children can rummage through hay, observe tadpoles in ponds, assist with feeding or other kinds of farm work, romp around in barns, and learn a lot about animals, forest and nature. Such a vacation will never be boring!

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/kinderland idyllically located

vacation lets

stylish hotels

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Certified hostsThe Oberpfälzer Wald offers a number of certified hosts, rated with either stars or seals of quality:

our hosts captivate guests by service, attractive offers, well-kept furniture and equipment.

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/host

Hosts with heart……and regional origin – a local butcher, brewery, garden of herbs, beekeeper, or home-made bread:

“originality and authenticity” are very important at most accommodations.

Whether hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses, apartments, or farm vacation – the “Gastgeberver-zeichnis Oberpfälzer Wald” lists numerable accommodations and you will find the vacation lodging you are looking for.

Gehnuss hosts

Qualified hosts with regard to hiking in Germany

Hosts who belong to Bayern Tourismus Marke-ting GmbH (by.TM)

Farms approved by the Kneipp-Bund

DLG-certificated farms

Motorcycle-friendly hosts, classified by the European Motorcycle Union

Facilities which are classified according to by.TM criteria

Cyclist-friendly hosts “Bed&Bike“ (ADFC)

Baby- und Kleinkinderfreundlicher Bauernhof

Cyclist-friendly hotels and restaurants (BHG)

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FAM I LY VACAT I O N without stress –

following the BAVAR I AN way of life

The right place to take a time-outSurrounded by meadows and woods, very often a splendid view, no pressure of time, no hurry – that is how family vacation in the Oberpfälzer Wald would look like.

Small, idyllic paradises – especially on farms – open up for children and quite often are new worlds for them. Nature itself offers a huge variety of leisure activities for children and adults, either in unspoiled surroundings or at so-called “environment stations” like Waldsassen, at which nature is partly prepa-red in order to become even more instructive, exciting and varying…

Family vacation can hardly be more wonderful, natural, relaxing or “Bavarian”!

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OUR TIP Just education? No, adventure!The open-air museum of the Oberpfalz in Neusath-Perschen gives an insight to how rural life was in former times. Differ-ent villages, which are divided according to their regional origin, like Mühlental or Stiftland are surrounded by fields, meadows, or orchards. Many exhibitions and events, such as bread baking, potato harvesting, or fishing, bring alive both history and museum.

www.freilandmuseum.org

Lustweg (a theme trail) in Waidhaus

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In the “Touristic Map Oberpfälzer Wald” some of the most important sights in the Oberpfälzer Wald are listed and explained – activities for individuals, families and groups no matter if sunny or rainy days.

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/family

Environment Station Waldsassen

High Ropes Course Tännesberg

Leisure Facility Großbüchlberg

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Full of charm, pleasure and culture:

A C ITY TO FALL I N LOV E W IT H

City of WeidenThe lively, friendly and cosmopolitan city near the river Waldnaab is in the very heart of the Oberpfälzer Wald. Weiden is both romantic and dreamy; innovative and crea-tive; historic sites and modern enterprises complement each other perfectly, and the picturesque Old Town impresses guests as well as residents with houses from the Renaissance and the outstanding City Hall.

Traditionally established companies, such as Bauscher, Seltmann, Nachtmann, or Witt, present classic and local pro-ducts combined with modern design, for example porcelain, glass and textiles.

Culture, sports, shopping, joy and vitality and much more is awaiting you in Weiden – the city to fall in love with!


OUR TIP

Guided city tours“Weiden at a glance” – guided tours through Weiden’s Old Town with its lovely alleys and small laneways, fascinating Renaissance buildings, and many stories and anecdotes.

From mid-April to mid-October: Saturday 10 am

Meeting point: Stairs in front of the City Hall

www.weiden-oberpfalz.de

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Max Reger, composer (1873-1916)The Max Reger Days, the serenades in the Max Reger Park, the Max Reger Hall, the new Max Reger Organ in the parish church St. Michael, the Max Reger Monument, and the Max Reger House:

A lot reminds of Max Reger, a famous Weidener, who did not only spend his teenage years here, but also composed many of his most famous organ works here in Weiden.

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Worth seeing:The art nouveau church St. Josef, the baroque “Waldsassener Kasten” with the International Museum of Ceramics and the library “Regionalbibliothek Weiden”, the City Museum, the Local Museum Tachau, the Model Railway Museum, and many cultural events.

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/weiden

Thermal World Weiden

St. Josef

University of Applied Science


Souvenir hunting

with historical

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Outlet marketsBargain hunting in the Ober-pfälzer Wald is definitively profitable:

First of all, you will find our local classics, such as glass, lead crystal and porcelain. Then you will discover specific regional products, for example mother of pearl and carvings, nutcrackers and tapestries, or schnaps, liqueur and beer.

However, there is even more: jeans, leather and swimwear, snack food, sweets and candies, or table linen, curtains and cloth…

More than 70 regional producers and companies offer outlet markets, which are perfect to do some souvenir shopping!

OUR TIP

Land of the glassblowerGlasblowers were experts on demand – today, they can almost only be found at show crystal factories. The only crystal factory in the Oberpfälzer Wald is the Show Factory of Nacht-mann Crystal AG in Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab, which is directly on the “Glasstraße” (Crystal Road). Here, you can see the impressive glass-melting furnace and experience how glass was made in former days.

www.kristallglashuette.de

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Old ways – new adventuresHistory and present of glass production in the Oberpfälzer Wald are omnipresent on the “Glasstraße” (Crystal Road), whereas you will follow the traces of the “white gold” on the “Porzellanstraße” (Porce-lain Road).

Or walk along the “Goldene Straße” (Golden Road), a road steeped in history, across the Oberpfälzer Wald.

These roads are spread like a network over the country and several cultural and shopping events are waiting for you; A lot of museums invite you to visit their exhibitions, numerous events are dealing with glass and porcelain, and the chance to buy such products is given almost everywhere.

www.dieglasstrasse.de

www.porzellanstrasse.de

www.goldene-strasse.de

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/outlet

Buttons with history

Small but essential: buttons. In Bärnau, a museum is dedicated to this object of both utility and ornament: four centuries of button production are seated in the former community brewery!

private distillery Schraml

Museum of Glass, Neustadt/WN

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Visiting N E I G H BO U R S in

BAVAR I A or the C ZECH R E PU BLI C


Either organised by others or on one’s own – the Oberpfälzer Wald is an ideal starting point for day trips to…

…Franconia:

> Bayreuth, the city of Richard Wagner, with Hermitage and festival theater

> Medieval Nuremberg with Kaiserburg (Ceasars Castle)

> “Teufelshöhle Pottenstein” (“devil’s cave“) in Franconian Switzerland

> Falconry “Katharinenberg“ in Wunsiedel

> Along the “Porzellanstraße” to the “Porzellanikon” in Selb

…the Bavarian Jura:

> Impressive gap of the Danube at Weltenburg, Kelheim

> Amenity Park “Monte Kaolino“, Hirschau

...the South and East:

> UNESCO World Heritage Regensburg

> Along the “Glasstraße” (Crystal Road) to the Bavarian Forest

…the Czech Republic:

> Health resort Mariánské Lázně with spa gardens

> Picturesque town of Cheb, with the “Špalíček” (a late Gothic group of houses)

> Old mining town Stříbro with Sgraffiti City Hall

> Lovely town Hořšovský Týn with palace

> Small health SPA Lázne Kynžvart with Metternich palace

> Prague, the Golden City

Porzellanikon, Selb

Hermitage, Bayreuth

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Sgraffiti-Rathaus, Stribro

Monte Kaolino

Singing Fountain, Mariánské Lázne

Nuremberg’s Old Town

Monte Kaolino, Hirschau

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/trips

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Bavarian Jura

Franconia

Falconry “Katharinenberg”

Danube gap, Weltenburg

World Heritage Regensburg

Czech Republic

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Recreation – Art – Culture – Cure:

Vacation in the STIFTLAND

The “Land of a Thousand Ponds”……and healing springs is located at the Bavarian-Bohemian border, an area characterised by Kloster-stift Waldsassen (an abbey)…

In over 2.500 ponds, known as the “Tirschenreuther Teich-pfanne”, there are thousands of delicious carp, and the Waldnaab winds through unspoiled mead-ows Falkenberg, which is the gate to the wild and romantic nature reserve Waldnaabtal. High above the Waldnaab there is Castle Falkenberg, which was reconstructed from 1936 to 1939. Famous persons like linguist Johann Andreas Schmeller or the stigmatised Therese Neu-mann, also known as Resl of Konnersreuth, called this home.

Only a stone’s throw from the centre of Central Europe there is the wellness and health resort Sibyllenbad in Neualbenreuth. Here you can relax in an oriental bathing temple and enjoy a fairytale of Arabian Nights…

OUR TIP

Due to the construc-tion of glass-kilns……people from Plößberg went into the wide world and saw a diversity of nativity sets, varying in size and colors. These un-forgettable impressions made the craftsmen create their own nativity sets and figures. The Glass Museum in Plößberg with Nativity Set Room exhibits well-chosen products made of glass from different countries. Be sur-prised about past and present!

www.ploessberg.deGlass Nativity Set, Plößberg

Resl’s garden in Konnersreuth

Mähring

Neualbenreuth

Mitterteich

Meadows of the Waldnaab

StiftlandJohannisplatz 11 95652 Waldsassen

Tel. +49 9632 88-160 Fax +49 9632 88-161

[email protected] www.ferienregion-stiftland.de

Observatory in Tirschenreuth

www.ferienregion-stiftland.de

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Phantastischer Karpfenweg

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Discover Bavaria’s smallest

nature reserve – STeINwALD

OUR TIP

Erbendorf

near Pullenreuth

Visit an imaginary worldOn the “Phantastischer Karpfenweg”, painted carp sculptures, which are put all around the historic Old Town of Kemnath, accompany hikers and walkers. At each sculpture you will find poems or stories dealing with fish.

But watch out! Flying fish might cross the path!

www.kemnath.de

An impressive and inviting paradise!Castle Ruin Weißenstein towers above the woods upon old, weathered granite rocks, which look like woolsacks: These rocks are the landmark of a very young mountain range, which originated during the last five million years. The highest peak of the Steinwald is called Platte, with an elevation of 946 metres (3105 feet) above sea level. Strange formations of stone can be seen, for example Kiebitz-stein, Vogelfelsen or Ratsfelsen.

The forest’s silence and scent, or the view from the Oberpfalz Tower to a sea of wood – the Steinwald is indeed a small paradise.

Inviting… Qualified hiking trails, such as Goldsteig and Fränkischer Gebirgsweg, wonderful cycle paths along the Fichtelnaab and the theme path “Sagenhafte Steinroute” (Fabu-lous Stone Route), idyllic bathing lakes like Silbersee and Mondsee, fishing waters abundant in fish, e.g. Fichtelnaab and Storchen-weiher, or art and culture!

SteinwaldBräugasse 2 92681 Erbendorf

Tel. +49 9682 9210-22 Fax +49 9682 9210-92

[email protected] www.naturpark-steinwald.de

www.naturpark-steinwald.de

www.steinwald-urlaub.de

Castle Ruin Weißenstein

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Basalt formation near Wiesau

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Krummennaab

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War of Succession Memorial near Neusorg

Bockl Cycle Trail near Floß

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Eleven friends……are waiting for you to be discovered, right in the middle of the “Naturpark Nördlicher Ober-pfälzer Wald”, the northern part of the Oberpfälzer Wald. These friends are five certified resorts – Eslarn, Flossenbürg, Moosbach, Pleystein and Tännesberg – and six lovely holiday resorts – Floß, Georgenberg, Leuchtenberg, Vohenstrauß, Waidhaus and Waldthurn. Furthermore, the “Naturpark Nördlicher Ober-pfälzer Wald” belongs to the association “Viabono – Reisen natürlich genießen” and was awarded “Quality Nature Park”.

Numerous satisfied guests and families, who regularly visit the „Naturparkland“, love this region for its peace, its wonderful nature, and the friendly and caring hosts – enjoy quality and high-value vacation at an affordable price!

Between Waldnaab and Bohemian Forest:

NATURPARKLAND OBeRPFÄLZeR wALD

Besides, each village and town has its own advantages: well-prepared and signed trails and paths for hikers and cyclists, fishing waters for anglers, idyllic locations for campers, family-friendly leisure time activities, cultural highlights and many local jewels. In short, the „Naturparkland Oberpfälzer Wald“ is a delightful spot to spend your vacation at.

Palace Burgtreswitz

OUR TIP

“Glasschleifererweg” (Glass Cutter Trail)Experiencing cultural and indust-rial history by hiking… Waterpo-wer and its former significance accompany the hiker at every turn. Starting at the historic mill Gehenhammer along the Zott creek, passing former glass cutting and polishing plants (e.g. the well-preserved Hagenmühle), to idyllic villages and secret corners – all this is waiting on the 78 km long circuit trail “Glasschleifererweg”.

www.glasschleifererweg.de

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Naturparkland Oberpfälzer WaldMarktplatz 9 or Friedrichstraße 27 92648 Vohenstrauß

Tel. +49 9651 922230 or 9180580 Fax +49 9651 922241 or 9180501

[email protected] www.naturparkland.de

Pilgrimage Church Fahrenberg near Waldthurn

Outdoor swimming pool Bäckeröd, Waidhaus

Hutstein near Eslarn

Böhmischbruck near Vohenstrauß

www.naturparkland.de

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Waidhaus

FloßFlossenbürg

WaldthurnGeorgenberg

Moosbach

Tännesberg

Leuchtenberg

Vohenstrauß

Pleystein

Valley of the Waldnaab river between Neustadt and Altenstadt


Rocks enclosed by water, wild and romantic forests,

famous rock formations: the wALDNAAB-TAL

Welcome to a natural paradiseThere are quite a number of idyllic villages and lovely towns along the Waldnaab, the main river in the Oberpfälzer Wald.

This region, its resorts and hosts offer a variety of impressions and activities: a wonderful river for boat trips and angling, family-friendly hiking trails and cycling paths, one of the best golf courses in Germany, lively arts and culture scene and sociability in connection with Zoiglbeer, earth science at the deepest research borehole in the world, the Max Reger City Weiden i.d. OPf., Europe’s Crystal Glass Centre Neustadt a.d. Wald-naab, world-famous glass and porcelain products, and much more.

The nature reserve Waldnaabtal, north of Windischeschenbach, is a well-visited area with striking formations of rocks and has become a popular destination for hikers and cyclists.

OUR TIP

Organ-pipes made of lava rockThe basalt cone “Hoher Park-stein” was awarded “Bedeutendes deutsches Geotop” (important German geotope). 150 years ago, explorer Alexander von Humboldt had already realised that this basalt formation is quite extra-ordinary and described it as “the most beautiful basalt cone in Europe”. Take a look at impressive basalt columns and enjoy the fantastic panoramic view!

www.parkstein.de

First Class Golf course Schwanhof, Luhe-Wildenau

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Waldnaab-TalHauptstraße 34 92670 Windischeschenbach

Tel. +49 9681 401 240 Fax +49 9681 401 217

tourismus@ windischeschenbach.de www.waldnaab-tal.de

Basalt cone Parkstein

Pilgrimage Church St. Quirin

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Castle Neuhaus

Starting point of the Bockl Cycle Trail, Neustadt

Lobkowitz Palace in Neustadt


OBeRPFÄLZeR HÜGeLLAND: Volcanic cones and

floodplains, Baroque sites and beautiful cities

Interesting… …is the hilly region between the basalt cone Rauher Kulm, the lake Rußweiher, the forests Hessenreuther Wald and Manteler Wald such as Haide-naab meadows and has a lot of spots to discover:

Explore unspoiled landscapes with lush flora and abundant fauna, visit the listed convent village of Speinshart, take a look at artistic works in Baroque churches, enjoy panoramic views from the view tower upon a volcanic cone near Neustadt am Kulm, do a cycling or hiking tour through a sea of wood, admire Elvis Presley in the museum of Grafenwöhr, discover the world of roots in the Wurzelmuseum in Tremmersdorf (this museum of roots is especially interesting for children), camp at a lakeside or just enjoy hospitality and comfort in a guesthouse.

OUR TIP

The cultural jewel……is the Prémontré monastery Speinshart in the Oberpfälzer Hügelland. The Baroque abbey was founded in 1145 and is an important European historical site. Both, the church, built by Wolfgang Dientzenhofer, and its splendid interior, designed by the brothers Lucchese, are worth seeing. Furthermore, the care-fully restored convent village is one of the most beautiful rural villages in Southern Germany.

www.kloster-speinshart.de

in the Museum Grafenwöhr

town of Grafenwöhr

Oberpfälzer HügellandKarlsplatz 3 92676 Eschenbach i.d. OPf.

Tel. +49 9645 9200-16 Fax +49 9645 8095

[email protected] www.oberpfaelzer-huegelland.de

Neustadt am Kulm

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Camping Rußweiher, Eschenbach i.d. OPf.

www.oberpfaelzer-huegelland.de

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Pressath

Baroque glory in Abbey Church Speinshart

Hiking Trail Goldene Straße (Golden Road) near KohlbergCastle Dießfurt near Pressath

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Rurally cultivated landscapes, crossed by hiking trails and hedges: OBeRvIecHTAcHeR and ScHöNSeeR LAND

A landscape to fall in love withDirectly at the Bohemian border, this region includes both the city Schönsee with the boroughs of Stadlern and Weiding, and the city Oberviechtach with the resorts Niedermurach, Teunz and Winklarn. Relaxation, health, culture and sports are awaiting visitors and holidaymakers in a well-wooded area between Frauenstein, Wildenstein and Reichenstein, at which you have a fantastic view to Bohemia. Sportsmen will find well-pre-pared and signposted hiking trails and cycle paths.

The Schönseer Land is not only known because of the Schön seer Seefest (lake fest), at which visitors can watch e.g. how to do laces, but also because of its plays. One festival is dedicated to a well-known citizen of Ober-viechtach, the famous “Doctor”

Johann Andreas Eisenbarth, the other play deals with “Paschen” (kind of smuggling) in the borderland to Bohemia.

Moreover, as this region is one of the most fertile gold depo-sits in Bavaria, the area around Oberviechtach is also called Eldorado, land of the gold, since medieval times…

Kurpark (Health resort) in Schönsee

Doctor Eisenbarth Museum in Oberviechtach

OUR TIP

Centrum Bavaria BohemiaThe old community brewery in Schönsee has become a cultural meeting point between Bavaria and Bohemia.

The Centrum offers a wide range of events, which deal with trans-national themes. Exhibitions, concerts, readings, theater, lectures and panel events attract visitors from both Bavaria and Bohemia.

www.bbkult.net

Hochfels near Stadlern

Gold panning in the Murach

Schönseer Land Freyung 1 · 92539 Schönsee Tel. +49 9674 317 · Fax 913067 [email protected] www.schoenseer-land.deOberviechtacher Land Nabburger Straße 2 92526 Oberviechtach Tel. +49 9671 307-16 · Fax 307-19 [email protected] www.oberviechtach.de

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Bildstock (religious shrine) in Teunz

www.brueckenland.eu

Cyclists taking a rest in Schneeberg


Water and Wood as far as the eye can see –

that is the OBeRPFÄLZeR SeeNLAND

Endless opportunitiesLarge waters and extensive woods; Mediterranean atmosphere and calm recesses at the lakeside; no bickering about umbrellas or deckchairs – holiday fun as desired…

The Oberpfälzer Seenland is the ultimate destination for every-body who loves to spend his or her vacation at the lakeside: bathing, boat hiking, trips by dragon boat, diving, waterski-ing, sailing, surfing – all this is offered at the biggest lakes of East Bavaria as well as at nu-merous ponds and idyllic rivers amidst genuine and unspoiled landscape.

In addition to those wet amuse-ments, there are spooky castles, impressive festivals and many museums: Violà, a region of endless opportunities!

OUR TIP

A mountain full of history…Under the Weinberg in Schwan-dorf, there is an almost forgotten labyrinth with long chambers and floors.

500 years ago, Felsenkeller (caverns in rock) were carved into sandstone in order to ferment and store beer, as the beer from Schwandorf was a top export product. Therefore, discover the historic Felsenkeller by taking part in a fascinating guided tour.

www.schwandorf.de Historic Felsenkeller Schwandorf

Sand-Oasis-Sulzbach, Bruck i.d. OPf.

Water sports on Lake Steinberg

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Oberpfälzer SeenlandIm Büropark Werk 1 92442 Wackersdorf

Tel. +49 9431 7593-40 Fax +49 9431 7593-41

[email protected] www.oberpfaelzer-seenland.de

Art and Water Trail, BodenwöhrMusic Summer, Schwarzenfeld

www.oberpfaelzer-seenland.de

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The “Venetian Mer-chant“ in NabburgActors perform how life in the town and in the country looked like at the turn of the late Middle Ages to modern times. On his journey, the merchant encoun-ters many contemporaries, e.g. a goldsmith or a female herbalist. If you are interested in former times in detail, the Oberpfälzer Freilandmuseum Neusath- Perschen (open-air museum) might be worth visiting, too.

www.der-venezianische- kaufmann.de

Tourismusgemeinschaft Oberpfälzer Wald an Naab, Pfreimd und SchwarzachOberer Markt 16 · 92507 Nabburg Tel. +49 9433 1826 · Fax 1833 [email protected] www.naturpark-oberpfaelzer-wald.de

Old Town of Nabburg


NATURe PARK OBeRPFÄLZeR wALD along Naab, Pfreimd and Schwarzach

Water, Woods and Romance…The rivers Naab, Pfreimd and Schwarzach as well as their idyllic banks are ideal to relax while hiking, cycling or riding horses. By visiting ancient towns and villages, partially with medieval traces, the exhibition mine in Stulln or the ancestral church in Perschen you will realise how impressive history can be.

Animal Park Höllohe, Teublitz

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Characterised by the NaabMany anglers are attracted by the Naab as its calm and peaceful nature offers relaxation and fish in abundance. Castle Lengenfeld and Palace Münchshofen protectively look down from above; adventure and castle tours will take you back to long-forgotten times. Family-friendly cycling paths, natural bathing lakes or wellness baths, or the Animal Park Höllohe are especially suitable for children.

Enjoy your vacation in the region of the

SOUTHeRN NAAB-vILS

Südliche Naab-Vils Marktplatz 2-6 93133 Burglengenfeld

Tel. +49 9471 7018-20 or -24 Fax +49 9471 7018-68

ordnungsamt@ burglengenfeld-online.de www.burglengenfeld.de

Spend the most beauti-ful days of the year – your vacation – in one of the following resorts:Dieterskirchen · FensterbachGleiritsch · Maxhütte-HaidhofNeukirchen-Balbini Schwarz hofen · Thanstein

Guided tours through Kulzer Moos (moor near Kulz)

www.oberpfaelzerwald.de/holiday-regions

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The health and wellness oasis at the heart of EuropeSpa and wellness center with oriental bathing templeEnjoy the beneficent effect of our curative waters at our spacious spa area with open air pool.

Plunge into the world of Arabian nights: experience the herbal scents and let your skin be nurtured to make it soft and smooth.

Relax at our Moorish lounge oasis. Leave the daily routine behind you while sipping a glass of Turkish tea and listening to the burble of a fountain.

A door into another world opens under the sparkling sky of the Arabian Rasul.

Get well at our seven saunas and escape from the outside world at our individual lounge areas.

Let yourself be pampered with relaxant massages and nurturing baths, or make use of our special offers for two and take your time to enjoy them with your partner or to catch up with friends.

Sibyllenbad – �ellness in the �eart o� �urope

SIBYLLENBAD • Wellness in the heart of Europe95698 Neualbenreuth • Kurallee 1 • Tel. +49 9638 933-0 • www.sibyllenbad.de

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