Waldsassen: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Heidelberg, Streicher Rang, Wappenstein and the Center of Europe are located in the area surrounding Waldsassen. You can rent a holiday apartment in Waldsassen.

Surroundings and History

Kappl and Gommelberg are located near Waldsassen.

Bad Brambach and St. Michaelis are located in the wider regional surroundings of Waldsassen.

Waldsassen lies between the Kohlwald and the Upper Palatinate Forest in the valley of the Wondreb.

Waldsassen is a cultural centre of the Upper Palatinate Stiftland and lies on the Bavarian Porcelain Route.

The monastery of Waldsassen was founded before 1133 by monks who had been brought to Waldsassen from Volkenroda in Thuringia.

Regional Character

The Cistercian monastery in Waldsassen is connected with the historical pond farming of the Upper Palatinate Forest: its monks created 4,000 ponds, around a quarter of which are still managed today.

Geographical Location

Cheb (Eger) in the Czech Republic is located approximately 10 kilometres from Waldsassen and can be reached via the Hundsbach–Svatý Kříž (Heiligenkreuz) border crossing.

More local pages to choose from: Neualbenreuth, Tirschenreuth, Kulmain, Wiesau, Pullenreuth, Reuth Bei Erbendorf, Waldershof, Falkenberg.

To the overview of the higher-level destination: Tirschenreuth.