Schirmitz: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Wernberg Castle is located in the vicinity of Schirmitz. This is a specific point of reference for travellers interested in castles and regional culture.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Schirmitz.

Culture

In the wider regional surroundings of Schirmitz lies Flossenbürg concentration camp. For visitors interested in remembrance culture, it is a specific cultural point of reference. Reh-Berg, Kopfstein, Falkenberg Castle, Mitterberg and Waldeck Castle are also located in the wider regional surroundings.

Nature and Landscape

Georgenberg is located in the immediate vicinity of Schirmitz.

Schirmitz lies on the eastern edge of the Weiden Basin, a flat plain around Weiden. The first foothills of the Upper Palatinate Forest begin to the east; the terrain is described as hilly and scenically attractive.

Schirmitz lies on the Waldnaab. The river crosses the Upper Palatinate from north to south and later continues its course as the Naab.

Geographical Location

An elevation in the southeastern municipal area of Schirmitz, on the road to Bechtsrieth, offers views across this basin to the basalt cones of Parkstein and Rauher Kulm.

History

Schirmitz is recorded as having been first mentioned in a document in 1223.

Further information about the area can be found under Pirk.

For the overview of the wider destination: Neustadt An Der Waldnaab.

Other Destinations

Other places within the same destination:

Waidhaus, Tännesberg, Windischeschenbach, Luhe-Wildenau, Kirchendemenreuth, Moosbach, Kirchenthumbach.