Neustadt am Kulm: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

You can rent a holiday apartment in Neustadt am Kulm. Speinshart Monastery is located in the immediate vicinity of Neustadt am Kulm; Waldeck Castle is situated in the surrounding area. Emtmannsberg Palace, Schnabelwaid Palace and the Platte (Steinwald) are located in the wider regional area. Kühberg and Kastler Berg are also in the immediate vicinity, while Miegaberg is located in the surrounding area of Neustadt am Kulm. Speinshart Monastery is therefore a specific cultural point of interest for visitors interested in Neustadt am Kulm.

Nature and Culture

Rauher Kulm reaches a height of 682.5 metres above sea level and rises 165 metres above the valley. A 25-metre-high observation tower stands at its summit.

From the viewing point on Rauher Kulm, visitors can look across the surrounding landscape and the town as far as the Fichtel Mountains and Franconian Switzerland.

The town church of Neustadt am Kulm is a Protestant Lutheran Baroque church. It was begun in 1413–15 as the church of a Carmelite monastery; its present appearance is largely the result of restoration work that began in 1708 after its destruction in 1633 during the war.

Visitors can climb Rauher Kulm along a narrow path through basalt rocks to its observation tower. For anyone wishing to experience a climb to an observation tower in Neustadt am Kulm, this is a specific local experience.

Rauher Kulm, also locally known as Großer Kulm, is a volcanic cone standing between neighbouring volcanic cones on the upland plain between the Upper Main and Upper Naab rivers. The area lies on the European watershed between the North Sea and the Black Sea.

Local legends are associated with Rauher Kulm, including stories of a protective mountain spirit and of a silver bell that is said to have been sunk in the well of a former castle.

You can now continue to the accommodation selection in Neustadt am Kulm to plan the rest of your trip.

To the higher-level travel overview: Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz.