Discover Waldershof: Nature, Chapels and Castle History

Nature in Waldershof: Kösseinaue and Hohenhard

At the “Schau in´d Au” viewing platform, information boards tell you about the regional flora and fauna. They also explain why Kösseinaue is worth protecting. The platform thus combines information about nature with a specific topic: the protection of Kösseinaue. If you are interested in nature around Waldershof, the boards offer a distinct way to explore this theme.

Another nature-related feature can be found in Hohenhard, Waldershof: two linden trees stand by the Antonius Chapel and have been protected as a natural monument since 1959. The platform and the chapel offer different perspectives: one focuses on information about regional flora and fauna, the other on the protection of two particular trees. This adds a vivid example of a protected natural monument to the picture of the local environment.

Chapels, circular hiking trail and castle history

Sights along the “Through the Rural Idyll” circular hiking trail include the Johannes Chapel, the Calvary crucifixion group and the rural Baroque St. Joseph’s Chapel in Wolfersreuth. These sites give the trail a cultural focus, with a range of religious themes. If you are planning the hike, check the current trail conditions before your trip.

Waldershof Castle was built around 1100 and was the starting point for the settlement of Waldershof. The former moated castle stands on a basalt vent on the edge of town, right next to the town hall. It is privately owned and can only be viewed from the outside. Plan your visit accordingly and check access arrangements in advance.

Play and rental facilities at Kösseinebad

Kösseinebad has a family playground with a large play ship. Canoes and boats are also available to rent, and the facilities include a bocce court with equipment rental. The activities offer a range of options: the playground and play ship, boating and canoeing, and bocce. Before your trip, check the current availability of canoe and boat rentals, as well as bocce equipment rental.

When searching for a holiday apartment in Waldershof, it helps to use your plans for the stay as a guide: will your holiday focus more on nature and historic sites, or on activities at Kösseinebad?

Culture and cuisine in Tirschenreuth

The wider travel destination of Tirschenreuth also offers its own cultural and culinary themes. At the MuseumsQuartier in Tirschenreuth, the Upper Palatinate Fisheries Museum brings together six other specialized exhibitions in a former monastery. Visitors can explore almost 1,000 years of fishing and fish-farming history; four large aquariums display native fish. The MuseumsQuartier regularly hosts special exhibitions, talks, readings and concerts. As individual dates may change, check the current program when planning a specific visit.

In the center of Fischhofpark in Tirschenreuth are the historic Fischhof Bridge and Fischhof, the district court. The Tirschenreuth district is best known for Zoigl, the cult beer of the Upper Palatinate Forest. Carp from the pond landscapes of the “Land of 1,000 Ponds” are another regional specialty. The wider travel destination of Tirschenreuth thus adds fishing history, exhibitions and local specialties as themes in their own right.

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