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MUSEUMS
of the district Cham
Museums · Galleries · Collections
www.landkreis-cham.de
Content
Preface 2– 3
Museums in the district Cham 4 – 46
Galleries 47 – 52
Studios 53
Collections 54 – 58
Publisher
Landratsamt Cham Culture · nature · environment 59 – 69
Kulturreferat
93404 Cham Imprint 70
Phone +49 (0) 9971 78218 Photo credits 71
kultur@lra.landkreis-cham.de
www.landkreis-cham.de Map for orientation 72
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Museums in the district Cham –
Regional identity
The museums in the district Cham contain an abundance of Twelve municipal of the more than 30 museums are scientifically
historical objects and mirror existing traditions. Tangible and taken care of by the department of culture of the district in line
intangible cultural assets form identity and characterise with the „Chamer Modell“. The Landesstelle für die nichtstaatli-
uniqueness. In a region of Bavaria, which has evolved very chen Museen (The Bavarian Department for Museums [non-
dynamically for years, especially the cultural institutions draw State]) continuously accompanies this work in the museums.
a line from the past to the future.
With the project „Regional identity“ and this booklet the Bavarian
Regional museums are knowledge reservoirs of our home. Ministry for Finance and Home Affairs supports the perception
Whether as exhibits labelled as a home treasure or as fascina- and appreciation of cultural specialties. We thank cordially for
ting objects of the historical everyday life, in the local museums this support.
and folklore collections the history of the region, its economic,
social and cultural development is alive. Thank you also to all active members in the museums, galleries
With varied exhibitions the museums are the cultural centers and cultural institutions for their commitment.
of the rural area. Especially volunteers, who are tirelessly working alone or in an
association, are the basis of succussful cultural work in the rural
area. Cultural commitment strengthens the connection with
the region. It focuses on liveabilty and amiability and mediates
a feeling of home.
You are cordially invited to discover the cultural wealth of
the museums, collections, galleries and places of art in the
district Cham.
The Minister for Finance and Home Affairs Albert Füracker Franz Löffler
handed the funding notification of the project to the Landrat and Landrat and Bezirkstagspräsident,
Bezirkstagspräsident, Franz Löffler on the 22nd of July 2020. government of Upper Palatinate
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Arnschwang Arrach
Bavarian Forest
Bicycle Museum Museum of Handcraft
The history of the bicycle Ancient Craftsmanship
The bicycle museum, which shows the development and Run by the family Drexler, the museum of handcraft in Arrach
history of the bicycle, has an exhibition space of more than presents old trades of the local area such as shoemaker,
1050 square meters. It is located in a protected monument, wagon-maker, blacksmith, locksmith and saddler in new
which used to be a horse changing station at the mail route surroundings. Special attention is paid to the handcraft using
between Regensburg and Prague in the center of Arnschwang. wood as a working material. Exhibition units inform about the
work of cabinetmakers, turners, carpenters, barrel-makers,
The museum of the friends’ association, which addresses all broom-makers, shapers of wooden wire and woodcutters.
ages and is partly barrier-free, is also the home of the
„Radlwirtschaft“, where you can get snacks, coffee and home- Visitors have the possibility to dwell in a reproduction of a
made cakes. Furhermore the museum possesses an apprenti- farmhouse parlour. More than 2000 exhibits, devices, and
ceship workshop, where basic repairs like mending bicycle machines have been collected and integrated into the
tubes and adjusting brakes are shown. There is also an art exhibition. Film screenings give further information about
gallery with changing exhibitions. Arnschwang is ideally the ancient craftsmanship.
located at the cycle path between Regensburg and Prague.
Bärwurz, a liquor very typical for this area, is produced in the
affiliated distillery. It can be tasted free of charge. The museum
of minerals next door also delivers interesting insight.
Fahrradmuseum Arnschwang Opening hours Bayerwald-Handwerksmuseum Opening hours
Dorfplatz 1 Tue and Thu 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lamer Straße 94 Mon – Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
D – 93473 Arnschwang Fri 4.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. D – 93474 Arrach
Sat 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Phone +49 (0) 9977 9044111 Sun and holidays Phone +49 (0) 9943 3640
fahrradmuseum.eu@web.de 9 a.m. – 8.30 p.m. r.drexler@t-online.de
www.fahrradmuseum.eu www.drexlers-baerwurz.de
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Arrach Arrach
Museum of Wooden Art Mineral Museum
at the » Drexler-Hof« » Drexler-Hof«
Hidden natural beauties Minerals from all over the world
»Nature is the artist, I am only the decorator«. The unique There are more than 1000 exhibits from the east-Bavarian
pieces of wooden art by Horst Giese in the museum reveal area in the mineral museum: exceptionally beautiful and rare
hidden natural beauties. The single rooms deliver insight in minerals from the Bavarian Forest like one of the biggest ever
the areas music, nature, church, politics, history, general know- found tourmalines, garnet or andalusite crystals. Many colour-
ledge and health care. ful and well crystallized minerals from all over the world can
also be admired in the collection.
Holzkunst-Museum Opening hours Mineralienmuseum »Drexler-Hof« Opening hours
beim »Drexler-Hof « Mon – Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hausfelderstraße 1 Mon – Fri 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Lamer Straße 94 D – 93474 Arrach Sat 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
D – 93474 Arrach Sun and holidays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Phone +49 (0) 9943 903703 November – April only Mon – Sat
Phone +49 (0) 9943 3640 r.drexler@t-online.de
r.drexler@t-online.de www.drexler-arrach.de Free admission
www.drexlers-baerwurz.de
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Bad Kötzting Bad Kötzting
Liquor Museum
Bärwurz-spring
of Bad Kötzting Whit ride museum
Distillery in the past Pilgrimage on horseback and Whit wedding
The museum run by the distillery Bad Kötztinger Bärzwurz The Whit ride of Kötzting, a pilgrimage on horseback for men,
Quelle offers information about liquor production in the past. can be traced back to a pledge in the year 1412. It is one of
the largest mounted pilgrimage processions in Europe and was
The collection contains more than 200 historical exhibits, uplifted to an eucharistical procession again in 2004. In the
which show every single production step like mashing, church surrounded by the fortifications of Bad Kötzting a small
distilling or bottling. museum documents the history of the pilgrimage on horse-
back and the following symbolic Whit wedding. The Whit ride
Moreover the medical benefits of different herbs and plants, of Kötzting was included in the Bavarian register of intangible
which are used for the production of spirituous beverages, cultural heritage in 2015.
are described.
The banner of the Markt from the end of the 18th century is
the first visual source of the Whit ride. The peculiarity of this
exhibit was acknowledged by the Ministry for Finance and
Home Affairs with its inclusion in the list »100 Heimatschätze
Bayerns« (»100 home treasures in Bavaria «). Furthermore
precious garlands symbolizing virtue, adornment of the horses,
the traditional costumes of the horsemen and the magnificent
19th century dress of a Whit bride as well as pictures show the
historical and present meaning of the rite for the entire region.
Schnapsmuseum Opening hours Pfingstritt-Museum Opening hours
Bad Kötztinger Bärwurz-Quelle Mon – Fri 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Kirchenburg Sun and holidays 10 a.m. –
Pfingstreiterstraße 44 Sat 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Herrenstraße 11 12 a.m. and 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
D – 93444 Bad Kötzting D – 93444 Bad Kötzting and on appointment
May – October: also Sundays
Phone: +49 (0) 9941 3251 and holidays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Phone: +49 (0) 9941 40032150 Free admission
info@baerwurzquelle.de tourist@bad-koetzting.de
www.baerwurzquelle.de Free admission www.bad-koetzting.de
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Blaibach
»Women’s diligence«
museum and coffee house
Women’s life in the past
The large collection tells about the life and work of The permanent exhibition focuses on the life stages of women
young girls, strong women and old ladies in the past. living and working between 1850 and 1950. This history of
The different exhibition units show their everyday life is edited informatively and is illustrated by an
living conditions from childhood abundance of objects, documents and staging.
to old age und honor their At the museum tour the visitors are taken on a time travel-
accomplishments. conveying memories of women’s lives in the past. Competent
and interesting guided tours by the collector (cultural guide,
teacher and museum educator) vitalise the topics of the
permanent and special exhibitions.
Afterwards it is recommended to enjoy coffee, cake and the
wonderful view in the nostalgic coffee house.
»FrauenFleiss« Museum und Café Opening hours
Museumsverein Frauen-Fleiß e. V. Easter – end of October
Gudrun Linn every Mon, Tue, Sun and
Kammleiten 6b holidays
D – 93476 Blaibach 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
and on appointment
Phone +49 (0) 9941 9088407
Mobile +49 (0) 160 6801830
info@museum-frauenfleiss.de
www.museum-frauenfleiss.de
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Cham
Museum SPUR
Art by the group SPUR in the poorhouse
In the former poorhouse of the city, a late Gothic building, two were born in Cham. The group consisting of these four
the museum SPUR Cham shows paintings, sculptures and works members, Prem (1934 – 1978), Sturm (1932– 2008), Fischer
on paper by the artist group SPUR. In the anti-war movie (1933– 2004) and HP Zimmer (1936 –1992), existed till 1965.
»Die Brücke« (»The Bridge«) by Bernhard Wicki, which was The group’s ideas and artistic innovation are seen as important
filmed in Cham in 1959, the historic poorhouse has a central contributions to the international upraise of art in the post-
role. Since 1995 the iron sculpture »Großer geharnischter war period.
Sitzender« (» Big armored sitting man«) by Lothar Fischer,
a member of the group SPUR, has stood on the bridge. The works shown in the SPUR museum are not only the
holdings of the museum but also loans by private individuals,
In the autumn of the year 1957 a group of young artists by museums and galleries or by the »Kunstverein Museum
exhibited together in the Old Botanical Garden in Munich. SPUR« (»Art club of the SPUR museum«). In annually changing
In January 1958 they gave their collaboration the name SPUR. exhibitions, aspects of the group’s work or of its members
The founding fathers of this artist group were Lothar Fischer, are presented, complemented by lectures, film screenings and
Hans-Peter Zimmer, Heimrad Prem and Helmut Sturm, the last readings.
On the ground floor of the poorhouse the city archive shows
exhibitions about the local history.
Works pictured © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2020
Museum SPUR Cham Opening hours
Schützenstraße 7 Easter to 6 th of January
D – 93413 Cham Wed, Sat, Sun and holidays:
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. (except 1st
Phone (0) 9971 40790 und 78218 November, 24 th, 25th and 31st
kultur@lra.landkreis-cham.de of December)
www.cham.de Free admission
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Cham
City Gallery
Cordonhaus
Contemporary Art
Located in the former provost building of the monastery The concept of the exhibition is known for its broad spectrum
Reichenbach from the 16th century, and with its atrium and its exhibitions specifically curated for the house.
with arcaded sidewalk unique in the city, the City Gallery
Cordonhaus Cham invites its visitors to come in and linger. The historic building with its impressive atmosphere is an
For more than 30 years exhibitions of contemporary art ideal place for musical and literary events in cooperation with
have been shown on the upper floor, which arouse interest cultural institutions of the city and the district. On the top
beyond the region. floor there is a permanent exhibition of the prehistoric and
protohistoric archaeology of the region in and around Cham.
It focuses on artists of regional and national interest, who Furthermore the collection of contemporary art of the city
present current art in solo or group exhibitions. Cham is publicly presented in the city hall.
Städtische Galerie Cordonhaus Opening hours
Propsteistraße 46 Wed– Sun and holidays 2 p.m. –
D – 93413 Cham 5 p.m. (except 1st of November,
24th, 25th and 31st of December)
Phone +49 (0) 9971 8579420 Thu 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
anjalie.chaubal@cham.de and on appointment
www.cordonhaus-cham.de free admission
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Cham Cham
Prehistoric collection Museum of
»From the dim and the gunsmith family
distant past« Kuchenreuter
Cham’s culture in the Neolithic Age Weapons for the Emperor, the King and Casanova
The prehistory of Cham and its closer surroundings is The small museum presents references to the history of
presented in three rooms on the top floor of the Cordonhaus firearms and interesting details about their production.
Cham. The collection is affiliated to the City Gallery. The museum is located in the business building Kuchenreuter
Besides archaeological finds and distribution maps, boards in Cham, in which the family tradition of producing guns has
explain the different cultural stages. One text deals with the been continued unbroken for more than 375 years till today.
prehistoric and protohistoric rampart constructions in the
basin between Cham and Furth. Discoverers of important Since the year 1640 the family Kuchenreuter has been produ-
finds and their accomplishments for the prehistoric research cing firearms for hunting and sport in precise handcraft.
of the region are recognized. Their weapons became famous all over the world as they were
used by the aristocratic family of the Duke of Thurn and Taxis
A specialty of the collection are the excavation findings and the Bavarian kings. Aristocratic families, emperors and
from the years 1936 and 1937 of a Neolithic settlement near kings from all over Europe were customers of the Kuchen-
Knöbling in the borough Schorndorf, district Cham. Due to reuters in the 18th and 19th centuries. Even the Italian adven-
comparable pottery of further settlement places in the south turer Giacomo Casanova is said to have chosen a gun made
of Germany, Bohemia and Austria they are presented as a by the family Kuchenreuter, when he fought a duel.
separate group. Because of the geographical position of the
site it is called » Chamer Gruppe «.
Städtische Galerie Cordonhaus Opening hours Anton Kuchenreuter KG Open for groups
Propsteistraße 46 Wed – Sun and holidays Fuhrmannstraße 9 from 10 people
D – 93413 Cham 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. D – 93413 Cham on appointment
(except 1st of November, 24th,
Phone: +49 (0) 9971 8579420 25th and 31st of December) Phone: +49 (0) 9971 1506 Admission: 3 EUR per person
anjalie.chaubal@cham.de Thu 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. kuchenreuter@gmx.de
www.cordonhaus-cham.de and on appointment www.kuchenreuter.de
Free admission
16 17Cham
Broadcast Museum
The fascinating history of radio and TV
The broadcast museum Cham offers an impressive time travel The history of the development of broadcast and TV techno-
through the history of radio, TV and sound recording from logy, of sound and picture recording and electro acoustics is
the early1920s to the present. On 1100 square meters more shown embedded in contemporary history. Radiograms, radios,
than 3000 exhibits can be heard, seen, felt and experienced. record players, portable radios and cassette recorders of the
There are demonstrations and experiments in the physics hall 1950s and 1960s are presented with contemporary furniture.
and in the tube room, which are amazing and also under- The club » Das Rundfunkmuseum e.V.« is responsible for
standable for laymen. the museum, supported by the friends’
association, which is also pub-
lishing the club magazine. The
museum is partly barrier-free.
Guided tours for groups from 10 people (10 EUR / per person) at
optional times after registration, phone +49 (0) 9971 3107015
Rundfunkmuseum Cham Opening hours
Sudetenstr. 2a Every last Sunday of the month
D – 93413 Cham 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Also for single visitors without
Phone +49 (0) 9971 3107015 guided tours, with demon-
info@rundfunkmuseum-cham.de strations and presentations by
www.chamer-rundfunkmuseum.de experts in all rooms
18 19Eschlkam
The Waldschmidt Exhibition
Poet and supporter of tourism
The Markt Eschlkam installed an exhibition about the life and He was engaged in many fields: Schmidt was part of the
work of Maximilian Schmidt genannt Waldschmidt, a folk management of the Association of German Writers, brought
author born in Eschlkam in 1832, in the Waldschmidt house about the foundation of a Bavarian club of tourism and orga-
in the center of the town. It is equipped with many original nised the first festival of traditional costumes with a parade
documents from Waldschmidt`s legacy, personal items, photos, in Munich. In 1898 the Prince Regent Luitpold approved his
documents and books. Maximilian Schmidt is among the most hereditary name affix » genannt Waldschmidt«.
read and most played authors of his time. Some of his works Still in Waldschmidt’s lifetime the »Verschönerungsverein«
were made into films. of Arnbruck raised a monument for him at the Großer Riedel-
stein at the Kaitersberg in 1909. Many further memorial places
commemorate the writer, who died in 1919. The »Waldschmidt
Verein e.V.« awards the Waldschmidt prize every year.
Waldschmidt-Ausstellung Opening hours
Eschlkam Mon – Thu 8 a.m. – 12 a.m.
Waldschmidtplatz 2 and 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
D – 93458 Eschlkam Fri 8 a.m. – 12 a.m.
and 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone +49 (0) 9948 94080
poststelle@markt-eschlkam.de Free admission
www.eschlkam.de
20 21Falkenstein
Museum of Hunting and Game
at the Castle Falkenstein
Falcon, fox and firearms
The castle Falkenstein, located on a distinctive granitic cone A peculiarity is the stone flintlock gun from the armory of the
between Regensburg and Cham, has been owned by a great noble House of Thurn und Taxis, which was made by Johann
number of ecclesial and secular dignitaries in its more than Andreas Kuchenreuter in Regensburg in the year 1751.
1000 years of history. After an extensive refurbishment in the
year 1978, it became a popular destination and location for In the summer months the museum offers an annual exhibition
cultural events like the open air theatre »Burghofspiele Falken- with a topic from hunting history or natural history, supported
stein «. Since 1982 the castle accommodates in three rooms a by the friends’ association » Museum auf Burg Falkenstein Jagd
museum, which shows the relationship between hunting and und Wild e.V. « . Attractive accompanying events like educatio-
cultivation and is supposed to inspire understanding for nature. nal activities for children, readings, concerts or guided tours
through the castle complete the annual programme »culture
The exhibition presents animal preparations of partly endan- at the castle« . A visit at the museum can be combined with a
gered animals in the region, especially of birds. As a reverence hike through the protected landscape » Falkensteiner Schloss-
to the name of the castle Falkenstein the falconry is a main park« , the unique panorama of the castle tower and a stop at
topic in the museum. Alongside hunting trophies and ancient the castle tavern.
hunting weapons of various eras are shown.
Museum Jagd und Wild Opening hours
auf Burg Falkenstein July – September: every day
Burgstraße 10 – 12 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
D – 93167 Falkenstein October – June: Thu – Sun:
11 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Wed on request)
Phone +49 (0) 9462 942220
tourist@markt-falkenstein.de Guided tours for groups
www.markt-falkenstein.de through the castle on
appointment
22 23Furth im Wald
Landestormuseum
Home – border – dragon
The Landestormuseum in Furth im Wald can look back on the During the centuries the border sometimes disappeared, some-
longest museum tradition in the district Cham. In 1922 it was times it was impenetrable. But it always had consequences on
founded as a local museum and today it is the home of many people’s lives in the area.
sections, which mirror the changeful history of the border
town Furth im Wald. These specific border experiences can be relived through an
expansive and interactive art installation and motivate vistiors
In the town tower and the adjoining former hospital the Lan- to think and philosophise.
destormuseum presents a modern and interactive exhibition Corresponding media stations deepen the contents and
on two floors about the topics »Home – Border – Dragon«. support the gained impressions.
The collections of the Sudeten German home district Bischof-
teinitz are shown there again. At the moment this exhibition Six stations deal with important events of the common past
is refurbished. from the Hussite Wars to the present.
Starting in August 2020 the Worthwhile at the visit of the museum is also the ascent to the
exhibition »Border experiences« town tower of Furth. High above the roofs of the town there
is open on the ground floor. is a fantastic panorama of the town and the landscape of the
Here the border of Bavaria Bavarian Forest and Bohemian Forest.
and Bohemia and its different
contemporary impacts are the
central topic.
Landestormuseum Opening hours
Schlossplatz 4 Until 8 th of November every day
D – 93437 Furth im Wald 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., except Mon
9th of November – 31st of
Phone: +49 (0) 9973 50980 December 2020 Tue, Thu, Sat,
kultur@furth.de Sun 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
www.landestormuseum.de For groups also on appointment
24 25Furth im Wald Furth im Wald-
Sengenbühl
Museum at the
Stone Quarry Lake
» Flederwisch« Sengenbühl
World of Experience Forest, game and clocks
The museum »Flederwisch«, privately managed by Rolf Schüler, Since 1976 the Forest Museum run by the family Deglmann
is located in a refurbished industrial building of the year 1880. at the Stone quarry lake in Sengenbühl shows a collection
It accommodates a transmission shop, an ancient printing shop, of about 800 stuffed native animals, furthermore visual aids
a forge and an emigration agency. to geology and the flora of the surrounding and to wood
working. An associated game reserve, fish ponds with a cold
With the original furnishings and a number of exhibits, the water- aquarium and a forest restaurant at the former quarry
museum conveys a clear picture of the history of mechanization canteen are worth a visit.
and industrialization around 1900. Entertaining guided tours give
visitors an understanding of the historical ensemble. In the clock museum with more than 700 exhibits you pass
through 4000 years of time measurement. The variety of
At the hand papermaking the visitors not only have the possi- objects ranges from an Egyptian water clock and the shadow
bility to get theoretical knowledge about the original paper pole over sundials, sandglasses and fire clocks to wheel clocks
production, like the composition of paper or the technique used and the atomic clock. Next to regulators, grandfather clocks,
in the process, but everyone can also grab a frame and produce alarm clocks or pocket watches more than twenty church
his own handmade paper. A steam engine, gold washing and an clocks are presented.
art and handcraft market supplement the programme.
»Flederwisch« Opening hours Waldmuseum | Uhrenmuseum Opening hours
Fa. Schüler April – October: Sengenbühl daily: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Am Lagerplatz 5 Mon – Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Steinbruchweg 9
D – 93437 Furth im Wald D – 93437 Furth im Wald
Phone +49 (0) 9973 1229 Phone +49 (0) 9973 609
schueler.furth@gmx.de info@steinbruchsee.de
www.flederwisch.de www.steinbruchsee.de
26 27Furth im Wald- Grafenwiesen
Voithenberg-
hütte
Voithenberghammer Museum of Matches
Knocking hammers Focused on industrial and cultural history
The ancient hammer forge Voithenberghütte is located in Matches were cheap mass products of the Industrial Age.
the beautiful landscape of the valley of Kalte Pastritz, directly One focus of the production was on the Bavarian Forest along-
at the border to the Czech Republic. side the Weißer Regen. The match factory Allemann in Grafen-
wiesen was the most important employer and an economical
In 1823 it was built by the baron Zacharias Voith of Voithen- figurehead of the border region.
berg and was in use till 1926. In the year 1978 the city of Furth
im Wald bought the estate, renovated it together with the Since 2007 the borough Grafenwiesen informs through this
Pastritztaler Heimatverein and made it accessible as a branch small special museum about the local history of wood-work
of the Landestormuseum. An exhibition of forge products and traces the way from small business to industry. A short film
and documents explains this preindustrial monument. In 2016 establishes a historical connection to Bohemia. Furthermore
the offer worth seeing was extended by a museum shed with the museum shows examples of the numerous special collecti-
historical appliances, tools and engines. Forge performances ons of match boxes in various shapes and materials. Changing
demonstrate how two mighty hammers run by water wheels presentations give glimpses at the inexhaustible variety of
shape a glowing iron. A visit in the museum restaurant perfects match labels, the » smallest advertising posters in the world «.
the day at the Voithenberghammer. Volunteers actively support the museum work.
Hammerschmiede Opening hours Zündholzmuseum Opening hours
Voithenberghütte May – October: every 1st and Schönbuchener Straße 31 Current opening hours
Voithenberghütte 26 3 rd Sunday of the month D – 93479 Grafenwiesen are on the website
D – 93437 Furth im Wald Museum shed: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Phone +49 (0) 9941 940317
Forge, exhibition: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Phone +49 (0) 9973 50980 Groups also an appointment tourist-grafenwiesen@t-online.de
kontakt@pastritztaler.de Restaurants from 10 a.m. www.grafenwiesen.de
www.hammerschmiede-furth.de
28 29Neukirchen
b. Hl. Blut
Pilgrimage Museum
Pilgrimage and culture without borders
The pilgrimage to the Madonna of Neukirchen b.Hl. Blut, only Furthermore, the history of the pilgrimage in Neukirchen and
a few kilometres from the Czech border, is one of the most its influence on the local trades are documented: dealing with
important Mary pilgrimages in Bavaria. devotional objects, production of rosaries, wax wares, carvings
Since 1990 it has again been visited by numerous pilgrims from and the hotel and restaurant industry. Appropriate to their
Bohemia, like in the past. A special museum with the topic national importance, the Neukirchen paintings on glass are
pilgrimage was established in the former Pflegschloss at the documented with numerous originals. The »Himmidadl«-
marketplace in 1992, based on the rich treasures of the archive figure was included in the list »100 Heimatschätze Bayerns«
of the pilgrimage church. (»100 home treasures of Bavaria «).
The tour starts with various aspects of Catholic folk piety. The museum broaches the issue of its many connections to
For example, the procedure of a pilgrimage, the traditions Bohemia. Through its intensive exchange with museums in the
of pilgrimage and votive and the development of Catholic Czech Republic, the museum has maintained the cross-border
pilgrimage are explained. cooperation since the opening of the border.
Several times a year changing exhibitions and events of the
series » Culture in the Castle« complement the offer of the
museum as a regional cultural centre.
Wallfahrtsmuseum Opening hours
Marktplatz 10 Tue – Fri: 9 a.m. – 12 a.m. and
D – 93453 Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.,
Sat, Sun and holidays: 10 a.m. –
Phone +49 (0) 9947 940823 12 a.m. and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
wallfahrtsmuseum@ Beginning of November – middle
neukirchen.bayern of December: only Tue – Fri
www.wallfahrtsmuseum.de
30 31Roding-
Fronau
School museum
School in a »Waldlerhaus «
A »Waldlerhaus « (an old type of wooden building typical for parlour and chamber, where the teacher and his family lived.
the area) from the 18 th century, a log construction typical of A shoemaker’s workshop shows the sideline of the teacher’s
the Bavarian Forest, served as a schoolhouse in Fronau until family.
1851. The teacher Paulus Schmid built the log schoolhouse for
the purpose of teaching in 1756, he got the property from the The school room gives an impression about everyday life in
Hofmark lord. Around the year 1950 the house was still inha- schools around the turn of the 20th century. Ancient fixtures
bited, in 1981 the district turned it into the school museum. like the blackboard, the teacher`s desk and the benches are
from different schools of the district. Classes are cordially
The former village school Fronau is close to the branch church invited to visit and to get to know school in former time.
St. Stephanus within the old walls, which used to surround
church, schoolhouse and cemetery. The small schoolhouse The historical building is an important testimonial of school
documents the former usual unit of school room and teacher history in the Upper Palatinate. More than 250 years and its
flat underneath one roof. Next to the schoolroom was the intensive use left their mark. Therefore the listed monument
was refurbished by the district government according to the
monument protection regulations in the last years. For exam-
ple, the historical shingle roof was roofed again.
From 2021 the school museum is open again from April to Octo-
ber every Sunday from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. with free admission.
Schulmuseum
Fronau
Neukirchener Straße 2
D – 93426 Roding
Phone +49 (0) 9465 730 or +49 (0) 9971 78218
kultur@lra.landkreis-cham.de
www.landkreis-cham.de
32 33Roding Rötz
Exhibition
»City History«
Fire Brigade Museum in the » Fürstenkasten«
Extinguishing fire through the ages Tour through the city history
The museum, which was opened by the fire brigade in Roding On two floors of the Fürstenkasten a permanent exhibition
in their modern radio control post in 1985, presents on two with the topic city history was established. It informs about
floors more than 250 exhibits connected to the ancient way the history of the building and the property history of the
of extinguishing fire in the region from around 1860 to 1960. Fürstenkasten since the 16th century. Its name goes back to
the former storehouse for tribute in natural produce.
Ancient devices of the fire brigade, like nozzles used with hand
pressure, tub nozzles or motor pump trailers, but also smaller Texts and pictures describe the town history and offer a chro-
devices, uniforms and documents can be seen. nological overview of the most important historical dates and
events, the development of the settlement and the medieval
dynasty Schwarzenburg. A second part covers separate topics:
»church«, » school «, » trade and traffic«, » craftsmanship and
business«, » social utility services« and » cultural life«.
Feuerwache Opening hours Fürstenkasten Opening hours
Am Ziehringer Weg 1 on appointment Böhmerstraße 18 Tue – Fri: 9 a.m. – 12 a.m.
D – 93426 Roding D – 92444 Rötz and on appointment
Phone +49 (0) 9461 633 Phone +49 (0) 9976 941160
tagalex@web.de tourist@roetz.de
www.roding.de www.roetz.de
34 35Rötz-
Hillstett
Upper Palatinate Museum
of Craftsmanship
Hammering, Cutting, Grinding
The Upper Palatinate Museum of Craftsmanship in Hillstett- Another building at the museum area is a steam sawmill.
Rötz is located very appealingly at the Eixendorf Lake in the As a comparison a sawmill, operated by water works, can be
Schwarzach valley. At the beginning of the tour through the seen next door, the old “Saxlmühle”. It has a simple one-bladed
open-air complex, a steam engine of the type 64 from the saw gate to cut timber and planks.
year 1934 reminds the visitor of the former railway line from
Neunburg vorm Wald to Rötz. In order to save a hammer mill at Seebarn in today’s water
reservoir area from the flood, the city of Rötz had the whole
In the show rooms of the museum building twenty trades of mill cleared and rebuilt it at the museum complex.
the transition time from manually operated trade to mechanisa-
tion and industrialisation are shown. The furnished workshops At the end of the tour the visitors should pay a visit to the
convey the impression of the conditions under which craftsmen museum’s tavern »Salzfriedlhof«. This Waldlerhaus is a log
at the beginning of the 20th century had to work and live. construction and has the flat gable end roof with a big roof
overhang, which is typical for this kind of house. In the past it
was owned by a salt tradesman, who drove with a team of hor-
ses to Reichenhall and provided the Upper Palatinate with salt.
Oberpfälzer Handwerksmuseum Opening hours
Freundeskreis e. V. May – September: Fri, Sat, Sun
Hillstett 52 and holidays: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
D – 92444 Rötz and on appointment
Phone +49 (0) 9976 1482 and 941160
tourist@roetz.de
www.handwerksmuseum-hillstett.de
36 37Runding
» History Adventure«
Open-Air-Museum
Castle ruin Runding
Witnesses of a stately past
On the castle mountain in Runding stood the largest castle From 1999 to 2011 archaeological excavations were undertaken,
complex of the Bavarian Forest. It included around 18,000 at which the main castle was completely uncovered. The club
square meters. The walkable wall is almost 400 meters long. » Burgfreunde Runding e.V.« supports the maintenance of the
The first time the noble family Runtinger appears in the castle complex. In the former tower building, texts and histori-
sources is around 1120. From 1415 the reign lay with the cal views inform about the building history and ownership, the
Nothaft lineage for more than 400 years. The owners only functions of the castle and its constructions as well as about
hardly recovered from the blows of the Hussite attacks around the life at the castle in daily routine and in wartimes.
1430 and the Thirty Years’ War. In the 19th century the castle With the aid of information boards, which give information
belonged to the Bavarian state and later to private individuals. at 55 important locations about the respective building and
In 1992 the borough Runding began with extensive conserva- its age, interested visitors can explore the ruin on their own.
tion measures to preserve the castle complex. At that time the
castle was already a ruin. In the » Neues Rathaus« (» New Town Hall «) in the centre of
Runding a small exhibition presents results and some finds
of the archaeological excavations. From 2021 it will be open
Mondays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Rathaus Runding Free guided tours at the castle
Dorfplatz 9 May – September: Sun 10.30 a.m.
D – 93486 Runding and for groups on appointment
Phone +49 (0) 9971 85620 Meeting point: Vorburg, street
» Zur Burgruine «
Opening hours
Daily 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
38 39Tiefenbach
Museum in the Former
School of Lace-making
Cottage industry and handcraft
In Tiefenbach, located in the borderland to Bohemia, the from the foundation as an instrument against rural exodus,
Bavarian state established a technical school in 1907 to teach to the fight against child labour and the truck system in the
women and girls lace-making, just like in Schönsee und Stad- cottage industry, the time of National Socialism in the Bavarian
lern. Bobbin lace from Tiefenbach made a name for itself as Ostmark and into the design-orientated 1950s. Laces after
a product of the regional cottage industry and was awarded designs by famous textile designers like Suse Bernuth and Else
a gold medal at the World Exhibition in Barcelona in 1929. Jaskolla can be seen. The artist Ludwig Gebhard from Tiefen-
This textile handcraft with a long tradition and identy-creating bach also designed textile pictorial work. His » Fantasie in Weiß
character for the Upper Palatinate Forest was recognised in und Gold « (» Fantasy in White and Gold «) was named one of
2016, when it was included in the national register and Bava- the » 100 Heimatschätze Bayerns« (»100 home treasures in
ria’s list of the intangible cultural heritage. Bavaria «) by the Ministry for Finance and Home Affairs.
In the hall of the school, which was built in 1912 and today is For more than 100 years the technique of lace-making and the
the town hall, the museum shows blueprints, designs, model knowledge of this handcraft technique has been passed on
letters and bobbin laces from Tiefenbach. The history of the in the Upper Palatinate Forest through practical exercise. The
school of lace-making is an important part of the economical, Klöppelkreis (Lace-Making Club) Tiefenbach accompanies and
cultural and social history of the east-Bavarian borderland, supports the museum through volunteer work.
Museum ehemalige Klöppelschule Opening hours
Hauptstraße 33 Mon – Fri: 8 a.m. – 12 a.m.,
D – 93464 Tiefenbach Mon – Thu: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
April to October also every 1st
Phone +49 (0) 9673 92210 Sunday of the month:
poststelle@tiefenbach-opf.de 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
www.tiefenbach-opf.de and on appointment
free admission
40 41Tiefenbach
Museum Ludwig Gebhard
Sculpture Way Ludwig Gebhard
Shapes and colours
In the »Alte Schule « (» Old School «), which was built in the The area around the Alte Schule (» old school«) developed
traditional local style around 1900, the borough in cooperation into an attractive cultural center for Tiefenbach with archives,
with the artist Ludwig Gebhard (1933 – 2007), who was born in theater » Spaßettl«, open air stage and sculpture way. Since
Tiefenbach, set up an exhibition of his works. The painter, gra- 2019 there have been 13 of Gebhard’s works along the way
phic artist and sculptor Gebhard is one of the leading printma- up to the museum. The sculptures, which are formed of steel
kers of contemporary art, especially with his colourful linoleum hoop or forged of iron, are from the years 1981 to 1986 and
cuts. His innovative picture and figure language brought him stamped by geometrical and organic basic shapes.
international recognition, which is proved by the presence of
his works in public collections like the Pinakothek der Moderne The sculpture way is accessible all year long and offers an im-
Munich, Albertina Vienna or the Kupferstichmuseum (Museum pression of Ludwig Gebhard’s work beyond the opening hours
of Copper Engraving) in Basel. of the museum. A walk outdoors can be combined with some
cultural contemplation.
The permanent collection of the museum shows colourful lin-
oleum cuts, etchings, sculptures and canvases of Gebhard plus
textile works according to his designs. Annually changing exhi-
bitions illuminate the indiviual aspects of his work. Gebhard`s
extensive art library is accessible for interested people.
Museum Ludwig Gebhard Opening hours
Hauptstraße 23 April – October:
D – 93464 Tiefenbach every first Sunday of the month
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Phone +49 (0) 9673 92210 and on appointment.
poststelle@tiefenbach-opf.de
www.tiefenbach-opf.de Free admission
42 43Waldmünchen
Museum of
Borderland and Trenck
Of the life at the border and wild Pandurs
Waldmünchen is located in the Upper Palatinate Forest directly On the 9th of September 1742, Trenck invaded the city of
at the border to the Czech Republic. The city’s location at the Cham and destroyed it. Already one week later he was at
border is a thematic focal point of the museum, which was Waldmünchen and asked for the capitulation of this city, but
furnished in the former bailiff house in 2001. The relationship in the end spared it for a payment of 50 species ducats.
to the neighbours, no matter if in border traffic, trade, war or The borderland and Trenck museum informs about the person
enmity always had a big influence on the development of the Trenck considering the background of the War of the Austrian
city. Succession. A section shows the Trenck festival, which has
taken place in Waldmünchen since 1950.
The second main aspect focuses on the Pandur colonel Franz
Seraph Baron von der Trenck (1711 – 1749), an important figure Further topics of the experience-oriented museum are: city
in the War of the Austrian Succession. He fought with his history, cottage industry and forest work, historical information
Pandurs, a notorious corps of volunteers of around 1000 men, about glass production, tourism and emigration, mail, customs
together with Maria Theresia. and border police. In the »Kristallhöhle « (» crystal cave«) a
collection of Swarovski glass objects is presented.
The club » Grenzland- und Trenckmuseum Waldmünchen e. V.«
enlivens the museum by further attractive offers.
Grenzland- und Trenckmuseum Opening hours
Schlosshof 4 Middle of March –
D – 93449 Waldmünchen end of October and middle of
December – middle of January:
Phone +49 (0) 9972 30725 Tue, Sat, Sun and holidays:
tourist@waldmuenchen.de 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
www.waldmuenchen.de
44 45Waldmünchen- Bad Kötzting-
Herzogau Wettzell
The Museum
of Derer
Voith von Voithenberg Gallery Wolferlhof
Ancestral gallery and silver room Contemporary art in rural ambiance
A small journey through the past of the noble family Voith In Wettzell, four kilometres away from Bad Kötzting, the
von Voithenberg can be made by interested people in the gallery in the Woferlhof is located in an old stately farm
small idyllic mountain village of Herzogau. Here is the original building and shows contemporary art. The gallery and its
ancestral seat of the barons of Voithenberg. Still today programme are known across the local borders.
Herzogau has the stamp of an aristocratic manor with its
characteristic ambiance of manorial buildings like the church, In the main building, the gallery gives the visitor an idea about
the beneficiary house, the farm buildings of the manor, the art design, painting and sculptures and in the summer months,
brewery and the farstretching estate of the baron family. especially the big barn is impressively used as an exhibition
In the musem different times and eras come alive. The rooms room. Here a very special symbiosis between modern art and
are accordingly furnished and equipped. In the clock room, ancient building is developed.
the ancestral gallery and the silver room sacred art objects,
hunting trophies, originally hand-drawn ownership cards
and many more exhibits can be seen.
Museum Application and information Galerie Woferlhof Opening hour
Derer Voith von Voithenberg Gutsverwaltung Voithenberg Wettzeller Straße 207 Thu and Sun 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Von-Voithenberg-Straße Voithenberg 1 D – 93444 Bad Kötzting and on telephone appointment
D – 93449 Waldmünchen-Herzogau D – 93437 Furth im Wald
Phone: +49 (0) 9973 84180 Phone: +49 (0) 9941 905315
A visit is only possible with gv@voith-von-voithenberg.de galerieimwoferlhof@t-online.de
a guide tour. www.bad-koetzting.de
46 47Bad Kötzting Eschlkam-
Cham Stachesried
Art trail
Galleries and art pavilion
Klein-Werk – Bad Kötzting
Inventive gallery of the regional arts
and crafts. A cooperation of creative
people from the district, who present
handmade uniques.
Opening hours
Schirnstraße 2 Thu, Fri 10 a.m. – 12 a.m.,
D – 93444 Bad Kötzting 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
info@philippklein.de Sat 10 a.m. – 12 a.m.
Kunstforum Spielbank
Bad Kötzting Art in the » New Centre of Europe«
Changing exhibitions
The borough and the Kulturförderkreis (culture fundraising
Untere Au 2 group) Eschlkam offer a special art and landscape experience
D – 93444 Bad Kötzting directly at the Bavarian-Bohemian border.
Phone +49 (0)9941 94480
bad.koetzting@spielbanken-bayern.de Opening hours Sculptures and installations of Czech and German artists along
www.spielbanken-bayern.de Daily from 12 a.m. the art trail of Eschlkam invite the visitors to deal with the
topic » Border encounters – ways between East and West«
Bad Kötztinger Art exhibition (Karl Aichinger, Václav Bláha, Ivan Kafka, Peter Mayer, Thomas
Rauh, Veronika Schagemann). The art pavilion in Stachesried,
Painting – graphic – photography –
in which American, Czech and German artists treat a topic
sculpture. Juried international art
full of tension: » In the centre of Europe – light and shadow«
exhibition, annually on Pentecost
(Stuart Diamond, Peter Wayne Lewis, Michael Rittstein, Pavel
Roučka, Annegret Hoch, Helmut Sturm), is an addition since
Pfarrzentrum der Pfarrei
2005.
»Mariä Himmelfahrt« Stadt Bad Kötzting
Herrenstraße 11 Phone +49 (0)9941 602123
D – 93444 Bad Kötzting www.bad-koetzting.de Encounters between Bavaria and Bohemia take place here at
cross-border cultural celebrations.
Art studio – Cham
Selling exhibition with works of
Kunstwanderweg Eschlkam Opening hour
the workshop for the disabled in Leminger Höhe Anytime accessible
the Upper Palatinate D – 93458 Eschlkam
Hans-Eder-Straße 5 Opening hours Kunstpyramide Stachesried Phone +49 (0)9948 94080
D – 93413 Cham Mon – Thu: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Auf der Luft poststelle@markt-eschlkam.de
Phone +49 (0)9971 882142 and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. D – 93458 Eschlkam www.eschlkam.de
www.wfb-cham.de and on appointment
48 49Falkenstein Roding
Furth im Wald Roding-
Lohberg Obertrübenbach
Traitsching-
Galleries Galleries Loifling
Old Engine Shed – Falkenstein Culture house » Stronghold«
Changing exhibitions Roding
Changing exhibitions, theater,
films, cabarets
Am Bahndamm 2 Königspergerstraße 5
D – 93167 Falkenstein Opening hours D – 93426 Roding
Phone +49 (0) 9462 5135 April – October Opening hours Phone +49 (0) 9461 4747
frank@lokschuppen-falkenstein.de Sun 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. See local newspapers info@kunst-kultur-roding.de
www.lokschuppen-falkenstein.de and on appointment or homepage www.kunst-kultur-roding.de
»Old Town Hall« – Furth im Wald New Town Hall – Roding
Opening hours
Changing art exhibitions Mon and Tue 7.30 a.m. – Changing exhibitions
12 a.m. and 1 p.m. –
Opening hours 4 p.m.
Stadtplatz 1 Thu 8 a.m. – 12 a.m. and Wed and Fri 7.30 a.m. – Schulstraße 15
D – 93437 Furth im Wald 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. 12.30 a.m. and 1 p.m. – D – 93426 Roding
Phone +49 (0) 9973 50913 Fri 8 a.m. – 12 a.m. 6 p.m. Phone +49 (0) 9461 94180
kultur@furth.de Mon – Wed 8 a.m. – 12 a.m. Special opening hours tourist@roding.de
www.furth.de and 1p.m. – 5 p.m. see local newspapers www.roding.de
FREIRAUM – Furth im Wald Old Fortified Church
Club for art and culture Opening hours Roding – Obertrübenbach
Art exhibitions and art projects see local newspapers Changing exhibitions, concerts,
Changing event loca-
Post address readings, etc.
tions
Pfarrer-Retzer-Straße 8
D – 93473 Arnschwang base camp Opening hours Alter Kirchweg 1
Phone +49 (0) 171 7453237 in the Souterrain-Laden See local newspapers D – 93426 Roding-Obertrübenbach
alfred.bruckner@t-online.de Pfarrstraße 6 Guided tour On tele- Förderverein » Alte Wehrkirche «
www.freiraum-furth.de D –93437 Furth im Wald phone appointment Phone +49 (0) 9461 3469, weberlugg@gmx.de
Gallery Bavarian Forest in the Moated Castle Loifling
» Schwarzauer Haus« – Lohberg Traitsching
Waldlerhaus – revitalised Changing exhibitions
Weideweg 5 Loifling, Hofmarkstraße 25
D – 93470 Lohberg Opening hours D – 93455 Traitsching
Phone +49 (0) 171 8338603 or (0)9943 941313 See local newspapers Phone +49 (0) 9974 94040
tourist@lohberg.de Viewing only after or www.wasserschloss- poststelle@traitsching.de
www.lamer-winkel.de telephone registration loifling.de www.traitsching.de
50 51Waldmünchen- Arnschwang
Gibacht Eschlkam
Miltach
Glass factory gallery Waldmünchen-
and mountain restaurant Studios Kritzenast
Studio Pia Mühlbauer – Arnschwang
D – 93473 Arnschwang
pm.arnschwang@freenet.de
www.piamuehlbauer.de Open on appointment
Sculptor studio Toni Scheubeck – Arnschwang
Further Straße 1
Revived glass tradition D – 93473 Arnschwang
Phone +49 (0) 9977 1674
atelier-scheubeck@web.de
The mountain farm with gallery and restaurant is idyllically
www.atelier-scheubeck.de Open on appointment
located at the panorama street between Waldmünchen and
Furth im Wald at the foot of the Gibacht. The glass tradition
at the border to Bohemia has been revived here. Studio Alexander Costa – Eschlkam
In 2003, Ralph Wenzel, son of a gaffer family from Bohemia,
skilled glass factory technician and former owner of the glass
factory Theresienthal, opened a gallery. Changing art exhibiti-
ons are presented. Fichtenstr. 4
A glass studio and a pearl workshop, in which glass pearls are D – 93458 Eschlkam
»rolled« by hand, complement the offer. The mountain farm Phone +49 (0) 171 4110175 Open on appointment
Gibacht is also the starting point for wonderful hiking tours
to the Bavarian-Bohemian border area, such as to the glass
Gallery »Art ex factory« – Miltach
cross on the summit of mount Reiseck, to the »Leuchtturm
der Menschlichkeit« (» Lighthouse of Humanity«) or to
Unterer Hochweg 5
mount Čerchov.
D – 93468 Miltach
Phone +49 (0) 9947 905277
art.pregler@icloud.com
www.pregler.kulturserver.de Open on appointment
Glashüttengalerie Opening hours Studio Michael Schrattenthaler – Waldmünchen
Berggasthof Gibacht Wed – Mon: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Gibacht 31 Sun 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
D – 93449 Waldmünchen Kritzenast 5
D – 93449 Waldmünchen
Phone +49 (0) 9972 9049149 Phone +49 (0) 9978 996
info@gibacht.com michael.schrattenthaler@web.de
www.gibacht.com www.michael-schrattenthaler.com On appointment
52 53Bad Kötzting Cham-
Bad Kötzting- Chammünster
Wettzell Grafenwiesen
Collections Collections
»Fascination Universe« Saint-Anna-Chapel – Chammünster
Bad Kötzting
Sacred art in the chapel
A journey through space and time.
Pictures, films and exhibits convey fasci- You can see works of different eras
nating science. The exhibition comple- from Chammünster and other parishes.
ments the Planet Way. Opening hours The focus is laid on the time of histo-
SINOCUR Präventionszentrum Mon – Thu 8 a.m. – 12 a.m. ricism with altars by the cabinetmaker
Bahnhofstraße 15 and 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Fri 8 a.m. Andreas Schoyerer from Cham.
D – 93444 Bad Kötzting – 12 a.m., 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Worth seeing is the collection of ancient
Phone +49 (0) 9941 40032150 Sat 10 a.m. – 12 a.m.
wrought-iron grave crosses, which are
tourist@bad-koetzting.de Exteded opening hours in
www.bad-koetzting.de the school holidays. erected outdoors.
Opening hours
Viewing on Katholisches Pfarramt
Collection of military history appointment Chammünster 44
Bad Kötzting Phone D – 93413 Cham
+49 (0) 9971 30184 Phone +49 (0) 9971 30288
Private collection of military history Free admission www.pfarrei-chammuenster.de
about the listening and observation
post at the Hohenbogen.
Beer Mug Museum Grafenwiesen
Zeltendorfer Weg 38
D – 93444 Bad Kötzting Exhibtion of a private collection with
Phone +49 (0) 9941 2718 Opening hours 2000 beer mugs and 3000 beer mats,
info@traditionsverein-hohenbogenkaserne.de Thu 9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
predominatly from Bavaria. Beer mugs
www.traditionsverein-hohenbogenkaserne.de and on appointment
from the 18th and 19th century can be
seen in this collection. There are also
beer bottles with dates, bottles without
Geodetic Information Center caps and ball bottles in the exhibition.
Wettzell
Exhibition about the development
of the satellite navigation system of
the American NNSS of the 1960s from
GPS to the European GALILEO
Opening hours Josef und Edeltraud Berzl
Geodätisches Informationszentrum Viewing and guided Schönbuchener Straße 40
Sackenrieder Straße 25 · Wettzell tours after telephone D – 93479 Grafenwiesen
D – 93444 Bad Kötzting appointment Phone +49 (0) 9941 1586
Phone +49 (0) 9941 603108 Opening hours tourist-grafenwiesen@t-online.de
info@giz-wettzell.de · www.giz-wettzell.de on appointment Free admission www.grafenwiesen.de
54 55Lam Neukirchen
Löwenbrunn b. Hl. Blut
Miltach
Collections Collections
Christmas Museum – Lam Wax art gallery in the
»House of sowing«
The small nostalgic museum shows
Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut
ancient Christmas decorations and
Christmas tree decorations, more than In the cross-border center of pilgri-
2000 exhibits from the years 1880 to mage, encounter and environmental
1930, from the collection of Martha education the life`s work of the wax
and Josef Sperl. artist Annemarie Filzmann-
Opening hours Kerschensteiner is exhibited. You can
Martha und Josef Sperl Viewing possible see filigree decorated candles, wax
D – 93462 Lam after telephone tapers, effigies of babies in swadd-
Gaberlsägstraße 7 appointment
ling clothes and detailed replicas of
Phone +49 (0) 9943 1794 Free admission
flowers and blossoms.
The monastery shop next door offers
Troidl-Hof
delicacies from the monastery garden
Stamsried-Löwenbrunn and the regio.
Collection of peasant tools from
Opening hours
the district Cham May – October
Tue, Thu, Sun and
holidays 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
and on appointment Haus zur Aussaat
Opening hours November – mid- Klosterplatz 1
Troidl-Hof May – October every December closed D – 93453 Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut
Löwenbrunn 1 1st Sunday of the Mid-December – April: Phone +49 (0) 9947 902885
D – 93491 Stamsried month 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Tue, Thu, Sun and holi- post@haus-zur-aussaat.de
Phone +49 (0) 9466 9119968 and on appointment days 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. www.haus-zur-aussaat.de
Museum of Carriages »Neuern Museum and Home
Archives«
and Tradition Miltach
Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut
Carriages, sleighs and old agricultural
tools Memorabilia from the home borough
Neuern.
Ludwig Zankl
Tiefental 12 Opening hours
D – 93468 Miltach Opening hours Every 1st Sunday Marktplatz 2
Phone +49 (0) 9944 2823 Open after telephone of the month D – 93453 Neukirchen b. Hl. Blut (im Rathaus)
info@kanuverleih-zankl.de appointment 10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. Phone +49 (0) 9947 940821
www.kanuverleih-zankl.de and on appointment tourist@neukirchen.bayern
56 57Walderbach Arnschwang-
Waldmünchen Nößwartling
Arrach
Culture · Nature · Waldmünchen-
Collections Environment Ast
Kreismuseum – Walderbach LBV Center for Humans and
Nature – Nößwartling
Since 1965 the museum is located in the
baroque convent building of the former Officially recognised environment
Cistercian monastery in Walderbach. station of the Bavarian league of bird
You can visit the festival room with protection.
ceiling paintings (serial » Festliche Kon-
Opening hours
zerte im Barocksaal« [festive concerts
At the moment the
in the baroque hall ]), the Romanesque Opening hours Nößwartling 12
museum is closed due
hall church St. Nikolaus (12th century), Mon – Fri 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. D – 93473 Arnschwang
to the static restora-
May – September, also Phone +49 (0) 9977 8227
former monastery and prelate garden tion by the govern-
Sundays and holidays cham@lbv.de
ment of Bavaria, the
2 p.m. – 4.30 p.m www.cham.lbv.de
Kreismuseum Walderbach collection is lodged.
Kirchstraße 5 · D – 93194 Walderbach From 2021 barrier-free
Phone +49 (0) 9971 78218 rooms on the ground
(Kulturreferat LRA Cham) floor will be available Natur-Art-Parks – Arrach
kultur@lra.landkreis-cham.de for exhibitions of the
www.kreismuseum-walderbach.de museum. Lake park, water exploration way, art
www.festliche-konzerte.de rocks, smoke pips, marsh nature trail,
climate territory way, old stone bridge
and arts and crafts from Arrach.
Town Tower – Waldmünchen Tourist-Information Arrach
Lamer Straße 78
Of tower watchmen and turret clocks D – 93474 Arrach
Phone +49 (0) 9943 1035
tourist@arrach.de
The church tower, respectively the town
free access www.lamer-winkel.bayern
tower was built as an observation and
fire watch tower from 1553 to 1558
and is a property of the town till today.
Apart from the reconstructed former
Mediation Way – Ast
guard room, service room and living
On the track of saints and angels:
room of the tower you can visit 16
pilgrimage church Mariä Himmelfahrt,
big ancient turret clockworks. Tower
benches to rest at every station.
ascents are possible in line with guided
town tours
Kirchstraße 1 Guided tours Katholische Kirchenstiftung Ast
D – 93449 Waldmünchen On Wednesdays Ast 35
Phone +49 (0) 9972 30725 from 9.30 a.m. D – 93449 Waldmünchen
tourist@waldmuenchen.de (Meeting point Tourist- Phone +49 (0) 9972 3725
www.waldmuenchen.de Info Waldmünchen) free access pfarrei-ast.jimdofree.com/
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