Bistand

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The Bien state, called in some stories and novels Bistand, a flat, 865 m high ridge in the Bavarian Forest between the towns of Santa is Oswald- Riedlhutte and Grafenau before the much higher mountains Rachel and Lusen that lie directly south already in the Bavarian Forest National Park. Its name probably comes from the Middle High German ( "bien " = " at, near " and "stand" = " forest pasture ", see also Kirch Linger state ), meaning " Near forest pasture ".

On the flat summit plateau is a large wooden cross, the view to the south is free and presented to foehn days until the chain of the Alps from the Dachstein to the Kaiser Mountains. Lead to Bien stand several marked hiking trails from surrounding villages up, closest to Reichenberg and height Brunn.