Fichtel Mountain Nature Park

The Fichtelgebirge Nature Park is located in the border triangle of Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Republic and is 1020 km ². It is obtained by the association Fichtelgebirge Nature Park eV in Wunsiedel.

Landscape

The Fichtelgebirge with its forests and grazing lands located at the intersection of the Thuringian Forest, Franconia Forest, Upper Palatinate Forest and the Ore Mountains. The Fichtelgebirge is the main watershed of Germany and the headwaters of the River Main, Saale, Eger and the Naab. The highest elevations are the Schneeberg ( 1051 m) and the ox-head (1024 m). Main towns are Wunsiedel and Marktredwitz.

Leisure

Sports facilities include hiking, swimming, cycling and mountain biking, skiing in the winter and ice skating.

Nature Park Information Centres

Existing information points:

  • Freilandmuseum Grassemann Forest management, special exhibitions, thematic events
  • Grassemann 3, 95485 Steinach
  • Water - Source of Life
  • Bayreuther Straße, 95163 White City
  • Mining and Geology
  • Old mine 1, 95659 Arzberg
  • Extraction and processing of granite, European natural and cultural landscape Häuselloh eV, Hans Popp, Dürrloh 3 95100 Selb
  • Cultural landscape Fichtelgebirge - diverse habitats
  • Town Hall, Station Road 10, 95239 market Zell im Fichtelgebirge
  • History of the hammerbank Leupoldsdorf, the use of hydropower and metal processing, special
  • Gatehouse of the hammer lock, lock Avenue, 95709 Tröstau - Leupoldsdorf
Fichtel Mountains Franconian Forest Schneeberg (Fichtelgebirge) Warmensteinach Arzberg, Bavaria List of nature parks in Germany
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