Amber on the forest

Amber on the forest City of Schwarzenbach am Wald
Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 21 ″  N , 11 ° 33 ′ 18 ″  E
Height :	568 m
Residents :	396  (December 31, 2009)
Incorporation :	May 1, 1978
Postal code :	95131
Area code :	09289
Broken diabase on Galgenberg

Bernstein am Wald is a district of Schwarzenbach am Wald in the Hof district . The place has around 400 inhabitants and is located in the Franconian Forest in Bavaria .

In Bernstein there is the evangelical Michaeliskirche, a sports center, sports fields and a playground. The volunteer fire department Bernstein am Wald is a fire station are available. Church, rectory and a former manor house are architectural monuments . The Bernstein castle stable is located southwest of the village .

Michaeliskirche

Architectural monuments

• The Michaeliskirche with artistic furnishings from the 17th century

history

On May 1, 1978, the previously independent community was incorporated into the town of Schwarzenbach am Wald.

Broken diabase on Galgenberg

At Bernstein am Wald, the geotope Diabasbruch is located on Galgenberg. It opens up dark diabase from the Upper Devonian . This volcanic rock was formed from basaltic lava that flowed under the sea in cushion-shaped rock bodies.

The quarry has been identified by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU) as a geoscientifically valuable geotope (geotope number: 475A003). It was also awarded the official seal of approval for Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes by the LfU .

See also : List of geotopes in the district of Hof

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the place is divided by red and silver; above a silver sloping beam, below on a green three-mountain three green maple trees.

See also : Burgstall Bernstein

literature

• Karl-Ludwig Lippert : Naila district . The art monuments of Bavaria , brief inventories, XVII. Band . German art publisher . Munich 1963. pp. 20f.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 687 .
2. ^ Bavarian State Office for the Environment, Geotop former. Diabase break on Galgenberg WSW von Bernstein a. W. (accessed March 22, 2020).
3. ↑ Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes, broken diabase on Galgenberg (accessed on October 23, 2017)

Web links

• Geotope Diabasbruch on Galgenberg and Romansfelsen viewpoint in Schwarzenbach a.Wald, district Bernstein a.Wald