Forsthof (community-free area)

Location of the community-free area Forsthof in the district of Nürnberger Land

The community-free area Forsthof is located in the central Franconian district of Nürnberger Land .

The 7.43 km² large state forest is the part of the Lorenzer Reichswald located northwest of Fischbach and east of the Nuremberg districts Langwasser and Zerzabelshof . The federal highway 4 forms the southwest border. The Bärenbühl ( 49 ° 26 '7.76 "  N , 11 ° 11' 37.28"  O ) is 360  m above sea level. NN the highest elevation. The area is part of the EU bird sanctuary area Nuremberg Reichswald .

Waters

The Fischbach flows through the area from east to west . Hutgraben , Tiefer Graben and Schwarzer Graben flow into the Fischbach in the area. The ice pond is to the west of Fischbach ( 49 ° 25 ′ 32 ″  N , 11 ° 10 ′ 30 ″  E ). The Holzweiher is roughly in the middle of the area ( 49 ° 25 ′ 54 ″  N , 11 ° 9 ′ 24 ″  E ). The Fischbach flows through both ponds . The Valznerweiher lies beyond the north-western edge .

Worth seeing

The area is criss-crossed by some cycling and hiking trails.

• The Russenwiese , a clearing and former camp for Russian prisoners of war. ( 49 ° 25 ′ 54.52 ″  N , 11 ° 8 ′ 46.82 ″  E )
• Remains of the former rubble railway ( 49 ° 25 ′ 48.43 ″  N , 11 ° 9 ′ 23.8 ″  E )
• Remains of a blown up former flak battery ( 49 ° 25 ′ 11.24 ″  N , 11 ° 10 ′ 31.8 ″  E )
• Forest district boundary stone at the bowl stone ( 49 ° 26 ′ 17.23 ″  N , 11 ° 11 ′ 13.88 ″  E ) is this forest district boundary stone. Here Laufamholz , Brunn and Forsthof are demarcated. The triangular sandstone pillar with a niche top is designated by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments as an architectural monument (D-5-64-000-2245).
• Ludwig Weber Memorial, memorial stone for the murder of sergeant Ludwig Weber ( 49 ° 25 ′ 27.84 ″  N , 11 ° 10 ′ 37.67 ″  E )
• An atonement cross and a designated monument (D-5-64-000-2242) from the B8 ( 49 ° 25 ′ 13.1 ″  N , 11 ° 9 ′ 44.29 ″  E )
• A weir system, division of the Fischbach with overflow to Goldbach / Hutgraben ( 49 ° 26 ′ 5.57 ″  N , 11 ° 8 ′ 52.4 ″  E )
• The former prison at the Holzweiher ( 49 ° 26 ′ 5.86 ″  N , 11 ° 9 ′ 16.52 ″  E )

Picture gallery

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  The ice pond near Fischbach

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  The wooden pond

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  The Russenwiese

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  The rubble railway Nuremberg

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  The Fischbacher flak battery

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  Ludwig Weber monument

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  The atonement cross on the B4

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  Weir system for dividing the Fischbach

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  Former prison

See also

• List of unincorporated areas in Bavaria
• List of architectural monuments in non-parish areas in Bavaria # Forsthof
• List of rivers in the Pegnitz river system

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Area information at www.destatis.de, as of December 31, 2018 , accessed on August 1, 2020.
2. ↑ www.protectedplanet.net, Nürnberger Reichswald (accessed on August 11, 2017)
3. ↑ 6533-471 Nuremberg Reichswald.  (EU bird sanctuary) Profiles of the Natura 2000 areas. Published by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation . Retrieved November 27, 2017.
4. ^ Bavarian State Forests, Monuments in the Nuremberg Reich Forest
5. ↑ www.suehnekreuz.de, Fischbach

Web links

Commons : Forsthof  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Forsthof, community-free area in OpenStreetMap (accessed on May 1, 2013)

Coordinates: 49 ° 25 ′ 40 ″  N , 11 ° 9 ′ 20 ″  E