Zwieslerwaldhaus

Zwieslerwaldhaus community Lindberg Coordinates: 49 ° 5 ′ 22 ″  N , 13 ° 14 ′ 46 ″  E
Height :	701 m above sea level NN
Postal code :	94227
Area code :	09925
The Zwieseler Waldhaus

Zwieslerwaldhaus is a district of the municipality of Lindberg in the Regen district .

location

Zwieslerwaldhaus is located about 3.8 kilometers north of Ludwigsthal in the extension area of ​​the Bavarian Forest National Park .

history

Was created in 1764 on the so-called from a shelter Böhmweg for Säumer the solid protection and retreat facility Zwieseler Waldhaus . The Zwieseler Waldhaus became an important stopping point for hikers and travelers to Bohemia . In 1832 it received its first concession to serve beer, making it the oldest inn in the Bavarian Forest . In 1992 48 hotel apartments were added. The former customs house at the entrance to the village, which is also used as an inn today, has also been preserved.

Old potash brewhouse

The old ash house in the village is reminiscent of the boiling of potash, which is indispensable for glass production .

Zwieslerwaldhaus developed into a tourist destination over the years. On September 4, 1975, the association to promote the Skiwanderzentrum Zwieslerwaldhaus e. V. founded. The new ski stadium opened in December of the same year. The cross-country skiing center Zwieslerwaldhaus has four trails with a total length of 30 kilometers, including a cross-border trail to the Czech Republic .

In summer, Zwieslerwaldhaus is a popular starting point for hikes, etc. a. to Bayerisch Eisenstein and to the Großer Arber and especially to the Kleiner and Großer Falkenstein and the Ruckowitzschachten .

The Schwellhäusl with a dammed wood drift pond

Just under two kilometers to the west is the former Schwellhäusl district , which today belongs to the municipality of Bayerisch Eisenstein , a former hermitage of Holztriftern , now a popular restaurant for excursions.

jungle

Protected areas

In the northeast of Zwieslerwaldhaus was the 37.8 hectare Mittelsteighütte (Wald) nature reserve at Zwiesler Waldhaus , established in 1939, and the 11.6 hectare Hans-Watzlik-Hain nature reserve near Zwieseler Waldhaus , established in 1950 , in the north-west . Both nature reserves with their primeval forest-like character were incorporated into the Bavarian Forest National Park in 1997 when it was expanded.

Large forest house fir

⊙ About halfway between the Zwieslerwaldhaus and the Schwellhäusl, not far from the connecting road, there is thethickestand probably oldestsilver fir inGermany. Together with other, monumental giant trees, it grows in the "Hans-Watzlik-Hain", aprimeval forest protection area in the national park namedafter theGerman-BohemianwriterHans Watzlik.

The gigantic tree veteran is located in the area of ​​the municipality of Bayerisch Eisenstein, but was given the name "Waldhausanne" because of its proximity to the Zwieslerwaldhaus. Other names are: "Wastlhüttener Tanne", "Westhütter Tanne" and "Dicke Tanne". The fir fulfills two, if not three, superlatives. With a trunk circumference of 6.87 m at a height of 1 m (2013) and a chest height of 6.66 m (2019), it is the thickest, with an estimated age of 500–700 years the oldest and due to its height of almost 54 m also the supposedly tallest fir tree in the country.

Web links

Commons : Zwiesler Waldhaus  - Collection of Images

Commons : Trifterklause Schwellhäusl  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "The Zwieseler Waldhaus Gestern " at www.zwieselerwaldhaus.de
2. ^ "Schwellhäusl" in RegioWiki Niederbayern, at regiowiki.pnp.de
3. ^ "Hans-Watzlik-Hain" in RegioWiki Niederbayern, at regiowiki.pnp.de
4. ↑ "Monumental Trees Hans-Watzlik-Hain in Bayerisch Eisenstein" in Monumental Trees at monumentaltrees.com
5. ^ "Large forest fir tree near Bayerisch-Eisenstein" in the tree register, at www.baumkunde.de
6. ^ "Large forest fir tree in the Hans-Watzlik-Hain near Bayerisch Eisenstein" in "Monumentale Eichen" (other tree species) by Rainer Lippert, at www.monumentale-eichen.de
7. ^ "White fir 'Große Waldhausanne' Hans-Watzlik-Hain, Bayerisch Eisenstein" in Monumental Trees at monumentaltrees.com