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100th Anniversary of Training Area

Netzaberg Housing Area near Eschenbach Photo: Museum Grafenwoehr

Article by week will be the grand tattoo of the

Susanne Bartsch
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -
Grafenwoehr Training Area will
celebrate its 100th anniversary on
June 30, 2010. Therefore, the city of
Grafenwoehr, the US Army’s Joint
Multinational Training Command,
the US Army Garrison Grafenwoehr,
the Office of the German Military
Representative and the Federal Forest
Office Grafenwoehr will host a week
of excieting events from June 27 to
July 4, 2010.
Logo: Michael Beaton
The week of events will start on Sunday,
June 27 with a concert in the city park
and the opening of a special exhibition
at the Culture – and Military Muse-
um Grafenwoehr. The highlight of the
German Army and a festive retreat
of the US Army on Wednesday, June
30 on the training area’s parade field.
The week of events will end with the
city of Grafenwoehr’s citizens’ fest on
July 3 and 4 and the US Army’s fes-
tivities and fireworks celebrating the
American Independence Day on July
4. More details will be announced later.
For information, please also go to www.
grafenwoehr.de and www.grafenwoehr.
army.mil.
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Regensburg: UNESCO world heritage since 2006

Story and Photo by berg and Augsburg. The city is the • The theater at Bismarck Square is used for more than 20 years. Literary
Editorial department seat of the Roman-Catholic bishop the city theater with a main audito- and modern theater performances are
of the diocese Regensburg, has three rium and the Neuhaus Hall. Operas, mainly staged here.
universities and is one of 23 Bavarian operettas, musicals, theater and ballet
Regensburg (lat. Castra Regina: camp metropolitan areas. performances are shown in the two- • In the Turmtheater in the Goliath-
at the Regen river – named after the hundred year-old, three-tier, 519 seat haus theater performances, light co-
Roman camp founded in 179 AD) is Culture and Sights theater. Symphony concerts of the Re- medy, stand-up comedy, musical and
a non-county municipality in Eas- Regensburg has 1,500 buildings that gensburg Philharmonic Orchestra are theater productions for children are
tern Bavarian. It is the capital of the are protected monuments. 984 of them performed in the Neuhaus Hall. shown.
Oberpfalz region and the seat of the form the historic center of the old town
Government of the Oberpfalz and the known as “Altstadt mit Stadtamhof,“ • Originally, the Theater in the Velo- Additionally, there are a number of
county commissioner of Regensburg ((old Town with Stadtamhof ) which drome was used as an alternate location small theaters. Among them the puppet
County. was named a UNESCO world heritage during the renovation of the theater theater in the city park, the Regensburg
in 2006. but continues to be used for musical, Farmers‘ Theater at the Hubertushöhe
Since July 13, 2006 Regensburg’s old ballet and theater performances. The restaurant, the STATT-Theater (come-
town with the Stadtamhof district is Regensburg has a theater that offers a Velodrome has room for 620 visitors. dy theater), the University Theater and
part of the UNESCO world heritage. program mix of opera, operetta, mu- the Open Theater Regensburg.
In 2008, the city had 133.525 resi- sical, theater and ballet performances. • The Theater at Haidplatz is a so-called
dents and was the fourth largest city The ensemble performs at various lo- studio stage in the Thon-Dittmer- Museums
in Bavaria following Munich, Nürn- cations around the city. Palace with 138 seats that has been Regensburg offers a variety of museum
operated by various owners. The city
operates the Historic Museum located
at the Dachauplatz next to the Mino-
rite Church. The old town hall is the
home of the Reichstagsmuseum. Its
main attraction is the medieval torture
chamber and the Reichssaal, where
the permanent government assembly
Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab met. Other museums are the Kep-
Investing, building and living in the “City of Lead Crystal“ lergedächtnishaus (Kepler Memorial
House) and the city gallery “Leerer
In Neustadt you can find everything you need for
dwelling, living and working:
Industrial area “Gramau“ Beutel“ which is also the home of the
Regensburg Jazz Club. Newly added
Large, undivided industrial lots with
were the “document Neupfarrplatz“
Day nursery - Child care facilities - after-school care direct access to Autobahn A-93
Elementary- and Middle School -School for students with special about the synagogue and the former
needs – Jewish section of town.
Home Economics School – High School Housing area “Rumpler II“
Leisure and Recreation park –Camp ground – Indoor Pool - City Fully developped plots of land at a
auditorium
The Regensburg diocese operated the
Library – City Museum – Abbey St. Felix - St. Georg’s Church beautiful location museums of the diocese which are
County Administration Office made up of the Domschatzmuseum,
Factory Outlet for lead crystal Living in the Old Town the Diözesanmuseum Obermünster
Direct access to Autobahn A-93 (Regensburg –Berlin) Houses for renovation, apartments, of- and the museum St. Ulrich. The Free
and A-6 (Nürnberg –Prag) fice buildings Financial support through State of Bavaria operates a branch of
Train station (final stop of railroad line from Nürnberg
state development programs the Bavarian National Museums in
to Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab) the museum at St. Emmeram Pala-
Contact: Stadtverwaltung Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab • Stadtplatz 2 • 92660 Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab ce, the cloister of St. Emmeram, the
Phone: 09602-9434-0 • E-Mail: poststelle@neustadt-waldnaab.de festive rooms and the princely

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stables museum (Thurn and Taxis
Museum).
Other museums are the Art Forum
Ostdeutsche Galerie, the Museum
of Natural Sciences Eastern Bavaria,
the reptiles‘ zoo in Burgweinting (see
Burgweinting-Harting for more infor-
mation), the Danube Shipping Muse-
um at Trinity Church, the museum of
the regional hospital, the Regensburg
observatory as well as museum ope-
rated by private owners such as the
Brückturmmuseum, the clock museum,
the golf museum, the postal museum
and the Dinoraeum.
Music
Regensburg has a very active music
scene. The Regensburger Domspatzen
Choir is known around the world. Old
music is celebrated every year with the
“Days of Old Music “ festival. They
combine historic ways of performing
with concerts at historic locations in
Regensburg. Regensburg also offers se-
ries of classic concerts at international
standard. Especially the Odeon Con-
certs in the auditorium of the university
take international orchestras like the
London Philharmonic Orchestra or
Always special Offers
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famous soloists such as Anne-Sophie
Mutter to Regensburg. Since 2003,
the Regensburg Schlossfestspiele are
hosted in July in the courtyard of the
Thurn und Taxis Palace. They continue
to gain more and more fame in Sou-
thern Germany and more and more
stars such as the famous tenor Rolando
Villazon are part of the program.
Modern music, especially jazz, is per-
formed in the summer during the an-
nual Bavarian Jazz Weekend. More
than 100 different bands, combos and
soloists perform on a three-day-week-
end in the summer at various locations
around town. The jury of the Bavarian
Jazz Institutes guarantees a high mu-
sical standard. The Regensburg Days
of School Theater take place during
three weeks in June and approximately
20 school theaters show their plays.
There is also the Open-Air-Cinema of
the movie theaters in old town. Over
a period of several weeks, current and
classical movies and blockbusters from
the previous years are shown.
Regular Events
Regensburg’s cultural life offers vari-
ous outstanding events that take place
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Regensburg
regularly: twice a year – at the begin-
ning of May and the end of August –
Regensburg’s residents meet for their
Volksfest, the so-called Regensburger
Dult. The citizens’ fest in old town is
hosted every two years on a three-day
weekend in summer and regularly at-
tracts more than 100,000 visitors.
The nine-day-long Danube Exhibition
(DONA) with many special exhibi-
tions is also hosted every two years at
the end of March/beginning of Ap-
ril. On the second weekend in July,
knights, artists and musicians meet at
the so-called Regensburger Specta-
culum, a medieval market under the
arches of the Steinerne Brücke Bridge
on the Jahninsel Island. The local dia-
lect festival MundArt is hosted every
June in Stadtamhof.
The Christmas markets take place
in December. A special attraction is
the Christkindlmarkt. For 19 years,
the Jahninselfest has been hosted in
June and has become a youth culture
festival with live music, artists‘ perfor-
mances and a children program that is
well-known throughout the Oberpfalz
region.
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Left: Steinerne Brücke
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Photos:
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The largest sports event in Regens-
burg is the Regensburg Marathon on
Sunday after Ascension Day. More
than1,000 runners compete in the
marathon and more than 3,000 run-
ners in the half-marathon. It is one of
the twenty largest city marathons in
Germany. The Regensburg Triathlon is
held on the second Sunday in August
offering a short distance and a so-called
everyman’s distance.
The Arber Bike Marathon takes more
than 6,000 bikers on distances up to
250 kilometers from Regensburg into
the Bayerischer Wald forest and back
on the last Sunday in July.
Honorary
Citizens
Pope Benedict XVI
Photo: Fabio Pozzebom
Among the most famous honorary
citizens of Regensburg are Pope
Benedict XVI., a former professor
at the University of Regensburg,
the former Bavarian Minister Pre-
sident Franz Josef Strauß and the
former Minister President Alfons
Goppel who was born in Regens-
burg.
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The Walhalla: Commemorating famous Germans

Story by
Editorial department

“May Walhalla foster and strengthen

the German mind! May all Germans,
regardless of whatever tribe they be-
long to, always feel that they have
a common fatherland, a fatherland
they can be proud of, and everybody
may contribute to its glory as much
as he can.“

Ludwig himself published a descrip-

tion of “Walhalla‘s Fellows,“ which
Heinrich Heine ridiculed as the “Wal-
hall scrap of paper“ when he criticized
that Luther was missing who had not
been inducted into the Walhalla when
it was opened. The bust of the refor-
mer, whose translation of the Bible
had shaped the German language, had
already been completed in 1831, but
was not inducted until 1847.
A picture of the “Walhalla“ and Donau from 1900. Photo: wikipedia.org
Ludwig resigned in the revolutionary
year 1848 in favor of his son Maximili- kingdom and later the Free State of
an II. mainly because of his affair with Bavaria.
Lola Montez. The opening ceremony
had been held in a frugal manner and Ludwig died in 1868, in-between the
so were the inductions that followed foundation of the North German Uni-
o o d p rice for
and were personally attended by King on and the expansion of the North G f amily
a n d
kids
Ludwig such as the last one he atten- German Union into the German Reich
ded in 1866 when Beethoven was in- as a result of the French war against
ducted. During that year, his grandson the German states.
Ludwig II. had already ascended the
throne, the 80 year-old Ludwig had to The Bavarian monarchy experienced
witness how the German Fratricidal a crisis because King Ludwig II. and
War put an end to the German Union King Otto I. were considered mentally
after half-a-century. ill and represented by Prince Regent
Luitpold. The first new induction after
He had already bequeathed the Wal- the death of the founder took place
halla to “Germany, my great fatherland“ 22 years later and honored Ludwig Neue Amberger Straße 46 • 92655 Grafenwoehr
in 1862 but had added that if the Ger- himself. “The thankful people“ honor
man Union were to be dissolved, the “Ludwig, King of Bavaria“ with a large
Opening hours:
Tue - Sat: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 14 p.m. - 18 p.m.
fashiOn
ownership would go to Bavaria with statue. Sunday and Monday closed cOrner
the limitation that “if a union were to
unite Germany again at a later time,
the Walhalla would become the pro-
perty of Germany again.“

This was never implemented. The

Walhalla remained a property of the

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 6 AMBERG
Amberg: A modern town with an old tradition
Story and Photo by
City of Amberg
A delightful experience!
”Opposites attract”. Amberg is a li-
ving example of this proverb. With
its almost thousand years of history
and before its impressive, historical
backdrop, the town of Amberg has
entered the new millennium as a mo-
dern shopping and service centre with a
broad range of cultural events. Modern
and traditional features are closely in-
tertwined, forming a harmonious entity
which provides excellent quality of life.
No wonder that living and working in
this place are as pleasant as taking a
holiday here. Amberg is worth a visit
- you’ll see!
Looking with amazement
One of the most famous and beauti-
ful landmarks of Amberg is the ”town
spectacles” - a water gate construc-
tion spanning the Vils River, which
formerly served to fortify the town
and to connect the new castle to the
armoury (”Zeughaus”). Next to it, the
town wall encircling the ancient centre
with a double fortification, its towers
and gates, the Gothic town hall with
its renaissance wing, mighty churches
and many other historical buildings
are characteristic of the unique image
of the town.
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The “Stadtbrille“
Visit the most impressive buildings:
the ”Alte Veste”, the new castle and
the ”Zeughaus” (today, both buildings
accommodate the rural district council
offices), the ”Klösterl” and the ”Re-
gierungskanzlei” (seat of the office of
the government’s chancellor, where
today the Regional Court is located).
As the term “Regierungskanzlei”
suggests, Amberg was the seat of the
government of the ”Upper Palatinate”
for many years. This era of the town on
the Vils River, who owed its prosperity
to ore-mining and the salt trade, ended
in 1810. You will learn a lot more from
town guides who will be pleased to
show you the old and the new Amberg.
Experiencing and enjoying culture
One of the sights of Amberg is the
town theatre (”Stadttheater”), which
is accommodated in a former church.
Its varied programme invites visitors
to remarkable performances and con-
certs. Here, premieres take place at
regular intervals; here, renowned casts
and artists meet. But Amberg has even
more to offer with regards to culture:
in July, when the ”Summer Festival”
offers its varied programme including
cabaret shows and jazz, you can enjoy
art events outdoors. A sophisticated
choice of films also caters to the movie
fan community. Plus, there are events
in the Amberg Congress Centre, high-
powered literature in the town library
and excellent exhibitions in the town
museum the prehistoric museum and
the unique air-museum.
Shopping and feasting
Modern Culture in the evening, shop-
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ping during the day. You will be pleased
by the personal shopping atmosphere
of the small, but refined specialist shops
and boutiques in the old town centre.
This wide range is completed by big
department stores both in and around
the old part of the town.
One of the biggest German glass ma-
nufacturers is based in Amberg and
has a factory shop. It is located on an
industrial estate on the edge of the
town, together with a number of other
shops. A host of restaurants, cafés or
bistros in the town are waiting for you
to relax and dine there during or after
your shopping tour. And in the evening,
many pubs and clubs await you.
There are four subterranean parking
areas and two multi-storey car
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 Amberg 7

parks on the edge of the town cen-

tre as well as many short time parking
lots in the ”Amberger Ei”, which the
inner town is called affectionately due
to its oval - egg-like - shape, shortening
routes and rendering shopping even
more attractive. Moreover, the Amberg
City Bus provides a well-functioning
means of public transport.

Recreation and activities

Just outside the town gates, paths
and green areas are ideally suited for
walking. Directly behind the ”town
spectacles”, lies the enormous acreage
of the Land garden exhibition of 1996
which has been retained largely as a
recreational area within immediate
reach of the town.

Apart from this area south of the inner

town, the so-called 3 herb meadow
north of it (near the almost continuous
circular town moat) and the ”Maria-
hilfberg” with its pilgrimage church
and its large forest, are available for
recreation.

Here is where the legendary mountain

festival takes place in late June, early The City hall of Amberg at night on the Altstadtfest 2006.
July which, together with the town
festival in June, the ”Dult” - a big fair
at Whitsuntide and in the autumn -
prove that the Amberg people know
how to celebrate. Join them!

Many traditional festivals around

Amberg also have their place on the
calendar. Here you will come across a
landscape ideal for rambling, between
the Jura Mountains and the Upper
Palatinate forest. And those who prefer
biking to hiking will appreciate the
well-developed network of cycle paths,
including the Five-River Cycle-Path
which connects Amberg to Nuremberg
and Regensburg.

Further leisure-time pursuits are pro-

vided by an indoor leisure pool, an
open-air swimming pool, a crazy-golf
course and – in the centre of a spacious
sports centre – an ice sports arena.
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 8 Windischeschenbach

Top: The maypole in Windischeschenbach

Left: Youth conference house “Stüzelvilla“

Taste a “Zoigl“ beer in Windischeschenbach

Story and Photo by
City of Windischeschenbach
Windischeschenbach,
Germany - The 1000-year-old city
of Windischeschenbach with its 5,300
residents is idyllically located at the
entrance to the wild and romantic
Waldnaab Valley. In the middle of
the 10th century, during the reign
of Otto the Great, the tribe of the
Bavarians reached the area around
Windischeschenbach and were the
first to settle there.
Until 1424, Windischeschenbach was
called Eschenbach. The addition „Win-
disch,“ which means located towards
Wendenland (Bohemia), was added
to be able to distinguish the city from
the city of Eschenbach, located in the
Western part of the Oberpfalz region.
In 1952, during the celebration of the
town’s 1000th anniversary, the market
city of Eschenbach received its city
rights.
W ild and romantic Waldnaab
Valley
Hikers, bikers and everybody who is a
friend of nature can enjoy the pristine
nature of the nature protection area
Waldnaab Valley on 130 kilometers
of well-developed hiking – and biking
paths. Here, you can find a piece of
untouched nature far away from the
noise of the roads.
Over the course of millions of years,
nature has formed rock formations,
granite blocks and a unity made up of
forest, water and a vital animal world
that is fascinating. It is not surprising
that the award winning hiking trail
“Goldsteig“ runs directly through the
Waldnaab Valley.
Capital of Zoigl beer
One of the most special experiences
here is a visit to one of the many cozy
Zoigl beer guest houses. Zoigl is not
brewed in a regular brewery but in
a “communal brewery“ which is ow-
ned and maintained by the citizens
that have the right to brew Zoigl. The
Zoigl brewers alternate in selling this
beer specialty from Friday to Monday,
some until Tuesday, in their Zoigl guest
houses.
A “Zoigl star,“ mostly a hexagonal star
made of wood is hanging from the
dormer window to let everybody know
that Zoigl is served. With 14 Zoigl
guest houses, Windischeschenbach
with its subdivision of Neuhaus is the
“capital of Zoigl beer.“ Guests and local
residents meet here in an unsurpassed
cozy atmosphere to talk, make music,
or to simply enjoy themselves while
drinking “half of a Zoigl“ and eating a
hearty snack made of local specialties.
Culture- and vacation town
Windischeschenbach
Culturally, Windischeschenbach has a
lot to offer. Whether it is the Futura 87
stage that famous stand-up comedians
often use for a sneak-preview of their
new program, or the Schafferhof in
the subdivision of Neuhaus. Concerts
and exhibitions take place regularly
and year-round in the former farm
buildings of Neuhaus Castle.

One should also not forget the free

summer concerts in the park of the
Stützelvilla which was built around
1880 and today is a modern youth

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conference facility. On the open

air stage, in the shadow of the castle, a
group of lay actors and actresses stage
their plays in July. This year they will
perform the play “The Burnt Punch.“

Neuhaus Castle with the

Waldnaab Valley Museum
The Waldnaab Valley Museum is loca-
ted in the historic rooms of Neuhaus
Castle which dates back to the 13th
century. Here, you can inform yourself
about the natural and economic history
of Windischeschenbach and the sur-
rounding area. The museum provides
a multifaceted and interesting look
into the natural and economic history
of Windischeschenbach and the sur-
rounding area. Every year, changing
special exhibitions are shown. This A tradional “Zoigl“ beer garden in Windischeschenbach
year, the “Eschaweka“ artisans show
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cent to the observation deck on the tinental drilling tower in the world, a table and affordable accommodations.
Butterfass Tower of Neuhaus Castle complete set of drilling equipment for
is rewarded with a terrific view across deep drilling, the photovoltaic buil- The camp site “Schweinmühle,“ idylli-
Windischeschenbach and all the way ding of the GEO-Laboratory used for cally located in the Fichtelnaab valley
to the Fichtelgebirge mountains. geo-scientific experiments, the GEO- and the camp mobile parking lot at the
Movie Theater, scientific lectures and outdoor pool and at the Schafferhof
W indischeschenbach outdoor general lectures about geology and the are available as well.
pool geology of the KTB.
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heated outdoor pool which features a A large variety of accommodations located with direct access to Auto-
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rents can relax in the caringly designed conference center and the retreat at reached by train. GEO-Center at the continental drill hole
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 OUTDOOR
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In the summertirne you can visit Vilsecks outdoor swim- Beachparty: 18.06.2010 – 08.00 PM
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12
The Grafenwoehr Griffins train at the Sportpark Grafenwoehr. The team members with their new jerseys.
Are you ready for football? - The “Graf“Griffins
Story and Photo by
Marco Weissenborn
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -
Missing your football kick? Middle of
spring and the nearest game in sight
is August on TV? Well, the Grafen-
woehr Griffins football team can help.
„We see it as a chance to introduce the
ultimate team sport to the German
populace, build new friendships with
our American neighbors and create
a sporting atmosphere for the whole
family” says Marco Weissenborn, presi-
dent of the American Football Depart-
ment of the Grafenwoehr Sports Club.
The Grafenwöhr team, called the Grif-
fins, was named after the legendary
creature with the body of a lion and
the head and wings of an eagle. The
lion is traditionally considered the king
of the beasts and the eagle the king of
the birds.
The griffin embodies and represents for
them the domination of the football
field, both on the ground and in the air.
The Griffins, located just minutes away
from the Grafenwoehr post, right
by the outdoor swimming pool and
Jalisco’s Mexican Food restaurant, offer
opportunities for everyone.
There are volunteer positions in eve-
ry area of the sport; from players and
coaches, equipment managers and even
cheerleaders. “We offer something for
everyone and every skill level if not, we
can find something,“ says Weissenborn.
www.grafenwoehr.com
n w OEh r g riffins
THE Grafe
e r i c a n f o otball
A m
„It is important to build up the sport
of American football in the Oberpfalz.
Too many people only watch football
on TV and miss out on everything
that goes on around the game and the
electricity of the game itself. We want
to bring that experience to the public.
Go out and have fun with your fami-
ly, tailgating before a game and then
watch your (temporary) hometown
team play in the afternoon. Stadium
announcer, grilled food, cold beer, soda
pop for the kids, face painting, cheering
for your team and after game parties
at the team bar (Yanni’s Bar in Gra-
fenwoehr).
“That is a part of the American culture
that we want to introduce to the Ger-
mans” says Coach James D. Miller, who
together with Coaches Brian Jansma
and Ronnie Shakir are helping build
the Griffins up, around the philosophy
of family, discipline, athleticism and
teamwork.
“Brian (Coach Jansma) had the idea to
form a new team in Grafenwoehr late
last summer 2009. We had just finished
coaching another team in the area and
were looking for something new.
Brian works on post and said that the
field and facilities were first class. All
of us were looking for a chance to start
a program that had our signature on
it, so we got in contact with the SV
Grafenwöhr and presented our idea to
them. They liked it and gave us the ok
to start it up.”
Structured differently then the leagues
in America, but played under NCAA
rules, the teams in Bavaria are broken
down into four divisions, each higher
than the other: (lowest to highest) Auf-
bau, Verbands, Bayern and Regional.
Then there are two national divisions:
2nd German and 1st German Bundes-
liga. The Aufbau Division (where the
Griffins start this season) is for newly
formed teams, with special adminis-
trative rules to assist new teams and
make it easier for them to start and
become established.
Starting at the Verband Division, the
1st place team at the end of the season
advances into the next division. In
the Bayern Division and higher, the
1st place team advances and the last
place team drops down into the lower
division.
The Griffins are actively searching for
players (both American and German)
as well as position coaches (again,
American and German), that are in-
terested in taking part and willing to
commit to the building of a long-term
program.
”It is not too late to join us, our season
starts on July 4th, so there is plenty of
time to get into practice, meet new
friends and learn the system that our
coaches are installing” says Weissen-
born.
Interested players or coaches can write
an e-mail to the head coach, James D.
Miller, at headcoach@grafenwoehr-
griffins.de, or the Assistant head coach,
Brian Jansma, at defensecoach@gra-
fenwoehr-griffins.de, or visit a practice.
Both coaches speak English and Ger-
man.
For complete details on getting in-
volved, a schedule, or to request more
information, send an e-mail to info@
grafenwoehr-griffins.de, or call 0178-
8091925 (Mr. Weissenborn), or 0173-
6875400 (Coach Miller).
Schedule 2010
**04.07. Grafenwoehr Griffins vs
Neu Ulm Barracudas
**11.07. Grafenwoehr Griffins vs
Passau Pirates
*18.07. Bayreuth Dragons vs Gra-
fenwoehr Griffins
**25.07. Grafenwoehr Griffins vs
Feldkirchen Lions
*08.08. Passau Pirates vs Grafen-
woehr Griffins
*05.09. Neu Ulm Barracudas vs
Grafenwoehr Griffins
**19.09. Grafenwoehr Griffins vs
Bayreuth Dragons
*26.09. Feldkirchen Lions vs Gra-
fenwoehr Griffins
* Home game Kick-off 3 p.m.
** Fans are welcome to ride with
the team bus to away games as
long as space is available.
June 2010 • grafenwoehr.com
 WiNdiSCheSCheNbaCh -
a place to experience in every season!

Nature & Culture

Wild and romantic Waldnaab Valley – Hiking on the Goldsteig
City tours, guided hiking and bike tours
Neuhaus Castle with Waldnaab Valley Museum and natural stage

GeoloGy & SCieNCe

Deepest, “accessible“ drill hole of the world
Adventure Geology – GEOLaboratory for experiments
Tours of the drill tower and the archive of drill samples

CoziNeSS & zoiGl beer

Center of a historic brewing tradition since 1455 – Capital of Zoigl beer
Tours of two communal breweries
Bottom-fermented, unfiltered traditional beer, served with a hearty meal made of local specialties

For more information, contact the

Tourism Office Windischeschenbach
Hauptstrasse 34
92670 Windischeschenbach

Phone: 09681-401 240 • tourismus@windischeschenbach.de • www.windischeschenbach.de

14 June 2010
Americans staying in a German hospital
Story by
Lisa Ackermann
ESCHENBACH, Germany - It is
a sunny Sunday afternoon. A family
is barbecuing in their backyard and
the air is filled with a scent of grilled
steaks. Suddenly the father of the
family, an American soldier based
in Grafenwoehr, cries out in pain
because his stomach hurts terribly.
How typical for this to happen on a
Sunday when the U.S. Health Clinic on
base is closed. In desperate need of me-
dical assistance, he calls 911. Once the
ambulance - dispatched from Eschen-
bach- is alerted, help generally arrives
at the scene within a few minutes.
At first, the patient is taken to the US
Health Clinic in Grafenwoehr. The
medical services provided there, howe-
ver, do not include in-patient treatment
because the establishment of such a
StudentS‘ Corner
service would be extremely expensive.
Moreover, there are fine clinics in the
near vicinity. That is why the clinic on
the US army base is only open until 4
pm. When a US Health Clinic physi-
cian diagnoses a serious illness which
cannot be treated there, the patient is
taken either to the hospital in Eschen-
bach or Weiden.
Eschenbach hospital, for instance, is
well-prepared for American patients.
At least 15% of its patients are Ameri-
cans. Therefore, the hospital has taken
many steps to facilitate the stay and
treatment of American patients. The
whole staff and doctors in particu-
lar speak very English very well and
nurses were trained to understand the
patients’ needs.
All signs were translated into English
and the two hospitals in Grafenwoehr
and Eschenbach work together very
closely. That makes it possible for Ame-
rican patients to leave the clinic earlier.
Because of that, the average patient
on the station for internal medicine is
treated in hospital for only 2.5 days.
Above all, this is a great advantage for a
patient who is no member of the army
and without social insurance because
this patient has to pay the relatively
low costs on his own. In contrast to
that all American soldiers are insured
and do not have to pay on their own.
Their insurance is called Tricare and it
is funded by the U.S. Army.
Most reasons for a committal of Ame-
rican patients are infections, for examp-
le pneumonia, explains Doctor Peter
Ernst, head physician of Eschenbach
Hospital. He adds stomach-flu and
chest-pain due to cardiac problems
as frequent cases. Doctor Peter Ernst
asserts that the nurses always try to
make the patient’s stay as comfortable
as possible. According to an American
soldier staying at Eschenbach Hospital
grafenwoehr.com
the local medical care is outstanding
and the whole staff is doing a great job.
The soldier stresses the nice atmosphere
in Eschenbach Hospital. He says it is
very luxurious compared to Ameri-
can military hospitals. As examples
he names his own room with a huge
balcony. Eventually he also adds that he
is allowed to drink a beer in Eschen-
bach, something that is forbidden in
American military hospitals.
When asked whether the hospital
could change anything to make his
stay even more comfortable, the Ser-
geant suggested that he could do with
a bit more dinner and that he could
only watch CNN. He would like to
have more TV channels to choose the
one he is most interested in. But ge-
nerally speaking he is truly content
with Eschenbach Hospital because
he recovers really fast from his illness
with a staff taking care of every need.
grafenwoehr.com
Downhill-skiing at 85° F at “Monte Kaolino“
Story by
Alexander Bauer
HIRSCHAU, Germany - The lei-
sure paradise Monte Kaolino has
opened its doors to the public again.
The adventure sports culture at the
„White Mountain“ enjoys increasing
popularity.
Monte Kaolino is a center for sand
sports. More and more people are tra-
velling long ways to climb the huge
mountain - either on foot to enjoy the
beautiful view on top or by lift to have
fun with skis, sandboards or BigFoots.
It’s also possible to go down on a “Zip-
felbob”, a kind of sledge for one person.
The Ski Club Monte Kaolino rents the
necessary equipment. The mountain
provides sportsmen with a challen-
ging downhill slope of 200 meters in
length. For some, it has developed into
a competitive sport. Therefore, there are
some major events at the Monte Kao-
lino, such as the sandboard world cup
each year. In fact, the Monte Kaolino
was originally a waste product. It was
students‘ Corner
Open air pool Hirschau and the “Monte Kaolino“.
created by the accumulation of white
quartz sand. This was formed in large
quantities when mining for industrial
minerals such as kaolin and feldspar,
which were important for the local
porcelain production. About 32 mil-
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only sand sports at the leisure paradise
Monte Kaolino. Anyone who wants to
can cool off in the adjacent outdoor
pool, which is called “Dünenbad”.
This newly created pool gives visitors
a special Caribbean beach feeling. Or
perhaps you are looking forward to a
ride in the „Monte Coaster“, a sum-
mer toboggan run, which has been in
operation since 2008.
Quite interesting is also the nearby
forest ropes course, which is a real chal-
lenge not only for children but also
for adults because there are different
difficulty levels to master.
Monte Kaolino
Photo: wikipedia.org
• 1000-meter-long Summer
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approximately 1.3 million truck loads) • Downhill 260 meters long
were needed to allow the mountain to at a 35 degree angle
rise about 120 meters into the air. Since • Outdoor pool with a
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Beer: The liquid bread of Bavaria
Is beer brewing a
Bavarian tradition?
Only a few people
know that it orginated
in Northern Germany
Story by
Sabine Ziegler
Bavaria calls itself the home country
of beer. But only a few people know
that the real origin of the drink was
in the north of Germany.
Already in 1200, North-German bre-
weries exported masses of beer to Flan-
ders and Scandinavia from Bremen
harbor. The fact that brewing beer was
mainly a North-German business until
the 16th century is relatively unknown.
The Hanseatic cities became wealthy
partly by trading but also partly by
brewing. In Hamburg, for example,
600 breweries had already existed at
the time.
In contrast to the northern part of Ger-
many, brewing of beer was not widely
spread in Bavaria until the Thirty Years’
War. Only few citizens, who owned
the right of brewing, dabbled in it. At
the beginning, however, the Bavarian
made the brew only for household use
and far from the German purity law
Students‘ Corner
Copper brew kettle in an german brewery.
(“Reinheitsgebot of 1516”). Therefore
beer failed to leave its mark early in
southern regions- especially in Bavaria.
The territorial differences are ascri-
bed to the historical background. In
the Middle Ages the town- and guild
privilege was established law in North-
Germany.
That is why beer was seen as civil
nourishment and was part of the civil
liberties. In contrast to that, the federal
state law was spread in the South. Here
the territorial lord had influence over
all by-laws. Therefore the northern beer
quality was unmatched thanks to the
strict guild system. Later, the Bavarians
caught up with the North-Germans by
passing a beer- and brew law.
Until the foundation of the “Hof-
bräuhaus” in Munich, the beer for the
Bavarian Official Househould was
expensively imported from the Han-
seatic cities. The world’s most promi-
nent beer-brewer is still a Prussian:
Frederick the Great. He was a trained
brewer as each member of the Ho-
grafenwoehr.com
Photo: wikipedia.org
henzollern family had to learn a civil
profession. Thus the number of the
famous regulars’ tables mushroomed.
The leading thought was: “what is good
for the Prussian King can not be wrong
for the normal population”. As a con-
sequence, the citizens met regularly in
groups to consume beer. Today every
fifth German man is a member of a
regulars’ table.
Back then you clinked glasses wishing
“Prost” (“Cheers”) - or more distingu-
ished “Prosit”. That is Latin and means
“it may benefit”. By now it is medically
proven that beer is very nourishing
and also healthy. In the 12th century,
the famous Hildegard von Bingen an-
nounced “Cerevisiam bibat!” and called
to drink beer.
A well-known saying in Germany is
called “Da ist Hopfen und Malz ver-
loren” which means that somebody is
hopelessly bad at something. It has its
origin, of course, in the brewing of beer
because if someone ruined the brewing
action, the ingredients hop and malt
were wasted and you could not enjoy
drinking beer anymore.
Today beer drinking and brewing is not
only spread in the Bavarian region, but
also all over the world You prove to be
a Connoisseur if you only allow malt,
hop and water to go into your beer –
this is the “Reinheitsgebot” traditional
breweries have kept up since 1516.
grafenwoehr.com
Skaterparks around the Grafenwoehr Area
Temperatures and the
numbers of skaters are
rising - but where do
you find awesome rails
and quarterpipes?
Story by
Konstantin Müller
Tony Hawk-almost everybody knows
him from magazines, games or skate-
board events. The today 42 year old
US-American skateboarder was the
first person who stood the trick “900”
in the halfpipe.
Since 1975 skateboarding fills kids and
teenagers with enthusiasm in Germany,
too. The Bavarian capital Munich has
been one of the first skateboarding-
strongholds in Germany. Today the
number of skaters increases as well -
just look at the high number of young
skaters in the streets.
students‘ Corner
Skater in a half pipe
But a lot of skateboarders don’t know
that there are also many skating op-
portunities in our region. You can find
skateparks in Grafenwöhr, Eschen-
bach, Kemnath, Weiden and Auerbach.
(for exact addresses see below) A good
basic hardware consists of fun boxes,
different kinds of rails and, of course,
quarterpipes.
Photo: wikipedia.org
Fun boxes or just boxes are three di-
mensional rectangles, which are vari-
able in their height, width and length.
The skater’s challenge is to manage the
box with as spectacular a trick combi-
nation as possible. A trick combination
is a composition of different moves.
Grindrails can be found almost eve-
rywhere in our surrounding. These are
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handrails or diverse other metal rods
where skateboards can slide. Grinds are
a form of skateboarding tricks where
the skateboarder slides on the trucks.
Most of the quarterpipes are made
of timber, concrete or metal and are
similar to jump constructions, which
allow the skaters to make different
kinds of tricks and moves.
But the biggest one in one of these five
cities is the park in Weiden at the youth
center. There you can find not only
different rails, boxes and quarterpipes
but also a halfpipe as a little highlight.
Each year the skateshop “Bazooka”
organizes a skatecontest, in which all
skaters can demonstrate their ability
on the board. The date for this year
has not yet been set, but it is expected
to be in autumn.
Skateparks in our region: Grafenwöhr:
Am Waldbad 4, Eschenbach: Sommer-
leitenweg 20, Kemnath: Schulstraße 4
Auerbach: Franz-Josef-Strauß-Platz
behind the old station
18 June 2010
Herbs, Kites, “Pfitschapfeil“ and Barbecue
Fun and action
in the garden
Story and Photo by
Christoph Frank
The youth group of the garden club
Kemnath arranges a lot of activities:
Games, fun and action are combined
with working in the garden and know-
ledge about nature.
In 2003 a few members of the garden
club decided to found the youth group
“Petersiliengurus“. The group offers
various opportunities for recreational
activities for children and young peo-
ple. The peculiar name of the group
was selected at the first meeting of
the group.
The name soon became popular in
Kemnath and the surrounding area.
The aim of the “Gurus“ is to pass on
theoretical and practical knowledge
about nature, gardening and traditions
to the children. At the moment there
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are over 30 members between 6 and 20
years. But non-members are welcome,
too. The club garden is the perfect lo-
cation for the events: A large lawn,
the club hut, a herb bed, a creek and
many trees and bushes. Furthermo-
re the “Petersiliengurus“ have built a
patch, and an “insect house“ and put
up self-made nesting boxes.The helping
children learnt about insects and birds
in Germany. They planted various ve-
getables on the patch which was even
enlarged in 2009.
Apart from that kids learn a lot of
manual skills. “Fast as a Pfitschapfeil“-
that‘s a Bavarian saying. But hardly
anyone even in Bavaria knows what a
“Pfitschapfeil“ means. The group mem-
bers learnt how to make this traditional
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a piece of wood. Such a “Pfitschapfeil”
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Kites were built, too. Each year around
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their own garden for cooking.
The club-internal competition called
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members got a small plant in spring
and have planted it in their own garden.
In October a meeting of all participants
will take place and the competitor with
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A breeze of South Africa in our region

Would you like to The games can be breathtaking and
may give you goosebumps.
be very close to
the soccer world The DJK-House in Pressath, the Ge-
sellenhaus in Kemnath and the Sport-
championships in park Grafenwöhr are going to offer
2010 in South Africa? “public viewing”again. They hope to
see as positive an atmosphere in the
country as in 2006 so that the “vibe”
Story and Photo by
motivates and spurs on the German
Constantin Scharf team as far away as South Africa.

Don´t worry, this may come true wi-
thout booking an expensive flight
or hotel room because many public
places or sports facilities just a few
steps away will turn into a soccer sta-
dium starting on 11th June.
Entry is free of charge and nobody
needs to go hungry or thirsty. It is
better to arrive a few minutes before
the game starts so that you can find a
good position to watch the game, or
the best seats are gone.

There’s hardly anybody who doesn’t
know the meaning of “public view-
ing” since the World Championship
in 2006 has taken place in Germany.
The public viewing of soccer games on
big screens was an experience that even
fascinated non-soccer fans.
Good feelings and an amazing at-
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women in particular were very thrilled
in 2006. “I always thought football
was only something for men. Women
have realized that it´s great fun and
since then I love watching football”
says Sabine from Kirchenthumbach”.
Public viewing at the city square in Kemnath 2006.
She adds that she is already looking by songs as “54-74-890-2010” or other
forward to the fan festival. soccer songs. The whole crowd is equip-
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A motorbike tour through the Fränkische Schweiz region

Past picturesque rock
formations and in
the footsteps of old
knights and peers
Story by
Susanne Williams
Our 152 kilometer-long motorbike
tour starts in the parking lot of a su-
permarket in Grafenwöhr where I meet
with my family biker gang consisting of
Mom Evi, Dad Mani, Uncle Sigi, Aunt
Renate and dog Sunny to start into an
eventful day with our motorbikes. A
soon as we have planned our tour with
the help of a map and Sunny has been
safely secured in Dad’s vest, we start
with our three bikes, a Yamaha 1100, a
Kawasaki 750 and a BMW R-1150-R
Roadster towards Eschenbach.
In Eschenbach we turn left at the traf-
fic light and drive up the Stadtberg,
keep right at the baroque Bergkirche
Church and head down to B-470, on
which we turn left, in the direction of
Kirchenthumbach. At the Kirchent-
humbach exit, we leave B-470 and head
into Kirchenthumbach where we take
a right at the T-intersection towards
Thurndorf.
As soon as we have left Kirchenthum-
bach, we turn left into the direction of
Troschenreuth/Thurndorf in bright
sunshine and enjoy the ride across
Kathi-Bräu - The “Bikertreff“ in Fran-
conian Schwitzerland in 91347 Aufseß.
the wide country road, which is lined
with dandelion pastures and forests
and leads us through some small towns
until we reach Pegnitz.
In Pegnitz we first turn right towards
the city center. At the second traffic
light we turn left and follow the main
street to the next traffic light where
we turn left again. In the traffic circle
we take the exit in the direction of
Nürnberg and leave Pegnitz, driving
by various gas stations and car dealers.
Taking the Autobahn A-9 underpass
we take a right at the next traffic light
towards Nürnberg/Forchheim. After
approximately two kilometers, we turn
right into the direction of Pottenstein/
Photo: Bierland Oberfranken e.V.
Forchheim and enjoy the beautiful, hil-
ly landscape with its dense forests and
the lusciously green pastures. Sunny
holds its head into the wind and enjoys
the pleasant spring air.
The winding road passes by picturesque
rock formations and romantic half-
timbered houses that look like they
were taken from the landscape of a mo-
del train set. We drive past the Devil’s
Cave, a giant dripstone cave where
tours are offered daily, the summer
toboggan run and the mountain pool
to Pottenstein, a city which can truly
be called the beauty of the Fränkische
Schweiz region. Pottenstein Castle,
which can be toured, is located on an
impressive rock above town. But today,
we unfortunately ignore the castle and
turn immediately left into the direction
of Gößweinstein.
Here, we take a break to visit the im-
pressive cathedral which was built
around 1739 and the adjacent pilgrima-
ge museum with the votive characters
made of wax. Sigi, our tour guide, tells
us about the history of Gößweinstein
Castle which is located on a rock above
town. But the time has come for a hear-
ty snack and so we climb back on our
bikes and head into the direction of the
Kathi-Bräu brewery, a biker meeting
point that is well-known beyond the
borders of the Fränkischen Schweiz
region and famous for its good beer
and tasty selection of snacks, coffee
and cake.
To reach the Kathi-Bräu brewery in
Heckenhof we first have to follow a
small, winding road to Behringersmüh-
le. Here, we turn left towards Eber-
mannstadt, and, after having crossed
two bridges, turn immediately right
towards Hollfeld. Now we are traveling
through the wild and romantic Wie-
senttal Valley, bordered by high rock
formations into which the Wiesent
river has dug itself.
The green river banks invite you to
have a picnic and a hiker’s heart start
will start to pound faster when looking
at the winding paths and roads. If you
are into adventure, you can rent a kayak
and go down the river. Our tour takes
us into Waischenfeld, where we tour
another great castle.

But we are hungry and continue on to

through Waischenfeld and Nankendorf
and turn left at the intersection towards
Aufseß, which received an entry into
the Guinness Book of Records in 2001
because it has the largest amount of
breweries per capita. Through Hoch-
stahl we go to Kathi-Bräu brewery
in Heckenhof, past colorful pastures
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in mind that riding a motorbike
and drinking heavily do not match!
After a well-tasting meal we conti-
nue on to the highlight of our tour:
Rabenstein Castle. To
get the-
re, we first
head back to the
main street. Here, we turn
left and drive through Hoch-
stahl, Dörnhof and Nankendorf
back to Waischenfeld.
Once we arrive in Waischenfeld, we
take an immediate turn left towards
Rabenstein Castle and follow the main
street through Waischenfeld and Lan-
genloh. Then we turn right towards
Rabenstein Castle. When you turn left
after approximately one kilometer onto
a dusty road, the area does not seem
to offer anything spectacular at all but
after a short walk, you reach the natural
paradise of Rabenstein Castle.
are held daily, except for Monday,
when the weather is nice. Several tours
through the knight’s chambers of the
castle, whose history begins in 1188
and which dominates over the wide
and winding Ahorntal Valley and the
rugged, bizarre Ailsbachtal Valley, are
offered daily, except for Monday.
You can reach the Sophienhöhle cave
by foot in about 10 minutes. Its
thousands of
85
ye-
ars-
old oker, r e d
and brown dripstone formations have
created a magic, underground palace.
Informative toiurs are offered here
year-round as well. We enjoy the beau-
tiful ambience of this location, which
takes us back into long-gone times
motorcycle
bottom, we turn left towards Kirch-
ahorn/Bayreuth.
After a few kilometers, we turn right
towards Pottenstein. In Adlitz, we
follow the main road and turn into
the direction of Hohenmirsberg at the
T-intersection. After Hohenmirsberg,
we turn right towards Trockau. We stay
on the main road and drive through
the quaint villages of Lindenhardt,
Schwürz and Gottsfeld to
Creußen
470
where we turn
right at the T-intersection in the di-
rection of Nürnberg/Pegnitz and im-
mediately left at the traffic light in the
direction of Speichersdorf/Kemnath.
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The road takes us out of Creußen and
through the next village (Neuhof ). Ap-
proximately 1.5 kilometers past Neuhof
we turn right towards Vorbach which
we reach after passing through the
villages of Prebitz and Voita. Now we
are back in our home region, allowing
the last warm sun rays of the day to
accompany us home.
The main street winds through Vorbach
and takes us to Oberbibrach where we
turn right directly after the church
towards Moos. In Moos we turn left
towards Eschenbach. We drive
through the dark forest, along
Rußweiher Lake to the inter-
section of B-470 which we
cross. Our tours leads back
to Grafenwöhr, where
we started our nice
day trip, across
the Eschenbach
market place.

The castle itself is located majestically

and in a fairy-tale manner on a high
plateau above the Ailsbach Valley
and the adjacent area with the bird
of prey and owl park of the falconry,
the Sophienhöhle cave and the cozy
guest house and the beer garden are
surrounded by rocks and ancient huge
trees that provide comfortable shade
in the summer and could probably tell
many exciting stories.
In the falconry, you can take an up-
close look at the majestic birds of
prey in their cages and watch them
hunting during the flight shows that
and end the beautiful day with coffee
and delicious piece of cake in the beer
EvErything for bikE and bikEr
garden of the guest house.
We dream of old knights and noble official harlEy-davidson dEalEr sincE 1982
damsels while Sunny makes friends
with the dogs of the other guests in
the beer garden.
Rested and invigorated we start the
last portion of our round trip through
the picturesque and dreamy Fränkische
Schweiz region. From the parking lot of
the castle, we turn back onto the main
road and turn right into the direction
of Kirchahorn. The street winds down
the mountain in serpentines and at the
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burg, ca. 31 km / 19 miles south of
Weiden); ph 09433-24420 The
Oberpfälzer Freilandmuseum offers
an insight into country and farming
life of earlier days. Like all open-air
museums, it is an educational institu-
tion where learning means lots of fun!
There are now 50 re-erected buil-
dings, showing how people lived
and worked based on their social
standing and the local region. The
houses were originally occupied by
farmers, smallholders, peasants, day
labourers, weavers, herdsmen, millers,
huntsmen and nobles.
Opening times: 20 Mar. – 07 Nov.
2010: Tue. thru Sun., 09:00 - 18:00
(last admission at 17:00). Closed on
Mondays except if that Monday is a
German holiday. Dogs are allowed
on the premises on a short leash.
Admission: Adults: 4.50 Euros.
Children 6 and older: 3.- Euros.
Family ticket: 11.- Euros.
Mill museum
Altmühltaler Mühlenmuseum (Mill
Museum): in 92345 Dietfurt, „Reng-
nathmühle“ (only GE), Hauptstraße
51 (ca. 35 km / 22 miles SW of Ho-
henfels); ph 08464-209.
This last of the active mills in the Alt-
mühl valley, first documented in 1467,
is driven solely by waterpower from the
Weiße Laaber river, via 53 leather belts.
In 1897, the mill produced the first
electric current with its water wheel
and a direct current generator. Up until
1950, the whole city of Dietfurt was
supplied with electricity from the mill.
A special exhibit about the electricity
supply is displayed on the ground floor.
Opening times: All year round, daily
08:00 - 20:00. Guided tours daily at
10:00, 14:00, and 16:00 in the working
mill.
If you want to find other working mills
in Germany, click here for an interacti-
ve map on the German website of the
Mills Association.
ceramics museum
Ceramics / Egyptian Museum: in
92637 Weiden, Internationales Ke-
ramik-Museum, Luitpoldstraße 25,
ph 0961-32030. Free admission! This
museum was opened in April 1990
as an outlet of the Neue Sammlung
München. It is fortunate to have
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Oberpfälzer Freilandmuseum
The monastery country village in the Freilandmuseum Neusath-Perschen.
rotating exhibitions of ceramic ob-
jects from eight millennia - including
objects from ancient Egypt. The ex-
hibits are supplied by four different
museums from Munich (Prähistorische
Staatssammlung, Staatliches Museum
Ägyptischer Kunst, Bayerisches Natio-
nalmuseum and Neue Sammlung). In
addition, they have a permanent display
of Chinese porcelain from the Qing
dynasty that was donated to the Wei-
den museum by a local businessman.
Opening times: Tuesday thru Sunday,
10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., and 2 - 4:30 p.m.
Closed on Mondays; Shrove Tuesday;
Good Friday; 1 May; All Saints‘ day
(1 Nov.); Christmas Eve (24 Dec.);
Christmas Day (25 Dec.); New Year‘s
Eve (31 Dec.); New Year‘s Day (1 Jan.)
Franconian
Fränkische-Schweiz-Museum: in
Tüchersfeld (falls under 91278 Pot-
tenstein, in the beautiful Fränkische
Schweiz), Am Museum 5, ph 09242-
1640
The Fränkische-Schweiz-Museum
(only GE) is located in the so-called
Judenhof, a buildings ensemble from
the 18th century which is easy to lo-
cate thanks to the two towering rock
„pillars“ next to it.
Their collection covers geology, archeo-
logy and the historic development of
Museum - visit
the region. You will get an insight into
everyday life and work in the past. A
genuine old synagogue from the 18th
century plus many Evangelical and
Catholic artefacts mirror the deep re-
ligiousness of the area.
Opening times: Apr. - Nov., Tue. - Sun.
10:00 - 17:00. Dec. - Mar., only Sun.
13:30 - 17:00.
Admission: Adults: 2.30 Euros pp.
Children: 1.50 Euros pp.
Hollerhaus
Hollerhaus-Museum: in 92345 Diet-
furt, Pfarrgasse 6 (ca. 35 km / 22 miles
SW of Hohenfels) right opposite the
City Church of St. Aegidius. Closest
car park on Maxstraße.
The exhibition at the Hollerhaus (only
GE), a restored old farm house typical
for the area, is an impressive display on
how humans have shaped the landscape
over the past 4,000 years since they
first settled here. Additional collections
provide information on geology, fossils
and minerals.
Opening times: May - 15 Oct.: Wed.
14:00 - 18:00; Sat. 15:00 - 18:00;
Sun. and GE holidays 14:00 - 17:00
Admission: Adults: 2.- Euros.
Children under 6 are free. Children
6 - 16: 1.- Euros. Families: 4.- Euros
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Photo: W.J.Pilsak
military museum
Military Museum: in 92655 Gra-
fenwöhr, Martin-Posser-Str. 14, ph
09641-8501
It focuses on the rich military history of
Grafenwöhr, as well as the local culture.
Opening times: Every Sun., Tue.,
Wed., and Thu., 14:00 - 16:00.
Admission (in EN): Adults: 2.- Euros.
Children under 16: 1.- Euro. Guided
tours: 2.50 Euro pp
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In 82031 Grünwald (part of Mün-
chen / Munich), Bavariafilmstraße.
Entrance to car park just before in-
tersection with Lil-Dagover-Ring.
Simply follow the signs to „Bavaria
Filmstadt“
The Bavaria Movieland can be visi-
ted daily during a guided tour (only
GE) where you will be shown how
(German) films and TV series have
been produced. You can even re-
enact short episodes in the original
film sets.
Another highlight is the Stunt Show
(only GE): watch real stuntmen as
they perform risky chases, fall from
sheer heights, and survive explosi-
ons. Afterwards, they will show the
visitors their little tricks.
In addition, you can experience a
4-D (!) cinema. Watch the animated
snowboard film, exclusively produced
for this theatre. Animated cinema
seats, fog machines, wind and all
kinds of other special effects make
LEGOLAND
In 89312 Günzburg, Legoland-Allee
2 (ca. 112 km / 70 miles NW of Mu-
nich, or 140 km / 88 miles south of
Ansbach).
The famous Legoland doesn‘t need
much of an introduction, it‘s a dream
for the young and still-young; there are
lots of attractions (in EN). Please note
the opening hours (in EN)!
Opening days: 27 Mar. - 07 Nov.:
10:00 - 18:00. Closed on: 19 - 21
Apr. / 26 - 28 Apr. / 14 + 15 Sep. /
20 - 22 Sep.
You can find us Off Post: close to eSSO gas station and Bayerische Hotel.
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bavaria filmstadt, munich
this film a unique experience! All
links only in German.
Opening times: 27 Mar. - 07 Nov.
2010: 09:00 - 16:00. 8 Nov. - begin-
ning of March 2011: 10:00 - 15:00
During the main season, there are
guided tours in English every day
at 13:00, including the weekends.
Tours in German are held several
times each hour during the peak
summer season. Last tour starts at
16:00 and ends at 17:30. During
the winter season, there‘s a tour in
German every full hour. Last tour
begins at 15:00 and ends at 16:30.
Current admission fees are listed
online (in GE only). Every guided
tour lasts ca. 1.5 hours; if you visit all
three attractions, reckon with around
3.5 hours. The Bavaria Filmstadt is
closed on 24 and 25 Dec.
Well-behaved dogs are allowed on
the site on a leash.
Admission: Adults: 36.- Euros; child-
ren (3 - 11 y): 32.- Euros; children
under 3 are free. You can buy tickets
online, often at a lower price (in EN).
Admission (only GE): Day ticket (01
May - 30 July): 8.- Euros. Day ticket
(31 July - 13 Sep.): 10.- Euros.
Children under 3 are free.
Pullman city
In 91336 Heroldsbach, Schlossplatz 4
(ca. 38 km / 24 miles north of Nürn-
berg / Nuremberg)
This fun park is located with in the gar-
dens of a lovely baroque water Schloss
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Risky flight in the Stunt Show
where you can enjoy the rides and the
historic grounds, as well as a s mall zoo
with many indigenous animals. Their
Western Town offers typical action
shows. Among the rides are a water
bob track, a family rollercoaster, a wild
water rollercoaster, a Disney carousel,
a Monza race track, and much more.
Their opening days are a bit compli-
cated, see here for details (only GE):
they‘re closed on all days without co-
lour; open 10:00 - 17:00 on the green
days; 10:00 - 18:00 on the yellow days;
10:00 - 20:00 on the orange days, and
10:00 - 17:00 / 18:00 / 19:00 on the
red days (for special events).
Admission (only GE): Adults and ju-
veniles over 12: 16.- Euros. Children
3-12 years: 14.- Euros. Family ticket
(2 adults and up to 3 children, 3-12
years): 55.- Euros
Everyone (adults and kids) can enter
for free 5 days before and after their
birthdays - requires valid ID!
Wunderland
In 91287 Plech, Zum Herrlesgrund
13 (ca 35 km / 22 miles west of Gra-
fenwöhr)
This park (only GE) is also aimed at
younger children. The Märchenland
(fairytale land) features characters from
Photo: Bavaria Filmstadt
famous fairytales - the figures will come
into action if you press a button.
The „Funland“ area is like a big play-
ground where the kiddies can climb
and jump around.
If your children are too young for that,
you may want to take them to „Baby-
land“ which is the perfect environment
for the littl‘uns, with a jeep carousel,
a mini train in the dino park, and a
magic show.
Geiselwind
In 96160 Geiselwind, Wiesentheider
Straße 25 (ca. 52 km / 32 miles east
of Würzburg).
Geiselwind is a fun park for the young
and old, with a number of rides, ani-
mals, shows, playgrounds, live shows,
electronic theatres, and more - on an
area of approx. 400,000 m2 (just under
480,000 sq. yd.).
Opening times: differ depending on
the day, click on link for details (par-
tially in EN).
Admission (only GE): Visitors tal-
ler than 1.40 m (55“): 22.50 Euros.
Children 1.10 - 1.40 m (43“ - 55“):
19.50 Euros. Children shorter than
1.10 m (43“) are free. Every Friday
is family day (except if it‘s a German
holiday), visitors taller than 1.10 m
(43“) only pay 19.- Euros. Birthday
children are free, please show valid ID.
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Asian
Asia Sushi Bar (0961-3989879)
Schlörplatz 1 92637 Weiden
Barn Floor
Barn Floor Evergreen (09641-3800)
Alte Amberger Str. 30 92655 Grafenwoehr
Hauptstrasse 1 • 92670 Windischeschenbach
Phone ( 09681 ) 788 • Fax: ( 09681 ) 8223
www.oberpfaelzer-hof.de
Bavarian
Altes Eichamt (0961-44242)
Unterer Markt 23 92637 Weiden
Gasthof Weisses Ross (09632-4114)
Therse-Neumann-Platz 4 95692 Kon-
nersreuth
Santana (09642-1243)
Weinleite 1 95478 Löschwitz
Landgasthof Kahrmühle (09644-91376)
Kahrmühle 1 92960 Pressath
www.grafenwoehr.com
Oberpfälzer Hof *** (09681-788)
Hauptstraße 1 92670 Windischeschenbach
Hotel Parksteiner Hof (09602-4396)
Basaltstraße 10 92711 Parkstein
Guesthouse Burkhard (09604-92180)
Marktplatz 10 92533 Wernberg-Köblitz
Beer Garden
Gasthof Hößl (09641-92270)
Neue Amberger Str. 27-29 92655 Gra-
fenwoehr
Gasthof Weisses Ross (09632-4114)
Therse-Neumann-Platz 4 95692 Kon-
nersreuth
Taverna Syrtaki (09621-12951)
Regierungsstraße 9 92224 Amberg
Restaurant Delphi (09644-376)
Schinnerstraße 42 92690 Pressath
Restaurant Castle Veldenstein (09156-633)
Burgstraße 12 91284 Neuhaus a.d. Pegnitz
Cafe
Bakery Schwärzer (09644-244)
Schellenberg 20 92690 Pressath
Chinese Schlörplatz 9 92637 Weiden
PANDA Chinese Food (09641-936366)
Alte Amberger Str. 52 92655 Grafenwoehr
China Restaurant Peking (0961-33896)
Nikolaistraße 8 92637 Weiden
Fish Restaurant
Country Guest House Busch (09642-686)
Kötzersdorf 17 95478 Kemnath
German
Gasthof Hößl (09641-92270)
Restaurant Guide
Neue Amberger Str. 27 92655 Grafenwoehr
Pressather Schlemmerstuben (09644-217)
Bahnhofstraße 41 92690 Pressath
Restaurant Altes Eichamt (0961-44242)
Unterer Markt 23 92637 Weiden
Hotel Stadtkrug (0961-38890)
Wolframstraße 5 92637 Weiden
Hotel Restaurant Rußweiher (09645-
923030)
Großkotzenreuth 5 92676 Eschenbach
Restaurant Advantage (0961-389300)
Neustädter Straße 46 92637 Weiden
SCALA Betriebe (09641-2354)
Alte Amberger Str. 33 92655 Grafenwoehr
Hotel zur Post (09641-2210)
Marienplatz 8 92655 Grafenwöhr
Greek
Taverne MYKONOS (09645-918198)
Marienplatz 20 92676 Eschenbach
Taverna Syrtaki (09621-12951)
Regierungsstraße 9 92224 Amberg
Restaurant El Greco (0961-37279)
Restaurant Delphi (09644-376)
Schinnerstraße 42 92690 Pressath
Homemade Beer
Zoigl-Schoilmichl (09681-1397)
Marktplatz 20 92670 Windischeschenbach
Ice-Cream Shops
Eis Europa (09645-918822)
Marienplatz 25 92676 Eschenbach
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Eis Cafe
Piccola Venezia
Oberer Markt 1 • 92637 Weiden i. d. Opf.
Phone 0 961 / 4 31 32
Eiscafé Gelato (09644-917256)
Bachstr. 19 92690 Pressath
Eiscafé Cristallo (09642-2155)
Stadtplatz 18 95478 Kemnath
La Piazza (09662-416367)
Marktplatz 15 92249 Vilseck
International
Santana (09642-1243)
Weinleite 1 95478 Löschwitz
Hotel Angerer - Turmhotel (09662-7090)
Marktplatz 4 92249 Vilseck
BräuWirt (0961-3881800)
Weiden Türlgasse 10-14 92637 Weiden
SCALA Betriebe (09641-2354)
Alte Amberger Str. 33 92655 Grafenwoehr
Hotel Restaurant Böhm (09641-93690)
Neue Amberger Str. 39 92655 Grafenwoehr
Gasthof „Goldener Greif“ *** superior
Sulzbacher Str. 5 92265 Edelsfeld
09665-91490
Specialities Store
Delicacies, wines, spirits,
Vinegar, oils, natural and
Organic products.
Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri. from 10:00 a.m. to
08:00 p.m.
Sat. from 10:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m.
Vaulted Bachus-Cellar and
“Weinlaube” (vine-covered arbor)
Zum Eichelberg 10
Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Telefon 09661/1279
www.weinvertrieb-franz.de
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Miratel Mitterteich (09633-92320)
Gottlieb-Daimler-Str. 4 95666 Mitterteich
Italian
Santa Lucia II (09641-91455)
Am Sudhaus 2 92655 Grafenwoehr
Pizzeria - La Strada (09641-925340)
Alte Amberger Str. 35 92655 Grafenwoehr
Isola di Capri (09641-1033)
Hinter der Mauer 10 92637 Weiden
Mongolian BBQ
China Restaurant Peking (0961-33896)
Nikolaistraße 8 92637 Weiden
Thai
Koh Samui (09641-2286)
Im Markwinkel 1 92655 Grafenwöhr
Turkish
Marmaris Grill (09641-8240)
Alte Amberger Str. 35 92655 Grafenwoehr

Neue Amberger Straße 99 - near Gate 3 - 92655 Grafenwöhr

Alte Amberger Str. 36 92655 Grafenwoehr

Pizzeria Antonio (09662-6017)

Bahnhofstr. 20 92249 Vilseck
luigi‘s lunch: (11:00 am - 1:00 pm)
1 Soft drink (0,2 l)
+ Soup
Ristorante - Pizzeria Luigi (09641-485)
+ Main dish
Neue Amberger Str. 99 92655 Grafenwoehr
(Schnitzl or Pizza)
Restaurant Pegasus (0961-27094) Daily varying
(Airfield) Latsch 92637 Weiden

Knight‘s Banquet
Haus am Markt **** (09665-953665) Delivery service • KiDs‘ Menu
Hinterer Markt 14 92281 Königstein
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Mexican Opening hours:

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to order call
Mon. - Thur.: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm - 0:00 pm
Restaurant Tortuga (09641-463) Fri. - Sun.: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm - 1:00 am Paying with credit card only i ic
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09641/8240 De ser
in our restaurant. Owner: Aldo Frusteri
Schulstr. 18 92655 Grafenwöhr

Alte Amberger Straße 35

Loco Mexican (0961-7409)
92655 Grafenwöhr

Flea Markets
Sat., 05 June
- 06:00 - 14:00: in 92637 Weiden,
Volksfestplatz, Leuchtenberger Straße
- 07:00 - 16:00: in 91054 Erlangen,
Bohlenplatz.
- 08:00 - 16:00: in 92318 Neumarkt,
Volksfestplatz and little Jurahalle,
Festplatz 1
Sun., 13 June
- 06:00: in 91054 Erlangen, large car
park on Parkplatzstraße along Fran-
kenschnellweg.
- 08:00 - 15:00: in 92339 Beilngries,
Volksfestplatz, Sandstraße (ca. 45 km
/ 28 miles SW of Hohenfels)
Sat., 19 June
06:00 - 14:00: in 92637 Weiden,
Volksfestplatz, Leuchtenberger Straße
Sun., 20 June
- 10:00 - 18:00: in 91301 Forchheim,
„Ausstellungsgelände Süd“ (Fair Site
South), Poigerstraße 10 - 12 (ca. 25
km / 15.5 miles south of Bamberg)
- 10:00: Large flea market at the
Schloss Almoshof, in 90427 Nürn-
berg, Schloss Almoshof (only GE),
Almoshofer Hauptstr. 51 (near airport),
ph 0911-9344-9470
Sat., 26.06.
07:00 - 14:00: in 92224 Amberg, Dult-
platz, Bruno-Hofer-Straße.
Sun., 27 June
- 08:00 - 15:00: in 92339 Beilngries,
Volksfestplatz, Sandstraße (ca. 45 km
/ 28 miles SW of Hohenfels)
- 13:00: Markt der Kinder (flea mar-
ket for kids) in 91126 Schwabach, Kö-
Günther Strobl & Silvana Freddura Plater
Real estate agency fo Vilseck, Grafenwoehr and surrounding areas
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• We assist with finding the right Bank and finance plan for you
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www.grafenwoehr.com
nigsplatz (ca. 20 km / 12.5 miles south
of Nürnberg)
Sat., 03 July
- 06:00 - 14:00: in 92637 Weiden,
Volksfestplatz, Leuchtenberger Straße
- 07:00 - 16:00: in 91054 Erlangen,
Bohlenplatz.
- 08:00 - 16:00: in 92318 Neumarkt,
Volksfestplatz and little Jurahalle,
Festplatz 1
Sun., 11 July
- 06:00: in 91054 Erlangen, large car
park on Parkplatzstraße along Fran-
kenschnellweg.
- 08:00 - 15:00: in 92339 Beilngries,
Volksfestplatz, Sandstraße (ca. 45 km
/ 28 miles SW of Hohenfels)
Sat., 17.July
06:00 - 14:00: in 92637 Weiden,
Volksfestplatz, Leuchtenberger Straße
Sun., 18 July
10:00 - 18:00: in 91301 Forchheim,
„Ausstellungsgelände Süd“ (Fair Site
South), Poigerstraße 10 - 12 (ca. 25
km / 15.5 miles south of Bamberg)
Sun., 25 July
08:00 - 15:00: in 92339 Beilngries,
Volksfestplatz, Sandstraße (ca. 45 km
/ 28 miles SW of Hohenfels)
Sat., 07 Aug.
07:00 - 16:00: in 91054 Erlangen,
Bohlenplatz.
Sun., 08 Aug.
08:00 - 15:00: in 92339 Beilngries,
Volksfestplatz, Sandstraße
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Event Calendar
Special June Events
04 - 14 June
Volksfest in 97424 Schweinfurt, Volks-
festplatz
Sat., 05 June
- 10:00 - 18:00: Töpfermarkt = Pot-
tery Market in 91126 Schwabach,
Königsplatz (ca. 20 km / 12.5 miles
south of Nürnberg). Over 20 artisans
are displaying and selling various ce-
ramic products, useful items for your
household and your garden as well as
objets d‘art. All products are of high
quality, hobby artists are not allowed.
All craftsmen have solid qualifications
in the ceramic profession.
- 19:30: Lake Fest (Citizens’ Fest) in
Westheim, Am See = at the lake (part
of 91471 Illesheim, ca. 30 km / 19 miles
NW of Ansbach)
Sat. + Sun., 05 + 06 June
Arts and Crafts Market in 96047 Bam-
berg, Schloss Geyerswörth (mansion),
Geyerswörthstr. 1. There will be a large
variety of arts and crafts on offer. Some
artists will even craft their objets d‘art
before your very eyes. The market is
complemented by a fine culture pro-
gram and exquisite local delicacies.
Open Saturday 11:00 - 19:00, Sunday
10:00 - 18:00.
Sun., 06 June
- 11:00 - 18:00: Sommermarkt =
Street Market and Open Stores on
Sunday in 97332 Volkach (ca. 40 km
/ 25 miles NE of Würzburg). Lots
Sachverständiger für Immobilienbewertung
phone: 09662/8074
Immobilien-Vermittlung Günther Strobl
Wiesenstraße 1 • 92249 Vilseck
Phone: 09662-8074 • 0171-5875217
Fax: 09662-413521
email: buero@ivs-strobel.de
Real Estate Agency Silvana Freddura-Plater
Regional Sales Manager
Phone: 0171-7052012
email: silvana_fp@yahoo.com
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of stalls between Oberer Markt and
Gaibacher Straße. Stores in the city
and att he Gewerbegebiet (business
park) are open 12:30 - 5:30 p.m. Kids
can have fun on the carousel or the
kids‘ train.
- no time specified: Bürgerfest = Ci-
tizens’ Fest in 92271 Freihung, fest site
„Am Harranger“ (ca. 10 km / 6 miles
east of Vilseck).
- no time specified: Vintage Vehicles
Convention for Automobiles, Motor-
cycles and Tractors in 92318 Neumarkt,
Obere and Untere Marktstraße (ca.
45 km / 28 miles west of Hohenfels)
Vehicles: “oldtimers and youngtimers“,
motorcycles, tractors up to 1985, and
special categories. Presentation of all
vehicles and a tour of ca. 35 km, fol-
lowed by a public awards ceremony.
Large family fest with live music. If
you want to participate with your vin-
tage vehicle, please register by Mon.,
24 May via juraclassic@gmx.de
Fri., 11 June, 09:00 - 14:00:
„Good Fairy“ Campaign for Children
in 92637 Weiden, Altstadt = old city,
around the Altes Rathaus = old city
hall.
The „Good Fairy“ is a logo aiming to
take away fears in children and to get
them to know the police and fire bri-
gade. There will be lots of activities
in Weiden‘s city center, supported by
police, fire brigade and local stores.
11 - 13 June
- Holunderblütenfest = Elderflower
Fest in 92339 Beilngries (ca. 45 km /
28 miles SW of Hohenfels).
Elderflowers and elderberries have
been known for their healthy ingre-
dients and positive effects on a person’s
constitution for centuries. Of course
both products have been used in the
traditional cuisine too. At this Holun-
derblütenfest (dates still from 2009),
you can try various delicacies: „Bayeri-
sche Hollerkiachl“ (elderflower dipped
in beer dough and deep-fried), elder
lemonade, and much more.
- Altstadtfest = Citizens’ Fest in 92318
Neumarkt, Obere and Untere Markt-
straße (ca. 45 km / 28 miles west of
Hohenfels).
For three days, Neumarkt’s Altstadt
(old city) belongs to the connoisseurs
who appreciate the modern and tra-
ditional Oberpfalz (our area). Local
restaurateurs will present special deli-
cacies in honour of Neumarkt’s 850th
anniversary - and they will attempt to
create the longest counter!
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Recurring and Long-Lasting
Ongoing until 19 Sep.
Annual Exhibition of the Arts Guild in
92334 Berching, Storchenturm tower
(ca. 42 km / 26 miles west of Hohen-
fels). Aside from the grand opening on
Saturday, they are open every Sunday
and German holiday 13:00 - 17:00.
On display are paintings in oil, acryl,
aquarel, calligraphy, and inlaid works.
Ongoing until 26 Sep.
Alcmona Historic Village in 92345
Dietfurt, along Main-Donau canal,
Breitenbrunner Str. 6
The historic village is open every week-
end and German holidays: Sat. 13:00
- 17:00, Sun. and holidays: 11:00 -
17:00. Visitors are welcome to bring
their own “Brotzeit” (picknick / snacks)
or foods to be barbecued, charcoal is
available. Drinks can be bought on site.
Ongoing until 17 Oct.
Hot-Air Balloon Rides in 91541 Ro-
thenburg, Tauberwiesen (Detwang
subdivision)
Hot-air balloons will fly daily if the
weather is good. All details and POCs
on their Homepage.
Ongoing until 31 Oct.
The Wunderhof (special garden and
gallery) is open, in 92262 Birgland,
Eckertsfeld 1
The Wunderhof (only GE) is the home
of artist Evi Steiner-Böhm. The pro-
perty lies in a beautifully romantic area
at a former Celtic settlement. On the
grounds you will find a unique “life-
time“ garden, an art barn, a gallery and
a pretty café, all inviting you to enjoy
and savour nature and art.
The gardens at the Wunderhof were
built under an artistic aspect, too, sym-
bolizing the various life segments of a
human being, from birth to death and
beyond. They can be visited during a
guided tour: Guided tours for the
public take place every Sunday from
13:30 - 14:30 (Admission 5.- Euro pp,
children are free). Groups can book
special tours during the week.
Café and Art Barn are open every Sa-
turday 14:00 - 17:00, on Sundays and
German holidays 14:00 - 18:00. The
whole property is a smoke-free zone,
except for the little smoker’s corner
local delicacies like fresh fish and the
famous Altmühltaler Lamm (lamb).
18 July - 31 Oct.
Special Exhibit: “Überschäumende
Maßkrüge“ - the1960 beer strike (!)
in the Maxhütte , in 92237 Sulzbach-
Rosenberg, Stadtmuseum, Neustadt
14 (ca. 20 km / 12.5 miles south of
Vilseck)
Bavaria isn’t known as a beer country
for nothing - when workers were de-
nied their daily beer at the Maxhütte
smelting furnace, they went on strike!
On 02 March 1960, the new Director
General of the Maxhütte reduced the
beer consumption on his premises to
one bottle per worker per day which
caused a lot of annoyance. But when
on 01 October 1960 he forbade the sale
of beer within the plant completely,
he created a huge storm of outrage:
within just a few hours, the complete
staff went on strike and the fire in the
smelting furnaces nearly subsided /
cooled off. Only with the mediation
of the Bavarian Labour Minister Stain,
a compromise could be reached two
days (!) later, and work was picked up.
These happenings surrounding
Germany’s only ever beer strike, and
some cheeky information about Bavari-
ans and their love of beer are explained
in this exhibition.
21 July - 15 Aug.
Antiquities Weeks in 96047 Bamberg,
Sandstraße
Over 30 traders display international
treasures from five centuries. A stroll
between Domberg and Altes Rathaus
(old city hall) will give you another im-
pression of historical Bamberg – and an
opportunity for many a good purchase.
01 - 24 Oct.
Culinary Weeks in 91522 Ansbach:
Motto: „From historic cook books“.

Start times in June: 19:00. In July:

19:00. In August: 18:30. In Sep-
tember: 17:30. In October: 16:30.
BTW, did you know that in German,
you don’t FLY in a hot-air balloon but
you DRIVE in it? It’s special “hot-
air balloon pilots” language. Makes
absolutely no sense, but there you go
under the apple tree.
10 June - 18 July
Culinary Weeks in 92339 Beilngries
(ca. 45 km / 28 miles SW of Hohen-
fels).
Delicious foods fresh from the region.
Many restaurants in Beilngries offer
Freds Autozubehör
Autoteile +Zubehör
Grafenwöhr, Neue Amberger Str. 2
Telefon 0 96 41 / 454 630
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cooler from WAECO Cool Fun AS-26
Thermo electronic cooler, 12Volt DC connection; 26 ltr. capacity, refrigerating
capacity by 18° below ambient temperature
€ 39,95
SONAX Air Conditioner Cleaner
Far-out 99,9% bacilli and mold and other germs; Remove

€ 7,50
sticky exhalations; Simple practice

Thule Bicycle Rack for the trailer hitch

Thule Euroway 944 for transport of two bycycles on the trailer hitch;
retractable for better accessibility of the rear trunk
€ 299,-
Car-Lamps-Refund Box First Aid Kit +
Warning Triangle
€ 10,-
Duty in much countrys!
Replacement bulb set H1, Set

€ 4,50
H4 or H7
per piece Osram Night
Engine Oil 5W-30 Longlife III Breaker
90 % more light Twin Pack € 24,95
Audi/VW Norm 504 00 /
507 00, BMW Longlife 04,
Mercedes 229.51
Bosch AeroTwin
Synthetic oil „Change Kit“
€ 10,00 30% more Front set € 29,-
1 liter - bottle life time

Hohenstadt, phone 09154/916547 Eschenau, phone 09126/298352

Pegnitz, phone 09241/724357 Ottensoos-Bräunleinsberg, phone 09123/983564
Schwarzenbruck, phone 09128/925450

www.freds-autozubehoer.de

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