Bayerisch Eisenstein (Czech: Bavorská Železná ruda) is a
village and a municipality in the Regen district, in
Bavaria, Germany. Bayerisch Eisenstein is part of
Bayerischer Wald and borders the first German national
park established in 1968. The town is both winter and
summer resort. In the summer walking in the forest and
mountains is popular. In winter, winter sports prevail
concentrating on the Gross Arber mountain. It is one of
a trio of connected places in the area. The other two
are Železná Ruda (German: Böhmisch Eisenstein or Markt
Eisenstein) and Špičák (German: Dorf Eisenstein), both
in Czech Republic. Železná Ruda lies 2 kilometres
northeast from Bayerisch Eisenstein. The town's railway
station is split by the border. In August 2006 Bayerisch
Eisenstein and Železná Ruda signed a twinning agreement
The Bavarian Forest (German: Bayerischer Wald) - is a
wooded low-mountain region in Bavaria, Germany. It
extends along the Czech border and is continued on the
Czech side by the Šumava (Bohemian Forest).
Geographically the Bavarian Forest and Bohemian Forest
are sections of the same mountain range. A part of the
Bavarian Forest belongs to the Bavarian Forest National
Park (Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald) (240 km²),
established in 1970 as the first national park in
Germany. Another 3,008 km² belong to the Bavarian Forest
Nature Park (Naturpark Bayerischer Wald), established
1967, and 1738 km² to the Eastern Bavarian Forest Nature
Park (Naturpark Oberer Bayerischer Wald), established
1965. The Bavarian Forest is a remnant of the Hercynian
Forest that stretched across southern Germania in Roman
times. It is the largest protected forest area in
central Europe. |