Highlight • Historical Site
Bear Trap at Waldstein
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Andrea und Huskys 🐺
August 3, 2022
Hiking
Brown bears once lived in the Fichtel Mountains. This is impressively demonstrated by the Bärenfang, made of granite stones, from 1656 below the Waldstein summit. The last bear is said to have been caught here in 1760. Nine years later, the last conspecific from the Fichtelgebirge near Vordorf was shot.
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Rombea
June 24, 2020
Mountain biking
The bear trap dates from 1656, the last bear was caught here in 1760. An impressive and interesting facility. Here, too, information can be called up with a QR code scanner.
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Wolly
May 15, 2018
Hiking
The Bearfang is a 17th century building that was used to drive bears and then be held prisoners. The bear catch on the large forest stone in the Fichtelgebirge is …
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Location: Zell im Fichtelgebirge, Landkreis Hof, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany