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Presseck

Former Settlement Güldenstein and Cellar Cave

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Upper Franconia

Landkreis Kulmbach

Presseck

Former Settlement Güldenstein and Cellar Cave

Recommended by 32 hikers out of 35

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Frankenwald

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Location: Presseck, Landkreis Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

May 9, 2025

The first inhabitants of the Güldenstein estate were probably forestry assistants or woodcutters. Bird trapping was also a lucrative sideline. The Güldenstein bird herd was located above the hillside on a flat area. Only the owners of the estate had the right to trap all types of finches, larks, tits, blackbirds, and thrushes. Selling them was not a problem, as the songbirds were considered a delicacy in the city. Bird trapping was not banned until the end of the 19th century.

However, the most important means of survival in this remote area was always agriculture.

In 1930, Güldenstein was abandoned by its last inhabitants.

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Thomas S.

June 19, 2019

Former Aussiedlerhof (single) in the middle of the forest. Rock cellar is still preserved. A steep path leads to the corresponding meadow in the valley. Nice rest area

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SvenN

September 2, 2021

former place that consisted of only one house - was abandoned by the last residents in 1930

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Location: Presseck, Landkreis Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Former Settlement Güldenstein and Cellar Cave

1. Chapel Above Köstenberg – Abandoned House of Breiteneben loop from Köstenberg

2. Köstenhof Farmhouse – Gasthof Fels and Forest Trail loop from Reichenbach

3. Gasthof Fels and Forest Trail – Köstenhof Farmhouse loop from Köstenberg

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