Fischhof Tirschenreuth

The Fischhof was built around 1219. It lay on an island in the Upper City Pond until the pond was drained in 1808. The large building was an economic farm for the Waldsassen monastery.
In 1548 the monastery lost its independent status and was ruled by the Palatinate Wittelsbachers. From then on, the Fischhof was used as the Duke's residence. During this time, the Fischhof Bridge was built as a wooden bridge with a drawbridge.
The fish farm later served as the abbots' summer residence. There is still a baroque chapel in the building.
After secularization, the fish farm fell to the state. In 1804 the Tirschenreuth regional court moved here. In 1879 it was renamed the Tirschenreuth District Court.

The area was the scene of the Landesgartenschau Tirschenreuth 2013. Did not make it back then unfortunately. But the bridge offers a unique backdrop

The venerable Fischhof building now houses parts of the government, e.g. the enforcement officer .... how fitting