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Beautiful rock formations in the forest

Beautiful view back over the Vils

Rock formations are now majestically visible in March. They soon disappear into the sea of leaves and are then almost invisible again—unfortunately!

The Mystery Grotto is located near Neuhaus an der Pegnitz and is part of the Karst Hiking Trail. The name of the grotto comes from a legend that tells of the "White Lady". This legend says that the cursed soul of Countess Kunigunde von Leuchtenburg, who lived in the 13th century, is said to appear in the grotto as a restless spirit. The grotto is about 12 meters wide and 16 meters long and offers an impressive hall. Beautiful ice formations can be admired, especially in winter. The entrance to the grotto is partially walled up and closed in winter during the bat protection period. The grotto is only accessible from April to September.

The entrance lies beautifully in the midst of the stately rocks. The cave itself is actually rather small at around 12 meters in diameter. Rather, it owes its charm to the mysterious entrance, which at first seems to duck away from the visitor. And the legend to which the name Mysteriengrotte goes back is, thanks to the scary factor, an additional mood factor. Because this is where the “White Woman” is supposed to appear again and again. And this legend even has a true origin. Because the "White Woman" is said to be the cursed soul of Countess Kunigunde von Leuchtenburg, who lived at the foot of the Plassenburg in the 13th century. She murdered her two children, believing that the infants would stand in the way of her remarriage to Albrecht the Handsome, Burgrave of Nuremberg. Despite extensive penance in later, still unmarried days and the founding of a monastery, which she presided over as abbess, her restless spirit is said to have haunted the Mystery Grotto since her death.

Beautiful forest path along ingenious moss-covered rocks

the vils The Vils rises in Kleinschönbrunn in the market town of Freihung in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach. On its first five kilometers, it initially flows north-northeast towards Freihung. At the south-west edge of the town, it turns abruptly to the west and crosses the densely wooded landscape with the Forstlohe in the south and the Grafenwöhr military training area in the north, crossing into the district of Vilseck. There it turns south-southeast and then flows through the districts of the market town of Hahnbach and the municipality of Poppenricht. Then, on its middle course, it crosses the independent city of Amberg, the largest town on its banks. In a constant direction, it runs through the districts and main towns of the municipalities of Kümmersbruck and Ensdorf. When it enters the area of Markt Rieden, it continues to flow approximately to the south and then, in the following Markt Schmidmühlen, from the right takes in the Lauterach, which is almost 35 kilometers long and by far its longest tributary. On the rest of the lower course, the Hohenfels military training area in the district of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz borders on the right, which is briefly opposite the urban district of Burglengenfeld in the district of Schwandorf. It then flows into the lower Naab after about 87 kilometers at the market town of Kallmünz in the district of Regensburg. Source: excerpts from Wikipedia

Quiet area, beautiful nature