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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.

It would be nice if the cellar could be used as a beer cellar again.

Mary's Grotto at the entrance to the Tiefenbach Valley. In the 1950s, the existing niche in the slate rock of the Roßlacher Berg was converted into the Mary's Grotto by the Steinberg parish. Every year at the beginning of May, the statue of the Virgin Mary is ceremoniously carried from the parish church into the grotto.

desertification. The house was razed to the ground, the rock cellar that served as a water source for the residents still exists and is secured with a railing.

The copper holes are former ore mining sites in the Steinachtal. You can also explore these small caves.

Beautiful trail between Steinachklamm and Kleinrehmühle. A must for nature lovers

Where the bridge crosses the creek, it is worth stepping off the path.

This is a man-made cave. In the search for raw materials, holes were repeatedly drilled into rocks. If successful, cultivation areas such as in Goldkronach or smelters such as in the Koserbachtal were created.