エストリッヒャーノイバウアーフォルストの天然記念物・トップ20

The Rechenquelle (Rechnung Spring) The Rechenquelle (Rechnung Spring) was dug by the railway for the signalman who lived not far from here. It was redesigned in 1977 by the municipality of Bodenwöhr and the responsible forestry office (which also included the Weichselbrunn pond and the forest). The name of the spring refers to a wooden rake, which was intended to prevent pike migrating upstream in the spring from being caught by upstream residents. Source: Information board

The area around Lake Hammersee and the adjacent nature reserves Weichselbrunner and Warbrucker Weiher are best discovered on one of the well-signposted circular hiking trails that lead through the Bodenwöhr municipal area.

The Rechenquelle is a natural drinking water source in the forest at the Hammersee in Bodenwöhr in the Upper Palatinate Lake District.

Swamp landscape and quiet location, great path

There is a beautiful hiking trail around the Hammersee right on the shore

Breitenbruck pond This beautiful 19 hectare pond, formerly a “stately” pond, was created before the Thirty Years' War. The dam in the swampy area was laboriously constructed using clay and fill. In 1646 he was subordinate to the Electoral Hoffischamt Amberg and was released every two years. Carp, pike, nerflings and crabs were planted. They were sold to the court kitchen, innkeepers (as far away as Regensburg), and some went to the Capuchins as alms as “Lenten fish”. The population of ducks and wild geese was also hunted through falconry. In 1755 the electoral court sold the pond by inheritance to the brewer Vetter and the innkeeper von Penting. In 1838, the Bodenwöhr BHS-Hüttenwerk mining authority bought the Breitenbrucker Weiher from the brewer Vetter zu Egelsried for 3,000 guilders. The clay from the pond was used to fill the hammer pond. The pond is on clay, has little lime and is 1-2.5 meters deep. The water flows in via the silver ditch (from the pile) and from the moor. The pond was purchased by the Bavarian State Forestry in 1994. Because of its high ecological value, it was declared a natural forest reserve in 1995. In 2020, restoration work was necessary due to beaver damage to the dam. Source: information board

Calculation source, with a nice information board

Weichselbrunner Weiher and dry pine forest near Bodenwöhr The Weichselbrunner Weiher was probably created in the middle of the 13th century by expanding the Gleixner stream system. The area includes the Weichselbrunner Weiher, a section of the Gleixnerbach and the surrounding forests. These are mostly dry, lichen-rich sand pine forests that are very well adapted to the sandy and nutrient-poor soil. The very tread-sensitive lichens, mosses, dwarf shrubs such as the evergreen bearberry and various orchids find a suitable habitat here. The forest partly borders directly on silting up areas and reed beds of the pond. Due to the high structural diversity of the area, a large number of sometimes rare animal and plant species can be found there. Animal and plant species: The marsh terrapin, an endangered native orchid species in the Danube valley, is an inhabitant of the nature reserve. The evergreen bearberry also finds a suitable habitat in the sparse pine forests near Bodenwöhr. The high structural diversity also offers a suitable habitat for the grass snake Several hiking trails lead through the area and convey the special features of the pond and the adjacent forest. To protect the plants, which are sensitive to foot traffic, we recommend staying on the marked paths. Source: regierung.oberpfalz.bayern.de