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Bad Neualbenreuth lies at the foot of the Tillenberg hill, which is steeped in legend. The Tillenberg, the natural border with the Czech Republic, has become a connecting link between the two countries, as clearly depicted in the fountain.

The historic town of Bad Neualbenreuth is idyllically nestled in a hilly landscape. Preserved half-timbered farms from the Egerland region, the local history museum, and the baroque church bear witness to a vibrant, historic past. The Sybyllenbad health center also exudes nature, tranquility, and hospitality.

Ringelfelsen rock formation. This is one of the largest rock formations in the surrounding area. The Friends of Nature House is built directly on the rock here, with a lovely covered seating area.

The Nature Friends' House is located right next to the Ringelfelsen rock. The Ringelfelsen Festival takes place here every year at the end of August, featuring traditional competitions such as log throwing.

There are abundant springs around the Birkenbach and Heidelberg ridges. In forest springs like this one, the water emerges, flows eastward down the slope as a streamlet, joins other streams, and eventually becomes the Pointmühlbach, which flows into the Muglbach near the Sibyllenbad.

The 653-meter-high Ringelfelsen (also known as the Rinnlstein) is geologically part of the Waldsassen Slate Mountains. It is composed of phyllite and was formed in the Cambrian period, approximately 541 to 485 million years ago. The name likely derives from a spring and the small stream emerging from it, marking the boundary. This "rinne" (channel) from the Rinelbrunnen (rinel fountain), which flowed onto the Rinnlwiesen (rinel meadows), gave the Rinnlstein its name in the late 19th century. Over time, the large stone near the Rinelbrunnen gradually became the Ringelfelsen (ringel rock). A wooden hut was built at this popular hiking destination in 1947, but was replaced by a brick hut after a fire. Since 1977, a cross has adorned the overhanging rock face.

The rocks of the Waldsassen Slate Mountains, which extend from the Tillenberg in Czech territory to Wondreb in the southwest and to the "Gsteinigt" near Arzberg in the northwest, were of interest for mining due to their extensive quartz deposits. Between the 13th and 19th centuries, gold was also mined in these quartz veins. However, the finds were modest.

During the Neualbenreuth gold rush, an experimental tunnel was excavated into the rock formations of the Waldsassen Slate Mountains. The name "Altes Schloss" (Old Castle) derives from the "old end" or "old outcrop," the mining term for a mining tunnel. There was never a castle here.