The best running trails in Upper Palatinate

A pedestrian and cycle bridge spans the railway tracks, allowing pedestrians and cyclists to cross safely. From the footbridge, you also have a good view of the busy Regensburg main station. An ideal place to photograph trains.

Wonderful trail sections in a magnificent area

Knappensee The lake's origins can be traced back to the cessation of lignite mining by the Bavarian lignite industry in the 1980s. Flooding of the pit began in 1981, creating the lake with an area of 55 hectares and an average depth of 5 meters (deepest point: 6.5 meters). It is approximately 1 kilometer long and 460 meters wide. The lake's name likely derives from the miners' association or the miners of the open-cast mine, whose work led to its creation after mining operations ceased. The "Knappensee Circular Trail" was created around the lake. Since 2012, this trail, offering 3,900 meters of hiking and cycling routes, has been intended to support tourism in the region. Two-thirds of the circular trail lies within the municipality of Wackersdorf. A parking lot for cars is available on the south side. The water quality of the lake is monitored by the Weiden Water Management Office in the Upper Palatinate region using a measuring station located in the northern third of the lake. The measurement data is available from the Bavarian State Office for the Environment. After the open-cast mine was flooded, the lake water was highly acidic (pH value in 1998: 3.6); however, this has since changed unexpectedly, as the pH value is now reported to be 6.8. Fishing in the lake is permitted only with a fishing license and a local day permit, with a maximum catch of 5 fish per day. Source: Excerpts from www.wikipedia.de

In 2007, the Czech association "Terra Tachovia" conceived the idea of erecting milestones of time along the Golden Road, the important medieval trade route between Nuremberg and Prague. This resulted in a cross-border work of art. 43 stone works of art have now been erected along the route. In Weiden, the milestone is dedicated to the composer Max Reger.

"Strength lies only in joint action" is inscribed on this memorial stone at the entrance to Max Reger Park. Citizens of Weiden donated the engraved granite block in 1955 under Mayor Hans Schelter. Schelter, born in Röthenbach near Arzberg in 1905, had already been a SPD city councilor in his hometown until 1933. After the Second World War, he came to Weiden, was elected to the city council in 1946, and won direct election as mayor in 1952. He shaped the city primarily through major construction projects and promoted sponsorships and partnerships (home districts of Tachau, Issy-les-Moulineaux, and Macerata). He remained in office until April 30, 1970.

The Lower Gate is the only one of eight city gates in the medieval city wall that has survived to this day. It was originally built with the wall around 1350, based on a decree by Emperor Charles IV in 1347. During the Thirty Years' War, the gate was severely damaged by enemy fire in 1635. The necessary reconstruction was then largely carried out in its current form. In 1945, the gate was damaged again when an American tank crashed into it. This, however, created the opportunity to create a pedestrian passageway. This idea was realized in 1955.

Two mighty pedunculate oaks dominate Schlörplatz. In 1824, a jubilee oak was planted here to mark the 25th anniversary of the reign of Maximilian I Joseph, the Bavarian ruler of the House of Wittelsbach (initially as Elector from 1799, and as King from 1806). Beneath it stands the monument to Gustav von Schlör. This jubilee oak at the monument and the Peace Oak in the center of the square (donated in 1871 by Josef Fiedler of Almesbach) are pedunculate oaks, which quickly form a wide-spreading crown on a short trunk.

The small Nepomuk Chapel at the entrance to Max Reger Park, officially called the "Bridge Chapel of St. John Nepomuk," was built starting in 1738. It was prompted by a vow by Imperial Austrian Field Marshal Christoph Rudolf Fellner von Feldegg, who, faced with the shaky bridge over the Waldnaab River, vowed that if his troops crossed the river unscathed, he would donate a chapel. Shortly thereafter, von Feldegg fell in 1739 in the Battle of Grocka during the Russo-Austrian Wars against the Turks near Belgrade. The sandstone statue of St. John Nepomuk was created by the Nabburg sculptor Johann Franz Dult.