The best walks and hikes around Ammerthal

Six-spotted ram

Interesting rock formation and great root trail that leads past!

Ammerthal Castle In 1587/88 Wolf Haller von Raitenbuch acquired the Oberammerthal and Altammerthal court brands from the Eschenbecks. In 1597 his son Kaspar Haller was registered as the owner. The Hofmarksschloß, built in 1590, initially had a defensive character with a curtain wall and key embrasures that are still visible under the roof. The castle is a high, two-story plastered solid building with a gable roof. It has a corner bay window on the northeast corner as well as gable gates and plastered banding. In 1629 a gatekeeper is also mentioned who lived in the so-called “Torwächterhäusl” and had to monitor the archway that existed until 1946. Hanns Christoph Cronach, who had married Haller's daughter Sophie, took over the castle and the two court brands. In 1750, Johann Franz Balthasar Freiherr von Grießenbeck von Grießenbach acquired both court stamps. He had the castle renovated and refurnished. In 1780 the castle passed to the Sulzbach court chamber councilor Christoph Josef Freiherr von Fick. In 1782, Christoph Josef von Fick had three marble coats of arms placed above the castle entrance, the top one shows the Ammerthal official seal, the bottom left is the coat of arms of the Ficks and the coat of arms of the Grießenbecks on the right. The castle and village of Ammenthal were assigned to the Electoral Palatinate district court of Amberg, but this remained controversial. In 1832 the Hofmark was dissolved and the castle was managed by a tenant. On May 31, 1832, the last Ammerthal court lord, Rittmeister von Sturm, sold the castle to the carpenter Georg Prechtl from Lengenfelden. He sold it on June 13, 1840 to Bader and Kramer Georg Goßner. From 1870 to 1901 his son Egid Goßner, also Bader and Kramer, is mentioned here. In 1936 the Goßner family was followed by the Lingl, Albersdorfer and Ehbauer families. The latter restored the castle in an exemplary manner in 1971. Source: Excerpts from www.wikipedia.de

Always nice to explore the wonderful landscape between Amberg and Sulzbach Rosenberg by mountain bike

According to the Bavarian State Forests, the thick Douglas fir is around 115 years old, 44 years old and has a trunk circumference of 4 meters, making it the thickest area in the Sulzbach forest district. The tree is easy to find right on the side of the road.

Good starting point for walks and hikes

The "Alte Fritz" is really an impressive rock. If you drive the Wurzelweg from Oberhof to Ammerthal, (Amberger Ringweg), you will also pass the old Fritz. Root path Oberhof-Ammerthal: https://www.komoot.de/highlight/259000

The parish church of St. Nicholas and the Frauenkirche, located high on the rock above the Ammerbach, greet visitors from near and far. These two places of worship have shaped the appearance of Ammerthal for centuries. Both churches are among the oldest, still existing buildings in the district of Amberg. Around 1010, some of the walls of the current Frauenkirche, a former castle chapel, were built, and from 1104 to 1120 the parish church of St.Nikolaus was built with the two portal lions from the early days using careful ashlar technology. These two animal figures made of sandstone are probably the oldest large sculptures preserved on site in the entire region.