The best cycling routes around Tännesberg

Built in memory of the victims during the construction of the Rabenleite reservoir.

Stein Castle is visible from the Pfreimd cycle path. Further information can be found at https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Stein_an_der_Pfreimd

A beautiful spot. The kiosk is ideal for a rest. There's always cake and a small snack available. Open daily from 12 p.m. in good weather, and from 10 a.m. on Sundays.

Stein Castle The Lords of Stein were documented as Udalricus de Steine in 1118. This family can be traced back to Stein until the 16th century. Stein Castle had probably belonged to the Leuchtenberg family since the 12th century, but had been their own fief since the 14th century. On February 11, 1524, Mathes vom Stein sold Stein Castle and everything that went with it to Georg von Prandt. The Prandt family had taken over Hohentreswitz in 1576 and had thus risen to become one of the most powerful landed families in the Nabburg district. From 1621, Johann Singer was undoubtedly in Stein. In the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War from 1618 to 1648, with devastating economic, social and cultural consequences. The Nabburg district, to which the Hofmark Stein belonged, was severely affected. In 1632, the Singer heirs asked the government in Amberg for food and clothing. After the death of Hans Albrecht Singer, Stein went to Christian Gobell. According to the deed of loan dated January 3, 1650, the castle and the Stein manor were transferred to him. From 1755 to 1805, ownership of Stein changed hands, first to Aloys Bonaventura, Count of Kreuth, then to Joseph Ignati Corbinian von Korb. In 1762, Maria Anna Baroness von Podewils bought the Stein estate. Around 1802 or 1805, although the information is not clear, Stein passed to Johann Baptist von Duprel. The Stein Castle on the Pfreimd, also known as Stein Castle, is the ruin of a hilltop castle. The complex was built on a rocky outcrop above the Pfreimd. There are several buildings within the castle walls, including the former castle. This is a two-storey, plastered, gable-roof building, the core of which dates back to the 16th century. The courtyard gate and the former gatehouse are also part of this listed building. In the 18th century, most of the castle was demolished and a new building was constructed. The current castle is built on the remains of a medieval keep. Parts of the castle wall made of quarry stone masonry have also been preserved. The castle complex is privately owned and cannot be visited. Source: Excerpts from www.wikipedia.de

Pilgrimage Church of Saint Jodok At the eastern entrance to Tännesberg, on the edge of the extensive Tännesberg Forest, lies the pilgrimage church of Saint Jodok. With its distinctive roof turret and a gilded cross on the ridge, it adorns the entrance to the town. The pilgrimage church only appears regularly in sources from 1550 onwards. However, it was built in its earlier form in the 11th century. During the Thirty Years' War, the church was destroyed by fire and completely destroyed. The church, which was popular with the population, was rebuilt and ceremoniously consecrated in its current form in 1690. It is the only church in the Upper Palatinate that is dedicated to Saint Jodok, who was greatly revered in the early Middle Ages. Jodok is the patron saint of pilgrims, the sick, fishermen and farmers. The altarpiece on the high altar testifies to his life as a hermit and his willingness to share his last bread with a beggar. The black altarpieces and the image of the patron saints St. Sebastian and St. Rochus on the left side altar indicate that the church was a so-called "plague church". In the background of the altarpiece you can see the oldest depiction of Tännesberg from 1680. The relic of St. Jodok is located in a small, gilded shrine on the tabernacle of the church. At the consecration of the new people's altar in 2022, the so-called "reliquary grave" was embedded in the massive stone block of the altar, containing the mortal remains of the diocesan patrons St. Wolfgang, St. Erhard, and the youngest saint Anna Schäffer. Under the Mary altar on the north wall, a reclining wax figure of St. Nepomuk can be seen in a glass sarcophagus. Another special feature of the church is the renovated baroque organ on the wooden gallery from 1850. The lavishly restored flat wooden slatted ceiling, divided into panels, conveys a pleasant warmth when entering the church through the entrance building. The Viennese plague cross from 1690 shows how well known the pilgrimage site of Tännesberg was in the Middle Ages. When the plague broke out in Vienna that year, pilgrims made their way to Tännesberg to ask for help. As soon as they arrived there, they received the news that the plague had stopped. Out of gratitude, the pilgrims left the processional cross behind. The so-called Jodokritt dates back to 1796 and has been celebrated annually since the 1970s. Source: Excerpts from www.pfarreiengemeinschaft-vohenstrauss.de

The two churches of the rose quartz town are visible from afar from the Bockl cycle path. Tip...Restaurant Franz Völkl - Zum Böllerten

The small town of Pleystein with some quaint pubs is always worth a stop.

The fruit trail leads from Tännesberg via Kleinschwand - Böhmischbruck - to Kössing. The harvest of fruit for the public is marked by yellow ribbons on the trees. The trail can be easily explored by bike or on foot.