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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Cham
Tiefenbach

Former Grafenried Cemetery – Ruins of the Old School loop from Steinlohe

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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Cham
Tiefenbach

Former Grafenried Cemetery – Ruins of the Old School loop from Steinlohe

Moderate

4.8

(18)

81

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Former Grafenried Cemetery – Ruins of the Old School loop from Steinlohe

03:12

11.4km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Oberer Bayerischer Wald

CHKO Český les

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3.03 km

Úpor (Anger) Abandoned Village

Highlight • Historical Site

The village of Anger, located near the Bavarian border, was evacuated and left to decay between 1950 and 1960 due to the establishment of the Iron Curtain. The settlement was strongly characterized by weaving, animal husbandry, and a local glassworks.

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3.55 km

Former Grafenried Cemetery

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A place of memories of the past. Cold war, then many places on the Czech border were simply razed to the ground.

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3.73 km

The atrocities of the past are forgiven. Today, Czechs and Germans, as depicted on the poster at the "Place of Reconciliation", shake hands over the ruins of the lost villages. …

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3.75 km

Every former property is provided with an information board. With a picture and history of the family.

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3.89 km

Ruins of the Old School

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From 1874, several rooms of the former castle (presumably built around 1580 by Georg Pelkhofer von Mosweng) were used as a three-class elementary school by Grafenried. These are the remains …

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4.10 km

A sign with the warning "Please do not leave the signposted paths!" marks the entrance to the sunken village of Grafenried (Lučina). Only a few ruins have survived. Archaeological excavations still take place occasionally.

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4.59 km

From the Untergrafenried border crossing, historic paths lead directly into the former, abandoned Czech village of Grafenried (Lučina). These are cross-border tours with the character of witnessing history.

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11.4 km

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7.58 km

2.52 km

1.02 km

306 m

Surfaces

4.59 km

2.76 km

2.46 km

1.52 km

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Saturday 4 July

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14°C

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