Bayerisch Eisenstein, until 1951 just Eisenstein () is a village and a

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in the

Regen Regen (; Northern Bavarian: ''Reng'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and the district town of the district of Regen. Geography Regen is situated on the great Regen River, located in the Bavarian Forest. Divisions Originally the town consiste ...

district, in

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Geography

Bayerisch Eisenstein is located within the Bayerischer Wald, and borders the

Bavarian Forest National Park The Bavarian Forest National Park () is a national park in the Eastern Bavarian Forest immediately on Germany's border with the Czech Republic. It was founded on 7 October 1970 as the first national park in Germany. Since its expansion on 1 Aug ...

(Germany's first

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, established in 1970). The town is both a winter and a summer resort. In the summer, walking in the forest and mountains is popular. In winter, winter sports prevail, concentrated around the

Großer Arber The Großer Arber (); , "Great Maple") or Great Arber, is the highest peak of the Bavarian Forest, Bavarian/Bohemian Forest mountain range and in Lower Bavaria, with an elevation of . As a result, it is known in the Lower Bavarian county of Regen ...

mountain. It is one of a trio of connected places in the area. The other two are Železná Ruda (known in German as ''Böhmisch Eisenstein'' or ''Markt Eisenstein'') and Špičák (''Dorf Eisenstein''), both in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. Železná Ruda lies 2 kilometres northeast from Bayerisch Eisenstein. The town's

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is split by the border. In August 2006 Bayerisch Eisenstein and Železná Ruda signed a twinning agreement.

Transport

Today, trains run to both halves of the station from the respective countries. The local German train service, the Waldbahn, also continues across the border to Špičák in the Czech Republic. Bayerisch Eisenstein lies on the Bavarian Forest railway from

Plattling Plattling is a town in the district of Deggendorf, Bavaria, Germany, on the river Isar, 9 km southwest of Deggendorf, just before it enters the Danube. Attractions Romanesque Jewel – Church Saint Jakob Romanesque pillars basilica wit ...

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

References

External links

* {{Authority control Regen (district) Czech Republic–Germany border crossings