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| Hollfeld | ||
| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 5.043 (2019) | |
| height | 403 m | |
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The city Hollfeld lies in the Franconian Switzerland, on the Wiesent and roughly in the middle between Bamberg and Bayreuth. Hollfeld is a state-approved resort; the population is predominantly Catholic.
background
Hollfeld has the following districts:
- Drosendorf
- Fernreuth
- Freienfels
- Gottelhof
- Hainbach
- Yards
- Hollfeld
- Kainach
- Krögelstein
- hole
- Moggendorf
- Neidenstein
- Pilgrimage village
- Schönfeld
- Stechendorf
- Tiefenlesau
- Treppendorf
- Pond
- Withered village
- Wiesentfels
- Residential village
getting there
By plane
The nearest international airport is the Nuremberg Airport.
In the street
The motorway runs ten kilometers north of the city 
Bayreuth - Schweinfurt, via which you can travel comfortably. Bundesstraße 22 also runs on the Bamberg – Bayreuth route.
By train and bus
The next train station is in Bayreuth, then continue with bus 376. Please inquire about specifics about the bus timetable on public holidays.
Local public transport in the Nuremberg metropolitan region is operated by the Greater Nuremberg Transport Association VGN operated. It is possible to use different means of transport with one ticket, such as bus, train, S-Bahn or U-Bahn. The tickets can be purchased online or via an app.
By bicycle
The branch line from Bayreuth was closed in 1974 and expanded as a cycle path. Partly tarred, partly gravel, the path leads through Franconian Switzerland without major inclines away from the roads.
mobility
The Citizen bus runs on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Waischenfeld to Hollfeld and back, from Sachsendorf to Hollfeld and back, from Wiesentfels to Hollfeld and back and from Pilgerndorf to Hollfeld and back.
The runs every Saturday evening Leisure bus the popular discos and dance halls in the district of Bayreuth.
Tourist Attractions
The Marienplatz
The cross bearer
The Lorenzhäusla
- The origin of the Gangolf Church probably in the 11th century. The 38 m high defense tower is Hollfeld's landmark today. It served as a guard tower with a battlement with a wooden cornice, on which a tent roof with a lantern. It can still be climbed with 104 stairs today.
- On the steep Gangolfsberg below the St. Gangolfskirche is a Cross bearer from 1728 to be admired.
- The Old City Hall at Marienplatz was built in its current form in 1724 after the great city fire. In the Middle Ages it was called Meat and department store with general stores or as Department store with hall court designated.
- This is located at Marienplatz Benefit house from 1748, the bourgeois daughters used to teach here.
- In the middle of Marienplatz lies the medieval Draw well, it is 38 m deep and was first mentioned in 1435.
- The medieval one Upper gate was formerly a bridge tower with a striking bridge over a deep ditch.
- The former District Court is a large baroque building that was built as a former prince-bishop's office in 1734.
- Lorenzhäusla, former farm bourgeois house built in 1727 in half-timbered construction, stone facade blinded around 1790, extensively renovated in 2002/02
- The baroque one Nepomuk Chapel from 1734
- The Parish Church of the Assumption was destroyed and rebuilt several times. From 1778 and 1781 the parish church was rebuilt from scratch according to a design by the Bamberg master builder Johann Josef Vogel.
- Blue tower with museum and artist studio
- The Terraced gardens (Orchids - Butterfly - Scents) under the city wall near the Gangolf Church are worth a visit at any time of the year. From spring through early, high and late summer to autumn, the typical plants of the dry heights in Franconian Switzerland bloom, but foreign orchids and cacti can also be admired.
activities
- 1 Kintopp Filmtheater Hollfeld, Theresienstraße 8, 96142 Hollfeld. Tel.: (0)9274 9676.
- City tour in Hollfeld with a length of approx. 2.5 km and one hour duration.
- The heated outdoor pool with a swimmer's pool, toddler pool, hill slide, playground, beach volleyball field and sunbathing lawn is located in Badstraße, in the direction of Kainachtal, Tel. 49 (0) 9274/8420, open from May to September from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. when the weather is nice
- The Indoor swimming pool The Hollfeld comprehensive school is open to everyone on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., admission closes at 8:00 p.m., the pool is closed during the Bavarian school holidays.
Regular events
The markets open at 10 a.m. in the morning.
- The Palm market takes place on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter
- The Autumn market is held on the 3rd Sunday in October
- The Christmas Market is always on the 1st Sunday of Advent
- The parish fair in Weiher on the 2nd weekend in August
shop
Buying regional products from agriculture, on sale from the farm:
- Farmer Degen, Löffelweg 1, Hollfeld, Tel. 49 (0) 9274/259
- Ernst Görl, Weiher 10, Hollfeld, Tel. 49 (0) 9274/1227
The Weekly market takes place from March to October every 2nd Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Offered are: wood-fired bread, sausage, meat, smoked fish, fruit, vegetables, flowers, honey, teas, spices, soups, dairy products, jam, schnapps, etc.
kitchen
- 1 Ristorante-Pizzeria at Carlo's, Marienplatz 23, 96142 Hollfeld. Tel.: (0)9274 582. Open: Thursdays are closed, Fri - Wed 5pm - 11pm.
- 2 Cafe Bistro Lucania, Steinweg 22, 96142 Hollfeld. Tel.: (0)9274 7749109. Open: daily 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- 3 Locante, Unterer Markt 2, 96142 Hollfeld. Tel.: (0)9274 2579900. Open: Mon Tue 11 a.m. - 11 p.m., Wed is closed, Thu - Fri 11 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. - 11 p.m.
nightlife
- 1 The tanner, Langgasse 21, 96142 Hollfeld. Tel.: (0)9274 1479, Email: [email protected]. Open: Wed - Sat from 6 p.m., Sun from 5 p.m.
- 2 Laternla, Langgasse 2, 96142 Hollfeld. Tel.: (0)9274 2690005, Email: [email protected]. Open: Fri - Sun from 6 p.m.
accommodation
- 1 Gasthof Schrenker, Spitalplatz 2. Tel.: 49 (0)9274 201, Email: [email protected]. Price: Prices (shower / toilet) including breakfast: € 27 single room, € 50 double room.
- 2 Hotel Wittelsbacher Hof, Langgasse 8. Tel.: 49 (0)9274 9096-0, Fax: (0)9274 909626, Email: [email protected]. Price: Prices (shower / toilet): single 42 €, double 68 €.
- 3 Hotel Bettina, Treppendorf 22, 96142 Hollfeld. Tel.: (0)9274 747, Fax: (0)9274 1408, Email: [email protected]. Price: double room as single room from € 50, double room from € 70, half board (3-course menu of choice) € 18.
- 4 Campsite Waldmühle, Freienfels 31, 96142 Hollfeld. Tel.: (0)9274 255. The Hornung family, the campsite is located in Freienfels in the upper Wiesent valley and is open from April 15th. until October 15th open.
- RV sites on the Schützenplatz, parking space including electricity and water EUR 5.00 per day, information under Tel. 49 (0) 9274 980-15
Practical advice
- 1 Tourist info, Hollfeld Tourist Office, Marienplatz 18, 96142 Hollfeld. Tel.: (0)9274 980-150, Fax: (0)9274 980-29, Email: [email protected].
health
- 2 City pharmacy, Steinweg 18, 96142 Hollfeld. Tel.: (0)9274 215, Fax: (0)9274 80509, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Sat 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
trips
- Waischenfeld (13 km south) - main place for fly fishermen; Waischenfeld Castle with a round tower on a rocky plateau.
- An adventure pool for families is that Therme Obernsees with slide, steam bath and sauna area
- Thurnau (18 km northeast, B 22 to Schönfeld, then left) - market place on the northeastern edge of Franconian Switzerland; Thurnau Castle and St. Laurentius Church.
- Weismain (21 km north, via Stadelhofen) - small town and state-approved resort on the northern edge of Franconian Switzerland. City parish church of St. Martin and typical Franconian city gate.
- Scheßlitz (23 km west, B 22 or A 70) - small town on the descent into the Upper Mainland; not far from the city the Giechburg.
- Ebermannstadt (24 km south) - the secret capital Franconian Switzerland; Water wheel from 1606 and Feuerstein Castle.
literature
Web links
- http://www.hollfeld.de - Official website of Hollfeld
