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| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 1.105 (2019) | |
| height | 517 m | |
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Neustadt am Kulm is lying in Upper Palatinate hill country and is the fourth smallest city with around 1,300 inhabitants Bavaria.
background
Neustadt is dominated by the 682 m high basalt cone of the Rough Kulm in the east, on the western edge of the town, lies the Little Kulm. The place received city rights in 1370 under Emperor Charles IV. Neustadt am Kulm, with around 850 inhabitants, has had 8 smaller districts since the municipal reform in 1972, and Neustadt has been part of the administrative community since 1978 Eschenbach.
Neustadt am Kulm has the following districts:
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Even if the place is in the Upper Palatinate, it belongs to the Upper Franconian language area.
getting there
By plane
The closest airport is the international one Nuremberg Airport.
By train
The nearest train station is 1 Kemnath-Neustadt, it is about 4 km outside the city on the railway line Bayreuth - Pastures. The train station in Speicherersdorf is about 10 km away.
In the street
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Neustadt am Kulm
- 1 Trinity Church, New Gate 5.
ev.-luth. City church, former monastery church of the Carmelite monastery destroyed in the Thirty Years War, rebuilt and restored from 1708. Baroque paintings on the ceiling and the choir arch, the altar and the pulpit are worth seeing.
- Cemetery chapel from 1723 with a valuable baroque organ
Mockersdorf
- 2 Parish Church of St. Michael.
, around 1750 with stucco decoration on the ceiling and choir, fresco paintings in the Rococo style.
Rough Kulm
3 The Rauhe Kulm is a 683 m high basalt cone that towers over the city by around 160 m. At its top there is a 25 m high observation tower, which in good weather allows a wide view of the Fichtel Mountains and the Franconian Alb. The mountain is part of the Northern Upper Palatinate Forest Nature Park.
activities
Hiking trails around the Rauhen Kulm offer beautiful views. Information about nature, landscape and volcanoes can be found on boards on the hiking trails.
Regular events
- In July is Citizens Festival on the marketplace
- The first Sunday in October is Almabtrieb celebrated, the goats that keep the small Kulm free from vegetation are brought back to the city with a great din and festive decorations.
- Takes place in mid-September Pub festival instead of
- Is the end of October Kirwa in Filchendorf
- The beginning of November is Kirwa (Kirchweih), Friday party, Saturday Kirwatanz, Sunday Kirwaumzug at 2 p.m.
- The Neustädter takes place on the Christmas holidays Asbach party instead of
shop
kitchen
- 1 Gasthof zum Reichsapfel, Vorstadt 6, 95514 Neustadt am Kulm. Tel.: 49 (0)9648 262. The inn has been in the family since 1722. In season carp and game.Open: Friday is closed.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Gasthof zum Reichsapfel, Vorstadt 6, 95514 Neustadt am Kulm. Tel.: 49 (0)9648 262. 8 rooms, some with TV, shower and toilet, sunbathing area, lounge and garden.Open: Friday is closed.Price: Overnight stay with breakfast 25 to 30 € per person.
There are also some holiday apartments.
health
Practical advice
trips
- The neighboring city Kemnath is only 7 km away
- The hiking area Stone forest is about 15 km away, ins Fichtel Mountains it's only 20 km
- To the Wagner city Bayreuth it is 30 km
- To the deepest borehole in Germany Windischeschenbach it is 30 km
literature
Web links
http://www.neustadt-am-kulm.de - Official website of Neustadt am Kulm
