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Stockheim | ||
federal state | Bavaria | |
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Residents | 4.948 (2019) | |
height | 354 m | |
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Stockheim is a municipality with almost 5,000 inhabitants in the western Franconian Forest, about 9 km north of Kronach.
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Map of Stockheim (Upper Franconia)
background
Stockheim consists of the following districts:
- Burggrub - with the church of St. Laurentius with curtain wall and late Gothic winged altar
- Haig - with the Haiger Castle
- Haßlach - with the Gasthof Deutscher Hof
- Neukenroth - with Rebhan's Hotel and the parish church of St. Katharina
- Reitsch - coal mining used to be practiced
- Stockheim - the main town
- Wolfersdorf - with its 170 inhabitants, is the smallest district
getting there
By plane
The nearest international airport is in Nuremberg.
By train
The station is on the Frankenwaldbahn Hochstadt-Marketers and Saalfeld. Regional Express trains that stop in Stockheim run every two hours on the route.
In the street
Stockheim is on the B 85 federal road from Kronach to Rudolstadt.
The Castle Road leads through the place.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Border installations, with armored routes and border posts still visible
- Village square in Burggrub with relatively large farmhouses and village wells
- The Haiger Castle, the foundation stone was laid in 1731
Churches
- 1 Protestant church Saint Lawrence in a castle pit with an almost completely preserved curtain wall and a Gothic winged altar and sacristy (12th century) that are well worth seeing
- 2 Church of St. John the Baptist in Hasslach
- 3 Border and Peace Chapel in the castle pit, with a modern altar, consisting of fence elements of the iron curtain
- 4 The parish church St. Catherine in Neukenroth
- 5 The Church of St. Anna in Haig
- The parish church of St. Wolfgang in Stockheim
- The Holy Cross Church in Reitsch was built in 1956 and expanded in 1970.
activities
- The church provides one Hiking guide with 28 pages of directions available
- Dachsbau mining adventure trail. The Stockheim geotope is one of the 100 most beautiful geotopes in Bavaria.
shop
kitchen
- 1 Landgasthof Detsch, Coburger Strasse 9, 96342 Stockheim. Tel.: 49 9261 62490. Meat from Angus cattle from own breeding and grazing; Potatoes fresh from the field, grown without artificial fertilizers; Meat and sausage from Swabian Hall pigs, herbs from the farm garden.Open: Tue to Saab 6:00 p.m., Sunday noon from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Franconian roast kitchen with Thuringian dumplings, closed Mon and Sunday evening, company holidays are in the carnival week and 2 weeks in August.Price: main course € 14 - € 24.
- 2 Landgasthof Deutscher Hof, Bamberger Strasse 2, 96342 Stockheim OT Haßlach. Tel.: 49 (0)9261 950441. With guest rooms, right on Bierstrasse and Burgenstrasse.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Fillweber Inn, Ludwigstädter Str. 25, 96342 Stockheim OT Neukenroth. Tel.: (0)9265 381, Fax: (0)9265 913142, Email: [email protected]. Kitchen with Franconian and international dishes.Open: Restaurant: Mon Tue 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - midnight, Wed Thu are closed, Fri - Sun 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - midnightPrice: single room from € 40, double room from € 60 (each including breakfast); Half board (from 3 days) with dinner per day / person 9 €, full board (from 3 days) with lunch and dinner per day / person 15 €.
- 2 Rebhan's Business and Wellness Hotel, Ludwigsstädter Strasse 95 97, 96342 Stockheim OT Neukenroth. Tel.: 49 (0)9265 9556000. Wellness area with sauna, steam bath, adventure shower, heated bench, Kneipp basin, relaxation area, massage tables and whirlpool. Massages and other treatments are also offered.Price: Single from € 74, double from € 90.
- 3 Landgasthof Detsch, Coburger Strasse 9, 96342 Stockheim. Tel.: 49 9261 62490. Non-smoking hotel, 4 single rooms, 5 double rooms with TV, minibar, internet access, bathroom with shower or bathtub.Price: single room from 50 €, double room from 65 € with breakfast.
health
The former inner-German border between Neuhaus-Schierschnitz and Burggrub
- 1 Sun pharmacy, Kronacher Str. 10, 96342 Stockheim. Tel.: (0)9265 1300, Fax: (0)9265 8280, Email: [email protected]. Open: Opening times: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. 1.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Practical advice
- 2 Deutsche Post Agency, Rathausstrasse 2, 96342 Stockheim.
trips
- In the neighboring village Neuhaus-Schierschnitz in Thuringia over the former inner-German border.
- To the nearby Kronach, with fortress Rosenberg and historic old town
literature
Web links
- http://www.stockheim-online.de - Official website of Stockheim