Velden (Pegnitz) - Velden (Pegnitz)

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Velden
Residents
1.813 (2019)
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377 m
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Velden

Velden is a Middle Franconian City in the Pegnitztal in the Hersbrucker Alb.

background

There are the districts:

  • Gerhelm
  • Henneberg with Steigenhof
  • Immendorf
  • Münzinghof with the Geisloch and Appenloch caves
  • Pfaffenhofen
  • Raitenberg
  • Velden with parish church and city tower
  • Viehhofen with the large and small Rohenloch and the room grotto

getting there

By plane

The closest airport is the Nuremberg AirportWebsite of this institutionNuremberg Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaNuremberg Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsNuremberg Airport (Q265994) in the Wikidata database(IATA: NUE).

By train

The 1 railway station von Velden is on the Nuremberg – Cheb railway line. Regional trains stop about every hour on the Nuremberg - Neuhaus an der Pegnitz line.

In the street

On the highway A9 Nuremberg - Berlin, exit Symbol: AS 49 Hormersdorf or exit Symbol: AS 48 Plech, then further on country roads.

By bicycle

Velden is on Pegnitz cycle path, which leads from Bayreuth to Hersbruck.

mobility

Map of Velden (Pegnitz)

Velden belongs to the transport association for the greater Nuremberg area VGN

Tourist Attractions

  • The Evangelical Lutheran Parish Church St. Mary was built around 1350/70. The rich furnishings from the late 15th and early 16th centuries and the ceiling painting with the Ascension of Christ are interesting.

  • The Marienkirche

  • The altar of the Marienkirche

  • The City tower, which was built in the first half of the 15th century, is still completely preserved.
  • The former Care lock is a three-storey solid building with a half-hipped roof from the years 1540/43
  • The Evangelical Lutheran rectory

  • The mill tower

  • The former nursing home

  • The rectory

  • The Scheunenviertel
  • There is still part of the old city wall
  • The Town mill on the Mühlkanal there is an elongated saddle roof building with half-timbering on the upper floor and gable from the 18th / 19th century
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The town mill
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The town mill

caves

There are natural karst caves worth seeing in Velden.

  • 1  Geisloch, at Münzinghof. Geisloch in the encyclopedia WikipediaGeisloch in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGeisloch (Q14544288) in the Wikidata database.The cave is about 145 meters long and consists of three halls one behind the other.Open: freely accessible from April 1st to September 30th.last change: Aug. 2018
  • 2  Appenloch. Appenloch in the Wikipedia encyclopediaAppenloch in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsAppenloch (Q620907) in the Wikidata database.The cave is also known as the Michel Cave or Friedrich Cave. The entrance is about 17 by 4 meters, the main room behind it is about 20 by 7 meters and up to 3 meters high. The cave is safe to explore.Open: freely accessible all year round.last change: Aug. 2018
  • The 3  Big and Small Rohenloch, are located about 800 meters northeast of Viehhofen in the Copper Valley. Big and Small Rohenloch in the encyclopedia WikipediaGroße and Kleine Rohenloch in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLarge and Small Rohenloch (Q54824931) in the Wikidata database.The big one is a half-cave about 70 meters long, the small one is about 12 meters long and 50 meters away.
  • The 4  Space grotto, is 250 meters east of the Großer Rohenloches. Room grotto in the Wikipedia encyclopediaRaumgrotte in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsRaumgrotte (Q54825135) in the Wikidata database.It is a space grotto about 25 meters long.

  • The entrance to the Geisloch,

  • to the Great Rohenloch

  • to the room grotto,

  • and in the Appenloch,

activities

Regular events

  • The Old town festival is at the end of June
  • The Parish fair is celebrated on the penultimate weekend in July
  • The Ovenproof takes place on the second Saturday in August
  • The Christmas Market is held on the 1st of Advent

shop

  • 1  Kramer's shop, Marktpl. 5, 91235 Velden. Tel.: 49 9152 7145. General store in the center of the village. The assortment ranges from groceries, tobacco, magazines and everyday items to gift items.Open: Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Sat 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.last change: Aug. 2018

kitchen

  • 1  To the fishing cutter, Nürnberger Str. 19, 91235 Velden. Tel.: 49 9152 408854.To the fishing cutter on Facebook.Good fish restaurant with a small menu.Open: Wed - Sun 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.last change: Jan. 2019

nightlife

accommodation

  • 1  Gasthof-Pension "Zur Traube", Mühltorstrasse 2, 91235 Velden. Tel.: 49 9152 7204. Rooms with shower, toilet and TV. Restaurant with Franconian cuisine, house slaughter and products from our own farm.Feature: pension.Price: Single from € 27, double from € 47 with breakfast.last change: Aug. 2018
  • 2  Gasthaus "Zur Wasserbrück'n", Marktplatz 18, 91235 Velden. 5 rooms with their own shower, toilet, TV and WiFi. Restaurant with attached butcher, salads and potato products mostly from our own farm.Feature: pension.last change: Aug. 2018

health

Practical advice

Don't forget your torch on cave tours and never crawl into a cave alone!

When hiking or climbing tours, you cannot assume that you will have a radio network and therefore cell phone reception everywhere.

trips

literature

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