Welcome to the Bavarian Millitary Community

41 Welcome to the U.S.Army Garrison Grafenwoehr. A cordial welcome to our county of Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab Dear new residents, dear guests, we would like to briefly introduce our county to you: Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab County with 38 communities is located in the heart of Europe in the government district of the Oberpfalz in northeastern Bavaria. In the East, we are sharing a conjoined with the Czech Republic by a 38-km-long border. The unincorporated city of Weiden i.d. Opf. and Grafenwoehr Training Area are also located in the county. Economy and infrastructure “Tradition and Progress” - that is one of Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab County’s guiding principles. It turned from the former cen- ter of lead crystal glass-production into the forerunner for providing communities with fiber glass internet connectivity! Road infrastructure is excellent. Whether it’s by Autobahn A 93 in the North-South direction, or by A 6 (East-West) – the region is well-connected into all direc- tions. Several “global players,” such as WITRON, BHS Corrugated, Pilkington or Constantia Hueck Folien have their head- quarters in Neustadt County. Landscape, sights and culture Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab County is located in the Upper Palatinate Forest, just north of the Bavarian Forest. Both natural land- scapes, along with the Bohemian Forest in the Czech Republic, make up the largest, continuous forest area in Europe. The nature protection areas “Waldnaabtal”-valley near Windisch- eschenbach, “Doost” near Floß and “Ruß- weiher“ lake near Eschenbach i.d. Opf. offer romantic hiking routes for nature lovers. Apart from the “Goldsteig” and: “Nurtschweg” hiking trails that cross the county, bike trails are also well-developed. The “Bockl bike trail” along former rail- road lines, for example, is Bavaria’s longest bike trail with a length of 52 kilometers. The 595 meters-high volcano Parkstein is described as “Europe’s most beautiful basalt mountain cone.” You have a beauti- ful panoramic view over the entire county from its summit. Parkstein’s “little brother,” the “Rauhe Kulm,“ is located to the west and the Northern Upper Palatinate nature park is situated in-between, crossed by the Haidenaab and Creußen rivers. The Premonstratensian monastery Speins- hart with its lovely monastery village, the Kreuzberg monastery in Pleystein, located on a rose quartz rock, the pilgrimage churches in Fahrenberg near Waldthurn, St. Quirin near Ilsenbach, St. Felix in Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab, Wieskirche near Moosbach and the GEO-Center at the KTB (continental deep borehole) near Windischeschenbach are sights worth seeing. Additionally, there is a wide variety of festivals, concert series and traditional events such as the St.-Jodok-Ritt in Tän- nesberg with a historic market and the German-American Volksfest well as many serenades, concerts, village and baking oven fests. Nature conservation area Waldnaabtal Panorama