Tag: Fichtel Mountains
New cable car on the Ochsenkopf begins operations – Bavaria
A new cable car will go into operation at Ochsenkopf in the Fichtelgebirge on Friday, December 22nd. With the new cable car, visitors can reach the 1,024-meter-high mountain more comfortably,…
Snowstorm “Björn” in Bavaria: Which regions are affected – Bavaria
Winter is coming back to Bavaria. The low pressure area “Björn” brings not only snow but also storms. From Tuesday evening it will be uncomfortable again in parts of Bavaria.…
Construction of new gondola lift at Ochsenkopf begins in spring – Bavaria
Construction work will start after this season: In the future, two new gondola lifts will take you to the summit of the Ochsenkopf in the Fichtelgebirge. As the Bayreuth district…
Bavaria: lynx offspring at the Ochsenkopf – Bavaria
In June 2020, biologists from the State Office for the Environment (LfU) and foresters released the female lynx Julchen in the forests on the Upper Franconian Ochsenkopf. Julchen was an…
Fichtelgebirge: pond hosts complain about otters – Bavaria
Many pond owners in the Fichtelgebirge complain about damage caused by otters. This was the result of a survey of the industry, said the Wunsiedel district office. The otter is…
Weather: Why it is so dry in Franconia – and not in the south – Bavaria
It’s dry in Franconia. In Würzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg and Hof, the data from the German Weather Service has shown only a few and, if so, only weak precipitation in the…
Men burn undelivered letters – Bavaria
Two young men burned letters that had not been delivered in Zell im Fichtelgebirge (Hof district). The men were seen on Saturday stoking a roadside fire in a wooded area,…
Mountain bike park in the Fichtelgebirge stopped for the time being – Bavaria
The plans for a mountain bike park on the Großer Kornberg in the Fichtelgebirge are on hold for the time being. The State Association for the Protection of Birds (LBV)…
Environment: Conservationists continue to sue the mountain bike park
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Stonehenge in Upper Franconia? An art teacher prefers a bouncy castle. – Bavaria
The day of the vote in the Wunsiedel city council on the “Wunhenge” project felt like a double whammy for German Schlaug. Firstly, there was the large majority for the…