Steinwald
The Steinwald is a mountain range up to 946 m above sea level in southern Germany and, at the same time, a nature park founded in 1970 with an area of 246 square kilometres in the province of Upper Palatinate, in North Bavaria.Photo: AriStonewood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Platte and Upper Palatinate Tower.
Platte
Peak
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At 946 metres, the Platte is the highest mountain in the Steinwald, a forest in the Fichtel mountain range in central Germany. The Platte is a popular walking destination, not least because of the Upper Palatinate Tower, which is located on its summit.
Upper Palatinate Tower
Tower
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The Upper Palatinate Tower is an observation tower on the 946 metres high Platte mountain, the highest peak in the Steinwald and in Northern Upper Palatinate in southern Germany.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pfaben and Friedenfels.
Pfaben
Suburb
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Pfaben is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southwest of Steinwald.
Friedenfels
Village
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Friedenfels is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany. Friedenfels is situated 4 km southeast of Steinwald.
Pullenreuth
Village
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Pullenreuth is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany. Pullenreuth is situated 5 km northwest of Steinwald.
Steinwald
- Type: Forest
- Description: mountain range
- Category: mountain range
- Location: Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Venetian—“Steinwald” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Staawold”
- Bavarian: “Steinwald”
- German: “Steinwald”
- Hebrew: “שטיינוולד”
- Ladin: “Steinwald”
- Polish: “Steinwald”
- Venetian: “Steinwald”
- “Steinwald”
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