Bayerisch Eisenstein

Bayerisch Eisenstein
Municipality
Train station
Coat of arms
Location of Bayerisch Eisenstein within Regen district
Bayerisch Eisenstein Bayerisch Eisenstein
Coordinates: 49°7′12″N 13°12′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Niederbayern
District	Regen
Subdivisions	8 districts
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Michael Herzog (CSU)
Area
• Total	47.34 km2 (18.28 sq mi)
Elevation	724 m (2,375 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	986
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	94252
Dialling codes	09925
Vehicle registration	REG
Website	www.bayerisch-eisenstein.de

Bayerisch Eisenstein, until 1951 just Eisenstein (Czech: Bavorská Železná Ruda) is a village and a municipality in the Regen district, in Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

Bayerisch Eisenstein is located within the Bayerischer Wald, and borders the Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany's first national park, established in 1970). The town is both a winter and a summer resort. In the summer, walking in the forest and mountains is popular. In winter, winter sports prevail, concentrated around the Großer Arber mountain.

It is one of a trio of connected places in the area. The other two are Železná Ruda (known in German as Böhmisch Eisenstein or Markt Eisenstein) and Špičák (Dorf Eisenstein), both in the Czech Republic. Železná Ruda lies 2 kilometres northeast from Bayerisch Eisenstein. The town's railway station is split by the border. In August 2006 Bayerisch Eisenstein and Železná Ruda signed a twinning agreement.

Transport

Today, trains runs to both halves of the station from the respective countries. The local German train service, the Waldbahn, also continues across the border to Špičák in the Czech Republic.

Bayerisch Eisenstein lies on the Bavarian Forest railway from Plattling to Plzeň.

External links

• Official website (in German)