Eckertsreut

Few settlements in Bavaria have a history as closely tied to woodland clearance and upland farming as Eckertsreut. Set in the Bavarian Forest, a low mountain region in eastern Bavaria, it belongs to a dispersed rural landscape where fields, farmsteads and woodland meet. The ending -reut in its name follows a German tradition of naming places created through forest clearing, recalling how communities took root in this heavily wooded region. Eckertsreut represents the quieter rural side of the Bavarian Forest, away from its better-known towns. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of the Bavarian Forest.

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