Bodenmais: Bayerischer Wald - Bretterschachten
Bodenmais occupies a forested valley in the Bavarian Forest of eastern Bavaria. The resort town lies near the Großer Arber, at 1,456 metres the highest mountain in the Bavarian Forest, while the wooded Silberberg rises immediately above its built-up area. Mining shaped Bodenmais for centuries: the Silberberg visitor mine recalls local extraction of silver and other ores. Today, forest roads, mountain-sport facilities and compact residential streets tie the settlement to a landscape of wooded slopes. Its position close to the Czech border gives Bodenmais a distinctly central-European mountain character.
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The landscape around Bodenmais is defined by the wooded slopes of the Bavarian Forest, which have shaped both the settlement’s compact valley form and its long association with mining and forest trades. At the foot of Silberberg, the former silver mine recalls an industry that influenced the town for centuries; its tunnels are now open as a visitor mine. Bodenmais is also a recognised climatic health resort and a practical base for walking country beneath the Großer Arber, the highest summit in the Bavarian Forest. Local glassmaking remains visible in workshops and retailers, a regional craft with deep roots. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Bodenmais and the Bavarian Forest.
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