The best road cycling routes around Kümmersbruck

Wonderful landscape with many beautiful sights

Beautifully decorated market square in Hirschau

a nice idea, hang watering cans on the tree

Theuern Castle is a castle in Theuern, in the municipality of Kümmersbruck, in the Amberg-Sulzbach district of Bavaria. The preserved buildings are listed as a historic monument under file number D-3-71-136-20. "Archaeological findings from the Middle Ages and the modern era in the area of the Catholic parish church of St. Nicholas and the former Hofmark Castle of Theuern, including traces of predecessor buildings and older construction phases of the church and the noble residence," are also listed as an archaeological monument under file number D-3-6637-0078. "Archaeological findings from the abandoned late medieval and modern iron hammer mill in Theuern" are also listed as an archaeological monument under file number D-3-6637-0118.

The water feature is sure to be beautifully showcased with the lighting embedded in the ground. The water fountains emerge from the floor jets at intervals. The whole thing is crowned by two imposing deer. Truly a successful eye-catcher.

It goes down quickly but it's boring going straight. It's easy to ride rhythmically uphill.

Since then, the new attraction has been standing just after the entrance to Schmidmühlen: a tree around 20 meters high, decorated with watering cans in bright colors. A total of around 250 of them hang from the branches. Mayor Peter Braun describes the tree as one of the most photographed motifs in Schmidmühlen. The tree is decorated every year before Easter - the watering cans then remain hanging until All Saints Day. However, to ensure that they can withstand heavy downpours, the building yard employees also had to take precautions. Among other things, the watering cans were drilled so that rainwater does not collect in them and the watering cans could become too heavy for the tree. Schmidmühlen's mayor Peter Braun simply calls this tree the "Kannenbaum". The name came about at an autumn festival organized by the Schmidmühlen senior citizens' group. The senior citizens there came up with something and turned the song "Oh Tannenbaum" into a humorous "Oh Kannenbaum" - a reference to the attraction at the entrance to the town. After the dreary winter - during Lent - the tree is decorated freshly every year. And in doing so it brings a bit of colour to the community - and perhaps currently to the whole time. https://www.otv.de/schmidmuehlen-giesskannenbaum-am-ortseingang-430939/

The Theuern church dates from the middle of the 18th century. The church tower, which was originally not connected to the church and probably also served as a defense, still shows Romanesque echoes today; its foundations date back to the middle of the 12th century. The central painting on the high altar shows scenes from the life of Saint Nicholas. Above it is a picture of the Holy Trinity. The altar is framed by statues of Saint Joseph and Saint Francis Xavier. The left side altar is dedicated to the Holy Cross, the right one to Saint John Nepomuk. The chancel contains gravestones and tombstones of some of the castle owners and priests. The pulpit, the organ and a statue of the scourged Jesus are also impressive.