Drachselsried Rainbow

Drachselsried weather

The weather in Zellertal which runs from Bodenmais to Bad Kötzting, is often very different from the weather in other parts of East Bavaria. Part of this is due to the proximity of the Arber mountain.

Arnbruck and Drachselsried are situated in the middle of the Zellertal along the "Glasstrasse" or the Glass Street called because of the wide range of glass designers and products produced along the route for more than a 100 years.

Sunday 13th October weather

Very strange looking sky, then suddenly it started to rain and the sun came from behind the hills above Blachendorf to produce a wonder rainbow, with intense colours.

Drachselsried Kirwa street market

Drachselsried street market and Kirwa 2013

200 hundred market stalls were quickly located early Saturday morning for the very popular street market. The weather was perfect.

Video to be added shortly with descriptions.

Drachselsried Kirwa

Drachselsried Kirwa or Kirchweih

The first Drachselsried Kirwa was held in 1926 and was a one day event. This years Kirwa was fortunate to have good weather for the procession which started from the dorfplatz and proceeded to the Falterbraü festival hall. Falterbraü was founded in 1878 and is one of two breweries in the village.

Images of the Kirwa

A video of the procession will be added shortly.

Kirwa time again

Kirwa is a Drachselsried festival

The name Kirwa is Bavarian and comes from the German word Kirchweih, which means an end of season celebration.

Starting on Friday 30th August and finishing on Monday 2nd September 2013 the Kirwa festival involves a procession on Friday at 18:00, marching from the village centre or Dorfplatz, to this year's brewery festival hall. The festival is held every year, the last week-end in August.

Drachselsried is fortunate to have two successful breweries, Falterbräu and Schlossbräu. This year it is Falterbräu's turn to host Kirwa. Expect music, plenty of noise and lots of beer.

As Saturday dawns, the street market opens with up to 200 market stalls. normally from 08:00 to 14:00.

Welcome and enjoy yourself. Don't drink and drive, it can be fatal.

Images of Drachselsried

Bavarian Forest Nature Park

There is a difference between the Nature Park and the National Park. Both are in the south eastern park of Germany. National Parks are protect wild life areas and are strictly controlled. The Nature Park is an area covering towns and villages from the Danube to the Czech border, and is possibly the largest Nature Park in Germany.

Drachselsried is in the middle between the Danube and the Czech border, and benefits from the large surrounding forest, with very good air quality, high living standards and friendly people.

To know more about the Bavarian Forest Nature Park follow the link.

Bayern3 visit Drachselsried

Bayern3 in Drachselsried

Tuesday 23rd July was the day Bayern3 radio station visited Drachselsried with video cameras and sound recorders. The children from the local schools danced and gave interviews. A video will be created and included here shortly.

Another reason why Drachselsried is so popular are the many activities and involvement of the local people.

The Bürgermeister from Drachselsried, Hans Weininger and the Bürgmeister from Arnbruck Herman Brandl were both interviewed by Bayern3.

The first English Stammtisch

English Stammtisch

Stammtisch is a table in a restaurant or bar that is reserved for a group of regulars and often has a sign on the table to notify guests the table is reserved. The first Stammtisch for English speakers was held on 28th January in the Dorfstadl in Bodenmais.

With about 40 guests for the first evening the meeting got off to a good start.  With guests from Bodenmais, Zwiesel, Viechtach, Regen and Drachselsried. The Bodenmais mayor, (Bürgermeister) Joli Haller, and the head of the District Authority (Landrat) Michael Adam both attended.

The oldest member was 92 and originally cam from the island of Java in Indonesia, but now lives in Drachselsried.

The next meeting will be held on the 25th February, same time, same place.