European Day

European Day 

May 9th is European Day, and as is normal, the European Flag is flown. The vast majority of people do not know there is a day to recognise the European Union, which is why so few flags are seen. At least there is one in Drachselsried.

European Flag

Cost of petrol varies

Have you ever noticed how the price of petrol varies depending on the time of the day? In Drachselsried we have a Shell station, and over the last few days it has gone from 146.9 to 158.9 cents per litre. This can make quite a difference if you are filling up.

There is now a website that works all over Germany, that shows all the petrol stations within a given Post Code area. The Post Code for Drachselsried  is 94256 and shows petrol stations as far as Regen, so if you are in the area you can fill up at the best current price. Just input the Post Code and the kilometre range, then you have it. A great App.

The website is

Enjoy and have a great New Year.

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.