Pechbrunn: Discover the Church and Landscape

Pechbrunn offers several distinct points of interest: a neo-Baroque parish church with named works of art, a chapel on the southeastern edge of the village, and a location on the edge of the Steinwald. When planning your trip, you can therefore consider architectural history, views and landscape as separate highlights.

Herz-Jesu Church: Architectural History and Art

The Roman Catholic Herz-Jesu Church is a parish church in Pechbrunn and is now a listed building. It was built between 1913 and 1916 by master builder August Mayer. Its classification as neo-Baroque gives the architecture a clear stylistic identity; the construction period also places it in the early decades of the 20th century. The church thus offers several specific points of interest for exploring the town’s cultural history.

The furnishings are also associated with named artists: the high altar, pulpit and Pietà were made by South Tyrolean artist Josef Rifeser of St. Ulrich in Gröden. Taken together, the style, construction period and attribution to the artist give a more detailed picture of the church than simply calling it a listed building. Visitors interested in architecture or religious art will find different aspects here that can be explored together without travelling elsewhere.

The Chapel on Steinhübel and the Landscape

The chapel on Steinhübel offers a different perspective. It lies on the southeastern edge of Pechbrunn, just before an isolated farmstead, and offers views across the municipality. The chapel can be viewed from the outside year-round. This makes it a destination in its own right for anyone who would like to include a view over Pechbrunn in their travel plans alongside its architectural history.

Pechbrunn lies on the edge of the Steinwald. The Teichelberg Nature Reserve is also nearby. It covers 115 hectares and protects valuable broadleaf forest on a basalt hill. For getting your bearings in the landscape, these provide two distinct points of reference: Pechbrunn’s location by the Steinwald and the specific protection of woodland on Teichelberg.

Getting There and Possible Half-Day Tours

Pechbrunn can be reached via the A 93 motorway, Pechbrunn exit. Pechbrunn railway station is at Bahnhofstraße 3, 95701 Pechbrunn, and is accessible by public transport. If you are planning to travel by train, check current train services before setting off. Road access and public transport thus provide two distinct reference points for your planning.

The Großbüchlberg Loop and “Zu den Hankerln” are possible half-day tours in the Pechbrunn area. Check the route details before setting off.

An Additional Perspective: Tirschenreuth

In the wider Tirschenreuth destination, the MuseumsQuartier offers a distinct focus on cultural history. It combines the Upper Palatinate Fisheries Museum with six other specialized exhibitions in a former monastery. At the MuseumsQuartier, visitors can explore almost 1,000 years of fishing and fish-farming history and see native fish in four large aquariums. Special exhibitions, lectures, readings and concerts are held there regularly. If you have a particular date in mind, check the latest event information.

The Fischhofpark is also in Tirschenreuth. At its centre are the historic Fischhof Bridge and the Fischhof, which houses the district court. The wider destination also has its own culinary connections: Tirschenreuth district is known above all for Zoigl, the cult beer of the Upper Palatinate Forest, and for carp from the pond landscapes of the “Land of 1,000 Ponds.” These themes add further cultural and culinary perspectives from Tirschenreuth to Pechbrunn’s highlights.

View the wider travel overview: Mitterteich.