Welcome to the Bavarian Millitary Community2021/2022
30 Welcome to the U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr. Grafenwoehr – Your Home away from Home Restaurants and shops Grafenwoehr offers a variety of specialty shops and restaurants. The city is a small rural town with about 6,500 inhabi- tants, but with an extraordinary range of international dishes. You can pick of nearly 40 restaurants from good Bavari- an cuisine and the local traditional Zoigl- beer, to cuisines all over the world, mainly located in the Neue and Alte Amberger Strasse. Shoppers will find there special stores and service providers and everyday necessities. An address for shoppers is also the Bahnhofstrasse with its special store centre. Institutions in Grafenwoehr In addition, the city’s public places offer entertainment for the entire family, in- cluding the Waldbad (outdoor pool), Stadthalle (civic center), child develop- ment services, kindergardens, schools, a library, the Mega Fun (Indoor-play- ground), Sportpark and senior citizens homes. Grafenwoehr is socially committed with the More Generations House, the Buer- gerladen (citizens’ shop) and a Buerger- flohmarket (citizens’ flea market). Grafenwoehr citizens have established and maintained strong ties with Ameri- can soldiers, their families and civilians over the years. The joint celebration at the annual German-American Volksfest and a plenty of events in the city offer many opportunities for the two cultures to get to know each other. Also, the German-American KONTAKT Club and the German-American Community Council (DAGA) support the cultural and social exchange. The city’s proximity to the Natural Park Noerdlicher Oberpfaelzer Wald and the Czech-Bavarian Geopark offers a variety of activities for outdoor enthusiasts. Several bicycle and walking paths pro- vide great views of the surrounding mountainous and forested areas, includ- ing the Fichtelgebirge, the Steinwald and the Oberpfaelzer Wald region. www.grafenwoehr.de Grafenwoehr – Your Home away from Home plus bread baked in a wood-fired oven, fruits and vegetables, marmalade, honey and homemade schnaps. Warm meals are also served at the market to include goulash with noodles, or white sausages ith Brezen – every week, a different selection. Recently, flowers have been added and seasonal goods such as asparagus are also sold. Coffee and cake are on sale, inviting customers to linger. Good conversa- tions are guaranteed as well. Special attention is paid to the freshness of the goods at the Gafenwoehr farmers market. Customers can shop for them every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Institutions in Grafenwoehr In addition, the city’s public places offer entertainment for the entire family, including the Waldbad (outdoor pool), Stadthalle, child development services, kindergardens, schools, a library, the ega Fun (Indoor-play- ground), Sportpark and senior citizens ho es. Grafenwoehr is socially committed with the More Generations House, the Buergerladen and a Buergerflohmarket (citizens’ flea market). Grafenwoehr citizens have established and maintained strong ties with Ameri- can soldiers and civilians over the years. The joint celebration at the annual Ger- an-American Volksfest offers many opportunities for the two cultures to get to know each other. Also, the Ger- man-A erican KONTAKT Club and the German-American Community Council (DAGA) support the cultural and social exchange. The city’s proximity to the Natural Park Noerdlicher Oberpfaelzer Wald offers a variety of activities for outdoor enthusiasts. Several bicycle and walk- ing paths provide great views of the surrounding mountainous and forested areas, including the Fichtelgebirge, the Steinwald and the Oberpfaelzer Wald region. Opening hours May - September daily 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Bad weather days (temperature below 64°F): 5.30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Admission fees Adults € 3,00, Youth € 2,00, Children € 1,00 Ten- ti cket vouchers, annual and family ti ckets; discount for students and handi- capped persons Swimming fun for the entire family children`s pool (82°F), water slide, children´s playground, three diving pla tf orms, heated out- door swimming pool (75°F) A lot of leisure facilities trampoline, outdoorkicker, billiard field, volley- ball field, adventure playground, minigolf, bas- ketball, table tennis, soccer field, large lawn Service Terrace Café, warming room, free Parking OPENING HOURS SUN, TUE to THU 2 thru 5 p.m. www.museum-grafenwoehr.de phone (09641) 85 01 Martin-Posser-Str. 14 92655 Grafenw hr Culture and Military Museum Grafenwoehr Discover the history of the training area Grafenwoehr Guided tours in English! outdoor swimming pool City administration Grafenwoehr Tel. (09641) 92 20 43 Swimming Pool Staff Tel. (09641) 20 06 Am Waldbad 2 92655 rafenw hr www.grafenwoehr.de
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