The railway station serving the village of Bayerisch Eisenstein is built right on the Czech border. It never lived up to its expectations, but instead became a casualty of the Cold War before experiencing something of a renaissance and becoming an unlikely tourist attraction. We also visit the Czech village of Železná Ruda and briefly mention a history of mining, glassmaking, and the War of the Spanish Succession.
Useful links:
Bayerisch Eisenstein: www.bayerisch-eisenstein.de/
Železná Ruda: www.zelezna-ruda.cz/
Nature reserve museum: www.naturparkwelten.de/NaturparkWeltenBayerischEisenstein.html
Iron Curtain exhibition: www.naturparkwelten.de/ausstellung-grenze-kalter-krieg.html
I highly recommend the @HONESTGUIDE channel for information and tips for visitors to Czechia, including how to recognize and avoid common scams.
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome!
01:13 The village
01:56 A mystery object
02:34 Naming the forests
03:15 Three tips
03:54 Železná Ruda
04:45 Border issues
05:41 An ambitious railway
06:33 Cold War shenanigans
07:26 The station today
08:06 How to get there
Music:
"Animal (Sting)"
by Max Surla/Media Right Productions
RU-vid Audio Library
"Honky Tonk Jazzy Theme"
by Freedom Trail Studio
RU-vid Audio Library
"Style Funk" and "Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com/
Creative Commons Attribution licence
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OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org/
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28 сен 2023