In the year 1705, Bischofsreut was created by order of the Bishop of Passau. The early colonists had to clear away the forest,and create farms out of the Bavarian Forest. The new town sat on the "Golden Climb" (Goldenen Stieg), the road from
Salzburg to Prague, and lay almost at the border of Bavaria and Bohemia.
Now on the 300th Anniversary of the creation of Bischofsreut, the town cordially invites all former citizens and decendants to return for this special celebration.
Family Seibold house, #33, Bischofsreut
Home of Josef Nigl, Bischofsreut, buried by snow, 2002
Hotel Marchierwald, Langreut #42, site of home of Josef and Theresia Nigl / Langreut is a village very near Bischofsreut
Am Goldenen Stieg - Hotel on the main road in Bischofsreut
Langreut #43, homestead of Michael Nigl, and later of the Madl family
