Zandt is a village of around 2,000 in the Cham district, a short drive from the town of Cham, and suits walkers wanting a house base. Homes sit close together in the village, nearly all with a garden and most with a fireplace.
Zandt lies at 472 metres in the Upper Palatinate part of Bavaria, with around 2,000 residents across 22 square kilometres. The village castle, with an 18 metre octagonal tower and a core from the 16th century, has been a nursing home since 1949, so it is a landmark rather than a visit. Cham is 12 minutes away by car, and Bad Kötzting, a spa town in the Bavarian Forest, lies 15 km south-east of Cham. Homes are tightly grouped in the village, mostly for four people with two bedrooms, nearly all with a garden and most with a fireplace. Some have a sauna and none has a private pool. The wider region is known mainly as a hiking area.
The district town, 12 minutes by car or 17 by the 610 bus from the Rathaus stop, on the B85.
A spa town 15 km south-east of Cham, with the Auwiesen spa gardens, an open-air bath and the Whit Monday Pfingstritt.
A long-distance rail stop for travelling on into the region, with the B16 road leading from there towards Cham.
Munich is about two hours away by car, and the Munich and Nuremberg airports lie one to two hours from the Bavarian Forest as a whole. The Munich to Cham train runs hourly and takes about 2 hours 40, then a short bus ride. A car makes the area much easier.
The region is known mainly as a hiking area, with easy strolls to demanding tours. Winter sports places in the Bavarian Forest include St Englmar and Falkenstein, which has groomed cross-country trails and a floodlit ski lift, but snow has become much less reliable. Bad Kötzting holds its Pfingstritt every Whit Monday.
Zandt is in the Cham district, in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria. The nearby spa town of Bad Kötzting lies in the Bavarian Forest, so hiking country starts close by.
Yes, but limited. Bus route 610 runs from the Rathaus stop to Cham in about 17 minutes, with around five departures a day plus a call-bus service.
A horse procession held every Whit Monday from Kötzting to Steinbühl, with more than 900 horses and riders, following a legend from 1412. An annual fair runs alongside it.
The castle is the village landmark, but it has been a nursing home run by the Bavarian Red Cross since 1949, so treat it as something to see from outside.
About two hours by car. The Munich to Cham train runs hourly and takes around 2 hours 40, and the 610 bus links Cham and Zandt in about 17 minutes.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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